3DBuenos Aires Class

Rekkert

Well, I couldn't resist trying to model a ship named after my home city:D. So, I've started modeling this great Bernd Schneider's design:



What do you guys think?

Melak

The modelling is quite nice!

The design however...is very TNG-ish, but then I suppose that's the point

TrekMD

Your model is coming along nicely. Looking forward to more...

Kmpr´rak

I have seen this first long time ago at Bernd's site. Cool that this class will be now more than a flat pic!

Atlantean

Looking great so far!

I'm from Buenos Aires too ;-)

Rekkert

Melak: Thanks, indeed, that's the point, a ship comissioned right before the Ent-D.
TrekMD: Thank you!
KmprA’rak: Most of Bernd's designs are very cool and deserve to be more than flat pic, I picked up this one because of the name, but I wanted to make one of his ships my next project anyway.
Atlantean: Thanks! (o deberA-a decir gracias? ).

The top saucer is completely finished except for the impulse engines (wich are proving to be quite hard to model:D), so I'm moving to the bottom. As the flat part doesn't apear in the schematics, I'm desiging this part myself (asking Bernd for opinions and final aproval, of course) What I wanted to do here is to take some ideas from the Excelsior, Ambassador and Galaxy and combine them. Here is what I have so far, the registry number goes right in front of the big window, it the empty space left there.
Coments and particulary critics in this part are very welcome.:D

aylaa12

nice start there

Rekkert

Thank you Aylaa12!
Final update of the week, finished the bottom saucer, except for the captan's yatch, that'll be tricky.

publiusr

You can have a refit that features a yacht, and the original that lacks it and has a standard sensor dome. That is a strong looking saucer. Perhapes you could call it the USS Borges

Rekkert

publiusr wrote: »

You can have a refit that features a yacht, and the original that lacks it and has a standard sensor dome. That is a strong looking saucer. Perhapes you could call it the USS Borges

Thanks! Well, after I finish this one, I was going to make an "NX" version with a sensor dome and diferent nacelles, among other changes, as shown in Bernd's original schematics from 1995. I was actually gonna call the yacht Borges.:D

Rekkert

Added navigational lights and made the windows real openings instead of just textures.

elitewolverine

looking good, is this a high poly model or more of a medium style

Kmpr´rak

Looking really forward for the final result!!!!!

Rekkert

elitewolverine: I'm doing it as high poly as I can, however I can't do too much , the current poly count is 86.000.
Kmpr'rak: thanks, me too.:D

The other day I was in my father's home, and I started doing some modeling on his PC, wich isn't very powerful, so I couldn't work on the ship. So I started modeling a bridge, wich now, with Bernd's approval is the Buenos Aires' bridge:


Very unfinished, this will literally be my weekend project, while I'll work on the ship when I'm at home.

harry33

Very nice work Tadeo!Looks good from the start!I just hope,you can spend much time at the computer of your dad to finish all.....:):):)

Rekkert

Thank you Harry! Don't worry, I'll find the time:D.
Started modeling the saucer impulse engines:

Rekkert

More work done on the impulse engines:

Rekkert

Quoting calamity_si, unperturbed by the lack of response, I continue working on the ship, this time the bridge:
Basically I've been doing the OPS/CONN console the whole sunday. I've decided to use small chairs on them, like on the Enterprise-B, instead of the bigger ones generally used on all the 24th century ships, not sure about this though, may change it in the future.
On another note, I've finally watched a tutorial for using textures, so, when I'll finish the ship it will have a real metalic hull and everything, don't expect an aztec pattern though.


C&C welcome!

TrekMD

I didn't realize the ship had 4 impulse engines. Interesting. The work is coming along nicely.

Rekkert

Thanks TrekMD! Originaly Bernd didn't even design those engines, so I had some liberties doing them.
Been experimenting with textures, please tell me what you guys think:

TrekMD

You're welcome. Coming along nicely...

Dr-Timelord

This ship is coming along nicely, i dont know much about the history of this class of ship, but for me i can see it being a very early 24th Century Starfleet Vessal that would lead into the Ambassador Class

Starship

Very nice ! Keep the updates coming.

Rekkert

Thank you guys! The ship is from the year 2360, only a couple of years before the Galaxy class. It does still have some design elements from TMP era ships though.

Kmpr´rak

It is cool you made in some thoughts about the engines.
I like your idea, it is a great ship and a fantastic artwork!

Rekkert

Thanks KmprA’rak!
I've redone the neck, and added the main impulse engine, according to Bernd, the secondary impulse engines are usually offline like the ones on the Ent-D, I would prefer to have them online as on the Ent-B, but, well, he is the designer.

Kmpr´rak

Never mind! It is great art you show here, detailled and brilliant.

Dr-Timelord

Interesting take, i like it !

Aresius

You're doing a great job here.

Rekkert

Thank you guys! Been pretty busy lately, but I've started working on the upper secondary hull, I'll try to give you an image soon.:D

Rekkert

Well, I've started working on the secondary hull, still not to much to show here: