Ark Royal Stuff - Misc. Illustrations

[Ahkileez]

An IRC/Chat-style RPG ship named the USS Ark Royal (Akira-class) over at Star Trek: Echoes recently launched with me as CO.

I'm a real stickler for trying to jam more detail into the Trek world so I started designing things to enhance the environment. Not necessarily changing major things, but extrapolating based on what was already shown and adding in additional detail I think should've been there all along.

Development Patch - I tried to create this in the style shown in the Defiant/Danube era. I figure the Akira came out of the same Borgbuster program, so it fits in nicely.



Uniform Patch - This is the uniform shoulder patch (the official symbol is this shield, backed by a crossed sword and scepter and crowned by a knightly helmet). It's worn on a variety of uniforms. Not the normal "Class-B's" we'd normally seen, but on a host of others, including enlisted uniforms, working uniforms, tactical uniforms, security uniforms, etc.



Service Uniforms - *INCOMPLETE* - Here are some of the uniforms in use aboard the Ark Royal. In addition to the ordinary duty and dress uniforms we know, there are extrapolated variants/additions to those uniforms, and other classes of uniforms for other situations.



Tricorders - *INCOMPLETE* - It's been a while now since Nemesis and a long while since the 'flip-phone' tricorder came into being, so I reasoned that Ark Royal would now be using the new 'PADDcorder'. While this can be used on or off the ship, I figure it's most effective on the ship where it functions like a padd and has access to the ship's computer as well. So if you scan a damaged piece of equipment, for instance, it would also bring up the maintenance details on the part, whether there are replacements in stock, etc. I do intend to draw a flip-corder for more rugged field use as well, probably using elements from the more recent variants shown in like the Voyager finale and so forth.







Small Arms - The range of weapons shown in Trek seems ridiculously mundane, so I expanded on the list based on what I think they should have, things that have been shown but not repeated, and so forth. I think this is a decent cross-section of infantry weapons to be found aboard a frontline combat ship like an Akira.



Tactical Weapons - *INCOMPLETE* - Here's a list of torpedoes in use aboard the Ark Royal (not counting the different types of torpedoes/missiles her fighters carry). They're obviously interpretations of ones we know to exist, plus a customized decoy that I designed. I have planned (but not yet drawn), a multi-warhead one designed for overloading shield grids.



Probes - This is a full assortment of probes. I redrew, embellished designs of probes I was told a long time ago came from the TNG tech manual. I don't own the TNGTM so I can't verify that. I added Voyager's multi-spacial probe to the list as well to round it out to an even ten. I'm thinking about designing a relay or distress beacon and tossing that in as well.



I have no doubt that I'll end up doing more stuff in the future. I really enjoy creating extrapolative detail in the Trek verse, so I'll probably add more things to this list in the future.

I hope you all enjoy the illustrations, and find them interesting. I'm all for C&C so feel free to discuss anything you see here.

- Kurt

[Aresius]

Sweet. I'm looking forward for the updates.

[t-cast]

Excellent designs!

[Ahkileez]

Aresius - Me too! Hehe. There are a few odds and ends I have planned. As far as major updates, I guess I'll have to wait for inspiration to strike or for someone to suggest something. One thing I was thinking of doing is a 'civilian combadge' for wearing aboard ships or stations. Somehow it seems odd that they would allow civilians to run around with Starfleet combadges that essentially indicates they're military by having them on.

t-cast - Thanks t-cast. I'm glad you like them.

[Somerset]

Wow man. When you have a burst of inspiration you really shine. Excellent designs my friend. A civy commbade would be cool Any ideas brewing around for an aux craft for the Akira?

[Marian87]

Very cools stuff

[Aresius]

Well, what about the female forms of the uniform?
And -a thing I've been wondering about- StarTrek has some desert-uniforms, so why not also some aqua-uniforms?


Nice idea with a civilian badge.

[Ahkileez]

Somerset - Hey Al! I have an unfinished design. There's what looks like a 'garage' behind the bridge where I plan to park it. Since we kitted her out with fairly standard shuttles and runabouts, I wanted one craft that looked like the ship the way that the E-E had those shuttles that looked like they belonged to her, and so did Voyager. I echoed the catamaran shape for a wide-bodied, hulking kind of craft that I kind of picture a little like a the Killer W.H.A.L.E GI Joe toy I used to play with as a kid.

Marian87 - Thanks man.

Aresius - You mean like wetsuits for diving? As for the female forms, there's really no benefit to duplicating everything shown there in its female equivalent. Where I would expect the female one to be different, I've tossed it in.

[XRaiderV1.7]

nice stuff.

[Ahkileez]

Somerset - Hey Al, here's that auxiliary ship I need to finish. I don't think of it as a 'captain's yacht' kind of a situation. It's a working ship belonging to the Ark herself. Part runabout, part dropship, kinda.