USS Aldebaran

[Paragon]

Oh, yeah, that is the Enterprise E in the image for a size reference.

[Sushibones]

Personally, I think she's a bit too chunky and that coupled with the excelsior inspired lower secondary hull makes her look like a new ambassador era ship rather than a sovereign contemporary. How about flattening her down along the Z axis and reshaping the lower hull to be a wee bit sleeker? Just my 2 pennies!

[ThunderChild]

I haven't seen an Oberth-shaped design other than the original, so I think you're doing a great job, and this will be a nice addition!

[jacberk]

Paragon love love your original designs. Great designs! Great work!

TC There's an Oberth-esk design out there in the Curry, Shelly class (Shelly as in Mary... Ya know Frankenstein). It's 1701-B era and parts. Never modeled but canon Star Trek and bashable from B parts.

Another kit-bash Paragon? Please, please.

Jack

[D-WHALE]

Originally Posted by Paragon

How about some design crits? Is it too unbalanced? Bulky? Does it seem impractical? Is it too big?

Okay lets see, what you have!
Saucer: looks a little bit like the ENT-E
Deck 2 inclusive the secondary shuttle bay: from the Galaxy
Bridge: also ENT-E
secondary hull: Excelsior class
Nacelles: looks like a combination of the ENT-A and ENT-E

All these is not a bad combination for a kitbash! Only the Galaxy parts are trash! These parts do not fit to the rest of the ship!

In my opinion: we have enough Federation ships! okay i really miss some canon ships But what we need are more Aliens ships!!! it´s just my opinion!

CU
Marko

[Millenniumfalsehood]

I would ditch the Galaxy-style deck on top and go for a more triangular design, like on the Sovereign. I would also shrink the secondary hull, lengthen it, and include a ventral phaser array. I'd also like some more space between the outer 'ring' of the primary hull and the center section.

Overall, the chunky look is nice, but it appears a bit unbalanced.

[starship builder]

i agree on the galaxy shuttle bay it dosent seem to fit in with the shape of ship

[Stev0]

Any chance of an isometric or perspective view?

Maybe a polygonal model would be better so as to show us what your planning?

[Paragon]

Wow, you all don't like that galaxy part at all. I don't want to use the Soveriegn's command deck though, and I'd like to keep a large shuttlebay there. Any suggestions for a better shape?

[ThunderChild]

Why not take a crack at designing your own from scratch, incorporating what you feel is appropriate and fitting to the design? It's non-canon anyway right? :D