USS Excelsior (Kelvin Timeline) 4

I've basically refitted my Ascendant class ship with a nice new pair of warp nacelles and a new paint job to create the new USS Excelsior! 

The old nacelles that I used for the USS Ascendant weren't actually my design. They were created for an Enterprise concept design by Brian Pimenta, so I wanted to go back and create something of my own for the Excelsior. One of the aspects I really enjoyed on the JJPrise were the little moulded fins at the back of the warp engines, so I've incorporated them here, as well as a flatter wraparound cowing on the front part.

The little pincer type covers at the front were inspired by the Vengeance engines. I just wanted to make them look a bit sleeker though. Finally, the glowing vents at the top were taken from my old redesign of the Vengeance dreadnought ( orig14.deviantart.net/…/… ) I really liked those and I thought that they would fit in well with this design. The little chunky side structures, I envisaged as being some kind of mid-warp booster that could propel the ship to transwarp speeds.

NOTE: The Excelsior is now available to purchase as a miniature from my Shapeways store!  www.shapeways.com/shops/calami…