sioka Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 Ice trawler Polynya... Not so SHIPtember by sioka sculpting, on Flickr This is the ice-trawler Polynya, a vehicle used to tow space bergs from the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt to the Neptune way station for processing in to fuel. Constructed by the Sevmash exo division at the Alpha Centauri Bd Severodvinsk orbital dockyards, the Polynyas keel was laid down in 2382 and released from dry dock for fitting on 14.4.2384. Polynya became operational on 12.11.2384 and after successful trials was delivered to its new owners Kuiper Chemicals at the Triton orbital yard. Ice trawler Polynya... Not so SHIPtember by sioka sculpting, on Flickr Propulsion Liebherr Sub-light drive is a focused particle accelerator system (particle ram). The drive uses advanced superconductors with an open plasma bath to focus the reaction, with four exhaust nozzles linked to the eight loop acceleration device For faster than light travel the Polynya uses a lensed Gravitation Wormhole Drive (LGWD also known as a Lygwid drive) this also generates the external void shielding that protects the ship from micrometeorites and other space debris Ice trawler Polynya... Not so SHIPtember by sioka sculpting, on Flickr Work areas and dry dock The Polynya is equipped with a dry dock, this is used for any ship to ship crew transfers and for resupply. This also gives the Ice trawler the ability to dry dock service any of her vehicles while in deep space. Polynyas rear work bay and deck form the business end of the Ice trawler, complete with two GMeg rigger utility vehicles, holding space for two mobile temperature control units and the Snow ball winch and trawl apparatus. This area is the centre of operations for the preparation of equipment passed up from the main hold to be used by the trawling work gangs. Above the work bay is the work area command bridge, manned by the Saddle manager (saddle is a slang term for the work area command bridge) and his crew of operatives. Crew Flight crew 8 Support staff 6 Saddle crew 4 Ice workers (rough necks) 10 Support vehicles 2 Meru Berthon life rafts Meru Berthon life raft by sioka sculpting, on Flickr The Meru Berthon is the life raft used on many non military vessels, although many of the military groups have made requests for a navy spec Berthon raft, Meru simply state they do not wish to trade with the butchers of war. Each raft has 20 fluidic grav suspension booths with a 200 year life support system, room for an additional 10 people with no suspension provided, triple layer void shielding, partial AG systems and WH f.t.l beacon. This raft is batch oxidised in the Sol interplanetary treaty rescue colours (introduced after the Ganymede civil war 2276 SID) 2 GMeg rigger utility vehicles GMeg rigger utility vehicle and Polynya by sioka sculpting, on Flickr GM's RUV is operated by one person sitting in the 'cab' of the vehicle, the life support systems can handle another 4 passengers but its short range make this only suitable for tasks such as inspection duty. The pressurized cab enables the pilot to work in a shirt sleeve environment. At the front of the RUV is a pair of manipulator arms combined with multifunction adaptors for multiple tasks from simple pick and place to complex welding and joining. 1 Surface to space transport shuttle Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 Really nice ship! The shapes and colors are awesome. The smaller craft are great too Quote
Fabz Posted October 31, 2013 Posted October 31, 2013 Absolutely amazing, so many nice things here , don't know where to start ; engines , colours , shape......I really like your ship) Quote
xulm Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Everything is amazing here... But the liferafts? That's ingenious! It's probably the first time I saw space lifeboats looking like they should. In any media, not only MOCs. Quote
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