The ORIGINAL Klingon Vessel

[@pantherasad2114]

This man turned a squiggle into a Klingon warship. 😶

[@Neilhammond64]

He could turn a hair on the film into a secret superweapon

[@Joannes808]

@@Neilhammond64 Stage artist spills a bit of coffee on the back drop. "Uhhh... i hope no one notices."

[@Neilhammond64]

@@Joannes808 There's literal Coffee in that nebula.

[@diamondcreepah]

first time?

[@bjmccann1]

He's a goddamned artist!!!

[@ronin3381]

It kinda looks like a Romulan bird-of-prey from the rear. I don’t know if this was intentional, but it fits nicely with the implied 23rd century alliance between the Romulans and the Klingons.

[@SPECTRE_Madman]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@evil713]

There was always the fact that when B’rel first did show up in search for Spock The enemy for that was originally Romulans. It’s been theorized that given the bridges design it was actually originally stolen from the Romulans by the Klingons edit: i think i meant to say bridges instead of barrels. i blame voice to text.

[@khyronkravshera7774]

That's because the original Romulan model was made using a repurposed Klingon hull.

[@procyon6370]

That's a dumb fan theory

[@ronin3381]

@@procyon6370 How so?

[@adamdubin1276]

It looks like a TOS-era Klingon ship and it looks good. Once again, I have to say that you have outdone yourself!

[@christophernemeth421]

This is a beautiful TOS Bird of Prey type design. In real life there were "glass cannon" battle cruisers that were extremely dangerous if they fired first, but could not survive a fight with actual battleships. A lightly armored ship with A lot a firepower would be a perfect Klingon design

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

in naval cricles these ships are refered to more as "large cruisers" or "cruiser killers" as their sort of 'subtype' of the battlecruiser, heavier battlecruisers designed to actually win fights with rival capital ships did exist (HMS Hood is a good example of one)

[@Sarados1980]

"What Klingons call a scout ship, other will call a Battlecruiser." - Andorian saying. :) Really nice design, I could easily see this in a Star Trek series. Suggestion: Maybe design some Andorian ships - I think Andorians didn't get enough love in the series so far...

[@ChesterRico]

But that would also be 100% fan fiction. There's only 1 canon Andorian ship: the battlecruiser from ENT.

[@FltCaptAlan]

@@ChesterRico There is a second, I believe as part of the Andorian fleet in ENT Kir'shara, but it is a CG model that got used for a few ships, just "repainted" for Andorian service, so really isn't anything special to the Andorians www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/alphabeta_ships1.htm www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/andorian-cruiser2-screen.jpg

[@TheDutchGhost]

@@FltCaptAlan It is the reuse of a ship model that has been used before on Star Trek. I don't recall Enterprise or also Voyager.

[@TheBlackSpider82]

Glory to you, EC Henry, and your House.

[@nicholaswalsh4462]

Well, technically speaking, battlecruisers ARE scouts. Incredibly heavy scouts, yes, but still scouts. After all, both the British and German navies employed their battlecruisers as scouting elements ahead of the main fleet body during the First World War. The Battle of Jutland, for example, saw Admiral Beatty's Battlecruiser Fleet operate as an advance guard and scouting force for Admiral Jellicoe's Grand Fleet while Admiral Hipper's battlecruiser-led Scouting Force served the same role for Admiral Scheer's High Seas Fleet. The high speed and powerful armament of battlecruisers actually make them excellent scouts, since they are able to steam ahead of the fleet with the more traditional scouts, such as light cruisers and destroyers, while maintaining enough firepower to fight for information and draw the enemy into an unfavorable match up with the main force.

[@drewjohnson-85]

True and if this ship is really the Klingon equivalent of a heavy scout ship, perhaps along the lines of a German Moltke-class or Seydlitz it would explain why the Klingons considered the Constitution-class to be a battlecruiser as if this ship has a heavier emphasis on armor and speed over fire power and speed to the federation equivalent then taking on The Enterprise one on one would be a tricky problem, not impossible is the Germans proved but without Admiral Beatty‘s inexplicable choice not to fire at long range, well most times he who fires first with the biggest gun wins.

[@diabreon3094]

Sounds like you guys think of kingons as having the same scouting mentality as House Steiner from BattleTech, who are memetic in sending 100 ton Atlases as a scout lance, when the 'mech is not remotely intended for that role.

[@thomaszinser8714]

The planned American Lexington-class battlecruisers were also intended to be the core of a 35-knot scouting force as well, accompanied by the Omahas and the Clemsons.

[@TheHazelnoot]

@@diabreon3094 Are you questioning the great intellect of House Steiner nobles? Why, I've never heard such sacrilege! :^)

[@ethelredcrimmins8984]

Interesting take, especially as the German battle cruiser element in the Battle of Jutland was literally called ‘The First Scouting Group’.

[@TheMule47]

great design, fits in beautifully with established design language. While not a "mystery" ship, the SS Aurora from TOS "Journey to Eden" feels like fertile ground for a re-interpretation. while the ship was meant to be a Federation civilian transport, the original model was the very alien Tholian ship, just backwards and with a pair of warp nacelles attached. the Remastered version used a modification of the J-type freighter created for the Remaster of "Mudd's Women" (i don't recall if in the original version of "Mudd's Women" had the ship as anything more than a point of light). i'd love to see a redesign of the Aurora keeping the Tholian kitbash silhouette but made out more in line with Federation ascetics.

[@thomasjoyce7910]

It's interesting that every species across the galaxy briefly had a preference for uncluttered, elegant starship design during that particular era.

[@exilestudios9546]

What I find weird is that Klingons during this time suddenly decided to name all of their ships using human letters and numerals.

[@A407RAC]

@@exilestudios9546 I think that's a translation or Earth/Federation designation - much like in the Cold War the Soviet names and NATO designations were different

[@shinyagumon7015]

@@exilestudios9546 Well in Universe they probably named them after Klingon numbers and letters and the Universal Translator just autocorrects them.

[@exilestudios9546]

@@A407RAC see i thought that too and discovery season 1 even seemed to confirm that when a ship that was clearly not a classic D7 but was roughly the same size was classified as such by a shuttle computer and then is season 2 that gets thrown out the window when l'rell shows off the iconic D7 as we know it and calls it a D7 in plain english

[@KairuHakubi]

@@shinyagumon7015 it's one of those things that gives you headaches like how usually the translator ignores proper nouns, and huge swaths of klingon just for the sake of flavor, anytime you can guess what a word means from context, translator is like 'nah let's leave that untranslated' and additionally, when a non-klingon KNOWS a few words of klingon and speaks them, the klingons listening are aware the translator is not currently doing that... so.. ummm.. hey look over there! Chronotons!

[@James-bw4np]

That looks aggressive and sleek! Just like some sort of predator!

[@Neilhammond64]

She's a predator -Jean Luc Picard

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

It's metal.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388 specifically, probably duranium or tritanium. Maybe even a composite!

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated Hmmm. Good point.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388 if you ever need a Vulcan science officer on your bridge, I’m the next best thing 😂

[@shinyagumon7015]

It's a glorious day to Live when EC Henry uploads another mystery ship video! I like your design here, it's both sleek while also retaining that model look we all love from TOS.

[@catoblepasomega]

I really like it. Looks a little valdore-influenced with the bridge section. I can kinda see it as being a common ancestor to the later Romulan ships (perhaps in addition to the D7s, the Romulans got a few of these as part of the klingon-romulan alliance in TOS)

[@arturochambers27]

There's klingons on the starboard bow, Jim!

[@davesobani9565]

It's life jim but not as we know it not as know it.

[@paulaburrows8660]

Scrape 'em off Jim!

[@jaanikaapa6925]

Ee come in peace, shoot to kill.

[@Azzameen99AZ]

Hello. We come in peace, shoot to kill.

[@paulscott2037]

This is a gorgeous design. I'd love to see this in STO.

[@klatuk4u1]

Go for it, make hypotheticals or do concept art versions. The concept for the Enterprise D and C are glorious and deserve to be seen restored.

[@ryancarrell3186]

I would love to see a CGI version of the original C design. I love how it looks as is, but the original concept art is such a perfect bridge between D and B.

[@scytheseven9173]

Trekyards did a video with Andrew Probert on the Enterprise C design, with a nice CG model of it iirc.

[@stankyyboi]

original Enterprise C exists in STO, they call it the Narendra Class

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

The D-type Cruisers, The Raptor frigates, The Bird of Prey scout ships, These three are the backbone of the Klingon Fleet.

[@zetoboogaloo8802]

There are a lot of fasa designs as well. Just search up fasa Clingon ships on Google or yt. Resurrected starships I'd a yt channel that goes over se of them.

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

@@zetoboogaloo8802 Those are all era-specific though. Like the Negh’Var and Laneth’s ship. The backbone stays through it all. Plus, most of the FASA ships are kind of bland or over-done.

[@Bidimus1]

@@zetoboogaloo8802 Prefer SFB myself.

[@Lofwyr2012UK]

I remember reading somewhere the Klingons in TOS acquired cloaking from the Romulans. This design fits nicely into that with it's upcurved wings mirroring the TOS Romulan bird of prey.

[@positronicfeed]

If Star Trek ships are well documented, I think best thing for you to do is to design your own post TNG era ship taking inspiration from the existing ships, like you did with the pre TOS Pacific ships. That would be really cool to see on the channel. When I say post TNG I mean anything from the day the Galaxy class was brand new up to 32nd Century.

[@richardched6085]

Honestly. You need to be the ship designer for any future Star Trek product... Truly remarkable...

[@asb169]

Impossible. His designs actually make sense and fit into pre-existing canon.

[@richardched6085]

​@@asb169 😆 that was good

[@GeekFilter]

This looks SO good! Have you thought of looking at the animated series? They’ve referenced some ships that we haven’t seen and there are two dimensional images that are never seen from any other angle. I did a lot of work on the SS Bonaventure (which was used for inspiration in the original Doug Drexler Enterprise design and then the later non-canonical refit)

[@MichaelEllisYT]

That's a great idea.

[@Hunter12396]

@@MichaelEllisYT The best place to find deep background ships would be to look through the memory alpha "unnamed ships" pages. There are a number of ships that weren't even real "ships" but just part of matte paintings meant to fill out the background. For example there was a rocket/shuttle on a launch ramp on the top of Methuselah's castle in TOS. A lot of the "ship of the week" designs in Voyager are barely visible and their original CGI models have been lost, so that's something you can look into too.

[@EvanG529]

Ok now I know I NEED to see more of your Star Trek designs.

[@ah7910]

You are a genius. I WISH the current producers of Star Trek cared as much as you to make the design aesthetic make sense within continuity.

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

The WWII ship USS Alaska is listed in various sources as a cruiser, heavy cruiser, armored cruiser, battle cruiser, or carrier escort cruiser. Just an example that ships might be simultaneously referred to by a variety of designations. Also some ships are simultaneously referred to both as a class based on their construction and weaponry, and also by what role the play in the fleet. That later designation would even change when the ship is reassigned to new duties. The long and short being that there have been many instances of a ship being referred to as a scout and a cruiser simply by different people during the same conversation.

[@TastyBusiness]

That's a sexy looking ship design. Feels like it would fit right in, well done.

[@davidedens6353]

you did very good here; my 6 year old who cant quite read the titles to the videos identified your ship as a klingon ship without being told it was even a star trek ship because it just looks like a klingon ship. I'm so proud of him

[@cmedtheuniverseofcmed8775]

Amazing work as always EC. Honestly, it makes sense. What you have can be looked at as both a scout ship and a cruiser (basically a heavy scout ship or light cruiser design). In ST Online, and every other ST game, there are always sets of Klingon ships that are mid rim vessels that have the Bird of Prey or D7 Cruiser coupled together. It can be easily argued that this ship class fulfills both roles to certain extents.

[@janxspirit6707]

An excellent extrapolation, that fits so well into the Klingon design philosophy! Ty for sharing.

[@SeventhSwell]

Love it! And it bridges the whole Romulan / Klingon bird of prey issue. The upturned 'wings' make it look like it was a Klingon take on the Romulan bird of prey.

[@tensecondtwoii4182]

Your imaginative skills are truly off the chart. That rando blur that TOS used on screen looked impossible to actually visualize in 3D, but geezus, you pulled it off and made it 100% believable as to what it actually was. Fantastic!!!! Thank you!

[@FOertel]

That is really a great ship, doesn't just looks good, it is also a design where the very first thought is "Klingon", even tho you have never seen it before.

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

I really like this design! However, I always thought the ship was simply wedge shaped with an upper and a lower engine protruding from the aft. I didn't like the remasters replacing it with a cgi D-7!

[@hansebee]

especially not as we clearly saw a (vaguely) wedge-shaped small Klingon vessel in Enterprise's "Bounty", I really considered this to be the canon explanation for the "glowing shape" ship we saw in the 60ies.

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Beautiful. Looks like one they would have designed in the 60's

[@Evilmidnightbomber2870]

I love TOS D-7 battle cruiser and have always found other Klingon ship designs underwhelming compared to it, with a few exceptions. Your design impressed me and I think it's truly worthy of being next to the D-7. Well done.

[@jonsnowight9510]

0:17 We all love it when you do that

[@BrotherDog]

It is stunningly beautiful.

[@Firefox13A]

This is fantastic. It looks exactly what we expect from the era. This is what we should have had in Discovery Season 1.

[@modelermark172]

You did an excellent job with this model. Stylistically, your extrapolation fits right in with the Original Series look. Keep up the good work!

[@ScottGammans]

Nice work fitting the design into the hazy outline seen onscreen! And nice design, period. The Matt Jefferies design language for what a Klingon ship should look like speaks quite clearly to me in your creation.

[@hornet718]

This looks like the precursor of the Insurrection class cruiser from Klingon Academy. Nice Work!!!

[@kelanelam2638]

Beautiful design, and fits so nicely into the lore/history.

[@fabianoperes2155]

You've just created a better Klingon ship better than the one in movies! CONGRATS!

[@megatronVS]

Man, you are one of the only guys right now that is making decent sci-fi content. Everyone else seems to just throw shit at the wall and see what sticks; whereas you clearly think everything through so it's actually believable.

[@Xalorr]

A perfect TOS Raptor!! Henry.... YOU AR A DAMN GENIUS!!

[@bobcarn]

What a great design! And it does fit perfectly with that silhouette.

[@hrodebertcoad9848]

Putting it right out there, I love your model more than any of the actual Klingon ships I've seen before. Amazing work!

[@obilesk]

This is amazing; you are amazing. When the shape turned and became a ship, it was absolutely perfect. Well done EC!! CBS or ILM should hire you NOW.

[@callumwearne7870]

Man I was trying so hard to be critical of this theory but your explanation just made more and more sense as I thought about it

[@grievus7764]

I already want the eaglemoss model for this one. Beautiful.

[@davesobani9565]

You sir have a rare talent.

[@Lukas-Trnka]

Incredible design! This is really worthy to be added among Star Trek canon ships.

[@entropy11]

150 ish meters is right in line with a later B'rel BoP. Part of the issue is the D7 is quite a small warship compared to most others, which fits the klingon aesthetic at least, with few comforts and cramped living conditions akin to a submarine vs a luxury yacht. STO has 3 main divisions of Klingon ship design, Birds of Prey, Raptors, and Cruisers, and I think you nailed it here calling this ship an early Raptor.

[@michelguy5569]

Great job of design ! 👍 (video liked and shared on Star Trek French fan group on Face Book). Long live and prosper 🖖

[@scottkc4041]

That’s great! Totally looks like it could have existed all along, nice work.

[@StarshipEternity]

This is something I like people to look more into, background ships for other scifi. So here's another; the "steam runner" class vessels seen in the Enterprise series. I think we know they're actually probably just the 3d models for the Steamrunner Class being reused but I've been having thoughts that maybe it's a little closer than expected. Thinking this if you remember the NX Class is an idea used later for the Akira Class to some sources. As for this TOS ship, it fits and it's nice to have more of that fleet filled out. Unsure how you'd do the others from that series though.

[@Code_Lin]

Wait, where do we see a steam runner model is Enterprise? I never noticed it, are you sure you're not mistaking it for the nova, dauntless or prometheus class ships we see at the battle of ptocyon 5?

[@StarshipEternity]

@@Code_Lin Storm Front Part 2 when Enterprise returns home.

[@Code_Lin]

@@StarshipEternity You just gave me a reason to watch one of my favorite series again, thank you. Now imma go watch some enterprise.

[@StarshipEternity]

@@Code_Lin Have fun. :).

[@alexandercaires5921]

IIRC there are like three different profiles of assumed Earth starships in that fleet scene., so Eruc Henry might have his work cut out

[@jdcrosier2682]

I love it, can’t wait for a lore video about this one.

[@JohnSmith-gr5qp]

Great design that fits perfectly into the lineage.

[@paulscott2037]

When I was a kid I had some TOS on VHS and among others I had Balance of Terror and Friday's Child and I am around 70% sure that the Klingon ship is the shape of a Romulan Bird of Prey but given that neon colouring to hide it.

[@sastrei]

Really neat design! Love the reasoning and deductions behind it, and it's nice to see more "grey-era" Klingon ships. If you ever want new mystery ships, hit me up for some nuBSG info. I've documented ships in the show that the VFX guys have to refuse to acknowledge are there.

[@blackdog6969]

That is a beautiful design, seems accurate for the era (both in universe and for irl designs of the ships)

[@AdamTehranchiYT]

Glorious new ship ECH! Kind of looks like the bottom half of a D'deridex so even closer to official

[@Idazmi7]

I always interpreted the pulsating glow as the deflector shields being up. Deflector shields are supposed to be made of magneto-plasma, and that stuff definitely glows when sufficiently energized.

[@berndschneider9277]

Fantastic work, both on the ship design itself and on the way to make it fit with all canon evidence!

[@pauldueffert7458]

This is fantastic. I so badly wish Discovery had gone this route.

[@Fyrehart97]

That's bloody beautiful! I love TOS and the designs and I love the Klingon Bird of Prey and seeing you make what's basically a TOS Bird of Prey is amazing! I love it! Easily my new favourite Klingon ship! CBS/Paramount needs to hire you full time. Not just making the occasional phenomenal ship for STO, but get you to make them ships for TV shows and movies. Because I honestly think Disney should also want you for Star Wars too. But this is my new favourite thing and I want to own a physical model like an Eaglemoss of it 😍

[@PenneySounds]

This looks like it could be a precursor to the TNG Bird Of Prey. TNG features two different Bird Of Prey ships that are made using the same model. The first one being the small one from the TOS movies, the one that flies with it's wings in the downswept position, but is small enough to land on a planet and raises its wings up to land. The second one looks exactly the same, but is portrayed as a significantly larger ship, and is always seen with the wings fixed in their widest stretched position, slightly but not completely raised, so the disruptor cannons on the ends are level with the bridge. The design you've come up were here feels like that. Like something between the small BOP and a full size battlecruiser, with similar upswept wings.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Another well thought out extrapolation by Henry I'm accepting as part of my personal headcanon.

[@jyminaurusentertainment6779]

My new favorite Klingon ship

[@philipdavis1052]

Fantastic work by all involved. Great design. TOS represent!

[@mattador55]

Never knew how badly I needed a TOS bird of prey until now. Shame we don't have one in STO, but then again you've already contributed a good many amazing designs to that game already.

[@jessetheunending9357]

Great to see you share another great video again!

[@vryusvin3905]

That is one beautiful ship, almost like my favorite Harpy from the ST:Legacy game. Bravo, sir!

[@pherja]

I really like the way you think and how it applies to your designs. I always feel pretty good when I see your best guesses. Please keep it up! One thing about the scout ship versus battle cruiser that seems pretty obvious to me is that the Klingons must simply be lying. They call their best cruiser a scout ship to imply that their battle cruiser must be much bigger and more powerful. It’s a bluff. I think this ship is their battle cruiser. It’s like saying “oh the Enterprise? This is just a generic shuttlecraft, we have thousands of them. As you can clearly see this is number 1701. Wait until you see our battleships!”

[@DanielMReck]

This is a fabulous and faithful extrapolation that, if I were not a total Trekkie, you could have convinced me was a canon creation in the TOS remaster. Qapla'! Always enjoy your content, especially the Trek related stuff. Would love to see you tackle the Stargate and Babylon 5 franchises. Stay awesome!

[@mohadish1]

This design you came up with is really nice, but for some reason I all ways find it funny how we look at up and down in space like it’s an absolute thing that is derived from the view of the camera. If you imagine that the ship on screen is simply upside down, suddenly, it is very easy to fit a more conventional Klingon design into that Silhouette. Still very nice job on the model, I think it’s really awesome.

[@zenkomenhi]

Oh this is fantastic. By far the best interpretation of this ship I've ever seen.

[@jeremybuxman7555]

That is just an excellent design. Beautiful but still obviously Klingon and still hinting at the 60's design. I'd love to see more of these "old fleet" ideas if you have any!

[@hesthatguy]

You did a great job with this model. It looks fantastic and fits so well with established canon that I didn't realize you made it up until halfway through the vide.

[@mga149]

The Bird of Prey has been one of my favorite ships in all of sci-fi since I first saw it in Start Trek 3 back in the 80s. I REALLY like your design for a ToS Bird of Prey.

[@EugenioAngueira]

That is one fantastic design! And it fits quite well with the era!

[@cmelton6796]

I'll take your whole stock. Dang fine ship design there.

[@sergioleone3583]

Very nice work, onscreen, and rationalization-wise.

[@Obssy]

Beautiful design. You did it again, everything you touch is excellent.

[@NerdWorldEmpire]

I really like this, people always think they can’t make cool looking TOS era ship designs but you prove that you can. I’ll admit it’s not my favourite era for starship designs I I get the interiors have dated slightly. But I personally think that Starfleet and Romulan designs from this era are very sleek and look pretty good

[@toonomix7120]

Awesome work and great hobby! Your designs are great! A Note: It's canon that the Klignons literally just "Scale" things up (weapons ships etc.) so for what it's worth, a Scout may look like a Battle Cruiser differing only in size! This is recorded in the Haynes Bird-of-Prey Owner's Workshop Manual. Just a little info to enrich your process!

[@terranceroff8113]

Ahh, a Raptor Type class (in STO and ENT) Nice job by the by.

[@smilingbandit4975]

Cool idea. Some adjustments and it would look like a Klingon vessel from far beyond the 24th century.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I really like your creativity on this ship, great job.

[@vaos3712]

So amazing! You have an eye for design and keeping that design in lore / cannon . Stunning, simply stunning! 🤯

[@JuniperFinch538]

2:23 Bro how dare you just throw in a transition THAT GOOD and not even mention it! Like Damn what a flex

[@Justice107]

You spoil me with all this Star Trek goodness.

[@rickjohnson331]

Absolutely stunning looking vessel!

[@hideousphidias]

I love the way your Brain works. This design is great! From the back it looks like the love child of a Romulan Bird of Prey from the Era and that of a Movie Klingon Bird of Prey. And if you remember your lore of the Trek these two Empires once shared Navel tech, Making this ship fit even better.

[@borderlandsglitches]

This works all well. I'm really happy you've done this one.

[@moose8337]

Your videos just put a fat smile on my face.

[@marcusalexander7088]

BRILLIANT! BRAVO! Non-canon, but generally excepted history, though. Although they didn't yet exist on the show, D7s have been in service since The Four Years War way back when Garth of Izar was still sane and a hero and either Pike or April commanded Enterprise. Kirk was either still in the Academy or maybe on Farragut under Garrovick. Now for some real world stuff. Both the US Navy Ticonderoga cruiser and the old Spruance class destroyer use the same hull, outfitted and equipped and therefore designated differently.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Great design, a fantastic solution to this mystery!

[@peterhall8532]

That is an absolutely lovely looking ship and fits in so well as a smaller, lighter counterpart to the D7, sort of like an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, (well sort of as the former is now almost as big as the latter), perhaps the MEKO 100 and MEKO 200 are a better comparison. It showcases something you never see in TOS, and that isn't really addressed in later Trek series either, the idea that space fleets in the Star Trek universe aren't just composed of a single do-all class of starship. In TOS we only see the Constitution class, the D7 and the Warbird, we never get to find out if the Federation, the Klingons or the Romulans have smaller vessels for doing the more mundane everyday stuff that must go on for space faring civilisations such as border and anti-piracy patrols, search and rescue and just cruising around colony systems waiting for stuff to go wrong. It would make no sense to use powerfull long range cruisers like the Enterprise for this sort of stuff so Star Fleet must have frigate and corvette equivilants and so must the other powers. It also raises the issue of whether there are larger ships than the Constitutions are well, say like the infamous three nacelled Dreadnought. I know Roddenberry wanted the Federation and Star Fleet to be a bunch of peace loving explorers but let's face it, the Trek verse is a dangerous place full of conflict and potential aggressors. Having a few heavily armed battleships on hand to protect your planets makes a lot of sense.

[@FictionCautious]

Excellent design. It looks like it's many generations ahead of any ship in startrek ever. With a proper paint scheme It could also fit in starwars.

[@larqven0192]

Thanks! This is great work! I love how it looks both unique and yet looks consistent with the Klingon design, and the TOS era designs as well, with simple shapes windows.

[@stevenewman1393]

🖖😎👍Very cool and very nicely well done and informatively explained and executed in every detail way shape and format provided on the Klingon mystery ship as in "Friday's Child" and I truly liked your designs of the ship that it truly could be indeed Sir!👌.