Akira Class Studio Miniature

Type of Federation starship in use in the late 24th century.  The U.S.S. Thunderchild was a ship of the Akira class (Star Trek: First Contact).  The Akira class starship was designed by Alex Jaegar at ILM.  It was rendered as a computer generated visual effect.  Named for the animated fantasy film.

Federation starship, Akira class, Starfleet registry number NCC-63549.  The Thunderchild was among the ships defending Sector 001 against the Borg incursion of 2373. (Star Trek: First Contact).  Named for the H.M.S. Thunderchild, a fictional British warship from H.G. Well's classic novel The War of the Worlds.

Unfortunately no Studio Miniature that I know of exist of the Akira Class.  This ship was created in the virtual world of CGI.  So there aren't very many miniature shoots of this beauty.

Akira Class Names and Registries

Akira Class Images

Image	Information
	Picture Courtesy of: Star Trek Magazine This is a forward side view of the U.S.S. Thunderchild.

Akira Class Images on the Internet

• Ex Astris Scientia
  Several good images of Akira Class.
• Pedro's Ship-O-Rama
  Another good source of Akira Class images.
• The Federation Starship Datalink
  Images and Concept Information of the Akira Class.
• The Model Citizen
  Great collection of Akira Class images.

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