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Well I wanted to clear my head some and go back and work on one of the older ships that I blocked in and didn’t touch much after that.
I’ll probably rebuild the front of the warp engine. I’m not too happy with it the way it is now.
It’s a small ship but I haven’t decided on the size just yet. My original idea is that after the war this is the first ship that the federation sends out to explore and reconnect with it’s allies.
Not the engines don't rotate. Just don't need to.
Spending too much time playing the new Star Trek game. Need to get more work done.
UPDATE...
More details added to the back of the engine.
A close up of the detail.
And I rebuilt the front of the engine.
UPDATE...
I’ve started to work out the shape of the hull. I’ve also resized it to around 60 meters I might up to 80 meters. Ignore the possition of the engine it hasn’t been moved into place yet. I’m really happy with the way it’s turned out so far.
I’ve added a few more bits to the engine. Don’t know how much more I’ll add.
maybe just a ring of spotlights rather than a nebulous blue stripe, with a texture?
Looking nice with a bit of post glow though!
Yeah I just wanted to see what it might look like. If I keep it I won't use that temp texture.
The glows were done in Max with a a glow shader.
UPDATE:
Here is another old ship I haven’t worked on since 2009. I kept haveing trouble with the warp pylon shape but now I’ve got it to a point that I’m happy. For now the ship is only about 150 meters long.
UPDATE...
A bit more done on this ship. I decided I didn’t want to cut a hole into the hull for the Nav Deflector so I added two small ones to the warp pylon. I think it turned out kind of nice.
I’ve also decided to try to flesh out another ship I haven’t touched since 6/23/2009. I just wasn’t sure how I was going to do it but now I have an idea.
I know it's way out of line for me to criticize the great fozz', (I mean that in a respectful way by the way xD) but the bridge on the explorer class looks kind of like a floppy pancake draped over the hull. I just noticed it now so it may not be a big deal. Awesome ships!
I like the basic shape of the "Oberth replacement" so far.
As for the Cardie, it's to early for me to comment on the shape, but at least I like the class name.
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I know it's way out of line for me to criticize the great fozz', (I mean that in a respectful way by the way xD) but the bridge on the explorer class looks kind of like a floppy pancake draped over the hull. I just noticed it now so it may not be a big deal. Awesome ships!
Could just be the perspective. I'm sure it will look better when I get more done. But that is one hell of a pancake.
I like the basic shape of the "Oberth replacement" so far.
As for the Cardie, it's to early for me to comment on the shape, but at least I like the class name.
Thanks. I really haven't given a name to this ship yet but I'm glad it's recognizable as a cardie ship. I've just been calling it the Garak Class ship.
UPDATE...
I got a bit more detail added. I tried doing a little more of the ship with no luck, it looked really bad. It has some odd shapes to it and all I have is top view image of the ship. It’s kind of making loose interest in this ship for now.
UPDATE...
Not much going on here. I’m playing with a few ideas for the bridge but I’m not convinced I like what I’ve come up with so far. I might do something closer to the one the Defiant had. I also added a few more minor details. Don’t know how much work I’ll be getting done. Between GTA5 and a new music program I just got opening Max isn’t that interesting to me right now.
UPDATE...
I started to do alittle bit more work on another ship I haven’t touched since 4/20/2008.
Just getting more the warp engine shape figured out.
UPDATE...
I’ve re-built the warp pylons.
I’ve also decided to mess with a new saucer shape and added a part from another ship I was working but won’t finish now.
UPDATE...
Ok. I’ve re-built the saucer section including the bottom. I alsod decided I’m far enough along to move into Mental Ray. There’s a few things that need to be fixed but they are minor. Only thing I need to do is come up with a secondary hull. Not sure what I’m gonna do about that.
UPDATE...
I started to work on a temp secondary hull but I think it blows. I will probably go with something that reflecs the warp engines a little more.
I’ve added the impulse engines and some detail to the saucer that will obviously need some fix’n.
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I’ve added nav lights tot he saucer and the RCS system.
I wanted to try out a texture test to make sure it would work the way I wanted it to.
Good work with the textures Rob! :thumb:
But that bridge is looking to much like a chair. Anyway, IAâm sure youAâll come with something interesting for that place.
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Well I wanted to clear my head some and go back and work on one of the older ships that I blocked in and didn’t touch much after that.
I’ll probably rebuild the front of the warp engine. I’m not too happy with it the way it is now.
It’s a small ship but I haven’t decided on the size just yet. My original idea is that after the war this is the first ship that the federation sends out to explore and reconnect with it’s allies.
Spending too much time playing the new Star Trek game. Need to get more work done.
UPDATE...
More details added to the back of the engine.
A close up of the detail.
And I rebuilt the front of the engine.
Cool engines Rob!
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one enjoying that game.
I’ve started to work out the shape of the hull. I’ve also resized it to around 60 meters I might up to 80 meters. Ignore the possition of the engine it hasn’t been moved into place yet. I’m really happy with the way it’s turned out so far.
I’ve added a few more bits to the engine. Don’t know how much more I’ll add.
I realized I forgot one important thing. Impulse engines, so I added them to the belly.
IAâve also begun to work out ideas for the bridge.
Look forward to the end result of this one.
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Starting to block in the front end. It’s really rough for now.
A few more things under the ship.
And the start of the shuttlebay.
Added a few details to the Explorer Class. I’m not sure if I’ll keep that blue glowy strip.
Looking nice with a bit of post glow though!
The glows were done in Max with a a glow shader.
UPDATE:
Here is another old ship I haven’t worked on since 2009. I kept haveing trouble with the warp pylon shape but now I’ve got it to a point that I’m happy. For now the ship is only about 150 meters long.
A bit more done on this ship. I decided I didn’t want to cut a hole into the hull for the Nav Deflector so I added two small ones to the warp pylon. I think it turned out kind of nice.
I’ve also decided to try to flesh out another ship I haven’t touched since 6/23/2009. I just wasn’t sure how I was going to do it but now I have an idea.
As for the Cardie, it's to early for me to comment on the shape, but at least I like the class name.
Thanks. I really haven't given a name to this ship yet but I'm glad it's recognizable as a cardie ship. I've just been calling it the Garak Class ship.
UPDATE...
I got a bit more detail added. I tried doing a little more of the ship with no luck, it looked really bad. It has some odd shapes to it and all I have is top view image of the ship. It’s kind of making loose interest in this ship for now.
Not much going on here. I’m playing with a few ideas for the bridge but I’m not convinced I like what I’ve come up with so far. I might do something closer to the one the Defiant had. I also added a few more minor details. Don’t know how much work I’ll be getting done. Between GTA5 and a new music program I just got opening Max isn’t that interesting to me right now.
I finally came up with a bridge that I’m happy with and added a few more new details.
I started to do alittle bit more work on another ship I haven’t touched since 4/20/2008.
Just getting more the warp engine shape figured out.
I’ve re-built the warp pylons.
I’ve also decided to mess with a new saucer shape and added a part from another ship I was working but won’t finish now.
The whole pod/bridge area looks very promising.
Ok. I’ve re-built the saucer section including the bottom. I alsod decided I’m far enough along to move into Mental Ray. There’s a few things that need to be fixed but they are minor. Only thing I need to do is come up with a secondary hull. Not sure what I’m gonna do about that.
I started to work on a temp secondary hull but I think it blows. I will probably go with something that reflecs the warp engines a little more.
I’ve added the impulse engines and some detail to the saucer that will obviously need some fix’n.
I’ve added nav lights tot he saucer and the RCS system.
I wanted to try out a texture test to make sure it would work the way I wanted it to.
Here is a good look at the now finished textured bit.
I’m thinking about adding an airlock in the back as you see.
But that bridge is looking to much like a chair.