While the excaliber is on hold due to my old hardware I decided to start on a project that was always close to my heart and sort of my own design. Starwolf. A spaceship that has a look of the Space Shuttle but bigger and more agressive looking. Most of the work will be on the interior until I can figure out how to make the exterior more apealing. She has five decks and lots and lots of goodies. She also has the paint job of a older lady that I love.
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As for the interiors, they look a bit bland, to be honest. I do like the last image, but it doesn't strike me the way something like the Enterprise bridge does, or even Galactica's CnC. The console colors is really what I'm figuring is my main issue. I've just never liked purple and green. Reds and blues would be what I would use. Of course: you're project, your rules!;)
How tall is that ceiling? Looks like crew members would either need to bend at the neck or bump their heads.
You know I did that with the Excalibur but didn't do that with this project. DOH!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah brought the lady back to life. As you can see got alot ahead of me. Mostly got the front done. I probably add a little more detail later. Also . I got the basic shape down. I think the next step is to work on the wings,tail and clean up the nose a little.
Those tail bits coming off the main wings at the back are interesting. I like them because they give it a really unique silhouette, especially on the plan mock up on the first post, but on the model itself they look tacked on and out of place. It's probably just be that the smooth shading is a little too extreme and just emphasising that it's a different part.
Thats exactly what it is. . I even made a Logo for the Lady. Its a scanned drawing I did back in High School. So this Design Has been in my head for almost 15 years. I plan on cleaning it up later. Armond are you talking about the Tails coming off the back or the winglits on the tips of main wings?
Unless you plan on the ship re-entering on its back. Which would be pretty cool now that I think about it...
Hehehe, Yes it would be. This is not a space shuttle. Sure it looks like one but thats where the similarities end. Its a lot bigger, Has a FTL drive, defensive forcefields, and has its own gravity/anti- gravity on board. There is no need for it to re-enter a atmosphere at the speeds spaceshuttles do. If it did have to go at those speeds it would use its shields. Thats why you see a grid on its hull.
can't wait to see more
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