Topic: wanted: fed battle pod (Read 14225 times)

Mackie · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2004, 01:16:10 am »

ah nice, id hit it

FireSoul · « **Reply #21 on:** November 10, 2004, 10:40:24 am »

this pod is too good looking. Do you have any recent screenshots?

Rod ONeal · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2004, 11:35:21 am »

This is really sweet.

Looking ahead...

I can picture a dual battle/cv pod as well, please?

I'm really looking forward to getting your new tug/pod, man. Thanks for taking this up for all of us. it's amazing that after all of this time more tugs haven't been made. They're so cool.

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2004, 02:50:56 pm »

Can anyone scare up the battletug SSD? Bernard Guinard has sent me a set of Jackills pod diagrams, which has given me a couple ideas. I think that it would be a given that a smaller battlepod as seen here (size 1) would have been built before the classic SFB Battlepod (size 2). IMO a size 2 Battlepod would feature heavy weapons, internal warp reactors, auxilery retractable warp nacelles, and a full 12 bay fighter compliment. a size 2 pod is the mass of two pods after all, thats a lot of mass.

Bernard Guignard · « **Reply #24 on:** November 10, 2004, 05:06:08 pm »

Hi LS
Check your e-mail I sent you one

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #25 on:** November 10, 2004, 06:30:19 pm »

BG comes thru yet again, everybody give him a karma point.

On the SSD, there are 4 shuttle bays, im gonna make mine 12. Also, if memory serves, It was said in SFB rulebook that the pod was semi permanently attached. This means to me that the tug to be battlized would be in refit for a while. Whats you ppls take on this insofar as the changes to the tug?

FPF-Wanderer · « **Reply #26 on:** November 10, 2004, 07:23:43 pm »

<sniff> I'm still waiting on the Kitty Hawk and all it's fighters and shuttles you have shown. I even added it to my personal shiplist (CVC Combat Carrier), and wrote up a "historic" profile...

At any rate, as to the Battle Tug...

(R2.10) BATTLE POD (P-BP): As tugs cost as much as cruisers to build, competition between the fighting and logistical elements of the fleet for construction funds is fierce. To partially offset this, battle pods were constructed and held in storage at starbases. A tug carrying a battle pod (the comination being called a "battle tug" and listed separately on the MSC) is operationally similar to a DN or CA. Thus, an expensive peacetime transport can be converted in hours to a serviceable warship. The battle pod weighs twice as much as other pods and counts as "two pods" for purposes of movement cost and turn mode.

Some battle pods were improved to the BP+ configuration by converting their APR to warp reactors (as well as adding a drone rack and two ph-3s), which allowed them to fire their photon torpedoes while separated from the tug and allowed the battle tug a higher speed in combat.

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Well, I don't know if any of that helps, as you're actually making a CV pod (which looks fantastic, btw)...

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #27 on:** November 11, 2004, 02:37:08 am »

That is helpful Wanderer, Rod Oneal sent me a couple more SSDs from a SFB captains log book, so I have lots to consider now. One SSD was a Battle/CV pod just like I talked about above, so thats the direction Im going in. As for the Kittyhawk, well, umm - Boy a year sure goes by fast dont it though? lol

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #28 on:** November 11, 2004, 02:46:08 am »

Quote from: Lord Schtupp on November 08, 2004, 05:13:39 pm

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!

Here's the link..............
http://www.asdb.net/asdb/docs/projects/SFR.pdf
I looked at all the lists and I believe the ship you want is in this one.Hope it helps.
-MP

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #29 on:** November 11, 2004, 03:11:00 am »

Not seeing it in the PDF you linked to MP but thats ok. I think was in the museum page somewhere.

Ok bad news is that mesh is gonna be trashed, not good enough. Good news is that I got a much cooler one started. This entails integrated warp nacelles that will allow the tug to use the warp energy created for propulsion as well as power, just like a third engine. Of course if your a purest, you can opt not to use this feature but I promise it will be very cool looking.

Rod ONeal · « **Reply #30 on:** November 11, 2004, 10:31:15 am »

Quote from: Lord Schtupp on November 11, 2004, 03:11:00 am

Not seeing it in the PDF you linked to MP but thats ok. I think was in the museum page somewhere.

Ok bad news is that mesh is gonna be trashed, not good enough. Good news is that I got a much cooler one started. This entails integrated warp nacelles that will allow the tug to use the warp energy created for propulsion as well as power, just like a third engine. Of course if your a purest, you can opt not to use this feature but I promise it will be very cool looking.

You say that a whole new model is the bad news?

I love that kinda bad news.

If you took the purest approach on the CV/Battle combo it'd be butt ugly. Artistic license is definately in order, IMO. Rock-on, man.

USS Mariner · « **Reply #31 on:** November 11, 2004, 02:12:40 pm »

Masao once made a Pyotr Velikiy Marine Tug with the "Eagle's-head star" your describing LS.

http://www.starfleet-museum.org/pv-tug.jpg

I hope that helps some.

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #32 on:** November 11, 2004, 03:30:48 pm »

Yessir thats the one...

atheorhaven · « **Reply #33 on:** November 11, 2004, 08:48:50 pm »

Dunno if anyone is interested.. but I did this up while I was converting over the Lewis Class and Orbiter for Mackie..

Suitable for any TOS tug or by itself... :)

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #34 on:** November 11, 2004, 09:05:15 pm »

I actually use that as my CV tug pod, Alec.

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #35 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:59:34 am »

Obviously needs a few more details but this pod is guaranteed to satisfy. Battle/CV pod, with warp assist to the tug, will give dreadnought speed and power on short notice just in case those pesky Romulans come to visit unannounced.

FPF-Wanderer · « **Reply #36 on:** November 12, 2004, 04:49:05 am »

Quote from: atheorhaven on November 11, 2004, 08:48:50 pm

Dunno if anyone is interested.. but I did this up while I was converting over the Lewis Class and Orbiter for Mackie..

Suitable for any TOS tug or by itself...

I think that looks great, Atheorhaven. Could you throw that on Desty's tug?

And Schtupp, that is shaping up very nicely!

Chrystoff · « **Reply #37 on:** November 12, 2004, 08:46:07 am »

Quote from: Lord Schtupp on November 12, 2004, 02:59:34 am

Obviously needs a few more details but this pod is guaranteed to satisfy. Battle/CV pod, with warp assist to the tug, will give dreadnought speed and power on short notice just in case those pesky Romulans come to visit unannounced.

Very cool. Very, very cool. Very different, too. I think it's awesome.

Rhaz · « **Reply #38 on:** November 12, 2004, 09:39:12 am »

LS - I really like the pod! The power nodes are well integrated.

FireSoul · « **Reply #39 on:** November 12, 2004, 10:03:50 am »

Question:

Have you kept the previous pod somewhere? It would do a nice light pod (which also does exist)..

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