@VALKYRIE013: As for the saucer, it'll have more of an Oberth influence, with some touches from the Excelsior and some original stuff.
@Lonewriter: The Nova is one of my favorites designs, and I originally intended this ship to be it's predecessor.
@publiusr: I always liked that particular Excelsior study, but I didn't knew someone made a model of it, so thanks for the link. As for the nacelles, I agree, even if they aren't too conventional, they are among my favorite kind of nacelle.
More work on the saucer, I've done the main shape of the impulse asembly and now it's time to add details, I'll mostly base them on the Oberth (of course ) and on some details of the Miranda-Class.
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I'm starting to add details to the impulse assembly, but there's still a lot to do there. Please tell me what you think 'cause I'm not entirely convinced by its look so far.
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The impulse exhaust is perfectly placed, not too much stagnant area below the vents. Never did like the shuttlebay being there as it is on the -D. The secondary hull aft is the best spot for shuttles IMHO
Some minor updates, mostly some more details around the domes, I've also added a texture to them.
I've learned a lot of things while modeling this ship, and because of that, now I'm starting to feel a little unhappy with the nacelles. I've changed the hull lines at the top of them to make them more like the ones on canon ships, and maybe I'll keep modifying them in the future.
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Sorry for the lack of substantial updates guys, but life is keeping me busy.
I've decided to make the impulse assembly smaller, basically 'cause I just wanted to finish it and move on to other parts of the ship, but I think it looks better this way. I still have to finish some areas of it, but all is finished in my head so it won't take me long, hopefully I'll post some more updates soon.
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I've completely redone the saucer, I had make too many mistakes deforming the old one to accommodate the impulse details. The shape is basically the same but I've added lots of details here and there and I've modeled the hull lines (or whatever they are called), still more to add!
Comments always welcome!
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http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/pauly1972_photos/USS%20Liberator/
He did other work on excelsior study models and more:
http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s71/pauly1972_photos/Apollo%20Class%20USS%20Gage/
Those Grissom-era/type nacelles have been underused, so kudos for bringing them to the fore.
@VALKYRIE013: As for the saucer, it'll have more of an Oberth influence, with some touches from the Excelsior and some original stuff.
@Lonewriter: The Nova is one of my favorites designs, and I originally intended this ship to be it's predecessor.
@publiusr: I always liked that particular Excelsior study, but I didn't knew someone made a model of it, so thanks for the link. As for the nacelles, I agree, even if they aren't too conventional, they are among my favorite kind of nacelle.
More work on the saucer, I've done the main shape of the impulse asembly and now it's time to add details, I'll mostly base them on the Oberth (of course
I'm starting to add details to the impulse assembly, but there's still a lot to do there. Please tell me what you think 'cause I'm not entirely convinced by its look so far.
@evil_genius_180: Yes, I'm not sure what they're supposed to be either
Added more details, mainly those domes things, but I've spent a lot of time fixing mesh errors.
Some minor updates, mostly some more details around the domes, I've also added a texture to them.
I've learned a lot of things while modeling this ship, and because of that, now I'm starting to feel a little unhappy with the nacelles. I've changed the hull lines at the top of them to make them more like the ones on canon ships, and maybe I'll keep modifying them in the future.
I may redo or add new hull lines or things like that, I won't be changing anything substantial.
I've decided to make the impulse assembly smaller, basically 'cause I just wanted to finish it and move on to other parts of the ship, but I think it looks better this way. I still have to finish some areas of it, but all is finished in my head so it won't take me long, hopefully I'll post some more updates soon.
I've completely redone the saucer, I had make too many mistakes deforming the old one to accommodate the impulse details. The shape is basically the same but I've added lots of details here and there and I've modeled the hull lines (or whatever they are called), still more to add!
Comments always welcome!