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Published: 2013-05-24 02:36:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 10210; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 308
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The Starfleet scout ship, USS Rama, observes a migrating flock on avian aliens while two crew members take in a more intimate observation while riding the ship's two exploration bikes. The "bikers" wear environment belts which serve as aeroshells, negating the need for windscreens on the vehicles.Background by Koko_Stock with many modifications. The Archer class scout mesh created by Mark Azevedo - www.3dmaz.com. Ship design by Masao Okazaki. Poser/DS conversion and enhancement by Ptrope w/ texture support by me. Grav bikes (recolored and custom textured)by Simon-3D with equipment boxes by Serrge. Starfleet jumpsuit is my own tweaked version of the suit from Hunterman (shop.poseraddicts.com/index.ph… by Royloo. Sky Manta by Digital | Designs www.daz3d.com/skymanta . And many thanks to the artists who provided the other fine details.
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I agree - hey trek is about advanced tech right?
Even with the wash - still a great scene - well done and thanks for sharing
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Those envirobelts were featured in the Star Trek Animated Series when they had to go underwater or out in space but didn't want to spend time drawing suits.
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I've heard various reasons why they didn't do the suits in TAS... but whatever the reason, I think this is the better call. It's more in keeping with Trek's high tech and TOS suits were just gawd-awful designs
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Ah...exploration and discovery...Starfleets main tasks...very nice
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Thank you sir! "To explore strange new worlds...." and all that
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Are the avian aliens an intelligent species? I have othen wondered why we have not seen intelligent avian beings in Star Trek.
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What Mdbruffy said, below
As to whether these critters are intelligent? MMmmmmmmmmmaaaaybe!
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Actually, we have seen an avian race in Star Trek. It was in the animated series. The episode was called "Jihad" and the character was a member of the Skor:
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LOL, I misspelled "often" !
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i know this class is roughly the equivalent of the scout/courier in traveller so are the bikes the only subcraft she can carry?
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Well... depends on who you ask, I guess. The Vanguard books describe a pair of six wheeled vehicles, but in me n' Ptrope's study of the ship, there would be enough room for those. Ptrope's created his one contained designs for a grav explorer [link] , but it's certainly possible that Starfleet would have variety available.
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Thanks! With this palette I almost feel like this is my MetalSnail crossover work!
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I love the stories you tell with just a single picture. This is a nice wonderful side of Starfleet exploration. The kind of stories you'd want to experience.
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Glad you share my view. I'd much rather see a story like this, immersed in alien wonder and mystery, than some pissed off human just trying to kill people... (sigh)
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WHAT?!?!?! No renagade Starfleet officer? No senseless explosions? No anamorphic lenseflares? No supervillian... This ain't Star Trek!! (Tongue placed firmly in cheek.)
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Hey, I did TOO use a lens flare!!!!
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Not enough! I can still see the...well, everything!
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Too bad the World Space Patrol wasn't an exploratory service; it would've been cool to see Fireball XL-5 do something like this.
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LOL! Well maybe there'll be a Fireball XL-5 reboot some day. Hey, I'd see that!!!!
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It's the jetcycles that pinged it for me...
...and thinking about it, a show about a teensy little scout ship like USS Rama here would be perfect for plots with courier missions, exploration, shadowing, and the like and plenty of character drama. Starfleet Firefly.
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You bet! Sign me up for production staff!!!!
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Thanks! Glad you enjoy it
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AND an Andorian!
Mixed birth
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Very cool! I'm hearing Satriani's Surfing with the Alien, looking at this 
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Wonderful!!! I could really get into a David Attenborough style Trek nature documentary series
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Well... we sure won't see it from JJ
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I know I'm falling into a pit filled with rabid tigers, land mines and bees on this one, but I think there's every chance to see such things. This latest installment I was very pleased with in every way and one of the cooler things was at the first Kirk telling McCoy they were in the running for the 5-year mission. The chance to go and do the explorations and blaze the trail... Kirk was positively giddy at the prospect. I'm very looking forward to the discoveries this crew will make.
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We'll see. So far they haven't used the opportunity to do anything buy throw disgruntled megalomaniacs at the Enterprise.... whose engineering room STILL looks like a brewery, I hear?
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This time they got it right. Their adversary is done perfectly in my opinion. I'm not a blind trek fan. The next gen stuff I can't really stand, but the original series I've loved since I was six and Mom called me in from playing in the yard with "you might want to watch this" and the "Who Mourns for Adonis" episode was on. These two movies I've been very critical over as trek helped shaped my formative years. In no way did I want them to mess up my memories, but every one of my fears were tested and relieved. Yah they're not exploring much yet and they fire some weapons and some things blow up, but the characters are solid.
As for the engine room a brewery is a still, so no surprise there 
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Speaking of "doing Trek right" and "Who Mourns for Adonais", be sure to watch this! I think this may be the best fan episode to date. They did so much right!
[link]
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Very impressive! Will definitely check this out more. Weird seeing these actors in these roles, but they seem to be pulling it off pretty well. Neat to see Grant Imahara and Chris Doohan as part of the cast!!
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I thought Chris Doohan SO nailed it! And did catch Jamie Bamber's red shirt cameo?!
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That I did 
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I would kill to see David Attenborough doing a documentary on alien life whilst wearing a Starfleet Science uniform.
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Absolutely, though he's still be in his light blue shirt and tan pants, albeit trek era versions
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LOL!
Wait... if we're going with documentarian standard uniforms, the Sagan was a red shirt!! (glup)
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well, he changed around a bit, and thankfully there were other red shirts besides security with much higher survivability... Scotty and Uhura to name a few 
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