Pearse, Thanx for the comments. Yeah the carpets bad, but don't fire the carpet people, fire the designer, but then again don't. Its not pretty, but it provides some basic positioning aid as I can place stuff free hand on the grid, in perspective view, and then refine the placement of objects in isometric (top,bottom,left,right,front,back) view. If you have ideas for a pattern, feel free to let me know.
About the Admiral Command, if you have read the rest of this thread, you will know what has been going on. At first i wasn't even gong to have it or the turboshafts, but some one pointed out that modern warships did not have the Admiral and Captain control points in the same room. the room also serves a dual purpose, It is a Stellar Cartography facility as well as the Battle Overview Control (BOC - Admiral Command Point).
About the long walk, is there any ship in the Fedeation registery, that really had any facilities for an admiral in battle. Most of the multiship battles that Ive seen have the admiral at a local starbase or at Headquarters, not actually present. I think the only time Ive seen admirals actually accopmany the fleet is at the end of Voyager's final season, when they finally reach the Alpha Quadrant. Besides it allows me to add a little more detail, and how many shots in the episodes actually follow a person from room to room. They almost always stop o start at the door to the corridor or tubolift don't they?
I might add a secondary Bridge. Im thinking a cross of 1701-D battle bridge, but with a table, positioned at the center rear, like on the NX-01, but that will probably not happen for a while, because now I have to move on to detailing BOC level and the turbolift cars need serious make overs before they reach the quality of the rest of the bridge.
I am open to suggestions of what class ship this should go on and if you answer this request, please include a picture if you can of the top-rear half of its saucer and neck. Send any pics to me at
Kickajet@gmail.com.