Similar to the previous ship design references, this book. 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. Though inspired by those works, this work is not intended to be a infringement of them. Enterprise is the first ship assigned to the new galaxy. 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. Good websites or programs to make starship schematics. Star fleet battles is the flagship of the star fleet universe. As with the enterprises design, alien spacecraft design in star treksuch as the klingon. Most regularlyfeatured vessels embodied the archetypal saucershaped foresection which tapered into a cylindrical or curved aft engineering section.
In fact, only one of the rules is known to have been created by gene roddenberry that starship warp nacelles must exist in pairs. 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. Atari luanches star trek online architect ship building. Written like a technical documentation of galaxyclass vessels for starfleet personnel of the 24th century, the star trek. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star trek ships. 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. Starbase being built, will be complete at end of first season and two more ships will arrive.
The original enterprise obviously became the cue for trek s conceptual shipwrights going forward. Varies from ship to ship, but typically different saucer sections, pylons and nacelles are available and a handful of skin choices and accent colors. Starship design rules with andrew probert part 1 youtube. The books cover features original artwork of the first battle of deep space 9, with the station defending itself from the klingon fleet. Isbn 074343725x contentsshow publishers description starship spotter was created more than two centuries. 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. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to. They are included in a site devoted to people designing new types for. Star fleet operations star fleet advanced starship design bureau. 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. 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.
Tbonz on may 6 mcneill and wang trying to revive captain proton by. My second favorite star trek ship is the defiant, the ship with attitude. The next generation is more deeply rooted in my nerdy american psyche than pumpkin pie, marvel superheroes and football combined. The official starships collection is a british partwork magazine that is published by eaglemoss collections under its hero collector imprint. For the first time ever, a chronological history of the starfleet starships from star trek television shows and films. An engaging guide to the neveraired 8th season, an official parody book published in 2015. 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. 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. Including zefram cochranes ship the phoenix, which made the first fasterthanlight journey in human history, through captain kirks famous enterprise up to the enterpriseb. 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.
The animated series 197374, and a series of filmswas tasked by paramount with creating a new series. Sto architect star trek online general discussions. Throughout its 50year history, star trek became synonymous with a particular starship design. 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. 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. Jaunt ship was designation for starships equipped with an onboard wormhole generator, or jaunt drive. It is a game of shipvsship combat in the 23rd century. The book, which covers the genesis of 30 ships including all seven enterprises, is packed with original concept art, showing fascinating directions that were. Sure, the xwing, ywing, tie fighter ships are cool, but not in the way the ships are in star trek.
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. Designing starships volume one memory alpha fandom. Among his upcoming projects is solar opposites, an animated show set to. 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.
Bantam books was the first licensed publisher of star trek tiein fiction. Once a ship order has come in, the player must grab the correct pieces. 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. Closest thing to this is the ingame ship customization found on most star bases which allows minor tweaks to the look of the ship. We also discuss how some of these rules dont make sense or can be. Star blazers in the usa universes, both official and unofficial, interesting and mediocre.
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. The book is titled star trek discovery designing starships vol 4 on the front flap of its dust cover, and star trek. The only ship in star wars that is a character is the falcon. Jul 11, 2016 star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by last unicorn games includesa. Hey guys, today we speak with andrew probert about gene roddenberrys very own starship design rules and how they are used. General star trek bibliography read the star trek f. 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. Follow the link above or the banners to find out more about this years events and guests. Thanks to the deployment of the jaunt ships, the terran rebellion. 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.
The star trek ship guide will also come to house any special rules, notes, or insights as to the races of the star trek universe, including their individual background and technical histories. Its hard to imagine a less elegant and more inefficient design based on the saucer and 2 nacelles formula. Enterprise will occasionally return to milky way for staffing changes, refits, extended leave. 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. 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. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Ive been waiting for years for someone to produce the definitive book on the starships of star trek. 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. Staff communications subforum rules have also been updated. The magazine or the eaglemoss official starships collection. This ship is based on one of the phase ii concept models by ralph mcquarrie. I know the d is really popular, but it always looked like a bulky, cumbersome mess to me. Star trek online ship shaper, challenges players to build star fleet ships as quickly as possible and top the leaderboard.
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. With this revolutionary engine, a jaunt ship could jump anywhere inside the milky way galaxy, and beyond. See more ideas about star trek ships, star trek, trek. 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. This book follows the form and layout of the ships of the star fleet books published by mastercom data center. 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. Similar to the previous ship design references, this book includes colour illustrations, related images from past tv episodesmovies and nicely completes my. 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. 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. Concept model from the art of star trek, scanned by frank.
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. When they blew up the enterprise in st iii, im talking prime universe, there was a real emotional attachment to it. Star trek starship designs the star trek rpg core rules book by. Profiles more than 250 years worth of starfleet ships.
Titan is a series of science fiction novels which detail the adventures of captain william t. Jaunt ships were developed by memory omega and fielded by the terran rebellion in the late 2370s. Star trek adventures takes you to the final frontier of the galaxy, where new discoveries await keen explorers of starfleet. In the 1980s, roddenberrywho was responsible for the original star trek, star trek. This book became the first incentive for fans to create new starships by rearranging familiar starship components, long before the official star trek. The original enterprise obviously became the cue for treks conceptual shipwrights going forward. All novels were published as mass market paperback editions.