Fed DNW Question- now "NBC", on to DNW -Finished!

iams · Post by **iams** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:41 pm

What exactly is the DNW? A modded new light cruiser with a module attached perhaps a HDW module? A Battleship saucer with a module hull? Something completely different?

I used the Emperor Class on this page as an example

http://jaynz.trekships.org/view_gallery ... ry_ADB.idx

I ask because I have a spare BB Saucer from the factory reject ship packs ADB sold a few years ago and was thinking of turning it into one of these. I also have some NCL's from that as well.

And after this Ill have to get on the DNM...

Darkwing · Post by **Darkwing** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:35 pm

Well, I could not see your example photo for whatever reason, but I took a look at the SSD and reread the ship description from Module R9. The description says that it was never built, but that shouldn't stop anyone from building one.

I checked the SSD from the DNW and the NCL and they are identical, so you are probably looking at an NCL with a specially built secondary hull underneath.

On the other hand, if you have an extra BB saucer, you might create your own emergency battleship with that as the starting point. There are plenty of us with one off ships. See what you come up with!

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:38 pm

Echoing Darkwing: The DNW is an unbuilt concept to effectively take the NCA new heavy cruiser design to the next level and make a dreadnought out of it.

Instead of a small hull module with a frigate engine added under an NCL, the DNW adds a very large module and (IIRC) two additional NCL engines (I don't have my books with me - it could be two FF engines).

Vance chose to draw it as looking very similar to the DWH module, in his drawing you linked, but there isn't enough existing official line-art to confirm that one way or another. My own take on it is that it looks more like the NCA, just with a larger added hull-module and the engines mounted on short struts to that module (or on a yoke, like the NCL's engines).

iams · Post by **iams** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:49 pm

Interesting. Thanks for the info!

I noticed in the drawings it has 3 port and starboard phasers, is that supposed to be that 3rd set of phaser 3's on the NCL? or is it another set of P1's like on the DNG? Also how many photons on the saucer? And I guess what weapons are in the addon hull? I don't have R9

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:22 am

Couldn't tell you, without being to get at my copy of R9. I'd speculate that it went to 3 phaser-1 LS and RS though, as that is what the DNG, DNH, and BB have.

iams · Post by **iams** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:44 am

Ok so heres what I've come up with so far.

iams · Post by **iams** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:11 am

And here it is basically finished. It doesn't look as mean as I had hoped haha. I kinda estimated the weapons on the whole thing. I ended up using some Tug engines I had lying around.

Savedfromwhat · Post by **Savedfromwhat** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:19 am

Uhhmmmm THAT CAME OUT AWESOME!!

Darkwing · Post by **Darkwing** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:21 am

Wow! That really does look great!

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:09 am

Works for me!

Jim Lewis · Post by **Jim Lewis** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:40 am

I like it a lot!

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:50 am

Pretty cool.

archon96 · Post by **archon96** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:00 pm

would that ever be allowed in the starline 2500 series. it does look alot like the constellation from TNG. If it does make it to 2500 ill buy alot of em.

Post by **Steve Cole** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:16 pm

Looking at the SSD, I think your rear hull is too small.

I had Petrick bring me the SSD and if it doesn't get lost on my desk, it may show up in a future communique.

iams · Post by **iams** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:03 pm

Haha Thanks guys! I love building the random things that don't get much attention, so hopefully I can cook something else neat up in the future.

Steve Cole wrote:Looking at the SSD, I think your rear hull is too small.

I had Petrick bring me the SSD and if it doesn't get lost on my desk, it may show up in a future communique.

Thats what I was thinking too, hence it didn't look mean enough haha. It could make for a good "Fast Heavy War Destroyer" secondary hull if there ever was such a thing. But it shouldn't be too hard to add some additional structure!