I personally don't concider the "V" a battlestar at all, it looks more like a cruiser/heavy cruiser. From what I have seen on the episode "Heros", the overall look and feel of the ship is smaller,more compact than a battlestar. This is only my opinion and speculation in my part. What does everybody else think?:)
I think your right that she is smaller than the other battlestars that we've seen(not by too much mind you). But people tend to asume that a Battlestar is a class of ship, what if It's just the name the colonials apply to any space based warship?
But thanks for all the comments, although I keep getting the urge to fix the side panneling on the front.(just dosn't match the rest of the ship)
The modeling is good but the references are flawed or something.
I hope the examples are mostly self explanatory but just in case, the first one shows that the missile firing gun has two barrels, not one. The others show that the main hull is just as wide as the head, there's no taper. The small guns on the landing deck nacelles have wide separation and their guns are extremely close together, of which there are two each. Also, I noted the shape of the engine nacelle, it's quite a dynamic shape.
Wow, Thanks! Thats so helpful, I never noticed the second barrel. It looked to me like the missle fired out of a seperate launcher on the side but I guess Valks barrels can move independantly of each other(kind of cool). As for the engines I made them late last night, so sue me:rolleyes:.
And I don't care what other people are saying, I think it looks cool. Very human looking. Unlike that other flying saucer thing with the engines attached to the back
Amen, I recall when Cain said 3 maybe 4 nukes destroyed 5 ships (two of them battlestars) I'm guessing those battlestars were of a similar class too Valkyrie. I scaled the head down so it lines up with neck, but I kept my neck shape because It gives it some interest rather than just a strait tubular body.
A little comparison (not Identical as I took a few design liberties with mine) But still pritty damn close.
Still not done with the bottom or the back mind you, I also still have to remodel the side flight pod guns.
The ship does seem to have some subtle neck flair. Also, I thought your render was a high definition shot of the same scene when I first saw it, so you're doing great.:D
Great work on the model. Your speed of progress is awsome . The turrets are the only thing that kinda doesn't seem right to me. They looked more streamlined from what I remember from the episode (or imagine? anyways refrence situation is more than bad. Awsome what you made of it).
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But thanks for all the comments, although I keep getting the urge to fix the side panneling on the front.(just dosn't match the rest of the ship)
Catch you all later.
I hope the examples are mostly self explanatory but just in case, the first one shows that the missile firing gun has two barrels, not one. The others show that the main hull is just as wide as the head, there's no taper. The small guns on the landing deck nacelles have wide separation and their guns are extremely close together, of which there are two each. Also, I noted the shape of the engine nacelle, it's quite a dynamic shape.
But thanks again, I'll get her fixed up.
And I don't care what other people are saying, I think it looks cool. Very human looking. Unlike that other flying saucer thing with the engines attached to the back
A little comparison (not Identical as I took a few design liberties with mine) But still pritty damn close.
Still not done with the bottom or the back mind you, I also still have to remodel the side flight pod guns.
there is a little too much ambient light in your scene, but still looks great
Just for the hell of it, here's a line up.
Keep up the great work
Thank you so very much, Infinity, for attempting the ugly duckling of BSG. You've flattered her as much as possible without telling myths about her.
Very nice. Seriously. Will you release the mesh?
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