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The VOID
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Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
Alright, lets get the Nella overhaul started.
I begin with the silhouette shape, since thats the only thing we seem to have, when it comes to visual footage. We know that the ship is 585 pixels lon in blue scale, so thats where I started.
Besides the stats, pirates & privateers tells us that the Nella is no longer built, that it is reliable and that it suffered from competing with models like the YT-1300.
The text reads as follows:
"The Nella series is out of production. It is an older model, known for its durability and reliability, but the design was discontinued after the market standards were redefined by the YT-1300."
That doesn't say a lot, but it gives at least some more clues. The Nella is stated to be known for its durability and for a ship to be known for beeing reliable and having a high life expectancy is very very good promition. Therefore it is not very likely that the YT-1300 was a competition problem in that specific aspect. Sure, the YT is reliable too, but it since the Nella is reliable too, that just doesn't seem to be the critical issue.
I can think of a number of essential points, that could speak against the Nella and don't violate the reliability fact.
The factors in that are flexibility, maintainance and efficiency.
Perhaps the Nella was not as flexible as ships similar to the YT-1300. Perhaps because it uses specialized cargo containers, or perhaps cargo pods that are frequently used, but not everywhere common.
Perhaps the problem was maintainance. Not that it needed much of it, since we already know that it's reliable, but perhaps that it is just a pain to do it. Small and hot crawlspaces and such can be reliable, while still beeing a pain to repair IF something happens, even if it is nothing serious.
Perhaps the prblem was efficiency. It could be as reliable as Palpatine is evil, but if it needs twice as much fuel than other ships it can bee very inefficient.
The text mentions "market standards". That could easily mean any of the above and more. Add more, if you have ideas. Everything gives me more to work with.
Now some feedback, please. Then I'll go more into detail about some of the concepts that came to my mind.
Last edited by The VOID, 3/8/2006, 6:03 am
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3/7/2006, 6:50 pm
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FVBonura
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 Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
SoroSuub ships are known for their reliability. They are also known for some part compatibility issues with other companies. There are no records of tight designs or difficulty working on these ships.
I suspect this ship lost favor as the market lost the need for small-load transports, and the 100 metric ton YT-1300 was able to do the same work in half the trips. The demise of the Nella seems to also be based on the demise of the medium freighter and the rise of the light freighter as a specialty transport. The YT-1300 could fill the role of the light courier, and the role of the medium transport better than the Nella, and the Barloz combined. The YT-1300 was also a hauler able to carry external loads in her mandibles. The Nella could not do this.
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3/7/2006, 9:29 pm
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
In case we should opt for the silhouette beeing a sideview instead of a top view, it would be possible to make the Nella a cargo pod carrier, holding a single pod similar to those the Nyubba-Class Cargo Barge Driver employs, loaded into the structure from the side. I have taken a closer look at that possibility and it turned out that the curve of the central shape is extremely similar to a Nyubba-like cargo pod. In that case beeing limited to use special cargo modules would make it less versatile than the YT, which could be used as a hauler to more effect and could haul more than just one module. This would make the Nella a predecessor of the Nyubba that proved the pod-concept successfull, but was limited by the design of the ship and its load capacity.
This way of seeing the shape would allow a bridge shape similar to the Nyubba, again linking the ship to an evolution of SoroSoob design.
Roughly 18 of the silhouetted ships seem to be shown from the side and not from the top, while only about 15 ships are shown from the top. Some are perspective silhouettes, some are debateable.
Personally, I'd really favor the side view option, since it would allow for some very interesting design options, even without choosing to work on the pod-carrier idea, but I don't object to a majority vote or high command decisions.
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3/7/2006, 10:04 pm
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Kayle Skolaris
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
My vote goes to the silhouette being a side view. I like the possibilities that opens up and it gives the ****pit a good port/starboard view of things.
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3/8/2006, 2:14 am
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Uncle Servo
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
The ****pit has an equally good port/starboard view if this was a top view as well due to the fact that it is so far out in front of the main hull.
Void, I know you're in love with the idea of this being a side view, and I'm not saying that you're an idiot (or anything resembling an idiot) for thinking that it could be... but think about it for a second.
What's the advantage in making this the side view rather than a top view? Look at what would become the bottom of the ship. Where along that bottom line would you put landing gear and/or a cargo ramp/elevator?
Also, making this a side view means converting this into a multi-deck design and will certainly complicate things quite a bit. A situation like this practically screams for Occam's Razor -- in other words, simpler is better.
Maybe it's just me, I dunno... it may look cool, but I just can't see any real advantages to making it a side view over a top view.
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3/8/2006, 6:32 am
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
Well if the Silhouette is a Side View, this would mean it would have lots of Cargo Space, but only the ability to lift 50 Metric Tons, which would also epxlain the eventual Demise of this Ship. If its a Top view, one could also make this into a Nyubba Like Ship, it doesn't have to be flat...
Something like that would also be possible...
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3/8/2006, 6:52 am
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Grell
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
If that's a side view then this thing will have a pretty fascinating landing gear.
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3/8/2006, 7:12 am
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Lucas P
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
is it me, or is this ship small enough for redscale?
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3/8/2006, 9:00 am
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Kayle Skolaris
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
Lucas, 29.7 meters might be somewhat difficult to redscale.
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3/8/2006, 9:08 am
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Lucas P
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Re: Nella Series - Regenesis/Degenesis
well, I was just thinking that 1169 pixels long is still manageable, considering there are bluescale ships that are bigger than that....but if it's an insane idea, then I will differ to the bluescale size. 
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