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  • JayruJayru1037 UKPosts: 653Member
    Beautiful level of detail on this baby. Loving it :-)
    wibblescifieric
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  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    Jayru wrote: »
    Beautiful work - lovely reimaging of the old girl!
    Jayru wrote: »
    Beautiful level of detail on this baby. Loving it :-)

    Thank you, you're too kind.
  • ViperViper1670 Posts: 716Administrator
    This is awesome work. I'm loving all these different interpretations of the TOS Connie here. Keep it up!
    wibble
  • Hunter GHunter G1854 Posts: 537Member
    More Connies! More Connies!

    Seriously it's looking good!
    wibblepubliusr
  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    Viper wrote: »
    This is awesome work. I'm loving all these different interpretations of the TOS Connie here. Keep it up!
    Thank you. Nothing compared to your work of course. And I also admire the recent increase of Constitutions around here.
    Hunter G wrote: »
    More Connies! More Connies!
    Seriously it's looking good!
    Thank you. Means a lot coming from you, since you have set the bar pretty high.

    Not much to say about this one. I Just liked the angle.
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    And I did add the panorama windows from the saucer to the neck, too. I figured they would provide an interesting view.
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    Sure some will think the view is wasted if 50% of what you see is the saucer. But I guess some might even prefer a sight where you can actually see the ship flying through the stars. Also this way the eye has something to hold on for orientation instead of being confronted with the whole vastness of space. It evokes a feeling of being save inside, I hope. And for everyone else there are still plenty panorama views around the saucer.
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  • evil_genius_180evil_genius_1803835 Posts: 10,782Member
    If you needed a real look at some damage on the lower saucer, then having windows that overlook the area would be helpful.
    wibble
  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    If you needed a real look at some damage on the lower saucer, then having windows that overlook the area would be helpful.

    Well if you put it that way the view doesn't cover nearly enough of the saucer. Unless your adversary and/or stellar phenomena follow the rules of dramatic story telling and will damage your ship strictly in the line of sight.
    evil_genius_180
  • evil_genius_180evil_genius_1803835 Posts: 10,782Member
    wibble wrote: »
    If you needed a real look at some damage on the lower saucer, then having windows that overlook the area would be helpful.

    Well if you put it that way the view doesn't cover nearly enough of the saucer. Unless your adversary and/or stellar phenomena follow the rules of dramatic story telling and will damage your ship strictly in the line of sight.

    True. I never said it was perfect, but it could be better than nothing.
    wibble
  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    edited August 14 #70
    True. I never said it was perfect, but it could be better than nothing.
    Sure. If you are in need, you take what you get.

    Meanwhile I'm playing with shapes for the impulse engines and its housing.
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  • backsteptbackstept1664 Posts: 864Member
    Fantastic details!
    wibble
  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    edited August 16 #72
    Okay I did change the Font for the registry to something more official. It's still not the "correct" one if you consider that this is supposed to be the TOS Constitution but it's simply the better looking one.
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    I kept the size of the registry on the top of the saucer, though. To be honest I always considered the big lettering as oversized and somewhat ridiculous. I don't think that it is meant to be read anyway. Since ship to ship identification would be happen through transponders this is much more of an aesthetic feature.
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  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    edited August 17 #73
    Ever since I found out how to use Blenders Textfield I can't stop making designation tags.
    For the nacelle I tried to fuse the TOS and TMP style.
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  • evil_genius_180evil_genius_1803835 Posts: 10,782Member
    Looks good. Heh, instead of using fields, I just convert my text into a mesh and then make it fit the hull. But, the fields make it easier to edit, so that's a good idea.
    wibbleashleytinger
  • ashleytingerashleytinger1747 Central OhioPosts: 1,112Member
    I've done both with mine. So many good options.
    wibbleevil_genius_180
  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    edited August 16 #76
    Instead of using fields, I just convert my text into a mesh and then make it fit the hull. But, the fields make it easier to edit, so that's a good idea.

    I think I do it the same way. Maybe I just used the wrong name for the tool.

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  • wibblewibble853 Weimar, GermanyPosts: 405Member
    I'm still messing around with the bridge dome. Latest experiment: mixing materials.
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    The lower material is a translucent glass. Don't know why it appears completely opaque in the first image.
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  • trekkitrekki905 Posts: 1,361Member
    Nice work.
    wibble
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