Follow the link above or the banners to find out more about this years events and guests. In that search, i came across a master model builder and talented artist named bill krause who came up with both schematic images as well as a incredible custom physical model ship build for his u. Though inspired by those works, this work is not intended to be a infringement of them. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. I know the d is really popular, but it always looked like a bulky, cumbersome mess to me. Many of the images in this section are taken from official sources such as the star trek encyclopedia ii, the star trek encyclopedia 2016 the ds9 technical manual, the star trek fact files, star trek. The magazine or the eaglemoss official starships collection. Star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by.
Star trek adventures takes you to the final frontier of the galaxy, where new discoveries await keen explorers of starfleet. Jaunt ship memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Atari luanches star trek online architect ship building. New frontier did something really great while confined by the star trek that was on tv, and it filled a gap in the universe that you didnt even realize was there.
All novels were published as mass market paperback editions. See more ideas about star trek ships, star trek, trek. Throughout its 50year history, star trek became synonymous with a particular starship design. Varies from ship to ship, but typically different saucer sections, pylons and nacelles are available and a handful of skin choices and accent colors. Explore the behind the scenes process to reveal the thinking and the artwork behind the creation of the most iconic ships in star treks history. A project by fans to develop designs for starships which were mentioned but not seen in the series.
The ship guide will eventual contain all of the text description information on each ship, much like the babylon 5 wars ships of the fleet books did. Thanks to the deployment of the jaunt ships, the terran rebellion. The next generation is more deeply rooted in my nerdy american psyche than pumpkin pie, marvel superheroes and football combined. Sto architect star trek online general discussions. This book became the first incentive for fans to create new starships by rearranging familiar starship components, long before the official star trek. Series creator gene roddenberry wanted the ships design to convey speed, power, a shirt. In fact, only one of the rules is known to have been created by gene roddenberry that starship warp nacelles must exist in pairs. The only ship in star wars that is a character is the falcon. The gerald r ford class aircraft carrier is 340 meters long essentially 15 the length they started construction on the aircraft carrier back in 2005, and plan to have it ready for delivery this month 11 years later.
This ship is based on one of the phase ii concept models by ralph mcquarrie. Sure, the xwing, ywing, tie fighter ships are cool, but not in the way the ships are in star trek. Among his upcoming projects is solar opposites, an animated show set to. My second favorite star trek ship is the defiant, the ship with attitude. Hey guys, today we speak with andrew probert about gene roddenberrys very own starship design rules and how they are used. Having the first two star trek ship design reference books which covered the federation vessels i was eagerly awaiting the release of one which covered klingon ships and this book delivers. The original enterprise obviously became the cue for trek s conceptual shipwrights going forward. Further broadening the horizons of the massively multiplayer online pc title star trek online, star trek online architect provides players with the necessary virtual tools to recreate their favorite star trek ships or to create their own, customized, oneofakind ship that they can.
Similar to the previous ship design references, this book includes colour illustrations, related images from past tv episodesmovies and nicely completes my. Enterprise will occasionally return to milky way for staffing changes, refits, extended leave. In the 1980s, roddenberrywho was responsible for the original star trek, star trek. Designing starships volume one memory alpha fandom. We also discuss how some of these rules dont make sense or can be. Similar to the previous ship design references, this book. Jaunt ships were developed by memory omega and fielded by the terran rebellion in the late 2370s. Staff communications subforum rules have also been updated. The next generation technical manual by rick sternbach and michael okuda gives some insight into starship construction principles and elucidates roddenberrys design rules, although many design. The official starships collection is a british partwork magazine that is published by eaglemoss collections under its hero collector imprint.
Star fleet operations star fleet advanced starship design bureau. Including zefram cochranes ship the phoenix, which made the first fasterthanlight journey in human history, through captain kirks famous enterprise up to the enterpriseb. Starship design rules with andrew probert part 1 youtube. General star trek bibliography read the star trek f.
The next generation technical manual by rick sternbach and michael okuda gives some insight into starship construction principles and elucidates roddenberrys design rules, although many design issues discussed in the book. Star trek online ship shaper, challenges players to build star fleet ships as quickly as possible and top the leaderboard. Heres a page which includes some star trek starship design guidelines, including nacelle pairing they must be in pairs, placement must be visible from the front, and size. Mike mcmahan is best known for his work on the emmy awardwinning rick and morty, which he currently serves as executive producer and showrunner, and as the author of star trek. It is a game of shipvsship combat in the 23rd century. Further broadening the horizons of the massively multiplayer online pc title star trek online, star trek online architect provides players with the necessary virtual tools to recreate their favorite star trek ships or to create their own, customized, oneofakind ship that. Isbn 074343725x contentsshow publishers description starship spotter was created more than two centuries. In keeping with the early days of star trek collecting, where technical manuals and books have always been part of the ships narrative, advancements in 3d design and printing have allowed us to bring these technical drawings to life, by engineering the. Its dedicated to the sole purpose of archiving every single starship design ever conceived in the star trek, battlestar galactica, babylon 5, and space battleship yamato a. To preserve the artistic style and continuity of star trek, there are certain rules or guidelines to follow, especially for the starships of our heros.
Design your ship was a promotion by cryptic studios in which a number of possible designs for a federation carrier were presented to the star trek online community. Concept model from the art of star trek, scanned by frank. Closest thing to this is the ingame ship customization found on most star bases which allows minor tweaks to the look of the ship. Star blazers in the usa universes, both official and unofficial, interesting and mediocre. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to.
So when modiphius announced they were publishing the first star trek roleplaying game in fifteen years, i began tugging quinns sleeve like a kid passing an arcade. The animated series 197374, and a series of filmswas tasked by paramount with creating a new series. Jul 11, 2016 star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by last unicorn games includesa. I busted out my star trek fasa game rules and books to crunch some stats and was researching the various utilities for the game online. Starbase being built, will be complete at end of first season and two more ships will arrive. For the first time ever, a chronological history of the starfleet starships from star trek television shows and films. Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. Tbonz on may 6 mcneill and wang trying to revive captain proton by.
Jaunt ship was designation for starships equipped with an onboard wormhole generator, or jaunt drive. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek ships. Even if roddenberry did establish all of the rules himself, it is possible that franz josephs ship designs do not violate the rules at least not the spirit of the rules within the star trek universe. In a recent article about star trek starships, i posted a reply where i talked about how i like to design my own sometimes, and i shared a few of my designs. Star fleet battles is the flagship of the star fleet universe. With this revolutionary engine, a jaunt ship could jump anywhere inside the milky way galaxy, and beyond.
Most regularlyfeatured vessels embodied the archetypal saucershaped foresection which tapered into a cylindrical or curved aft engineering section. Authorized and licensed by cbs consumer products, it is available in a number of countries worldwide each fortnightly issue includes a handpainted abs and diecast metal scaled replica of a starship from the star trek. If youre looking for a detailed discussion of all the potential relationship pairings on the people seemed to really like my designs, so i thought id share them. Enterprise is the first ship assigned to the new galaxy. Your duties may take you to the edges of known space, or to federation colonies in need, to the borders of neighbouring galactic powers or into the eye of interstellar phenomena.
Its hard to imagine a less elegant and more inefficient design based on the saucer and 2 nacelles formula. When they blew up the enterprise in st iii, im talking prime universe, there was a real emotional attachment to it. Profiles more than 250 years worth of starfleet ships. Good websites or programs to make starship schematics. When playing star fleet battles, you take command of a starship, squadron, or even an entire fleet of the federation, the klingon empire, or the romulan star empire. Once a ship order has come in, the player must grab the correct pieces. Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction.
The book is titled star trek discovery designing starships vol 4 on the front flap of its dust cover, and star trek. Ive been waiting for years for someone to produce the definitive book on the starships of star trek. Fans of star trek adventures, should keep hailing frequencies open as in july, the alpha quadrant sourcebook sets its sights on starbase deep space 9, bajor, the cardassian union, the ferengi alliance, and the maquis. Written like a technical documentation of galaxyclass vessels for starfleet personnel of the 24th century, the star trek. This book follows the form and layout of the ships of the star fleet books published by mastercom data center. The designs were presented in a tournamentstyle format, and members of the sto community were able to vote for their favorite designs via twitter, facebook, and the star trek online forums.
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