Very weird Star Trek ships.

AMKC

I will start with this monstrosity,

Simply terrible design. Who thinks this would in anyway make sense or a good design?

odyssey06

It would make a good toy with that handle...

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121185819#Comment_121185819

Sure it would not even need a seperate stand just its own base to fit onto lol. Eaglemoss would have loved it.

Inviere

The Dauntless from Prodigy has a HIDEOUS aft section. Shame, the fore is quite nice.

degrassinoel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058316472/very-weird-star-trek-ships

It's a flying saucer gun..

https://www.amazon.in/MKchung-Classic-Flying-Outdoor-Children/dp/B07NTGRJHJ

o1s1n

I really like Lower Decks but think the Cerritos is an absolutely terrible design.

AMKC

I thought that about the Cerritos at the beginning too but it has grown on me. Its a perfect Lowe deckers less important ship.

Evade

The Iwo Jima class from Star Trek Armada II. It's plain ugly but the role concept is cool. It's full of Starfleet Marines that specialise in boarding and commandeering other ships.

odyssey06

The renegade Borg ship from the Descent ...so weird I cant even find a decent picture of it. It wasnt a Cube... assuming it was something hijacked from another species.

odyssey06

The multi vector attack mode on the USS Prometheus.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121190834#Comment_121190834

Awe that was not weird it was brilliant and even in its 3 seperate parts they still look good.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121190759#Comment_121190759

It was weird at the time yes but it's quiet normal to me now just like a Borg Cube or a Breen warship.

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121190759#Comment_121190759

It's in Star Trek Online as the Liberated Borg Juggernaut, if you want more mishapen lump pictures:

https://sto.fandom.com/wiki/Liberated_Borg_Command_Juggernaut

pixelburp

Surprised the Oberth hasn't been mentioned yet; I like the ship design myself, but there's no escaping it's an odd 'aul configuration IMO.

TheValeyard

This stupid thing

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121225535#Comment_121225535

Agreed. Also crazy having the nacelle and the Torpedo tube so close together. It's like a Bulls eye for an attacking enemy ship to destroy this crappy ship.

helimachoptor

Enterprise shuttle pods

the pre enterprise ships

the pakleds ships

a few of generic races on ST tng

kaizon carriers, seemed like they were the front section of a D’Deridex, all head no tail

Inviere

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121190759#Comment_121190759

Agreed it's a weird looking thing. I think I read years back though its design referred to the lack of cohesion in that group of Borg, each drone was an individual and as such, the ship expanded/repaired in a way that there was no consensus. Kinda makes sense in context.

pixelburp

Anyone note the Curry Class yet? I don't even remember it but came across it the other day:

While the Enterprise J(?) was also pretty damn ugly:

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121396726#Comment_121396726

Ye the curry class was on odd looking thing alright. I think thet were in DS9 one of the many mothballed together ships in the war with the Dominion.

I got one one from eaglemoss; remember them gangsters and it was broke. I was not very happy.

TheValeyard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121396726#Comment_121396726

They redid the Ent-J on the Roddenberry archive and I think it looks class.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121397814#Comment_121397814

Much better alright.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121397814#Comment_121397814

Sorry but that still looks ugly as sin: kill it with fire I say.

Rawr

I could never understand the obsession with this thing, nor its elevation into cannon.

It’s like someone tried to smash together a Galaxy and a Sovereign, but failed to understand what made either of those designs work.

pixelburp

I have a lingering belief that with the ability to render ships in high resolution, every window and detail visible on pause, it has caused production designers to abandon the efficiency of simple geometry and silhouettes - knowing any detail would be lost on old lo-fi TVs. I can't think of any modern era ships whose designs became as iconic, not at first blush and they're more often than not totally over designed and lacking nuance.