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Description On her shakedown voyage the Clarke sets a new speed record for her tonnage class, reaching the galactic rim in record-setting time. Once there she pulled into the supply and repair depot at Stoffels III for a complete astronautics and engineering systems analysis, as well as a thorough hull inspection. In Captain Peters’ mission debrief, she reported even fewer problems than the engineers had expected after her sister ship’s troubling shakedown.

However their sensors reported a curious subspace anomaly at extreme range, 36 parsecs back. The data signature has aspects of what Federation science has come to recognize as a Preserver subspace blind. Once all systems have been checked out, the Clarke will return to the location, try to reacquire the signal, and pursuer further investigation.

All an excuse to a) keep using this cool Century class model, and b) throw it together with the Nemesis dry dock (awful movie, neat tech!). Plus 8 Distant lights and 17 spotlights - YEE-HAW!!!!

Century Class by DJ Curtis, converted by Celticarchie. Volga Class Runabout by Medjai, converted by Mattymanx. Nemesis Dry Dock by S-Stephen, Poser conversion by Mattymanx. Background by Hameed hameed.deviantart.com/ .

DAZ Studio render.
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Comments: 50

bomsteinam [2017-06-22 07:11:53 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!!!!!!

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TE-Williams [2012-06-02 19:28:31 +0000 UTC]

Stunning.

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RobCaswell In reply to TE-Williams [2012-06-04 20:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think this one one of my faves from the "Clarke series" too

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Phenometron [2012-03-28 03:07:00 +0000 UTC]

The drydock thing never gets old.

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RobCaswell In reply to Phenometron [2012-03-28 18:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Agreed! It's always a potent slice of technoporn

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prettyfishy [2011-08-28 21:44:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice! Love all the ships!

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RobCaswell In reply to prettyfishy [2011-08-29 17:02:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I wish I'd made it a LITTLE more populated, but I guess it still makes a nice impact.

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MrDarksMayhem-B [2011-07-25 17:51:20 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done.

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RobCaswell In reply to MrDarksMayhem-B [2011-07-26 18:48:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Paudraic [2011-07-14 04:01:59 +0000 UTC]

Detail rich. Beautiful.

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RobCaswell In reply to Paudraic [2011-07-14 14:44:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. These models are a true joy to play with

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DaveMail42 [2011-07-14 02:19:15 +0000 UTC]

Truck stops. They all look the same...

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RobCaswell In reply to DaveMail42 [2011-07-14 14:43:57 +0000 UTC]

The quality of food varies, though!

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DaveMail42 In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-16 20:24:55 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's hard to get good tribbles n' gravy anymore...

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RobCaswell In reply to DaveMail42 [2011-07-17 02:07:24 +0000 UTC]

Mmmmm. Just like mom used to synthesize!

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DaveMail42 In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-17 04:07:57 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that's getting pretty nostalgic--in a futuristic sort of way...

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Venomater [2011-07-12 16:16:56 +0000 UTC]

Nice work, she looks very impressive in the dock. . . . .

Live Long & Prosper

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RobCaswell In reply to Venomater [2011-07-12 17:38:23 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's interesting how the anglular dock somehow DOESN'T interfere with her graceful lines.

But then, as LM Ant points out above, maybe that's just a product of my being a bondage aficionado?

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unspacy [2011-07-12 15:42:16 +0000 UTC]

what can I say ? wow I am humble man

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RobCaswell In reply to unspacy [2011-07-12 17:36:48 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Thanks a lot I just couldn't resist trying to light up the sky w/ all those spots!

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thefirstfleet [2011-07-12 14:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Most beautiful!

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RobCaswell In reply to thefirstfleet [2011-07-12 14:46:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Dave!

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CAPTIVA-bd [2011-07-12 10:23:54 +0000 UTC]

Star Trek ships are between the most beautiful ones in the sci-fi history, in my opinion....
great work

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RobCaswell In reply to CAPTIVA-bd [2011-07-12 12:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I think this ship, in particular, has really pretty lines.

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gazzatrek [2011-07-12 06:38:23 +0000 UTC]

'gorgeous.again.

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RobCaswell In reply to gazzatrek [2011-07-12 12:47:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks pal!

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LmAnt [2011-07-12 05:42:23 +0000 UTC]

hehe...this looks a little like "Star-ship-bondage"

...oh...
(Now I've read the story!)
That's damn sweet of you, Sir!
Thank you

and...wow! 25 lights in one scene??? That's...wow.
But...yeah..how else could the illumination of The Clarke be that perfect?
Cool job again!

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RobCaswell In reply to LmAnt [2011-07-12 11:56:34 +0000 UTC]

"Starship bondage".

Only you'd make the connection, dear one!

Once I realized I'd need a shitload of lights to make this one happen.... I HAD to do it! Just to try it. Just to see if I could really make it work. Those are the best challenges. They taunt you and you KNOW you won't be relenting until you've wrestled it to the ground..... and gotten it all bound up in a space dry dock!

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LmAnt In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 13:53:58 +0000 UTC]

yeah..I'm great in making strange connections.
everybody knows that.
but now I understand why you had to clamp that brave ship into iron:
It wanted to escape from all the glowing lightings!

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RobCaswell In reply to LmAnt [2011-07-12 14:15:01 +0000 UTC]

Naw.... she's attention slut who loves the bright lights!

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LmAnt In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 14:23:48 +0000 UTC]

somehow that is reminding me of some other slut I know

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RobCaswell In reply to LmAnt [2011-07-12 14:44:59 +0000 UTC]

A certain American-based comment slut???

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LmAnt In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 14:48:31 +0000 UTC]

nope, rather from the other side of BFO.
(I never call someone a slut, except for myself )

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RobCaswell In reply to LmAnt [2011-07-12 15:01:22 +0000 UTC]

>>I never call someone a slut, except for myself

Me too

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LmAnt In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 15:12:24 +0000 UTC]

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Ptrope [2011-07-12 03:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Ya just keep hammerin' 'em out! Great POV and lighting - you'd have driven the Great Bird to drink with how rarely you stick to the 'standard' plane - and we're all better off for it

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RobCaswell In reply to Ptrope [2011-07-12 12:47:31 +0000 UTC]

Wow... what I wouldn't do to have had a drink with The Great Bird?!...

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NICELabs [2011-07-12 02:54:25 +0000 UTC]

Great scene Excellent POV and lighting Really gets a sense of scale too

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RobCaswell In reply to NICELabs [2011-07-12 12:46:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Glad you felt it lent scale. I kind of felt it was a bit... dunno... "distant" to pull that off properly? But I was trying!

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NICELabs In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 13:23:12 +0000 UTC]

Attempt successful

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bagera3005 [2011-07-12 02:35:33 +0000 UTC]

sweet

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RobCaswell In reply to bagera3005 [2011-07-12 11:58:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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forkboy1965 [2011-07-12 01:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Except that Kirk & Co. will steel it to go off and save the universe. AGAIN!

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RobCaswell In reply to forkboy1965 [2011-07-12 11:58:49 +0000 UTC]

And then all get promoted, making their NEXT starship theft even easier!

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Thomas-Peters [2011-07-12 01:35:10 +0000 UTC]

Looks very much at home in the hangar. All the lights really give a sense of scale to the ship. Its a great portrait. Capt Peters, eh? I bet she'd rather be flyin' a Connie!

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RobCaswell In reply to Thomas-Peters [2011-07-12 11:57:54 +0000 UTC]

>>"Looks very much at home in the hangar...."

LOL! Couldn't resist, could ya....?

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Thomas-Peters In reply to RobCaswell [2011-07-12 12:30:51 +0000 UTC]

No,no,no, I didn't mean it like THAT!! I was complimenting you on pairing the 2 separate elements that work seamlessly together! It was NOT meant to be a comment about a design that has been so compromised by aesthetic decisions that its bound to spend a lot of time getting maintenance.

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RobCaswell In reply to Thomas-Peters [2011-07-12 13:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh, suuuuuuureeee......

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karanua [2011-07-12 01:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Nice render Rob

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RobCaswell In reply to karanua [2011-07-12 01:03:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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