UPDATE...
Well I was hoping that I wouldn't start another ship before the end of the year, but recently got a copy of the new Art of Star Trek book and I've got a bunch of new ideas in my head. This is based on the new Klingon ship.
UPDATE...
More of my Klingon ship.
I've added a photon torpedo tube and some cut outs to the lower front part of the upper deck.
Second I've added stuff to the sides of the upper deck. A few details behind the bridge and most importent. Two disrupters.
The last picture shows more details behind the bridge and some changes made to the neck to make look a bit more beefy.
Random piece of trivia, but Matt Jefferies originally designed that hole in the front of the D7 to be analogous to the Enterprise's sensor dish - not a torpedo launcher.
If those turret guns looked more Klingon, would it look good or would the detail be lost to the guns' smallness?
What do you mean more Klingon? The guns aren't all that small actually, about the size of a man. I may still increase the size by a very small percentage but I won't change the look. They're exactly what I imagined.:thumb:
UPDATE...
I finished the basic body of the ship and now need to work on ideas for the warp engines. I also increased the size to about 350 meters long. The new Enterprise I'm thinking about will be nearly 400 meters.
I've got three version of the Klingon Disrupters. I like all three.:D
I don't know what that boxy thing on the back of the upper part of the D-7 is but mine will be a shuttle bay.
I also added some more to the neck. I don't know if I'll keep the disrupters there or not.
And the final picture shows the impulse engines and what should become the shuttle bay.
Geez people, these are TOS Klingons we're talking about...and they weren't like that. You're thinking of TNG Klingons, and this isn't a TNG Klingon ship. :thumb:
Geez people, these are TOS Klingons we're talking about...and they weren't like that. You're thinking of TNG Klingons, and this isn't a TNG Klingon ship. :thumb:
So then... It's more about getting drunk, bar fights, and being a menacing allegory for Communists?
They showed up in more episodes than just "Trouble with Tribbles," you know. Sheesh, don't you people watch any Star Trek episodes that DON'T feature the TNG/DS9/VGR crew?
The TOS Klingons were never really supposed to be that blatantly analogous to the red commies... when Gene Roddenberry first developed the ideas for the Klingon culture, he originally had in mind for them to be like the feudal Chinese.
What do you mean more Klingon? The guns aren't all that small actually, about the size of a man. I may still increase the size by a very small percentage but I won't change the look. They're exactly what I imagined.:thumb:
Sorry about not being clear. The guns on the Bird of Prey, Neg'Var, and the belly turret guns of some Klingon ships from Enterprise, as well as the cheek guns from the Enterprise Bird of Prey are all long barrel guns. So, I associate long barrel guns with Klingonness. Although, the movie D7 did have teeny turrets with no discernible barrels.
I like the left gun out of the three turrets. I would like it more with the articulation to raise and lower the barrel, but it's doubtful that would be visible from the distances at which the ship will be seen, so it's not really needed. It could potentially be useful, though, for occasional close ups.
Over all, progress on the ship is looking very good.
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And they looks really nice too
Well I was hoping that I wouldn't start another ship before the end of the year, but recently got a copy of the new Art of Star Trek book and I've got a bunch of new ideas in my head. This is based on the new Klingon ship.
More of my Klingon ship.
I've added a photon torpedo tube and some cut outs to the lower front part of the upper deck.
Second I've added stuff to the sides of the upper deck. A few details behind the bridge and most importent. Two disrupters.
The last picture shows more details behind the bridge and some changes made to the neck to make look a bit more beefy.
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Random piece of trivia, but Matt Jefferies originally designed that hole in the front of the D7 to be analogous to the Enterprise's sensor dish - not a torpedo launcher.
Looking great bud.....what is the size compared to the bop your doing
Nice work!
In the last render, the blob part appears to be a bit bumpy (left edge :S)?
I think that might just be the angle. I'm rather happy how the blob part turned out.
What do you mean more Klingon? The guns aren't all that small actually, about the size of a man. I may still increase the size by a very small percentage but I won't change the look. They're exactly what I imagined.:thumb:
IAâve nearly got the secondary hull in shape. It will take a little tweaking to get just right. The warp engines are temp.
That just makes this even cooler in my eyes. Klingons rock, however fed ships are easier to model for the still newbies like my self lol!
I finished the basic body of the ship and now need to work on ideas for the warp engines. I also increased the size to about 350 meters long. The new Enterprise I'm thinking about will be nearly 400 meters.
I've got three version of the Klingon Disrupters. I like all three.:D
I don't know what that boxy thing on the back of the upper part of the D-7 is but mine will be a shuttle bay.
I also added some more to the neck. I don't know if I'll keep the disrupters there or not.
And the final picture shows the impulse engines and what should become the shuttle bay.
of envy!
Truly a vessel fit for a warrior!
Geez people, these are TOS Klingons we're talking about...and they weren't like that. You're thinking of TNG Klingons, and this isn't a TNG Klingon ship. :thumb:
So then... It's more about getting drunk, bar fights, and being a menacing allegory for Communists?
Sorry about not being clear. The guns on the Bird of Prey, Neg'Var, and the belly turret guns of some Klingon ships from Enterprise, as well as the cheek guns from the Enterprise Bird of Prey are all long barrel guns. So, I associate long barrel guns with Klingonness. Although, the movie D7 did have teeny turrets with no discernible barrels.
I like the left gun out of the three turrets. I would like it more with the articulation to raise and lower the barrel, but it's doubtful that would be visible from the distances at which the ship will be seen, so it's not really needed. It could potentially be useful, though, for occasional close ups.
Over all, progress on the ship is looking very good.