TOS Steamrunner - U.S.S. Dallas

[Bones]

enjoy guys here it is... simple

[pdmccool]

Cool stuff, Bones! I never would have though of a TOS era Steamrunner.

[hawkman67]

Dude! way cool! I never seen this one before how about this one?? a TOS era Akira.
Jeff

[ltla9000311]

Originally Posted by hawkman67

Dude! way cool! I never seen this one before how about this one?? a TOS era Akira.
Jeff

Wow Hawkman, that one is cool! Did you do the artwork yourself?

[hawkman67]

Me? heck no, I wish I was that good at drawing. I got it from a Star Trek forum site. Journal of Applied Treknology - Index go to the forum part and there are tons of cool excellent pictures and schematics to go thru. I get a lot of my ideas there.
Jeff

[Paragon]

Wow, that steamrunner is really cool. The Akira is awesome too. Those are two ships that look good as TOS designs. I guess I might have to show off my non-canon TOS design soon too.

[hawkman67]

looking forward to it a lot, seems we are on a Trek roll now:D:D
Jeff

[pdmccool]

Love the TOS Akira, but the side view looks awfully deep. If I were designing it, I'd make it flatter, like the FC Akira and the NX Enterprise.

[Millenniumfalsehood]

I believe its an optical illusion. The thing is, the Akira has downward-sloping edges on the saucer, while TOS ships had upward-sloping edges. This leads the eye to believe the bottom is 'thicker', which creates the illusion of a 'fat' lower saucer. I've got a model of the Akira in my hand, and aside from the slightly different proportions it's about the same. Slightly thicker, but not by much.

[pdmccool]

I believe what you say about the Akira, as it was never really seen on screen in a straight on side view, and I can see where it could be taller than it looks. That said, I still prefer the flatter profile of the NX. <G>