Kinunir interior aesthetics

[rzg6f]

I am curious as to what opinions other people have regarding how the interior of Imperial Naval vessels (years 1080 - 1105) generally appear.

Does one imagine the sleek and clean bright interiors of the USS Enterprise or would the dark, grimy and gritty interior of the USCSS Nostromo from Alien be a more fitting aesthetic? Or something in-between?

Particularly the decks: the grating of the Nostromo or the seamless decks of the Enterprise?

I recently purchased the UNSC Hardsuits from GZG for the Kinunir class contingent of ship's troops. I am basing them on .5mm washers which fit all the CT 15mm deck plans. However, I don't want to use terrain basing materials for ship's troops (or crews for that matter). I was thinking of cutting circles of thin styrene plastic over the washer then cutting the white metal bases from the feet of the minis and drilling a hole for wire in the foot, which then corresponds to a hole drilled in the base. The question is how the plastic on the base should look as a deck of an Imperial Naval vessel (as well as a Scout Type-S for my 15mm scout crew.)

I'm trying to come as close to canon as possible and looking at some of the traveller art out there, it seems there are interpretations of both the above aesthetics imagined and drawn.

So, I thought I would post the question and see what others in the community thought.

Thanks,

Richard

 

[Vladika]

I am curious as to what opinions other people have regarding how the interior of Imperial Naval vessels (years 1080 - 1105) generally appear.

Does one imagine the sleek and clean bright interiors of the USS Enterprise or would the dark, grimy and gritty interior of the USCSS Nostromo from Alien be a more fitting aesthetic? Or something in-between?

Particularly the decks: the grating of the Nostromo or the seamless decks of the Enterprise?

I recently purchased the UNSC Hardsuits from GZG for the Kinunir class contingent of ship's troops. I am basing them on .5mm washers which fit all the CT 15mm deck plans. However, I don't want to use terrain basing materials for ship's troops (or crews for that matter). I was thinking of cutting circles of thin styrene plastic over the washer then cutting the white metal bases from the feet of the minis and drilling a hole for wire in the foot, which then corresponds to a hole drilled in the base. The question is how the plastic on the base should look as a deck of an Imperial Naval vessel (as well as a Scout Type-S for my 15mm scout crew.)

I'm trying to come as close to canon as possible and looking at some of the traveller art out there, it seems there are interpretations of both the above aesthetics imagined and drawn.

So, I thought I would post the question and see what others in the community thought.

Thanks,

Richard

I think you'd find a navy ship clean and tight. Merchant ships varying for one scale to the other. For PCs? Well...

 

[Reban]

My naval ship interiors are inspired by Star Trek II to VI and the book Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise as well as visits to various nations naval vessels.

"I know this ship like the back of my hand" <BONK!!!>
- Captain (of Engineering) Scott.

Between deck heights are a standard 3m but I use a floor to ceiling height of 2.5m and divide the remaining 50cm as follows. Underfoot are 25cm dedicated to the artificial gravity and deck sole. The deck sole is hard wearing, provides a non slip surface and is easy to clean.

The 25cm overhead space carries all the utility conduits, power lines, atmospheric gases, water and waste pipes. Usually I describe these as being exposed or covered by a safety grill. The practical idea here is if there is a leak, fire or fault it can be quickly spotted, traced and accessed. Some pipes will drip or vent, sparks or smoke/combustion will be seen or smelt.

Ships should never hide lots of wiring and piping inside internal walls because its a fire and safety hazard as well as being just too hard to fix. Some real world ships have big void spaces where interior walls meet bulkheads and hull. These are often used by smugglers and targeted for inspection by customs.

So to summarize; exposed or easy access to utilities, lots of access panels where you do need to cover up and lots of lockers and storage for the general "ships locker" stuff and safety equipment.

Interior decor is clean and bright for engineering and sanitation spaces. A good old coat or fifty of wipe clean white plasticoat or some higher tech ceramic "paint". Common and work spaces should be clean pastel shades, pleasant to work in. IMTU every class would have its own signature colour scheme. staterooms should repeat this in a more comfort orientated manner

I think some places like the officer's mess and captain's cabin should feature wood paneling and brass even if its holographic. Speaking of holographic, recreation areas and training areas with walls that act as holoscreens are very useful but not every surface on the ship needs to be like this (Staterooms might get one large area of wall dedicated to this as a window/screen).

To sum up, naval ships should be standardized, safe and healthy work spaces.

 

[robject]

Clean but no wasted space.

More spacious than, say, a WWII submarine, and no unnecessarily obstructive protrusions against which one might hastily smack one's head against, but corridors aren't three meters wide like they are in Star Trek, and staterooms are usually about 9' x 5' with an 8' ceiling.

 

[Reban]

Interestingly corridors* from the Star Trek source I quoted above are just 6 feet wide or a bit under 2 meters. ST:TNG corridors were a lot wider, but of course so much action in that series took place in the corridors they had to be :rofl:



* shouldn't corridors on board a ship be called passageways?

 

[rzg6f]

Thanks for the input, everyone. I think I'll go with a somewhat sleek appearance on the bases, then. I think I'll scribe round plastic pieces, sand the edges with the dremel, spray them a light grey and then lots of coats of gloss.

 

[McPerth]

One thing that is never seen (or at least I cannot recall having seen) in films/TV shows but that IIRC is told in some Traveller texts is the fact that there are handholds in most corridors for its use in zero-G (at least in warships, where those operations are more likely).

 

[Chuck Anumia]

Space craft floors and bulkeads

I always imagined hexagon shaped floor panels that were made of a non slip substance that was smooth in appearance and colored utility grey in the passageways and various colors or even wood grain for areas like the officers mess and lounge areas.

Bulkheads (Walls for those non-space faring types among us) are either white (to reflect light to best effect in case of power outages) or pixelated with high definition panels for projector quality graphics in personal areas. (To show pictures from home, favorite ports, paintings, vids or other entertaining visual effects.)

 

[Dagrill]

I am curious as to what opinions other people have regarding how the interior of Imperial Naval vessels (years 1080 - 1105) generally appear.

Does one imagine the sleek and clean bright interiors of the USS Enterprise or would the dark, grimy and gritty interior of the USCSS Nostromo from Alien be a more fitting aesthetic? Or something in-between?
Richard

I would go with clean & shiny for IN vessels & from as clean to as dirty as you like for Merchants/Pirates.

I'm guessing Aslan and Vargr shed, so their vessels would be awkward for people with allergies.

Regards

David

 

[rancke]

I'm guessing Aslan and Vargr shed, so their vessels would be awkward for people with allergies.

There's bound to be medication for that.


Hans

 

[Patron Zero]

..... I'm guessing Aslan and Vargr shed, so their vessels would be awkward for people with allergies. Regards David

That might depend on how efficient their air-scrubbers are in removing particulates from the closed atmosphere aboard a starship.

Most people (humans specifically) have allergies to the dander carried on domestic animals, a well-groomed Aslan or Vargr would likely not irritate those suffering from such maladies.

As furry non-humans go, the Wookie Chewbacca is known for his exemplary hygiene and oft to go into an agitated fit when soiled in situations such as wading thigh-deep in a trash compactor.

 

[MCEvans]

Just for feel Scouts & Merchants (subsector and smaller) think Enterprise
IN larger ships more like ST II-VI smaller think Voyager there is a distinct "feel" difference between the two but both are clean and orderly