Topic: wanted: fed battle pod

[FireSoul]

Hey,

I'm wondering if anyone here ever made an appropriate Federation battlepod? It has to be good for TOS and compatible to Lord Schtupp's Tug. It's a double-weight pod so it must have some mass to it. In fact, it kinda has its own 'bridge' and even has impulse engines.

.. Any suggestions?

[FoaS_XC]

Could you post up a SCS?

[FireSoul]

Could you post up a SCS?

Eh? I don't follow. I have a CVA that I made..

http://klingon.stasis.ca/models/federation/fs_fcva.zip

[ModelsPlease]

What does it look like?

[FireSoul]

What does it look like?

That's... part of the problem.
I don't really know. The SSDs have never been rich on descriptive details..

But it has 6 photons, a few phasers, 360.. and a couple of impulses in the back. It must, of course fit on the tug I mentioned above but it's a double weight pod, so I can't just make the pod 2x the size since that'll screw up the hookup.

[Lord Schtupp]

Yep - I always wanted to build a cool battle pod and CV pod for the tug. Would you believe its on the to do list lol

Physically it would be smaller but denser therefore having the same mass as a cargo pod or two (?)

[Lord Schtupp]

Well I rushed this mesh just now but this is what I kinda had in mind: it turned into an size 1 8-bay CV pod. Not a really battlepod but still useful, hmm? Needs lot more details, Ill have to dig out SFB to look at the SSD, its buried in a closet somewhere. I cant recall the weaponry for a battlepod, but i think its 4 360 phaser1s in 2 banks and six photons.

[Dizzy]

I like it!

[FoaS_XC]

oh yeah thats right, SFB calls a SCS an SSD....jeez...youd think that game-makers could standardize that kinda thing.

[Chrystoff]

Well I rushed this mesh just now but this is what I kinda had in mind: it turned into an size 1 8-bay CV pod. Not a really battlepod but still useful, hmm? Needs lot more details, Ill have to dig out SFB to look at the SSD, its buried in a closet somewhere. I cant recall the weaponry for a battlepod, but i think its 4 360 phaser1s in 2 banks and six photons.

You rushed this? This pod is very impressive. 

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

Very nicely designed indeed 

[FireSoul]

Guh. Don't stop now.. you're doing far better than I ever will for this pod.

PS: Be sure the photons don't fire into the Tug's deflector dish!

[Rhaz]

LS - that is very cool!  I hope you have time to finish it!

[Lord Schtupp]

Yea lets see if I can finish something for a change  I 'm terrible i kno.

Its inspired by the TMP photon torpedo case that you see in ST3. I already knew that this was the basic shape ever since the tug was built, so it went rather quickly, this is about 2 hours work. I didnt do my usual "move one vertex then look at it from all angles for an hour" bit. 

The torps will be at the bottom so they will clear just fine, i split the flag bridge recess so it looks aroung the tug's dish support strut. the side hanger doors are 12 meters by 8 meters, so it will house a pretty big attack shuttle.

This falls short of the Battlepod tho, really need to see some SSDs and do some pod discussion. This isnt a 6-torp pod i dont think. Is this about the physical size that the traditional SFB battlepod would be?
What do you guys think?

[Chrystoff]

Yea lets see if I can finish something for a change  I 'm terrible i kno.

Its inspired by the TMP photon torpedo case that you see in ST3. I already knew that this was the basic shape ever since the tug was built, so it went rather quickly, this is about 2 hours work. I didnt do my usual "move one vertex then look at it from all angles for an hour" bit. 

The torps will be at the bottom so they will clear just fine, i split the flag bridge recess so it looks aroung the tug's dish support strut. the side hanger doors are 12 meters by 8 meters, so it will house a pretty big attack shuttle.

This falls short of the Battlepod tho, really need to see some SSDs and do some pod discussion. This isnt a 6-torp pod i dont think. Is this about the physical size that the traditional SFB battlepod would be?
What do you guys think?

You know, this almost looks like a "dropship" type of thing, where the pod could detach, enter an atmospere, land, and perhaps serve as a mobile base or platform. Then take off under it's own power and re-attach.

[markyd]

rofl... that does look awsome!!! 

[Lord Schtupp]

You know, this almost looks like a "dropship" type of thing, where the pod could detach, enter an atmospere, land, and perhaps serve as a mobile base or platform. Then take off under it's own power and re-attach.

Thats an excellent idea for a Star Fleet marines pod Chystoff. One idea I had for the battlepod was to make recesses for smallish retractable warp nacelles so it can scoot about on its own. I like your landing idea.

[Chrystoff]

You know, this almost looks like a "dropship" type of thing, where the pod could detach, enter an atmospere, land, and perhaps serve as a mobile base or platform. Then take off under it's own power and re-attach.

Thats an excellent idea for a Star Fleet marines pod Chystoff. One idea I had for the battlepod was to make recesses for smallish retractable warp nacelles so it can scoot about on its own. I like your landing idea.

Ah, retractable nacelles! Now that's a pretty cool idea. With some kind of big Marine insignia on the hull of the pod, to denote division, detachment, ect.

[Lord Schtupp]

On one of the plans at the ADSB site there is a Marine Corps ship or pod, I cant remember exactly, but it had a real cool insignia that is like the Fed "star" on its side thats been shaped into a stylized falcon head, real slick. Gotta have one of those!

[zerosnark]

Ok, very VERY good.

Good original idea.

BTW: Was not a very nice carrier pod done recently called the orbiter class or some such?