Original Starship Design Thread

[puddlejumperOZ]

so..this thread is still only intended for modeling

As the title of the thread suggests, either text or graphic is fine, just don't go posting some uber monster that has us all going wtf or simply falling over with laughter. Even modeling efforts can get the same reaction, as you might see if you go back a few pages. One poster here really got sodded off, because he took critique a little bit too harshly and never came back

[boberth2o]

Calling someone or their work 'fanwank' is a little hypocritical.

Undoubtedly all of this is 'fanwank' and all of we are 'fanwank-ers'. To make us 'fanwank-ers' feel better we try to separate ourselves from the outlandish and try to put ourselves closer to a real life practical ship that could be in the show. We then consider ourselves part of that group and start to call others outside our group 'fanwank-ers' because we think their works don't fit the accepted norms. We don't like to see gigantic and super-powerful ships because we (and me personally) think it's a disgrace to the show and in-turn, us.

Why would you think that could work? How is that relevant? Can we realistically make that like we can the Daedalus? Are all questions I ask to see if something is stretching the limits.

This community has had a underlying norm that most of us except which we use separates the unrealistic from the realistic. I suggest to you that you think out your projects before you post them before the community for judgement. You will be criticized you can be sure of that and nobody like being attacked or arguing.

Does that help? I think I rambled

I like SketchUp, I model with it, Click me to See!

[puddlejumperOZ]

You hath been greeneded Bob, nicely put and no you don't ramble....... well unless you want to be compared to Sir Humphrey Appleby, then yes ramble away

[puddlejumperOZ]

An example of a text written ship


CE/CG-340 Class Attack Cruiser
Production information Manufacturer
Tauri- IOA, and Offworld coalition partners
1/ Boeing Aircraft Seattle, WA USA
2/ ADI, Adelaide, SA Australia
3/ Nippon Heavy Industries, Nagoya, Japan
4/ EADS, Toulouse, France
5/ To be named offworld partners


Class
Cruiser
Cost
$460,000.000
Technical specifications
Ship Length
138 meters
Ship Width
80 meters
Ship Height/depth
28.2 meters

Weight dry
28,000 tonnes

Maximum speed
125,000 miles per second







Engine unit(s)

Sublight Engines , 8
Maneuvering Thrusters , 16+ 4 vertical thrusters
Asgard Hyperdrive , 1
Fuel
Naquadriah
Hyperdrive system
Intergalactic/Extraglactic
Power plant
Naquadah Generators 6


Shielding

Asgard Shields
Cloaking Device , new

Hull
Naquadah/Trinium alloy

Sensor systems
CG340-multi phased array, 360 degree
Targeting systems

See above
Navigation system

Computer Navigational Systems
Countermeasures

Self-destruct
Venting System
Naquadriah Powerplant Cell Ejection Pod
Blast-door(s) Lockdown System

Armament
3 Asgard Heavy Plasma Cannon Turrets (CE) 5 (CG)
5 Quad Asgard Pulse Cannon Turrets (CE) 3 (CG)
Railguns (To be fitted )
20 VLS Missile Tubes
Mark III and IX Nuclear Missiles
Horizon Weapons Platform (340 unique)

Complement
20 AC-401s (Various marks) (CE) 4 (CG)
16 F307c=s (CG only)
Crew
112 crew + Air Wing
Passengers (as per requirement)
100 Marines and or SF=s (4 less AC401's)

Cargo capacity
1200 tons
100 days worth of Consumables to 160 days if rationed.

Other systems
Asgard Core
4 Asgard Transporters
6 Ring Transporters
Long-range Transmitters
Usage Role(s)
Attack and Escort Cruisers
Deep Space Escorts
Leadship (Janet Fraiser)
Year introduced 2009


Affiliation
Tau'ri and Partners

[boberth2o]

You hath been greeneded Bob, nicely put and no you don't ramble....... well unless you want to be compared to Sir Humphrey Appleby, then yes ramble away

Awesome, and Thank You!

[asdf1239]

well i dont want to offend alx with any "meaningless" walls of text so bye

[puddlejumperOZ]

An example of rambling for your pleasure

Humphrey: Prime Minister I must strongly protest in the strongest possible terms, my profound opposition to a newly instituted practice which imposes severe and intolerable restrictions upon the ingress and egress of senior members of the hierarchy and which will in all probability, should the current deplorable innovation be perpetuated, precipitate a constriction of the channels of communication and culminate in a condition of organisational atrophy and administrative paralysis which will render effectively impossible the coherent and coordinated discharge of the function of government within her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Hacker: You mean you've lost your key?


And this gem

Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
Jim Hacker: I don't want to obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
Sir Humphrey: It's a deterrent.
Jim Hacker: It's a bluff. I probably wouldn't use it.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but they don't know that you probably wouldn't.
Jim Hacker: They probably do.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, they probably know that you probably wouldn't. But they can't certainly know.
Jim Hacker: They probably certainly know that I probably wouldn't.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they don't certainly know that, although you probably wouldn't, there is no probability that you certainly would.

[boberth2o]

well i dont want to offend alx with any "meaningless" walls of text so bye

Don't be like that. What does his opinion matter to you anyway? You are new here and you should not make your decisions based on the opinion of another member. What if there are members that like what you have to post and will be disappointed if you leave? We all started out where you are now and we have all progressed though the feelings of being left out or being neglected. It's no big deal trust me. Please reconsider.

[asdf1239]

alright. i'll try to come up with a reasonable hypothetical ship.

[boberth2o]

alright. i'll try to come up with a reasonable hypothetical ship.

Good, generally we consider the size of the Daedalus to be anywhere in between 400-650 meters depending on the person. We base our models and ship specs from there.

Spoiler:

An example of rambling for your pleasure

Humphrey: Prime Minister I must strongly protest in the strongest possible terms, my profound opposition to a newly instituted practice which imposes severe and intolerable restrictions upon the ingress and egress of senior members of the hierarchy and which will in all probability, should the current deplorable innovation be perpetuated, precipitate a constriction of the channels of communication and culminate in a condition of organisational atrophy and administrative paralysis which will render effectively impossible the coherent and coordinated discharge of the function of government within her Majesty's United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Hacker: You mean you've lost your key?


And this gem

Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
Jim Hacker: I don't want to obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
Sir Humphrey: It's a deterrent.
Jim Hacker: It's a bluff. I probably wouldn't use it.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but they don't know that you probably wouldn't.
Jim Hacker: They probably do.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, they probably know that you probably wouldn't. But they can't certainly know.
Jim Hacker: They probably certainly know that I probably wouldn't.
Sir Humphrey: Yes, but even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they don't certainly know that, although you probably wouldn't, there is no probability that you certainly would.

Hilarious

[puddlejumperOZ]

alright. i'll try to come up with a reasonable hypothetical ship.

Post me a VM with your ideas and I'll go through it with you and help you out.

Spoiler:

Commander Royal Australian Navy reserve, Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, so I can help

[boberth2o]

Post me a VM with your ideas and I'll go through it with you and help you out.

Spoiler:

Commander Royal Australian Navy reserve, Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, so I can help

Hey I was considering being an Mechanical Engineer for the longest time before college. Fun job.

[puddlejumperOZ]

Hey I was considering being an Mechanical Engineer for the longest time before college. Fun job.

It is, though not so always on a moving ship......many busted knuckles and falling down off ladders

But yes it is cool, though the industry I'm working in now is a bit boring, Temperature sensors and environmental devices, could be better if it were applied to intergalatic ships though

[boberth2o]

It is, though not so always on a moving ship......many busted knuckles and falling down off ladders

But yes it is cool, though the industry I'm working in now is a bit boring, Temperature sensors and environmental devices, could be better if it were applied to intergalatic ships though

Are you at sea now?

[puddlejumperOZ]

Are you at sea now?

Nope back at my civvie job for the mo'. My next deployment is in a few weeks time, though it is likely to be land based to somewhere I'd rather not go