Gary -

I don't know. If the final decision is to make it the CVo from SSJ, then treating it similar to the gunboat tender minis, with molded-in external craft, is a possibility.

I'd lean towards not doing that. The ship has been a "cover girl" several times and those were never shown (even on the SSJ cover). I think they would just confuse casual buyers (and Fed and Klingon ships sell a notable portion to Trekkers who care not about SFU minutia cluttering up the bottom of their mini).

However, they *could* be done, if that's the direction given. I would need to figure out how to do F-111 representations that small. The tapered shapes on it would be tricky and push the limits of the printing tech.

Jeff -

You're designing the SSD in the mini topic.

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 09:29 pm: Edit

Will,

Just responding to Gary’s points.

By Chris Nasipak (Ecs05norway) on Saturday, April 11, 2020 - 11:02 pm: Edit

I'd agree with Will, this has been such a poster-girl I think a lot of people would rather have it bare than covered in fighters.

Nothing says you -have- to have the PFs/Fighters/etc depicted directly on the carrier mini. It's just a fun way to show them.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, April 13, 2020 - 04:18 pm: Edit

No external fighters for now. We might do one with those later.

By Will McCammon (Djdood) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 04:15 pm: Edit

By MarkSHoyle (Bolo) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 04:27 pm: Edit

People have brought up the idea of a rotating saucer for Feds...
Looks like a perfect example of a place to start...

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 04:29 pm: Edit

No, it's not. Paramount would shut down ADB if we did that. We did a fantasy ship SSD long ago that did it, but once they did it on DISCOVERY they're going to say we're trying to sneak into unlicensed territory.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 05:04 pm: Edit

New images

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 05:08 pm: Edit

Sorry I didn't get those posted earlier but...

With the virus we're working fewer hours to get in an out of town during certain periods of time.

I have more things to do than Shapeways and today was really messed up with hours on the phone to get my surgery scheduled for Monday. If you had any idea how much pain I am in (that the surgery will fix) you would be surprised I posted these today at all.

Images sent to me have to be reviewed (takes time and multiple busy people, which is why sculptors cannot post their own stuff as I haven't reviewed it) and reformatted (which takes time and today was a busy day).

By Jessica Orsini (Jessica_Orsini) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 05:18 pm: Edit

What a splendid render!

Condolences on the pain, Steve; I unfortunately understand all too well.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 05:28 pm: Edit

Thanks, Jessica. There are many kinds of pain and mine is just annoying but after six weeks is getting REALLY annoying and worse every day. Without a lot of details, the first surgery left two "empty sacks" inside between the skin and muscles of my belly. These quickly filled up with various fluids, and are now the size of the big baked potatoes you get in restaurants. As more fluid forces its way in, they get bigger, and the stretching is what hurts. Every time I move hurts, sitting still hurts, and bumping into things REALLY hurts. Both of them are like someone swinging a pickaxe into my belly.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 05:30 pm: Edit

And yes, I think it is a magnificent render of Richard Kerr's original design. (I think it was Richard.)

By Charles Chapel (Ctchapel) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 06:07 pm: Edit

There are 6 lights, err doors. Nice

By Thomas Mathews (Turtle) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 07:00 pm: Edit

Sweet! You did a marvelous job on fixing a glaring error.

By Nick Blank (Nickgb) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 08:40 pm: Edit

Looks great!

By Nick Samaras (Koogie) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 09:24 pm: Edit

Stand hole?

By Jessica Orsini (Jessica_Orsini) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 09:11 am: Edit

I believe that you're right re: Richard Kerr.

By David Bostwick (Zarquon) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:57 am: Edit

That looks awesome.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 01:52 pm: Edit

It is indeed awesome. If nobody finds a problem by Friday Will and consider it approved. (I will be out for 2d6 days starting Monday so approvals after Friday may get icky.)

By Mark Hutton (Trynda1701) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 02:21 pm: Edit

If this wasn't an attempt to accurately reproduce the original old SL2200 CVo mini, I'd say widen the nacelle struts slightly, and add a similar block at the front of the secondary hull that the CA has forward of the hull pennant to help position decals. But no biggie.


Will, amazing work as always. Brilliant reproduction of the CVo.

By Joe Carlson (Jrc) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 05:42 pm: Edit

Will,

How many Phaser-Gs are you putting on the ship?

Does the CVo has 2 or 4 drone racks?

By Garth L. Getgen (Sgt_G) on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 10:28 pm: Edit

If you don't mind that the front of the secondary hull has a certain feminine quality, I can't see anything wrong with it.


Garth L. Getgen

By A David Merritt (Adm) on Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 12:39 am: Edit

Garth, you really need to get out more ;)

By Jeff Wile (Jswile) on Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 08:12 am: Edit

He has not finished working on the POL deck plans. If he misses the deadline, someone WILL be held responsible.

By Stewart Frazier (Frazikar3) on Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 08:09 pm: Edit

I think he had a rerun of 'Battle of the Stars' in the background …