[Nightfall]: Flash of Insight

Description

Build a 3D object using real materials to represent a device created by you and your crew to try to pierce the Sensor Blackout affecting your ship and Starfleet as a whole. Submit a picture or video of the object created. Objects can be made, for example, out of cardboard, paper, LEGOs, wood, or any other material. Drawing and coloring on the object is permitted for details and enhancements, but any additional work beyond that is not permitted (for example: A hand drawn background or digital art enhancements added to the image via digital manipulation beyond simple color/contrast correction of the photo). In addition, entries will be evaluated based on the amount of original creation that goes into them. For example, a 3d printed object from a pre-made model will be evaluated differently than a scratch built item as the entrant did not themselves create the model.

Members are encouraged to submit a written explanation of the object to orient the graders as to what it is, but the written explanation is not part of the placement criteria other than to give context to the graders.

Criteria

  • Grading: Submissions will be graded on originality, detail, and obvious effort expended.
  • Medium: Photo or Video of real object.
  • NOTE: This competition is being co-organized with Callen Varro.

Winners

Submissions

User Content Date Entry
Nacien Rixx (#2998)

The best way to carry a device to pierce the sensor blackout is to *wear it*
May I present the fully uniform integrated scanning gloves, which display up to date information on an easy to read hand viewscreen?
These fingerless gloves allow for precise use of all Starfleet panels and equipment while they are also embedded with triphasic filaments (white) that increase scanning potential. Being intensely portable, these gloves will provide up to date information that is critical for penetrating the blackout.
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These fingerless mitts are hand-knit. They use an intermediate technique called stranded knitting using multiple colors at one time to form the galactic patterning on the back. The glove structure is my own design, the chart for the stardust and planets is from Paper Tiger Knits.

Yes, I knit every single stitch by hand. I have included progress pictures and pictures of the inside of the project so you can see some of the structure. This project took over two weeks of steady daily work to complete.

 2025-05-18 20:00:26
Aakon Keacen (#1638)

The Benamite Liquidized Warp Enhancer - Dilithium is placed in a special anti-reflux 'mini' warp reactor bag. Small amounts of liquidized Benamite is loaded in a injection chamber at the bottom of the reactor 'bag' while a small amount of deuterium is 'bubbled' in a line that feeds into the reactor 'bag'. With precision the benamite is injected from the bottom of the reactor 'bag' hold the dilithium while anti-deuterium is pumped in though the thin tubing. Milliseconds after the anti-deuterium is pumped in though the thin tubing the deuterium that was stored in the bubble along the tubing is injected into the reactor 'bag'. The addition of small amounts of liquidized Benamite enhances the Matter/Anti-matter reaction just enough to create an enhanced warp field that can break though the Blackout walls. The energy produced by the reaction is pumped though the primary tubing at the top of the reaction bag, which as been hurry rigged into the warp plasma system.

 2025-05-18 19:22:10
Cressida Brennan (#2765)
Private Submission
 2025-05-18 10:51:52
Sazra Kobahl (#2545)

My first intention was a device, really I swear. But eventually it became a model of a ship, small delta flyer size I imagine and with the focus to be primed with boosting sensor abilities. Its kinda like the Venture Class Scout ship in Armada II, focus primairly on scouting duties.

2025-05-09 12:01:27
Keith Anderson (#1849)

Entered!

2025-05-06 17:38:49
Varen Wyll (#2419)

During their long journey, limping home from the outer edge of the Klingon territory, Daedalus's Chief Engineer had ample time to explore a great many different options for penetrating the blackout. Repeated failures put her off the project until the ship arrived at K-74 via an unexpected underspace corridor and she gained access to a plethora of older technology amongst the damaged station.

Utilising a variety of spare components, she was able to penetrate the blackout communications barrier due to the older nature of the technology, which operated at a slower and lower energy frequency than more advanced technology of the 25th Century. The Vaadwuar had only witnessed the current advanced technology of the galaxy and had not considered that someone might have an old transistor radio in the cupboard. Whilst the message would take longer to transmit and was more prone to degradation in the void of space, she believes that 'those old scientists' might have just saved the day once again.

Constructed from plastic bottles & packaging, the base is spray painted with added acrylic detailing. The lighting is provided by a cluster of LEDs oscillating in white.

2025-05-05 08:51:20
Alexandria Mitchell (#2266)
Private Submission
 2025-04-19 15:56:00

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