OMG! Design the next USS ENTERPRISE (Offical Contest)

[sloweye]

That should work, theres always shuttles in an evac situation too.

[Dale_M]

Surely the only logical place a warp core can go is between the nacelles? It requires some major engineering to move the antimatter from one into the warp core where it can be combined with matter, so the placement of the nacelles and core are such as to trade-off the proximity of the nacelles to the core against the distance between the nacelles themselves? If you want to eject the core forwards then I would suggest putting it into a bulge underneath the ship's rear end.

[Fuzzy Modem]

When did photon torpedoes change from glowing red to blue? Is it quantum torpedoes that are blue?

[sloweye]

Photons have always be orange/redish, and the quantums blue. Have they changed it then?

[Fuzzy Modem]

Nope. I guess I just didn't know that quantums weren't red until now. You can tell I converted to Babylon 5 during Deep Space 9

[sloweye]

I never could get into B5, i suffered through DS9, the soap opera in space

[Fuzzy Modem]

The first season of B5 was painfully bad. If you could get past it (or skipped it like I did) the character evolution sunk a deep hook. Makeup effects were stellar too, not to mention GIANT 3D space battles, which at the time were something we had never seen before. CG gave them a lot of freedom, though it looks very dated today.

[sloweye]

I did miss out on alot of good sci-fi not ever having had sky, if it was on ordiary TV it was usualy at some awkward time or they only showed a couple of series then canceled.

I've only got to see the new BSG because my wonderful sister gets me the box set every year for my birthday.

[Fuzzy Modem]

I liked the first season of the new BSG, but got bored very quickly when it moved away from hard sci-fi action and toward philosophical masturbation with a Cylon of the month pulled from a hat.

[sloweye]

Yeah, i know what you mean. it's not a patch on the original series, which i had to special order on DVD when it finaly came out in that format, but so worth it.

[Fuzzy Modem]

I'm basically done with both the submission and animation now, and in time to add a nice layer of polish

I really can't wait to show you. The little boy inside me is screaming "Lookit! Lookit! Lookit! Lookit! Lookit!" but I must resist the urge to submit early, as other legitimate entries are being screen-shotted, altered slightly (if at all) and re-submitted under a different name.

I'd hate for there to be any question as to my entry's authenticity, so I'll wait if it kills me... which it might.

[sloweye]

Hahaha, the little boy in me can't wait to see it.
Can i have one for xmas, promise i wont break it

[Fuzzy Modem]

Originally Posted by sloweye

Hahaha, the little boy in me can't wait to see it.
Can i have one for xmas, promise i wont break it

As I have a friend with a RepRap, that's not actually out of the question. I'll be printing at least one model 10cm long, and painting it

[sloweye]

Now that 'is' cool!

[Fuzzy Modem]

The competition is heating up!


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