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In a message dated 8/30/2005 4:20:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jon@gzg.com writes:

You've hit one of the nails on the head there, Scott; part of the intention
was to homogenise some elements of the designs to give the feel that they were
all built by basically the same (human) tech, while still retaining the
particular design motifs that individualise the fleets. For the new NAC, I've
tried to keep some of the styling cues while getting rid of the elements that
have been most often and
most vocally criticised in the past  - the long frail "necks" being a
major one!

As we're on this subject, a question for you all (or as many of you as want to
take the time to answer!):

In general, do you prefer your starships to be smooth and sleek (example: Trek
Federation ships) or blocky and complex (example: B5 Earth Alliance)?

Best,

Jon (GZG)

Well, I personally like the NAC originals, even the "frail neck: design I
like, I personally have been drilling in the body and pinning the neck in so
it dont break off on accident. Other then that, I like pretty much how they

were.

Speaking of Br style ships, I think it is safe to say the NSL has that
market. Most of the Earth Alliance ships are SL style, or vice-versa..
Example,
look at the Maria Von-Burgund, then grab an Earth Alliance Sagitarrius
Cruiser. The size ad shape are close alike. Before my wife started her NSL
ships, we were usig B5 earth ships are NSL warships.

I also think the new ESU ships have a look ressembling both NI and JPN
combination. Am I the only that thinks that?

Vince