Hi guys, great to see this model getting a write up on trekyards. It seems like a long time ago when putting this model together. Hope you are well Stuart, I miss your work it was fun to work with.
This ship is awesome. I love the use of smaller ships in Star Trek, as the original trend was to go bigger and bigger. At one point, the interiors always seem too small for those massive ships.
OH I LIKE THIS SHIP BUT: I have to critique it like any other. *Problems* -Intrepid was a 3 year ship. At this size (like Defiant) this ship is at best a 2 year ship (fuel supply limitation) -The impulse engine should not be at the top of the ship (yes Excelsior and Constitution are design errors) it should be at the axis center of gravity -A ship with One impulse engine mounted in the center is not as maneuverable as a ship with engines mounted more outboard for thrust vectoring. (this is why Galaxy lumbers) -Power Levels: You can't have a fast ship, a high firepower ship, a high shielded ship and a moderate range ship and a small ship, all in the same package. Think about it. At warp a ship doesn't use it's phasers. That energy can go into the Shields or the Engines. But in a sub-light battle the power of the engine speed is supplied to the shields. Ships like Intrepid Sovereign and Defiant use multi stream reactors for more power. Defiant consumes a lot of fuel to operate at Galaxy Class Firepower levels. That holds back it's maximum warp, range and shield power. No small ship should have the whole package. -Thrusters aren't used to maneuver ships in battle. They do not have the Delta-V to change the ships angular momentum from the impulse engines which can achieve light speed. YES they can pivot the ship but that's not the same as changing directions. Thus bigger thrusters would not be more beneficial. -The articulation frame goes too high -I don't like the Sovereign quantum turret (bad design) The Good -I've always loved Intrepid Speed-tech. This is a very good use. These linear body ships still need to have the engines see each other. -I love the size it's perfect as an interceptor or scout. -I disagree with Samuel I really like the Perspective 3/4 views where either the Saucer or the Nacelles dominate the view. -It looks fantastic on the ground and seems very very well proportioned just like Intrepid. -The nacelles are very unique and familiar. I like the return of the inter-cooler ridge (now with blue lights) like Constitution and Excelsior) The nacelles are also elegantly angular (the red part is a bit generic) every other part is extremely graceful. I've always said the nacelles can make or break the design. -You definitely chose the right pylon style simple but different and not too radical. (they are right to say this is Sternbach like) -The clam shell was a very good call. -The position and style of the phaser canons is MOST appropriate you should done the same with the Quantums (like defiant) I give a 8/10 Very very good design.
Good critique but I'm curious as to why you don't like the sovereign-style launcher. It gives a single launcher the ability to fire in a nearly 180 degree arc, although I guess it's a bit exposed. Seems versatile to me.
Z1gguratVert1go On the Sovereign the Launcher and the Cousteu Yacht were occuppying the same same place. Suffice to say a launcher needs ten times more space.
Amazing ship. Really enjoyed this. I use to write and create a ton of new ships and tech back when I was playing the Star Wars and Star Trek RPG. Loved doing it!!
Maybe I missed it but does this ship have a dedicated sickbay or is it more like the Prometheus-class in that it has got holographic projectors for an EMH to operate? 21:50 I actually think that the Intrepid-class fits the miniaturization of the warp nacelles very well.
Easily one the best looking ships I've seen in a while that pushes the frontier on intrepid, defiant, and prometheus style design. Moving parts seems so retro in the future but design styles always circle back in time. The sense of proportion and scale compared to other ships (the galaxy class ships in particular) augments its position as an escort or mobile attack ship. Wish I could have a poster on my wall.
Kaiserinmeli its an interceptor they tend to be combat vessels and we don't know for sure that Lockheed martin is a full military company as it might have changed to warp propulsion with the foundation of the federation.
Yeah, until you find out that they were bought out by Taco Bell in the early 2100s and most of their warp coils are used in burrito factories. A sad end to a powerhouse company...
If any fan design deserves a second, it's this one, what with all of Stuart's internal shots, original shuttles, Morpheus Class runabout, uniforms.... Please do part 2!
This is an absolutely stunning ship and it's definitely in my top 10, possibly top five! I am blown away by the perfectly balanced proportions, the sharp but not too sharp saucer section, smoothly integrated secondary hull and I love the rotating nacelles for maximum warp efficiency (and minimal damage to warp-space). Then while at impulse they slide down where they're slightly more protected and provided clear firing Arcs for the phasers, are protected from a frontal attack and you're out of the way for shuttle operations. I think this is a great used articulating pylons especially since it's designed for atmospheric travel they are tucked down to provide a more air than a shape. There are so many details about this ship that I absolutely love, it looks in all ways absolutely fit for a Canon Star Trek program! It is a much more balanced design than the Voyager. I love the proportion size of the engines to the ship and when they arch up with there pointed design it's like it's actually ripping into Warp which is an excellent effect. My one question is on the bottom of the saucer there appeared to be an outline of an area for a captains shuttle similar to Voyager. This wasn't addressed in the video; is there a drop ship or Captains yacht ? Referring to the outline just ahead of the quantum torpedo launchers. Thanks so much for sharing this ship! I hope it's some point somebody licenses it or uses it in some official manner because of all the fan ships I've seen this one definitely belongs in Star Trek Canon! Superb work and the animations that Samuel did were breathtaking and showed it off in all the best possible detail and in motion it is elegant yet dangerous which fits its Mission profile perfectly. Major kudos!!
If I was ever commanding a Interceptor class, I'd definitely take one of the VIP quarters as mine. Hell with just regular quarters. :P lol Definitely a nice ship, and I like it with the nacelles up better. :)
I've considered the Interceptor class to be a real design ever since I saw her. Hopefully, I'll have the opportunity to have some of my designs given a similar treatment in the future. I like watching your videos while sketching out designs BTW.
I can see this as a fast scout/interceptor and used as a support ship for larger vessels who could supply a interceptor to extend operations. This ship has at most has 9 phaser arrays, with the aft upper and lower emitters sharing a single plasma system so down to 7 reducing power demands. As for power have a high performance core for standard ops and a compact runabout sized defiant style core for tactical use. this ship perfect for marines. Small, high speed, high atmospheric and planetary landing capability, perfect for assault teams when transporters are unavailable.
Great design. I have often wanted to see a Star Trek series that treats Starfleet and the UFP more seriously and realistically. For instance, the Enterprise-D would never have been too far from at least 1 or more smaller escorts. Imagine TNG with the Enterprise having maybe 2 escort ships within a few lightyears. Could have had a few episodes where they come to save the day, or the Big-E has to save them. You get to know their command crews a little bit (of course, not as much as the main cast). But there would be storytelling ideas there. Kind of like how the Excelsior-Class USS Hood always seemed to be nearby in the early-mid seasons to rendez-vous with the Enterprise, but the idea expanded to its logical conclusion. I feel like writers nowadays have no real-world experience. They're trust funders who went to NYU and then straight to Hollywood. Seems like back in the 1960s the writers had some real-world experience under their belts, being army veterans and whatnot. Anyway, I feel like Starfleet has not been explored the way it should and could be.
I agree with most of what you've said - except that although Gene Roddenberry and some of his contemporaries had real world experience, TOS still established some very silly and unrealistic tropes that Trek still slavishly adheres to - like the command crew going on away missions. I understand this was because of budgetary limitations and simplicity of story telling, but still... Oh, and nowhere is this more evident than on DS9 once they got the Defiant. The way they staffed that thing was ridiculous. By rights it should have basically had a dedicated crew, maybe with some station crew members rotating in - but probably not the senior staff who would/should be otherwise occupied running the station. At the very least, Kira & Odo certainly shouldn't have served aboard it, and the station's chief science officer certainly shouldn't have been manning the helm. To your point about storytelling - I've been thinking a lot lately about how the Enterprise D was such a "big" ship with a thousand people on it, and really for a ship of that size, you really should have had advanced scout vessels. Something maybe a step up from a runabout, like that Archer class TOS era ship. You could build your primary cast not around the command crew, but around an assortment of crew members - some command crew, some civilian, some crew members of the scout vessel(s) that go away for short periods of time and then return home to the ship.
You're right about the "Star Trek tropes." To expand on your ideas, a show with: 1. The "Big E" has 2 smaller escort ships (an older Excelsior-Refit Class ship for a nice nostalgic change of interior, and an Interceptor Class ship), 1 for grunt work and defense and 1 for dedicated science missions, either within a few light years on side missions, or most of the time in close proximity within the same star system. We get to know some of their command staff. Maybe they rotate into the Big E every now and then and some of our "main crew" from the Big E (Riker, Tasha, et al.) rotate to the escorts on side missions. This is a "deep space exploration squadron" meant to be able to meet any unknown threat during their mission. Perhaps one of the ships is a Klingon ship. A big experiment and risk for the Federation-Klingon alliance. Lots of tension there. 2. The Big E has a dedicated "Away Team" crew, almost like the MACOs from ENT. Worf could be the leader of this team in our hypothetical TNG show. These aren't your usual red shirts. When they die, we care. Worf cares. Maybe Worf develops PTSD, something "shameful" for Klingons. 3. Shifts! There're 3 shifts aboard ship. This should be depicted more. Data sitting in the captain's chair more often since he's the 3rd officer and all. He gets the "graveyard shift" but in actuality each shift would technically be staffed almost exactly the same. In this case, do we have a captain and co-captain? Is Riker more like a co-captain in this scenario? 4. Refueling, refurbishing, resupplying. I'd love to see some kind of Antimatter fueling ship rendez-vous with the squadron. Hell, I'd like to see it at least mentioned! 5. Away Mission precautions, like hazmat suits and breathers. Make the shit look cool and futuristic. 6. Promotions. Move up or out. 7. More alien crew members, some exotic.
All good ideas. In thinking about a more realistic approach to big ships like this with their own support fleet, I've been thinking it would be neat to have docking ports. Like maybe on the dorsal spine or just underneath the back of the nacelle strut platform. Like maybe you could fit two Defiant class escorts under there and the Interceptor would go up top. One thing that always bugged me about the Galaxy was the lack of warp drive for the separated saucer section. In the technical manual it says something about being able to modify the impulse engines to achieve warp velocity... But I really don't see how that would be feasible. Now I'm not sure if this would work with the established rules, but could the escort vessels somehow latch to the saucer to basically carry it along at warp?
By far my favorite fan design ever!!! The Excalibur might have a chance if it was half as detailed! I used a lot of the internals as a jump-off for my own internals.
Agree with Captain Foley - this ship really addresses all the things I dislike about the Intrepid class. Side thought - while I've always thought the pivoting nacelles were a silly idea, I actually wouldn't mind seeing them on a 4 nacelled ship. Kind of like a Starfleet X-Wing.
The Intrepid class had similar landing gear and some kind of force fields to assist in structural integrity, meaning if these active fields failed, the landed ship would collapse. This ship probably uses the similar technology.
When Paramount tried to film Voyager on a planet surface using the practical model, it WAS nose heavy, and would not stand on it's own. If you go back and look at that episode, you'll notice that the back of the ship always seems to be hidden behind an outcropping of rock. That was no accident, as the rock was there to hide the hand holding the back of the model down!
So, this is a small "brawling" type ship. Like the defiant class, but more of a "hvy destroyer" concept. Definitely a great war/battle platform in a fleet concept.
Nah it looks like the Norway class, but with a solid secondary hull without the triangle shaped wings.. I rarely say this for a ship that wasnt already featured in the series or movies, but its beautiful
I'd say this is more like a cross of Voyager,Nova and the Defiant but yes its compact pocket size makes it just as agile and quite impressive as the Norway was. Dont get me wrong I like the Norway class too :). But this interceptor class with the pivoting nacelles and the landing struts along with a forward facing Sovereign class quantum torpedo launcher makes it quite badass.
Hi have you done a show on the Achilles class, think its a STO ship, long range tactical vessel designed to attack deminon bases behind the front lines?
I had a similar idea, but was thinking about a bigger version of the Intrepid class(may not need warp nacelles to move because of the larger version)! Geared towards space battles! Even large holodecks for training security for offensive maneuvers, for retaking Starfleet starships from attacking boarding parties! 4 impulse engine array, for greater sub-warp acceleration & speed! With additional phaser arrays on either side of the deflector array,! With 2 tactical control stations each controlling 1/2 of the ship's weapons (port & starboard)! Quantum torpedo launchers(2 forward, & 2 aft)! The ship's hull is crafted from armor! I'd add more to this, but I know very little about Starfleet weapons that are available, after Voyager's return to the Alpha quadrant, & Earth! However, extra storage bays were added to provide the crew supplies for longer periods of time in deep space! Also, designed as an anti-borg vessel! Well that's my limited take on the Interceptor class!
Ha wow just recently saw this ship for the first time while I was playing on my modded Star Trek Armada 1, the mod I played and saw this ship is in the Borg Incursion mod.
you guys should take a serious look at all the fan designed starships on the website Journal of Applied Treknology, may I suggest the Durandal Class Cruiser, the Harrier Class Scout and the Odysseus Class Destroyer
I kinda seen the use interceptor class as a replacement for the Miranda class. did you thought about a retrofit of the interceptor with weapons a rollbar
Not a bad ship at that! Yet I still prefer the standard Intrepid-class overall (I wonder if Polar Lights would make a 1/350 scale model of either of these ships?)
I think I come up with a good idea...and then I see it was basically done 4yrs ago 😐 I came up with an idea and rough design for what I call the Venture-Class. Very similar to the Interceptor in terms of usage, but it would trade speed and firepower for more versatility and defense. The Venture would be a workhorse ship for war or peace, with modular pods for weapons or science bays or medical facilities. It would kinda look like a giant Delta Flyer crossed with a real world watercraft. It would look a bit clam-like, with the nacelles and deflector blended into a smooth hull. No ablative armor, but the shields, structural integrity fields and thick hull would be also be somewhat blended together, so that damage would be dispersed over the largest possible area. Alas, it seems like the Interceptor more or less already fills my imaged role 😜
why is it, that 95% of on Trekyrdas presented "fan" made ships have better designs then the last two CBS series (Discoivery, Picard) Trek ships? i mean how?
I like everything except the nacelles . I don’t like the Bussard collectors not having a full profile. I would improve it by making the tips of the nacelles having the red glass like glowing part. The nacelles look like the are laying on their sides.
I've always preferred the more compact, and sturdier looking ships. the newer designs are so long, and slender that they don't appear practical, or durable. Like a well placed phaser blast will cut the ship in half.
I've always thought that for more peaceful times and if Academy students actually got some real starship experience and training before graduating and going on to their individual assignments, that this ship would make the perfect Academy ship, it's fast, and has defensive capabilities in case the students need it, and it's small and is a good number of personnel for the students and their instructors which would be senior officers. Basically they would be getting used to working in a ship and choosing what department they want to aim for. This ship design would be so perfect for that, it also looks like it would be a good design for an experimental Slipstream Drive because of the way it is designed and built, it would handle the Slipstream stresses a lot better than Voyager did.
A bit belated, the original websites and work have slightly evaporated, I have tried to preserve some of the work here: mavek-cg.deviantart.com/gallery/50527654/USS-Interceptor
Hi guys, great to see this model getting a write up on trekyards. It seems like a long time ago when putting this model together. Hope you are well Stuart, I miss your work it was fun to work with.
Thank you for being pat of this world and being part of a good channel. Recently found this and have been going back through these guys videos.
This ship is awesome. I love the use of smaller ships in Star Trek, as the original trend was to go bigger and bigger. At one point, the interiors always seem too small for those massive ships.
OH I LIKE THIS SHIP BUT: I have to critique it like any other.
*Problems*
-Intrepid was a 3 year ship. At this size (like Defiant) this ship is at best a 2 year ship (fuel supply limitation)
-The impulse engine should not be at the top of the ship (yes Excelsior and Constitution are design errors) it should be at the axis center of gravity
-A ship with One impulse engine mounted in the center is not as maneuverable as a ship with engines mounted more outboard for thrust vectoring. (this is why Galaxy lumbers)
-Power Levels: You can't have a fast ship, a high firepower ship, a high shielded ship and a moderate range ship and a small ship, all in the same package.
Think about it. At warp a ship doesn't use it's phasers. That energy can go into the Shields or the Engines. But in a sub-light battle the power of the engine speed is supplied to the shields. Ships like Intrepid Sovereign and Defiant use multi stream reactors for more power. Defiant consumes a lot of fuel to operate at Galaxy Class Firepower levels. That holds back it's maximum warp, range and shield power. No small ship should have the whole package.
-Thrusters aren't used to maneuver ships in battle. They do not have the Delta-V to change the ships angular momentum from the impulse engines which can achieve light speed. YES they can pivot the ship but that's not the same as changing directions. Thus bigger thrusters would not be more beneficial.
-The articulation frame goes too high
-I don't like the Sovereign quantum turret (bad design)
The Good
-I've always loved Intrepid Speed-tech. This is a very good use. These linear body ships still need to have the engines see each other.
-I love the size it's perfect as an interceptor or scout.
-I disagree with Samuel I really like the Perspective 3/4 views where either the Saucer or the Nacelles dominate the view.
-It looks fantastic on the ground and seems very very well proportioned just like Intrepid.
-The nacelles are very unique and familiar. I like the return of the inter-cooler ridge (now with blue lights) like Constitution and Excelsior)
The nacelles are also elegantly angular (the red part is a bit generic) every other part is extremely graceful. I've always said the nacelles can make or break the design.
-You definitely chose the right pylon style simple but different and not too radical. (they are right to say this is Sternbach like)
-The clam shell was a very good call.
-The position and style of the phaser canons is MOST appropriate you should done the same with the Quantums (like defiant)
I give a 8/10
Very very good design.
Thank you for the critique. You brought up some points that I never thought about.
true but this is more streamlined with fewer systems to power
Good critique but I'm curious as to why you don't like the sovereign-style launcher. It gives a single launcher the ability to fire in a nearly 180 degree arc, although I guess it's a bit exposed. Seems versatile to me.
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On the Sovereign the Launcher and the Cousteu Yacht were occuppying the same same place.
Suffice to say a launcher needs ten times more space.
Love the ship overall, but I'm particularly fond of the Sovereign-style deflector glowing blue. Well done!
Amazing ship. Really enjoyed this. I use to write and create a ton of new ships and tech back when I was playing the Star Wars and Star Trek RPG. Loved doing it!!
Maybe I missed it but does this ship have a dedicated sickbay or is it more like the Prometheus-class in that it has got holographic projectors for an EMH to operate?
21:50 I actually think that the Intrepid-class fits the miniaturization of the warp nacelles very well.
The Interceptor does have a dedicated sickbay.
Easily one the best looking ships I've seen in a while that pushes the frontier on intrepid, defiant, and prometheus style design. Moving parts seems so retro in the future but design styles always circle back in time. The sense of proportion and scale compared to other ships (the galaxy class ships in particular) augments its position as an escort or mobile attack ship. Wish I could have a poster on my wall.
lockheed martin exists in star trek? THAT'S SO COOL!
Still shanking the Tax payers in the distant future.
Its silly, because its a military cooperation...
Kaiserinmeli its an interceptor they tend to be combat vessels and we don't know for sure that Lockheed martin is a full military company as it might have changed to warp propulsion with the foundation of the federation.
Yeah, until you find out that they were bought out by Taco Bell in the early 2100s and most of their warp coils are used in burrito factories. A sad end to a powerhouse company...
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Wow I love!! This design. Well done Trek Yards for showing the design in such good light.
If any fan design deserves a second, it's this one, what with all of Stuart's internal shots, original shuttles, Morpheus Class runabout, uniforms.... Please do part 2!
The Binford Shipyards are a nice tip of the hat to Commander Peter Quincy Taggart.
But a Lockheed-Martin warp drive simply feels wrong.
I'd go with a General Electric or Rolls-Royce one instead.
Gorgeous ship!!! It combines what I love about the Intrepid with a sleeker look.
This is an absolutely stunning ship and it's definitely in my top 10, possibly top five! I am blown away by the perfectly balanced proportions, the sharp but not too sharp saucer section, smoothly integrated secondary hull and I love the rotating nacelles for maximum warp efficiency (and minimal damage to warp-space). Then while at impulse they slide down where they're slightly more protected and provided clear firing Arcs for the phasers, are protected from a frontal attack and you're out of the way for shuttle operations. I think this is a great used articulating pylons especially since it's designed for atmospheric travel they are tucked down to provide a more air than a shape.
There are so many details about this ship that I absolutely love, it looks in all ways absolutely fit for a Canon Star Trek program! It is a much more balanced design than the Voyager. I love the proportion size of the engines to the ship and when they arch up with there pointed design it's like it's actually ripping into Warp which is an excellent effect.
My one question is on the bottom of the saucer there appeared to be an outline of an area for a captains shuttle similar to Voyager. This wasn't addressed in the video; is there a drop ship or Captains yacht ?
Referring to the outline just ahead of the quantum torpedo launchers.
Thanks so much for sharing this ship! I hope it's some point somebody licenses it or uses it in some official manner because of all the fan ships I've seen this one definitely belongs in Star Trek Canon!
Superb work and the animations that Samuel did were breathtaking and showed it off in all the best possible detail and in motion it is elegant yet dangerous which fits its Mission profile perfectly.
Major kudos!!
The dropship was designed by Stuart, but I never got to put it into the model:
mavek-cg.deviantart.com/art/Savior-Class-Rescue-Vehicle-471892222
This is a beautiful design! I love the stream lining of it, very proportional.
Great design. Too bad Voyager did not look like this.
When I saw the thumbnail for this video I thought it was a side cannon ship, LOL.
Good ship. :)
I would totally fly one of these in STO.
were there changes to the catpain's yacht or is it a standard Aeroshuttle?
If I was ever commanding a Interceptor class, I'd definitely take one of the VIP quarters as mine. Hell with just regular quarters. :P lol Definitely a nice ship, and I like it with the nacelles up better. :)
love how you reference them - as IF they were real - or actual........excellent
@ 15:12, what's the Steamrunner model you're using for that shot? Any chance of getting a closer look at that model?
I've considered the Interceptor class to be a real design ever since I saw her. Hopefully, I'll have the opportunity to have some of my designs given a similar treatment in the future.
I like watching your videos while sketching out designs BTW.
I can see this as a fast scout/interceptor and used as a support ship for larger vessels who could supply a interceptor to extend operations.
This ship has at most has 9 phaser arrays, with the aft upper and lower emitters sharing a single plasma system so down to 7 reducing power demands.
As for power have a high performance core for standard ops and a compact runabout sized defiant style core for tactical use.
this ship perfect for marines. Small, high speed, high atmospheric and planetary landing capability, perfect for assault teams when transporters are unavailable.
Great episode, I really like this ship and the backstory for it. Well done to all :)
Great design. I have often wanted to see a Star Trek series that treats Starfleet and the UFP more seriously and realistically. For instance, the Enterprise-D would never have been too far from at least 1 or more smaller escorts. Imagine TNG with the Enterprise having maybe 2 escort ships within a few lightyears. Could have had a few episodes where they come to save the day, or the Big-E has to save them. You get to know their command crews a little bit (of course, not as much as the main cast). But there would be storytelling ideas there. Kind of like how the Excelsior-Class USS Hood always seemed to be nearby in the early-mid seasons to rendez-vous with the Enterprise, but the idea expanded to its logical conclusion. I feel like writers nowadays have no real-world experience. They're trust funders who went to NYU and then straight to Hollywood. Seems like back in the 1960s the writers had some real-world experience under their belts, being army veterans and whatnot.
Anyway, I feel like Starfleet has not been explored the way it should and could be.
I agree with most of what you've said - except that although Gene Roddenberry and some of his contemporaries had real world experience, TOS still established some very silly and unrealistic tropes that Trek still slavishly adheres to - like the command crew going on away missions. I understand this was because of budgetary limitations and simplicity of story telling, but still...
Oh, and nowhere is this more evident than on DS9 once they got the Defiant. The way they staffed that thing was ridiculous. By rights it should have basically had a dedicated crew, maybe with some station crew members rotating in - but probably not the senior staff who would/should be otherwise occupied running the station. At the very least, Kira & Odo certainly shouldn't have served aboard it, and the station's chief science officer certainly shouldn't have been manning the helm.
To your point about storytelling - I've been thinking a lot lately about how the Enterprise D was such a "big" ship with a thousand people on it, and really for a ship of that size, you really should have had advanced scout vessels. Something maybe a step up from a runabout, like that Archer class TOS era ship. You could build your primary cast not around the command crew, but around an assortment of crew members - some command crew, some civilian, some crew members of the scout vessel(s) that go away for short periods of time and then return home to the ship.
You're right about the "Star Trek tropes." To expand on your ideas, a show with:
1. The "Big E" has 2 smaller escort ships (an older Excelsior-Refit Class ship for a nice nostalgic change of interior, and an Interceptor Class ship), 1 for grunt work and defense and 1 for dedicated science missions, either within a few light years on side missions, or most of the time in close proximity within the same star system. We get to know some of their command staff. Maybe they rotate into the Big E every now and then and some of our "main crew" from the Big E (Riker, Tasha, et al.) rotate to the escorts on side missions. This is a "deep space exploration squadron" meant to be able to meet any unknown threat during their mission. Perhaps one of the ships is a Klingon ship. A big experiment and risk for the Federation-Klingon alliance. Lots of tension there.
2. The Big E has a dedicated "Away Team" crew, almost like the MACOs from ENT. Worf could be the leader of this team in our hypothetical TNG show. These aren't your usual red shirts. When they die, we care. Worf cares. Maybe Worf develops PTSD, something "shameful" for Klingons.
3. Shifts! There're 3 shifts aboard ship. This should be depicted more. Data sitting in the captain's chair more often since he's the 3rd officer and all. He gets the "graveyard shift" but in actuality each shift would technically be staffed almost exactly the same. In this case, do we have a captain and co-captain? Is Riker more like a co-captain in this scenario?
4. Refueling, refurbishing, resupplying. I'd love to see some kind of Antimatter fueling ship rendez-vous with the squadron. Hell, I'd like to see it at least mentioned!
5. Away Mission precautions, like hazmat suits and breathers. Make the shit look cool and futuristic.
6. Promotions. Move up or out.
7. More alien crew members, some exotic.
All good ideas. In thinking about a more realistic approach to big ships like this with their own support fleet, I've been thinking it would be neat to have docking ports. Like maybe on the dorsal spine or just underneath the back of the nacelle strut platform. Like maybe you could fit two Defiant class escorts under there and the Interceptor would go up top.
One thing that always bugged me about the Galaxy was the lack of warp drive for the separated saucer section. In the technical manual it says something about being able to modify the impulse engines to achieve warp velocity... But I really don't see how that would be feasible.
Now I'm not sure if this would work with the established rules, but could the escort vessels somehow latch to the saucer to basically carry it along at warp?
Well it is a very beautiful design and it basically looks like a mesh of intrepid, nova and sovereign class
By far my favorite fan design ever!!! The Excalibur might have a chance if it was half as detailed! I used a lot of the internals as a jump-off for my own internals.
18:03 was there supposed to be a shuttle that dropped from underneath the saucer section?
Yes: mavek-cg.deviantart.com/art/Savior-Class-Rescue-Vehicle-471892222
Agree with Captain Foley - this ship really addresses all the things I dislike about the Intrepid class.
Side thought - while I've always thought the pivoting nacelles were a silly idea, I actually wouldn't mind seeing them on a 4 nacelled ship. Kind of like a Starfleet X-Wing.
Great Episode guys, beautiful ship. But the ship is actually 323 meters in length.
Not a big fan of the landing legs looks like the front end would hit the ground, its to front heavy, or its just me looking at it?
Same as Voyager though.
it doesn't seem any worse than the Intrepid landing struts, maybe even a bit more balanced
It works because Spacemagic! :D
The Intrepid class had similar landing gear and some kind of force fields to assist in structural integrity, meaning if these active fields failed, the landed ship would collapse. This ship probably uses the similar technology.
When Paramount tried to film Voyager on a planet surface using the practical model, it WAS nose heavy, and would not stand on it's own. If you go back and look at that episode, you'll notice that the back of the ship always seems to be hidden behind an outcropping of rock. That was no accident, as the rock was there to hide the hand holding the back of the model down!
What a cool design. Definitely compliments the Defiant class.
This is a very interesting design, with a rational reason for being. I approve.
Nice looking ship.
Beautiful ship.... would to see this design on TV or film...
So, this is a small "brawling" type ship. Like the defiant class, but more of a "hvy destroyer" concept. Definitely a great war/battle platform in a fleet concept.
This would be awesome as a first ship in Star Trek Online.
It would be so quick to turn in combat!
Love this intro! Still waiting on that Yorktown video ;-). Great video guys!
I like this ship, it looks like a type 9 shuttle beefed up into a ship
More like a Pocket Intrepid
Nah it looks like the Norway class, but with a solid secondary hull without the triangle shaped wings.. I rarely say this for a ship that wasnt already featured in the series or movies, but its beautiful
I'd say this is more like a cross of Voyager,Nova and the Defiant but yes its compact pocket size makes it just as agile and quite impressive as the Norway was. Dont get me wrong I like the Norway class too :). But this interceptor class with the pivoting nacelles and the landing struts along with a forward facing Sovereign class quantum torpedo launcher makes it quite badass.
FLAME4564 Yeah i prefer it to the Norway class which is great as well.
The pivoting nacelles work so amazingly here.
not to mention it has landing legs aswell or landing strutts giving it the same landing ability as Voyager :3 hehe so in essence quite practical ^^
I have this ship mod for Armada 1. It's beautiful in 3D flying across my screen smiting the Borg.
Anyone else getting audio issues? The Captains voice went real weird at 6:10
Bob Shaw i got that too.
The Interceptor, Defiant and Pathfinder are my three favorite ships.
Looks like a streamlined version of voyager. I like it.
For dedicated combat vessels, IMHO, the warp nacelles should be close in and protected like they are on the Defiant.
I really like this design. Definitely looks like almost a variant of an Intrepid class, but for its size.
Is there a prosess for getting fan made ships on STO? I want this ship.
Hi have you done a show on the Achilles class, think its a STO ship, long range tactical vessel designed to attack deminon bases behind the front lines?
nice ship, looks so good, could be almost canon!
One of my favorite ships I used to play with 3d models of this ship in lifghtwave and 3ds max
That is COOOOOOL. love it
I had a similar idea, but was thinking about a bigger version of the Intrepid class(may not need warp nacelles to move because of the larger version)! Geared towards space battles! Even large holodecks for training security for offensive maneuvers, for retaking Starfleet starships from attacking boarding parties! 4 impulse engine array, for greater sub-warp acceleration & speed! With additional phaser arrays on either side of the deflector array,! With 2 tactical control stations each controlling 1/2 of the ship's weapons (port & starboard)! Quantum torpedo launchers(2 forward, & 2 aft)! The ship's hull is crafted from armor! I'd add more to this, but I know very little about Starfleet weapons that are available, after Voyager's return to the Alpha quadrant, & Earth! However, extra storage bays were added to provide the crew supplies for longer periods of time in deep space! Also, designed as an anti-borg vessel! Well that's my limited take on the Interceptor class!
Nice Ship!
is the uss interceptor warp strut almost the same as voyager?
Been waiting for this one to show up and the video came out on my birthday, neat! It's to bad I didn't see it then. Haha.
Ha wow just recently saw this ship for the first time while I was playing on my modded Star Trek Armada 1, the mod I played and saw this ship is in the Borg Incursion mod.
Cool ship!
Hi guys would love to see a video discussion on the tech and specs of the diligent class starships
I like this ship.
Well done!
120% efficiency? I won't question how, but why would they burn out at all, if they"re so efficient?
Pretty good man. Feels like a cross between the Intrepid-Class, and the Norway-Class...
Lets hope the STO Devs are paying attention to this one, this could become a very popular ship
you guys should take a serious look at all the fan designed starships on the website Journal of Applied Treknology, may I suggest the Durandal Class Cruiser, the Harrier Class Scout and the Odysseus Class Destroyer
Very cool ship
Cool ship. 77197 sounds like a zip code.
Looks like Voyager had some sexy fun time with the Defiant during that stop at DS9.
Stuart Baldwin would you be willing to see if perfect world and cryptic studios would be willing to get into star trek online?
That would be cool!
StuDaddy Baldwin LOVE this ship design! The Intrepid and the Nova class had a baby........and it's badass!
I kinda seen the use interceptor class as a replacement for the Miranda class. did you thought about a retrofit of the interceptor with weapons a rollbar
I had played with the idea of a weapons/sensor pod that would attach to the spin of the ship. I never pursued it much beyond some sketches.
very cool!!!!
Not a bad ship at that! Yet I still prefer the standard Intrepid-class overall (I wonder if Polar Lights would make a 1/350 scale model of either of these ships?)
I think the frigate, or maybe light frigate, designation would work better. Overall, tough little ship.
Little?
love the intro!
Decent design, but the specs, role, and history are pretty unbelievable.
When will we see one on the diligent class starship??
I think I come up with a good idea...and then I see it was basically done 4yrs ago 😐 I came up with an idea and rough design for what I call the Venture-Class. Very similar to the Interceptor in terms of usage, but it would trade speed and firepower for more versatility and defense. The Venture would be a workhorse ship for war or peace, with modular pods for weapons or science bays or medical facilities. It would kinda look like a giant Delta Flyer crossed with a real world watercraft. It would look a bit clam-like, with the nacelles and deflector blended into a smooth hull. No ablative armor, but the shields, structural integrity fields and thick hull would be also be somewhat blended together, so that damage would be dispersed over the largest possible area. Alas, it seems like the Interceptor more or less already fills my imaged role 😜
Lockheed Martin ? ? ? ? how often is that name dropped in Star Trek ? ? ? ? never heard that before 1:30
What would win in a 1v1 battle between the interceptor and the defiant?
Does it has a slipstream engine.
I would love to see a video of it landing and people coming in and out on a planet
umm... where is the rear torpedo launcher?
I can't tell in the pictures in this episode.
It's on the underside/aft end of the engineering hull.
Basically a cool version of Voyager. I LOVE it!!!
I totally love this ship. Stuart Baldwin we should work on the Interceptor II now. ;)
Wow! I love this ship. He should submit it to STO, I'd love to fly it there.
why is it, that 95% of on Trekyrdas presented "fan" made ships have better designs then the last two CBS series (Discoivery, Picard) Trek ships? i mean how?
STD and Picard weren't made by the fans.
If I commanded a space station I'd keep one docked at my station
Cool, what's the blue part on the front of the ship? Does it have two deflectors?
That is the auxiliary deflector.
In the intro you forgot the original enterprise and the enterprise c
Well they were never actually seen in Drydock. We only went with ships we saw in Drydock on screen.
Always one on Like every video...(slaps forehead with palm)
+Trekyards include the jjprise in your intros (; (Jk, you don't have to)
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Can I say the Landing scene looks like a high quality artist impression
The fact it can land makes it excellent for planetary survey missions, and it's not as hard to find a parking place as it is for the Voyager.
exactly what starfleet needed to fight swarms of Jem'hadar.
Nice ship for star trek online as a tier 6 ship or a ship that levels with the player
I like everything except the nacelles . I don’t like the Bussard collectors not having a full profile. I would improve it by making the tips of the nacelles having the red glass like glowing part. The nacelles look like the are laying on their sides.
Nice video
Cool ship, really like the look. Does it have slipstream tech after the refit?
Would love to have this in STO as a T6 escort.
I've always preferred the more compact, and sturdier looking ships. the newer designs are so long, and slender that they don't appear practical, or durable. Like a well placed phaser blast will cut the ship in half.
Make this a hero ship with Worf as Captain!
I've always thought that for more peaceful times and if Academy students actually got some real starship experience and training before graduating and going on to their individual assignments, that this ship would make the perfect Academy ship, it's fast, and has defensive capabilities in case the students need it, and it's small and is a good number of personnel for the students and their instructors which would be senior officers. Basically they would be getting used to working in a ship and choosing what department they want to aim for. This ship design would be so perfect for that, it also looks like it would be a good design for an experimental Slipstream Drive because of the way it is designed and built, it would handle the Slipstream stresses a lot better than Voyager did.
This is a cool ship.
How do I design my own ship?
You wanna know what would be great . . .
Including a link to where these ships you talk about come from.
That'd be nice.
A bit belated, the original websites and work have slightly evaporated, I have tried to preserve some of the work here: mavek-cg.deviantart.com/gallery/50527654/USS-Interceptor
I love it except it should not land. Voyager landing was a bad idea too.