RULE NUMBER SEVEN: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX It’s very difficult for a person to do something that is truly great, without thinking outside...

RULE NUMBER SIX: PROGRESSIONS Take note; like with artists and designers, models and replicas, there’s a very important difference...

RULE NUMBER FIVE: THE OUTSIDE OF SHIP With a Star Trek like starship, the outside of the ship, is the ship. It is not to be designed from...

RULE NUMBER FOUR: “COMMON SENSE” The way I see fiction is in 2 parts: There’s a primary part, and a secondary part. The primary part is...

RULE NUMBER THREE: THE BASICS The most important thing with anything, is the basics. For those of you who don’t know, basics are the...

RULE NUMBER TWO: TYPE OF SHIP What type of ship are you working on? If it is a Star Trek starship type, which is the only type I’m...

Rule 1 Aesthetics What most people call “The Enterprise” of “Star Trek” (1966-1969), I call The Star Trek Starship. In “Star Trek” there...

INTRODUCTION Has anyone who has come up with rules for designing a Starship, actually designed a Starship? Or designed a good one? First,...