Thanks for this video, as the designer of the Akira Class, I never quite heard the whole story from the studio POV. I feel honored that the Akira was such a fan fave to have any influence on the line of the Enterprise! And like Doug said, we are all just working with kit parts and rearranging them. I also had the advantage of having far more established ships in the timeline to borrow from. But again I’m honored to have made my mark on my first Trek project, First Contact! Doug and John Eaves as well as the Okuda’s did an amazing job bringing our doodles to life with such history and believability. Live long and prosper all! And be kind! Cheers- Alx J

Doug, I love how absolutely adorable you act.... how could anyone be angry at this nice old man?

I always liked the NX-01, and assumed that the events of First Contact somewhat altered early Starfleet designs. It certainly explains why this Enterprise exists despite the fact that it was never mentioned in Star Trek Canon prior to 2001. Given the precedence set by the TNG episode "Parallels", as well as the altered universe, it makes sense that this ship exists and has a slight 24th Century aesthetic. Dr. Cochran and Lilly Sloan were both instrumental in developing the first warp starships. They both saw the Enterprise-E. The designs they brought to the table would be a mix of known and available technologies as well as design elements of a late 24th Century ship that they knew about.

his video should not be a two part one, but it is one of the most interesting on your channel. The question "why they look similar" has been answered, and the answer is satisfactory. thank you

Really enjoyed that, thanks guys:) Doug seems like he'd be an awesome guy to sit and shoot the shit with. Really nice of him to even take the time to engage with the fans like this. Much appreciated!

I love Doug Drexler. He has a logical explanation for any technical detail that ask him. Perfect mix between humor and technology. I love Doug. Good video. Thank you

People who say that the NX looks too advanced compared tot the Constitution should check their heads. 40 years have past since the first series. You can't go back to that. I personally like the NX very much. It looks like an advanced Marine vessel and it breaths star trek at the same time.

Three Comments to Doug Drexler: 1. The NX-01 Enterprise is not only one of my top 10 favorite sci fi ships, but it is in the top 5 favorite all time Star Trek ships 2. The NX 01 looks far superior to the Akira 3. The NX 01 looks much better than the Daedalus, but it would have been fun to see a Daedalus class as a guest ship. 4. I want to hear and see more about the 3-nacelle ring concept NX ship! That design looks cool! 5. First I heard of the TMP refit being considered for the Enterprise-D! How did it go from almost being the E-D, to a mandate of no TMP Connies allowed in TNG\DS9\VOY??!! 6. Keep coming back to Trekyards. You are a very fun guest and I always look forward to episodes with you in them!

The NX-01 looks even better than the Akira

Ultimately, though, thanks to everyone involved for doing this two-parter. It's great to finally have this discussion and to tell the elephant in the room, "Sorry we've been ignoring you, buddy - you want a beer?"

Enterprise is the series that introduced me to Star Trek. And it's thanks to that I found this channel and became a Trekkie.

NX-01 is also one of favorite designs. Good to hear Doug explain so much about it.

Doug Drexler, Sir you are a delight. You're always fun, a brilliant designer and your insights are spot on. Thank You

When Doug is on, it's a must watch video. I have no issues with Doug's designs. I imagine he went through hundreds of iterations to create the studio design. I always imagined the designs like being the difference between a Ford and a Mercury, you can only tweak so much.

Love Mr. Drexler! Just Brilliant

Here here! Again gotta love Doug's passion and it's always fascinating to here his view on Star Trek ship design, cheers again guys for this!

I don't always agree with what Doug has to say. But I love hearing his opinions and the behind the scenes stuff. He's clearly a smart guy. It's always a treat to have him on.

These ones with Doug are among my favorites, his personality and insight are so amazing and logical, and he has a sense of wonder I really enjoy.

Mr. Drexler saying, I know those ships inside and out, instantly reminded me of LaForge. What a true engineer spirit.

I really like those other concept sketches and especially the one that looks more like the traditional Enterprise design (albeit too modern for it's intended era), but I think the NX-01 we got is the best one. It fits when you see the evolution of the Enterprise.

My biggest lament about the NX-01 is all the shit the designer has been force-fed over it all these years.

Love the NX. Wish we could have gotten to see the refit on screen, I think that would have put down most of the haters - suddenly the design idea becomes clear.

I just imagined a kid seeing the NX-01 in the museum, who grew up to become a ship designer and was simply influenced by that childhood memory.

I enjoyed listening to Doug explain the design concepts on the Akira and NX-01 ships. I have always liked both ships and never had a problem with the similar looks, unlike others I heard when Enterprise came out. I am a big model builder fan of Star Trek and built 1 of 2 kits I have of the NX, 1/350th scale kit. I was a joy to build and the kit fit together quite well. Hoping to light the next one in the future. I also enjoyed the part of how Doug explained the evolution of the designs and love it.

@Doug, I want to encourage you to keep doing what you are doing! Everyone needs to watch this episode of Trekyards. Doug makes a lot of valuable points explaining why the ships share the same features and why its necessary. You are doing an awesome job designing these ships. Also, all though the NX-01 refit is cool... I like your original NX-01 much better without the secondary hull. The NX-01 is my favorite ship design thus far. I like all the features of the NX-01. My 2nd favorite ship design is the Galaxy class. I also like the design of the DS9 station and the USS Discovery (I hope this design doesn't change too much). There you have it! Those are some of my most favorite ships of Star Trek.

Already gave my two cents in part one, but I will add that I think filling in that gap between the booms would have made the ship a little more distinct and could have prevented some (not all to be sure) of the criticism people have given it. Personally, I would have made it so the center would stop short halfway down the booms so there's a large cut out in the back and I would have curved it so with the the saucer it would almost look like the star fleet logo on the TNG combadge. The Kelvinverse version of the NX kind of did that with its hull design which is why to me that was the NX-01 we should have gotten.

I love this channel and I follow it almost religiously

Those "doodads" found on the twin booms of the P-38 Lightning were Superchargers & exhaust turbine assemblies for the 1425 hp piston Allison engines, not unlike a Muscle Car. So, when Mr. Drexler gave his explanation of being "power transfer units that accelerate the energy down the boom...", it's pretty much spot on!

I love both the Akira and the NX, the Akira is my favourite design besides the Excelsior, & I noticed the similarity straight away and I appreciated it.

I personally have always loved how similar the ships could be because he's right functioned before fashion is a big thing for me personally, the ships were too different. I would get annoyed because they would no longer be practical or believable. So I love that he did things this way and all the designers did things this way

The primary criticism isn't that the NX-01 looks so much like the Akira (which it does more than any other two ships compared, in my opinion) but that there is such a large gap in time between the two. Ships that share components are usually contemporary vessels. Galaxy, Nebula and New Orleans were designed together, Connie Refit and the Miranda work because they're in the same era. Now, if the NX-01 had come first (in RL time) with the Akira being built as a nod to the old times, I don't think as many people would have complained. I remember that when TNG came out, many people complained that the new Enterprise didn't look enough like the classic Connie. So I guess no matter where you stand on the issue, there's no right and wrong. I agree with Doug Drexler that some people just want to see the world burn. It's in the way some people criticise. I see a lot of criticism of Abrams Trek that is poorly worded and covered in expletives. Now I hate Abrams Trek myself, but once you stoop to that level, you can't expect to make a point and be taken seriously. That said, not all negative criticism can be equated with negativity or a negative personality. Many people find little faults here and there and they point them out because that's the only way to bring them to the attention of those people in charge of improving things. I'd have preferred seeing the Daedalus class in the role of the NX, personally, but that's largely because I'm a stickler for continuity and we shouldn't even have had a ship called Enterprise at this time, based on the various ship lineups and displays they've done in the films and on TNG. Now, I think the NX-01 becomes perfect WITH the secondary hull added in the unofficial refit which sadly never saw the light of day. Aside from the original series Constitution (which I love flying on STO), the NX Refit would be perfect for me to fly around in.

I have my problems with Enterprise, but they're with the writing. Doug Drexler's design work is above reproach and his love for Star Trek is obvious in every frame of the show.

Absolutely agree 100%. Federation ships ALL look similar because they are SUPPOSED to look similar. Just as Doug Drexler said, it's ridiculous to claim that a particular design is a "rip off" of some previous design...because, by that logic, EVERY Fed design is just "ripping" off Matt Jefferies' original Connie. That whole line of reasoning is just absurd! Look, I've never particularly liked ST:ENT (except season 4) , but even *I'm* tired of the "upside down Akira" nonsense. If the NX-01 is a "rip off" then so is every other Federation ship designed post-TOS, including the Miranda, Excelsior, Ambassador, Galaxy, Sovereign, etc, etc, etc.

His talk about the aircraft carrier reminded me on Clarkson's thoughts about the Porsche 911 line. :)

I loved the NX class, and the opening theme - the only thing is I don't agree with having the upbeat version of it on season 3 it's a year of war, and they decided to upbeat the opening theme -was perfect for season 4 I didn't want a happy theme then see Archer and the rest with there constantly depressed faces.

I remember all of that vitriol online when Enterprise came out. I stayed the hell out of it. I enjoyed the show and the ship.

Great to hear this guy discuss ship design! The NX is a tremendous ship, and in many ways my favorite. Puzzling that you don't let Mr. Drexler talk himself hoarse, as I would have kept listening indefinitely. Was somebody late for dinner? 😋

I went from liking Doug Drexler to LOVING him. His take-down of troll-Trekkies was spot on perfect.

I always liked the NX, to be honest. I totally get what Doug is saying.

I never really thought about the visual look of the NX to the Akira until someone mentioned it, but even after seeing it, I felt the same way Doug did; it's a Starfleet ascetic. I grew up watching TOS reruns, and watching TNG/DS9/VOY as they aired, and I actually loved Enterprise and the NX. When I play STO, the first thing I do when I get back to space dock on a new character is put up the crappy starter Miranda and pull out my C-Store NX, cause it just looks so much sleeker, and even performs better in STO.

That central hub between the 2 engines did end up having aft torpedoes launching from it, despite Mr. Drexler's intent of not being a weapons pod.

Well, I never had a problem with the shape of the NX. In fact. I didn't notice the resemblance to the Akira until I started playing STO.

Doug Drexler, calm down. Your work is awesome

Nothing like having one of your videos going on my other monitor while I play Elite Dangerous.

Man, I could listen to Doug speak for hours on end... with that said, I wish they'd ask him what are he's thoughts about the USS Franklin from Beyond? And also, about Eric Henry's redesign NX-07.

I understand the mindset of reusing aesthetics when making Starfleet ships, but what Doug is missing is that the Akira was supposed to show an advancement in design, just like Voyager and the E (which share design elements) have advanced designs by nixing the neck for example. But throughout the continuity, there wasn't a ship that looked similar to the Akira, and, as I've said, the Akira was advanced ship design. Using this for the NX class totally invalidates those improvements. To go with his aircraft carrier analogy, he should look at the HMS Ark Royal from 1914 and compare that with any modern carrier and you will see the differences. Also, the point about the doors on the back of the saucer being form follows function, on the Akira, that would be true. But since the NX has the center pod between the pontoons at the same level as those doors on the back, landing in those bays would prove highly difficult since you have to avoid the pod.

I always liked the NX-01.

Thank you mr. Drexler good word 👍🏻

Using the Akira lock stock and barrel would've left a terrible legacy. Doug's work to modify the design, within the guidelines of what the producers wanted, saved Enterprise. The detail and thought behind the ship is what makes it great, and makes the NX-01 one of my favorite designs.

Myself I've always liked the NX and looking like the Akira was part of the reason that I liked it. I liked the Akira as well and thought that it was nice that the NX was giving it some lineage in cannon. I'm also a big fan of the WWII plane the P-38 Lightning, and was glad to see it mentioned here. I always assumed that the bits on top of the booms where cooling systems, because in the P-38 those are the radiators. You know form following function.

Drexler is awesome. loved his rant and he is right. i think the nx is one of the best designed hero ships ever. it gave a glimps of what they started with. you could see the hints to the future(ncc-1701).

I used to despise Enterprise, but over the past few years, Enterprise has become my favorite series and almost favorite ship Voyager takes 1st in my book.

I will have to agree with Doug on the fact that even after 50 years you still can find new and amazing ways to mix up the same basic components to make something completely new. It's something I love about the Star Trek series, it does not pretend to be something that it is not. It just shows basic evolution for it's ships which is a normal thing in the real world as well. So why complain about it? 5:55 that chart, can we download that somewhere? I would love to have that one and have it printed! :D Doug, I am 34 and I still love your Enterprise NX-01 ship. Loved it from the moment I seen it for the first time! I don't think I would have done things different, perhaps a few minor details that would be personal choices. But aside from that, it is a very well designed ship and it does what it was designed for.

Sorry to Nitpick, but the 1st picture of the Saratoga was the Forrestal-class USS Saratoga (CV-60) built in 1950s, not the Lexington-class USS Saratoga (CV-3) built in the 1920s.

Doug Drexler!!! What a legend :-D.

They are both beautiful ships and first class. I love em both for what they are. I would love to see a Star Trek animated/anime aboard an Akira class set some time in the post Borg-war era dealing with the Typhon Pact.

I remember seeing the 1701-E for the first time and I did actually think the blended hull/saucer profile looked like Voyager, while the deflector looked like the Excelsior and the pylons looked like the 1701-A. I thought it was a classic look, and loved the design from the beginning. I never had a problem with that, and never had huge problems with the NX-01, though I thought the saucer could have maybe looked a bit more like the 1701, with the thicker edge and steeper slope. But even the idea of a saucer has grown on me for the NX-class. To me, a sphere seems like something for a colony ship or a ship with extensive relief effort capabilities, something NX definitely doesn't have. So, I think that a ship with a small crew of 80 people would definitely only need a few decks, which a saucer would imply. Fan anger is silly. Trek is about the philosophy, the characters, and the stories, in that order. Of course, I did see 1701-E online first. I don't remember if it was a website showing the Master System Display, or one of the trailers. So, I'd say 1701-E was probably the first Internet ship for me. Voyager, I saw in The Art of Star Trek, and DS9 I saw at my first convention 10/3/1992.

When the information for Enterprise came out, I thought it was an obvious cop-out to 'use the Akira', and I thought it looked too modern to be pre-TOS. This was most definitely a lot of people thought at the time, and I'm sure many never moved past it. It really didn't take long (I'd say even before the end of Broken Bow) that I changed my mind. It's now one of my favourite ships. Looking back, you can point out so many of the similarities.. but it has such a unique aesthetic compared to any other ship before or after. The almost complete lack of hard sharp angles (everything's softened, curved- even the straight parts) and especially the hull colouring and detail- which really is unique- just make it look old. Even side by side with the Constitution, to me it immediately looks less refined, primitive. I mean that as the highest compliment- that's exactly what it's supposed to be. I wonder if these type of high resolution images and comparisons were available back in 2001 to show how absurd it is to call the Akira and the NX the same, if Doug would have had a lot less stressful 15 years....

I am old enough to know better, and the NX-01 is still my favorite Enterprise. It was the first Eaglemoss model I bought.

I personally love the blended hull designs (voyager, NX-01, Ent-E). Personally I would like to see influence of other races into the design.

Are they still doing awards for Star Trek online stuff? Because this one and Part 1 need to be recognized.

If I'm ever falsely accused of murder, I want my lawyer to have at least half the passion of Doug Drexler.

I have come to love the NX-01. Mr. Drexler seems really cool.

Doug, keep designing cool ships. With certain parts other ships designed into a brand new ship, it makes it look they are the same fleet. Live long and prosper.

-So true. The joy of the variation of starships is that which only Trek enjoys. -Yes form follows function is what makes Trek believable. -Using a ship from the future in a past iteration is called creative bankruptcy. -I don't think it looks anything like the Constitution Class. I've been doing art a long time. Any laymen could tell which the NX-01 was derived from -I think filling in the ridiculous over engineered gaps would have made a lot of sense and made it structurally sound. (I personally would have offered that option) -Yes Samuel that is exactly the same structure on the Akira. (I never noticed) Sorry Drexler I love your passion but the defintion of ripoff is "something that is too much like something made by someone else" Yes the other Enterprises have something similar but not the same form and structure. Ultimately having that same structure on the NX just isn't necessary. -Yes the Constitution looks more frail BUT it's 124 years in the future. The NX wouldn't have all the magic field and magic material benefits. -Yes some people would have still ripped it apart just because the series was BAD and how they rewrote continuity. -NO DOUG. That's not the perfect place of those impulse engines. Physics implores positioning thrust at the center of Gravity. Those locations work ONLY for Akira Class because the Engine Mass hung bellow and the greater Mass of the saucer was above. That's the problem with copy paste designing. (Yes of course the Constitution has the engines in the wrong place TOO BUT Galaxy Class Fixed that problem! That's a Good designer! -That's COOL I always noticed there was a Connie connection with the impulse engines. Very nice. Ultimately, I love your passion Doug Drexler. I disagree with somethings but my perspective is that you did what you were told and I enjoyed the defense of the NX-01. If everyone agreed on art it would be dull and boring.

I think the problem was that Fans wanted the Daedalus and felt like it was wrong because what they got was reused defiant interior and Akira outside(not my opinion), then a-holes started using this frustration to get their a-holyness out by whipping up a frenzy about it. I think if they just had the deadalus in the show and explained why it's not a deadalus as its a test bed ship or something it would have made people forgive a lot faster. I love the ship.

I love the design of the NX, and I always have. I always knew that Doug had designed the NX in such a way that the Akira could be a future design loosely based on the NX, just like how he described it with the aircraft carriers. It makes sense! Nope, wonderful ship and it very much suited the era in which it was designed for!

Just because we haven't seen an "obvious design lineage" between the two classes, doesn't mean they didn't exist. I love the design of the NX-01, I prefer the NX-02's deflector and I admit that I would have prefered something more Daedalus, but what we got is just fine. We know there is a relationship between warp field and hull geometry, so it's entirely possible that somebody pulled out the old NX designs and updated then as it was necessary for some reason. The impulse crystal on the Constitution refit could easily be a warp field governer - because it was required - and indeed, the refit has one on each nacelle. There are literally hunreds of reasons why the two ships would be the same in addition to the obvious ones you guys have stated.

Did I go the NX looks like the Akira Class? Yes I did. But I love the Akira Class so I loved the NX. Also the the two things on either side of the bridge of the Akira are shield generators. They're there to provide additional shielding for the bridge.

There is a practical reason for ships being simular in shape and color. Imagine being in an intense battle. You have only seconds to identify friend or foe. It is a last step to prevent friendly fire.

Doug's "form following function" makes a load of sense. If you have a design that works and is successful, why would you risk drastically changing ti to something which might not work as well or be successful? Yes, small variations from the base form are to be expected, depending on function, but the base form should remain.

I think the only thing that threw me off when they first revealed the NX-01 was how "sleek" and streamlined it was compared to the Constitution class. At that point the only TOS and pre TOS ships I knew about were the Conny and the Daedalus class. And to me, the Daedalus seemed more clunky than the Conny, so it it seemed odd that the precursor ship to both would be so much more streamlined. BUT - just as with the sets and props used on the show, I can totally understand how they would have had to walk the fine line between looking like it was somehow more primitive than TOS, but also made with modern sensibilities and production techniques in mind. Overall I think they did about as good a job as one could expect given such a tricky mandate.

It's not a good look to belittle fans who have a perfectly valid point. I haven't seen a single fan say the NX is ugly or a bad design. Everyone I've seen comment likes the NX, but some of us don't feel it reaches the level of originality that a Star Trek hero ship should have. These things don't come along every day. There can be years or decades between new hero ships. Personally I would even say this is one of the more important design jobs out there. Star Trek hero ships become cultural icons that endure for decades. They're on the same level as a really good design from Lamborghini or Ferrari, or a good Corvette. Star Trek hero ships are important pieces of art, or at least have the potential to be. I can and will criticize nearly all of them. The original Connie is unfinished, but the broad form is one of the best ever. The Connie refit is very near perfect, but the warp nacelles are a little off. Just a little. The organically-styled D was mind blowing when it came out, but there are upper views where the saucer blocks the engineering hull and the warp nacelles, and the saucer alone doesn't have enough going on to make those views work. Deep Space 9 was similarly mind blowing. I can't think of anything to criticize about it. I like the writing for Defiant, but IMO the design was too plain. However, the overall form wasn't anything we'd seen before. Voyager introduced the lengthwise oval saucer, and the folding warp pylons, but it had the same upper angle problem as the D. The E brought a sharper take on the TNG era organic styling. IMO it would have benefitted from just a few decks worth of neck, and it absolutely should have had a more sophisticated impulse engine treatment. Those things are too blocky. The Excelsior style top mounted warp grills were a bad idea too. Having said all that, it's still in form a fairly original ship that brings a few small innovations to the table. The NX would have been great as a background ship. It's a very nicely done take on things we've seen before, and I do like it. However, hero ships should be mind blowing. The NX doesn't reach that standard. Personally I don't think Defiant or the E do either. Voyager kinda does, from the front/bottom view. In retrospect what would have been best would have been to go with the engineering hull from the beginning, and change some of the upper surface details to be less like the Akira. The idea of adding the engineering hull later was a nice piece of storytelling, and it's a shame that didn't happen, but the story could have been told with other upgrades. Having a ship so much like the Akira was a bad call. It may have been a bad call made by the producers, but still - bad call.

Since Doug was told to use the Akira as a base, no one should be upset with him at all, besides he is a great guy and a great designer!

I can understand the want to have the saucer only design from the very beginning to have the potential for evolution. After seeing the refit NX-01 and then being cheated out of seeing it on screen beautifully gliding by, it made me wish that it was the design chosen to be used from the very beginning.

A great video, about my favorite ship. I would love to hear Doug's opinion on the Discovery.

the discovery is beautiful

i never saw the issue with the NX-01 - it was a fine ship that I instantly liked, and I appreciated the lineage with the Akira and the proto-TOS nacelles. I didn't really like the overal deflector but it didn't piss me off. the Enterprise theme song though, was absolutely terrible. :)

And the P-38 is my favorite plane of all time. :D

Instead of filling the space in on the NX, I wouldn't mind seeing an extended spine from the saucer to the pod. Like having three pontoons instead of two.

im pretty sure that the problem is not that general design asthetics are copied in star trek but that the design of 2 random ships is similar while no other ships inbetween are similar to it.

I have to disagree with Doug that form follows function in the ST universe. Look at the differences in design between all the major powers in the ST universe. If they were all beholden to a uniform set of "physics" there would be convergence to a common ship architecture. Look at how most cars seem to look alike today because of air flow considerations. This could be true for warp bubble considerations in ST.

I love this!

I would have loved it if there was another series where the anti-Akira style backlash resulted in a series based on a blatant copy of an Oberth being called a completely different class of experimental super-warship.

Guys in your image at 10:55 that is not the Enterprise-B, that is the USS Excelsior with the experimental trans-warp drive that failed which can be recognized by the blue tinted nacelles on top.

Very cool video.

Good, Good, young Drexler! Give in to your anger! Let the hate flow through you!

I like the NX, the overall design that is at the same time new and proven in ST.

When Doug talked about the USS Saratoga and the USS John F Kennedy, there was some weird things. First, Doug says the John F Kennedy was built in 2016. It wasn't, it was built in the 60's. Second, Doug says the USS Saratoga built in the 1920's, but the image shown is of the USS Saratoga built in the 1950's.

I love the designs of both the NX and Akira class Starships. they fit together with the Starfleet designs of ships. Starfleet looked at the first design, fell in love with it and made it a mandate to construct future ships using similar designs. besides they are part of the same fleet and history if someone went from the past to the future, they would like to still tell Starfleet ships from alien ships and vise versa. this is Starfleet and I believe they made a great choice in ship design

Great Video Guys as always, for me I never really had a problem with Star Trek Enterprise, I thought it was a good Prequel to TOS, loved the opening to the show, though the continuity always seemed a little off, like the initial meeting with the Klingons, as stated by Picard in the First Contact Episode(Can't remember the title) of TNG "Disastrous First contact with the Klingon Empire lead to decades of War." I saw no war following first contact, but little things like that kinda never really got me into the show. But I actually loved the design of the NX, it had a very utilitarian design, every thing had a function, I even liked it more that both the Conni and the Galaxy Classes, the Galaxy I liked at first but after looking into it more I felt it was more of a dud than a success. as for the Conni, I actually preferred the refit to the original design, and really that was because of the lack of detail of the model, and the fact the bridge looked like a four year old took a bedazzler to the consoles, it was definitely a 70s design, lots of bright colors created by people that were definitely high on something at the time. As for the Akira Class, it's my favorite design, it's a sleek, powerful design, and I actually like it move that Voyager, which is my favorite series, mostly because using the Intrepid Class, a Light Explorer, was used to enter the most contested region of Federation Space during a time of Political Grandstanding was happening between the Federation and the Cardassian Union, in which they would but their most powerful ships on missions that ran along the border as a show of force. But to send a small lightly aremed ship instead never made sense, they should have sent an Akira instead. Anyway, total tangent there sorry, should probably finish here to avoid another tangent, but to one final reason I always liked the Akira was the fact it was named after my favorite Anime movie. That's it i'm done, no more tangents.

i agree with Doug, The ships will have similar looks they are from the same fleet.

I like the open area with the two doors.... in my mind it makes a lot of sense as far as docking with a station and resupplying sort of like the way at airports the way jumbo jets dock with the movable enclosed walkways. I see the NX being flown into a Space dock hanger getting locked into an over under cradle. Then having some sort of L or £ shape turbo lift system hooking up to those doors then personnel can use the port side door to exit the ship and take the lift UP to the habitat section of the station while maintenance and resupply use service the ship from the underside using the starboard door. Going beyond that I have always felt that Star fleet vessels should have external turbo lifts hatches that would allow themselves to hard dock with Star Fleet station and integrate with its existing turbolift systems

Jesus hyper agressive comments from Doug Drexler, wow! PS Doug no one needed to tell me Enterprise was a steaming load of dung. I dont mind that the NX01 was an Akira clone.

I always loved the NX01! I grew up on TNG, I remember waiting for the next week's new episodes, so the Enterprise D will always hold a special spot. But I love the NX01, especially the "submarine" aesthetic to the interior. I thought it was fantastic, and resembled other ships, like mentioned in the video. What federation ship doesn't look like another federation ship? I also like the JJ ships, that seem to be hated. I kinda liked the "windshield" being added to the bridge, thought it was an original concept for Star Trek, freeing from the submarine confines. I've noticed lately that "fans" seems to be the worst or harshest critics, especially Star Trek and Star Wars.

Doug is awesome.

Something I’ve wondered is would it be possible to refit the Enterprise NX01 with Defiant NX74205 type warp core, and some of its phaser components? There’s been a number of episodes across various series where ships of different eras came either from the past, to the future, or alternate timeline.

Well said well said indeed

I would love a NX Refit in STO as a higher level ship, like a fleet version of the NX or something

I really love the NX-01, it's my favorite ship. Drexler for President!