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Title: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: ModelsPlease on January 20, 2006, 01:14:59 pm: OUTALANCE SHIPYARDS
Cardiff Class
Owner : United Federation of Planets

(http://www.battleclinic.com/docks/files/images/caed0f607a78f23a9ae6072020c6de7d.jpg)

Designed to take station on the edge of the Neutral Zone and eavesdrop on Romulan communications.
The Cardiff is fitted with a Vulcan-style annular warp drive and two massive sensor pods occupy the space normally taken by a Federation starship's warp nacelles.
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Author : Major Payne
Original design and concept by : Paul Lloyd (cobwebtabby@yahoo.com).
- Shown through www.treknology.org website.
This low poly model created by : Major A Payne (using the above reference material.)
Ambassador textures originally created by : Rick "Pneumonic81" Knox
Illumination Maps by : ModelsPlease
Converted to SFC by : ModelsPlease

http://www.battleclinic.com/docks/files/dist/index.php/file,229b13c79196bde189019c8ff36ef8c1.rar
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Jaeih t`Radaik on January 20, 2006, 01:59:02 pm: I find myself curiously intrigued by this concept...

Nicely done, MP.
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: ModelsPlease on January 20, 2006, 02:24:56 pm: Quote from: Jaeih t`Radaik on January 20, 2006, 01:59:02 pm
I find myself curiously intrigued by this concept...

Nicely done, MP.

Thanks but Major Payne did all the work, I just added lights and converted it to SFC ;)
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Adonis on January 20, 2006, 02:34:09 pm: The Force is strange in this 'lil bugga ;D lol
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Anthony Scott on January 20, 2006, 06:14:15 pm: Now there's another design departure I like...Keep them coming!

Semeper Fi, Carry On
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Starforce2 on January 20, 2006, 06:41:21 pm: not sure I like this one, it's defenently a strange one.
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Antivyrus on January 20, 2006, 09:32:59 pm: looks like a heavily modified Akira class but she looks good I like

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Some ideas
Post by: Starforce2 on January 21, 2006, 01:34:09 am: I think if this class could be rebuilt with more poly in the saucer and the ring nacelle, and perhaps the "nacelle" sensors changed so they don't use what is clearly a streached set of ambassador nacelle textures (low res at that-no offense intended) this could be a wicked spy vessel or section 31. I was thinking instead of the slots (from the dorsal area of the ambassador nacelles) one could add a midas array style gloosy sensor-ish texture, for instance., Additionaly, the ring nacelle grilles are a bit primitive, and could use a more intricate texture. Like perhaps a very deep but soft blue-violet glow as if to be some kind of ultra-low emission drive.
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Magnum357 on January 21, 2006, 01:44:29 am: Wow, I really like this design very much. But could MajorRacial make a version were the Deflector assembly (I think that is it?) at the bottome of the saucer section near the back? I guess I could make that adjustment with Milkshape.
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Starforce2 on January 21, 2006, 01:53:48 am: Quote from: Magnum357 on January 21, 2006, 01:44:29 am
Wow, I really like this design very much. But could MajorRacial make a version were the Deflector assembly (I think that is it?) at the bottome of the saucer section near the back? I guess I could make that adjustment with Milkshape.

what if there was a trycycle pylon assembly and the deflector module (albeit a redesigned and smaller one would be nessecary) was suspended from inside the nacelle? The backside of the module could be a sublight propulsion system shunted off the warpdrive. That would be truely unique.
Title: Re: Cardiff Class by Major Payne
Post by: Terradyhne on January 21, 2006, 07:48:56 am: the model is good and close to that on Treknology but the original design is one of that horrible "Akiraprise" designs, taking the NX-Enterprise sh** into the Ent-C or Next Generation era