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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:42 pm
by mlsnoopy
Maybe they were testing a new necell design.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:53 pm
by Enkidu
I did read somewhere that the four nacelled Nebula was an engine testbed ship. I can't remember where, so it's almost certainly just fan speculation.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:26 pm
by Reliant121
I would be a little surprised if they were testing a nacelle design on such an important ship as the Galaxy class. Nebula or Freedom yes but Galaxy, no.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:32 pm
by Mikey
Why not? Starfleet uses their hottest high-end new projects as testbeds all the time.
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:38 pm
by Reliant121
True
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:14 pm
by Jordanis
Reliant121 wrote:I would be a little surprised if they were testing a nacelle design on such an important ship as the Galaxy class. Nebula or Freedom yes but Galaxy, no.
Well, it's a good thing we're talking about the Nebula as engine testbed, then...
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:11 pm
by Reliant121
oh...i knew that...
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:54 am
by Mark
Just out of curiousity, can a Nebula execute a saucer seperation?
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:08 am
by Teaos
Not sure. Does the pod attach to the saucer? if so then I doubt it.
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:14 am
by Deepcrush
The Neb's hull is solid minus the pod I'd guess. No need for the saucer to part if the WC is in the saucer.
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:54 am
by Sionnach Glic
I doubt it can seperate.
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:34 pm
by Mikey
Why would a Nebula-class separate? The GCS can because there is a lot of structure that isn't part of the saucer - not so much with the Neb.
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:19 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Exactly. You'd be better off just ejecting the WC instead of losing that entire section.
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:08 pm
by Mark
I was curious. I saw an up close pic of one, and it LOOKED like it had that hull seperation line. Could have just been a by product of the kit bash, but, hey....in Trek, you never know
Re: Ship of the week: Nebula
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:01 am
by Mikey
Mark wrote:it LOOKED like it had that hull seperation line. Could have just been a by product of the kit bash,
I'm sure it was. Even IU, it could be said that the same saucers were used before being differentiated by the class they would become. I still say that even with a plane of separation, there is no good reason to do it in a Nebula.