Post Romulan War ships churning through "a maelstrom". Gas giant upper atmosphere? Ion Storm? Space Wedgie phenomenon? You decide - I was just in a dramatic orange mood Ship models by Dave Metlesits [link] , textures by me. Dramatic orange background by FrostBo. DAZ Studio render.
Navigating the perilous Pumpkin Spice Nebula? You rock the vibrant color palette so well! Seems a lot folks embrace these Starfleet Museum early era models. Makes them feel like canon to me, if I dare mention the dreaded C word....
Uh-oh watchout young'uns we got a Franz Joseph purist here! I kid, I'm a equal opportunity Trek crapist too, love me some bastardized Trek manuals of all sorts & eras...
(er... at least when it comes to any Trek crap made post '79