Bridge Commander Universe

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-18-2006 05:42 PM

Here are the latest pics of the Falcon. I have decided to use a different font on the curved registry, something to set it apart from regular Starfleet vessels. All SFMC ships will have the SFMC logo, as well as the numerical registry on a nose plate. Finally, the words "United Federation of Planets" is replaced with "Starfleet Marine Corps", and all Third fleet vessels have an NX designation of course.

At any rate, this ship is small, bigger than the defiant but still on the small side. It would be the Federation equivilant of a BOP. Its armament is limited...one torp launcher fore and aft, though they are quantum launchers, 4 medium range phase disruptors in the nose, 4 heavy phase disruptors in the nacelle struts, all quick load like the Defiant....and that is pretty much it besides the single phase emitters scattered about the hull for point defense. This ship is not intended to go nose to nose with a capital ship.

Where this ship shines is its speed at impulse/warp and it's menuverability. All three are rediculous...this ship is actually faster than the Defiant at impulse, equal at warp but can maintain high warp for long periods of time. It is also slightly more menuverable at impulse, due in large part to the monsterous RCS thrusters and quad impulse engines. From head to toe this ship was designed for one thing....speed.

Armor suffers as a result, not quite up to par with the Defiant. There is not as much ablative armor on this vessel, and shielding is about equal to the Defiant, though this ship is larger. This ship does have a sensor cloak equipped however, allowing it to escape lock-on from all but the shortest distances while operating at full capacity.

Firing torpedoes at this ship would be almost useless....if you could get a lock, the ship would probably outrun the torpedo, shake off the lock, or just destroy it when it is close to the ship. Phasers are much more effective against this vessel.

At any rate, here are the current pics. More to come shortly.

tiqhud · **Posted**: 10-18-2006 07:37 PM

Ah, a faster scout

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 10-18-2006 07:59 PM

VERY COOL!!!!

And it seems there is some Kling influence on this ship.

Sandtrooper · **Posted**: 10-19-2006 12:11 AM

A partial mix of an Akira & the Ent-J, very nice.. Thumbs Up

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 10-20-2006 01:49 PM

Yep, definitely some mean Klingon elements there. Also quite remeniscent of some of the Tau ships from Warhammer 40,000.

mayhemuk · **Posted**: 10-20-2006 06:51 PM

Nice work mate, the design is very, very smart.

Its a great break from the normal fed designs.

JamesTiberiusKirk · **Posted**: 10-20-2006 07:43 PM

OMG dont say you cant model federation starships, this is one D*MN good-looking one!!! the design is perfect!

Phaser · **Posted**: 10-21-2006 02:03 AM

Wow!! Excellent work, Raven Night. The bussard collectors look particularly bad*ss.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 10-21-2006 02:04 AM

They look like snake heads in progress1. Grin

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 10-21-2006 11:00 AM

mayhemuk · **Posted**: 10-21-2006 03:16 PM

Are the phaser arrays going to be modelled on or just textured, i hope modelled because it will look better.

This ship as well as all the BC2 ships that have already been released would look great in Legacy.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 10-21-2006 05:28 PM

Looks to me this ship has a bunch of Pulse Phasers.

**gamesfunk** · **Posted**: 10-22-2006 04:05 PM

It kinda does, and you just confirmed what Raven told us in his first post Razz

G.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 10-22-2006 04:30 PM

I know I was pointing it out to mayhemuk. Razz

Ah can't wait to see the rest of the pics. Smile

UPD Equinox · **Posted**: 10-23-2006 10:01 AM

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-23-2006 06:46 PM

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-23-2006 06:49 PM

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-24-2006 08:04 AM

blaXXer · **Posted**: 10-24-2006 09:58 AM

sweet ship, Raven Smile

one thing that came to my mind when you mentioned the registries and the SFMC pennants: would it not be wiser to make'em in another color lile, say, green.
That way those ships would be recognizable as SFMC ships even from great distances, plus it would distinguish them from the 'Navy' ships^^

**gamesfunk** · **Posted**: 10-25-2006 06:12 AM

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-27-2006 02:19 PM

Captain Elgy · **Posted**: 10-27-2006 06:48 PM

Pretty nice... She's looking lean and mean!!. Good Job Raven!! Smile

**gamesfunk** · **Posted**: 10-27-2006 08:48 PM

I actually liked the green deflector for a change...

G.

Phaser · **Posted**: 10-28-2006 12:26 AM

Ooo! Now the deflector is red!

I'm really liking this design, Raven.

UPD Equinox · **Posted**: 10-29-2006 10:50 AM

Yeah i have to say i like the red deflector!

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 10-29-2006 11:04 AM

Im glad you like it, I think all of the Marine Corps ships are going to have red deflectors to set them apart. I will, however, probably do Starfleet versions with standard badging and blue or green deflectors.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 10-29-2006 03:31 PM

heh what happened to yellow deflectors??

the ship looks ace though Grin

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 11-02-2006 12:44 PM

Here's my latest on the nacelles.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 11-02-2006 02:58 PM

That looks awesome!

IT'S A SNAKE!

**Raven Night** · **Posted**: 11-02-2006 03:58 PM

I'm glad you said snake, and not a sneaker...that is the first thing I thought when I looked at it properly mirrored lol.