Topic: Starship Design Discussion: Akiraprise or Loknarprise? (Read 2714 times)

Pataflafla · « **on:** March 18, 2003, 05:05:04 am »

I was digging through some FASA reference materials and ran across this page. I thought that with all the discussion about the NX-01 being derived from the TNG Akira design some of you might find this interesting.
Of course, this may have already been discussed, disected and dismissed.

But it was a new thought to me. The correlation between the NX-01 and the Loknar hadn't occurred to me.

http://www.sub-odeon.com/stsstcsmua/federation/loknar.html

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starforce2 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2003, 05:08:12 am »

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I was digging through some FASA reference materials and ran across this page. I thought that with all the discussion about the NX-01 being derived from the TNG Akira design some of you might find this interesting.
Of course, this may have already been discussed, disected and dismissed.
But it was a new thought to me. The correlation between the NX-01 and the Loknar hadn't occurred to me.

http://www.sub-odeon.com/stsstcsmua/federation/loknar.html

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Is there any demand for new NX style or nx era designs? Cuz someone made 2 of them, one more tos and one perhaps 5-10 years down the line from archer's ship, if I can dig up the pic. There high end CGI renders but it might be some inspiration.

BTW your site u got there is page not found.

Arcilte · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2003, 11:23:30 am »

Good observation. Maybe it is a mixture of both Akira and Loknar.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2003, 05:32:55 pm »

Sort of "Akiraloknarprise"..................

Azel · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2003, 06:16:49 pm »

LOL!!!!

I feel that the ship (Enterprise) shares a little too much in common to the Akira, some structures do not make any sense...such as the impulse assembly on the saucer not being an impulse assembly...just weird

If the ship was more simple(not nesessarily in its detail) in its design of structures...such as just having a round saucer(without all the extra stuff)
Even as a newer ship(tng era) she has just to many structures that seemingly do nothing (but they were something on the Akira)

Just my take

SovereignEmpire · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2003, 07:28:04 pm »

The NX Class looks a lot more like the Akira Class than anything. But thats just me

Atrahasis · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2003, 12:33:36 pm »

That's a good point about the Loknarprise....I had not considered it.

Anthony_Scott · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2003, 01:01:41 pm »

Loknarprise, in my opinion.

Marauth · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2003, 01:13:06 pm »

Whiles't it is true that the Locknar and the NX share the same basic layout, that could be said of almost any of the other Enterprises - the Connie, Excelsior, Ambassador, Galaxy, Sovereign and even the Intrepid all share the same basic layout just becoming more streamlined as the design generations dictate. No one would have complained about the Galaxy looking to similar to the Connie because there is sufficient difference in the actual structure and proportions of the 2 ships to show that they are in fact around 100 years different (2240s to 2340s - Galaxy had like a 20 year development period) The Akira and the Nx share too many design structures and minute details to be considered different designs. It is only the fact that the nacelles swing up instead of down that differentiates the basic structure of the ship from the Akira. Like the aformentioned quad impulse engines in exactly the same positions on the hull, the 'vent' on the front of the raised central structure on the saucer, the 2 minute 'greebles' for lack of a descriptive term on the top of the catamarans, the recessed window bays on the port and starboard of the saucer, the identical placing of a pod (only swung down instead of up) that does not serve the same function, it just has to be there because the Akira had one.

In all honesty I would have preffered if the ship design were to resemble something from TOS - Lord Schtupp's models have shown us that the design aesthetic need not be hideously undetailed and quite frankly the TOS Connie rocked and Kirk would kick Archer's ass any day of the week (then do a double-fisted punch on him for good measure, tearing his shirt in the process

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My excuse for Enterprise? They dropped 'Star Trek' from the title, so it's not Star Trek, so it's not canon Star Trek, end of discussion!

:):):):) LOL

CptSavage

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