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I believe we have the Class=P Ysida from Prodigy and arguably the Brigadoon-type from Lower Decks

Added Safavieh LIT4498.

Added Movimento. Thanks to Chris and to SITAG Switzerland. Also added Cassis barstool.

You're right, I should mention it's in line with TOS.

From your re-review of "The Andorian Incident" (brought up as a negative):

"The Andorians are portrayed as obsessed and violent."

Well, that's exactly in line with what Ambassador Shras says in "Journey To Babel" (TOS), their very first appearance, and pretty much the only one that gave us any direct indication of their cultural values prior to this!

"My people are a violent race..."

"Perhaps you should forget logic and devote yourself to motivations of passion or gain...those are reasons for murder."

Honestly, the Salcombe has pretty good lines.
Retro it up and downsize it, and you get a better NX than the canon Akiraprise. Modernize it/era-adjust coloration and patterns/detailing on the hull, especially the nacelles and deflector dish, and it could fit in TNG/DS9/Voy/post era or even TOS.
Which makes its obscurity frankly unfortunate.

I really like the color scheme of the Eleos, and I like that newer Starfleet ships tend to have a bit more color to them (especially in Lower Decks)

I also really like the Salcombe, but I think you could have chosen a better picture from the gallery to use here instead of a head-on shot

Added Titan-A and Enterprise-F, courtesy of Vanishing Point .

Because that does not look like it fits into any Federation design lineage that I have ever seen.

It has a saucer, nacelles and bussard collectors. It looks more Starfleet than the Defiant does.

I'm rather partial to the smaller ships, myself. Danube Class, Sabre/Saber, Raven, even the Aeroshuttle & Waveriders, etc, even while I may admit to some of their shortcomings.

BUT - that's me.

Model by

CaptainWhitmire

The tiny Starfleet Blackbird-class scout is a mere 104-meters long and dwarfed even by starships from 100-years ago. Far smaller than famous cruisers like the refit-Constitution-class USS Enterprise, these 22-man vessels scout ahead of Starfleet task groups, conduct months-long sector patrols from local Starfleet Starbases and Federation planets, and conduct anti-piracy patrols along Federation shipping lanes, responding to distress calls from any Federation craft, and performing search & rescue missions throughout the Federation to fill in the gaps left by larger and more capable Starfleet ships.

The Blackbird-class was created by Bernd Schneider in 1996 and is featured on Ex-Astris Scientia (https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships/blackbird.htm)

Exterior views by Bernd Schneider, updated by myself. Cross-sectional views and Deck plans by me.

The comet had no name yet, only a string of catalog numbers arrayed on the Astrometric LCARS. But to Lt. Alexa Wolff it felt personal, almost whimsical too. A point of light threading the dark, illuminating their way.

She leaned forward towards the console, taking all the readings in. Data points left and right, immaculate scans of the surface and ejecta. This was exactly what she imagined as a child beneath the domes of Tycho City. Peering through her first telescope, reading stories of daring captains. Batel, Kirk, Saavik, the golden years. Now she was here, at the very same forefront.

“Helm, bring us two hundred kilometers closer.” came Captain Han Lo’s voice over the comm. The visual lenses adjusted, Alexa noticing the Rooivalk was moving in closer, thrusters gliding her on. The hull catching faint reflections of the comet’s glow. The captain had not questioned her request, not even hesitated. The confidence in her expertise had startled her more than any formal commendation. Somewhere in the back of her mind, a younger version of herself smiling gleefully.

Enhanced scans blossomed with new detail. Ice and dust resolved into layers. Ancient volatiles trapped since the dawn of time, now shedding themselves in delicate arcs. Alexa adjusted the filters, isolating elements, mapping a 3d simulation, simulcast to the bridge. “It’s beautiful.” she whispered to herself. Obscure beauty indeed. The kind that required patience, curiosity and faith that meaning existed in the far corners of space.

“Careful, Lieutenant...” Captain Lo said, with a trace of amusement. “At this distance, we might inspire it. Give it a few million years and it could start its own civilization, studying us in return.”

Alexa laughed softly, though her eyes never left the display. “Then we’d better make a good impression, sir.” She paused, recording another data stream. “If they ever ask how it all began, I hope it starts like this. With someone choosing to come a little closer.”

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Vesper Class from ST: Online

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The Kumari Battlecruiser (2)

The table on which the Bajoran orb in the temple on Bajor is located in #StarTrekDS9's "The Collaborator" features an illuminated tabletop with the Bajoran emblem in each corner. That's why it takes so much time properly (and finally) researching this alien emblem: it's everywhere! ;-)

In #StarTrekTNG's "Redemption I", we see a very interesting kind of Klingon cup. I'm sure this is a fancy 80s design classic in real life. The choice of furniture and props in the Duras household is always interesting in that episode! :-)

Both in #StarTrekDS9's "The Circle"⬆️ and "The Collaborator"↙️ (and every Promenade scene whenever the Bajoran temple is seen), this window with the Bajoran emblem is always illuminated yellow/orange. Except for this one shot of Kai Winn in front of it late in "The Collaborator"↘️. She drains the color out of everything! ;-)

I love that you can see the family resemblance in the Klingin forejerad ridges of each member of the Duras family: Duras (#StarTrekTNG's "Sins of the Father"↖️), Toral ↗️, B'Etor ↙️ and Lursa ↘️ (all "Redemption I"↘️).

A few days ago, we watched "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". I swear, in the Cetacean Institute, I saw an undercover mirror universe Romulan commander ↖️↗️↙️, always in ther background but always paying attention, wearing something like a #TOS Romulan uniform ↘️. I swear... 😋

Ich habe in meinem Leben ein paar sehr gute Entscheidungen getroffen, dazu gehören die Wahl meiner Freunde, meines Berufs und meines Hobbys - darin wurde ich in diesen Zeiten nur wieder bestätigt. 😊 Zusammen mit meiner Familie kriegen wir das schon wieder hin! 🖖 2/2

Ich möchte mich für die vielen Zeichen der Anteilnahme über Mamas Tod bedanken. Es war zudem schön, eure Geschichten über Mama zu hören, ihr Tod hat nicht nur in meinem Leben ein großes Loch hinterlassen. Am besten hat es aber mein Kumpel Timo formuliert. 1/2

We were watching Columbo last night, namely the 1991 episode "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"⬇️ and I noticed the Betazoid chime/gong (#StarTrekTNG's "Haven"⬆️) on top of a display cabinet. It appears only twice in the episode, each time very briefly but I noticed it. I'm getting better! :-)

A new metal Bajoran emblem first appeared in the Bajopran temple in #StarTrekDS9's "The Circle"↖️. I assumed it was then shortened a bit at the top and used for the Promenade temple "Shadowplay"↗️. "The Collaborator"⬇️ confirms my theory, as it is seen on DS9 ↙️ and, now also shortened, on Bajor ↘️.

If you compare Sela as she appears in #StarTrekTNG's "The Mind's Eye"⬇️ and a few episodes later in "Redemption I"⬇️, you can see that she has had a change in uniform (fabric) (the higher rank fabric) and hairstyle. Definitely the guest star treatment (instead of the unnamed extra deal)... ;-)