Is there enough room behind the observation room that you could possibly make the lift go up? Perhaps up to an area above where the shuttle could hang like on the NX-01 with a door into the observation area? That would also leave the deck space clear for other things like cargo on-/off-loading.
Ok enough of shuttle bays and SSS material foolery. Back to the ship and screwing with layout again and messing with the nacelles. Mostly cause I dunno what to do next on the secondary and the fact I do not want to layout and cut windows today. Rendering this out to a similar view of a earlier render so you can compare the changes.
The nacelles themselves I have dumped the ring things for now. Thought is to retain the large connection rings that make it look like the whole aft end of the nacelle can unbolt and slide off. I am right now having more issues of its proportions to the front and rear of the nacelle body. It just appears way to far back. As for the nacelle warp details I am tempted to cop out and do a TOS connie style detail. Just dunno atm, part of why I have been putting this off for all this time. There is a chance I will dump everything from the bussard cowling back. Dumping the idea of the visuals of the canon model and going with a NX style frame with panel design.
More foolery, new torp tubes. They are not as exciting or as interesting as the tri arrangement from before but space just would not allow it. I also squished things down some more. I will likely redo the struts so they intersect the nacelles lower down. Though I did move them down to clear those brackets BUT I am thinking those brackets probably should just be shortened up or replaced altogether. Also considering getting rid of the taper on the struts and have them be more like the originals and be a constant width out.
great but the nacelles really need some surface details now to match the rest of the ship. i can understand what it's like trying to put off modelling a certain part. really liking the vents and hull ribbing on the first picture.
great but the nacelles really need some surface details now to match the rest of the ship. i can understand what it's like trying to put off modelling a certain part. really liking the vents and hull ribbing on the first picture.
Do you EVER read what you're commenting on? MKF already said he's working on the nacelles. :rolleyes:
Nacelle crap. I am still messing about with the internals. Still not sure if I will add tos grills over it or not since those would be textures and they do cause some issues. Debating also if I shouldn't flatten out the dark inset instead of it having the nacelle curve in it. Again one of those TOS vs ENT things. Of course there are intercoolers jump links and all the other associated crap that go on these things. I will be going with pull off panels over the joined tube idea from earlier. I am likely not going to model them more than just panels on the hull IE no interiors though that would make for some fun renders but I think those will be tackled per scene basis vs all that poly mass in the hero model.
So far the internals are looking good. I'd say to avoid the grills over that detail, personally. The lighting, even in your WIP images, still amazes me (more so due to my limited ability to recreate it ). Excellent work. :thumb:
So far the internals are looking good. I'd say to avoid the grills over that detail, personally. The lighting, even in your WIP images, still amazes me (more so due to my limited ability to recreate it ). Excellent work. :thumb:
you know he has some tutorials on here how he does thos wip lightings and glow and all that
you know he has some tutorials on here how he does thos wip lightings and glow and all that
Yeah, but my limited time prevents me from either a) actually having time to finish said tutorials and b) using what I've learned repetitively enough to be good at it.
Well, you already got one contra vote, here is the pro: at the moment I feel there is something missing without the grills. The whole nacelle is already looking so TOS-ish that it seems just wrong without it.
Emission guides and intercoolers. I plan to place large fin radiators on the first stage coils in a similar way that I did with the nx-13 model. Not sure wtf I am going to do with the back half of the nacelle. I am kind of not happy with the entire opening for the nacelle itself vs the space of the actual openings for the coils. Renders show 2 configs I am apt to go with the one large unit with the 2 smaller ones vs the 2 short 2 large.
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so I dunno wot.
Love what you're doing with this so far.
The nacelles themselves I have dumped the ring things for now. Thought is to retain the large connection rings that make it look like the whole aft end of the nacelle can unbolt and slide off. I am right now having more issues of its proportions to the front and rear of the nacelle body. It just appears way to far back. As for the nacelle warp details I am tempted to cop out and do a TOS connie style detail. Just dunno atm, part of why I have been putting this off for all this time. There is a chance I will dump everything from the bussard cowling back. Dumping the idea of the visuals of the canon model and going with a NX style frame with panel design.
Do you EVER read what you're commenting on? MKF already said he's working on the nacelles. :rolleyes:
^agreed.
Yeah, but my limited time prevents me from either a) actually having time to finish said tutorials and b) using what I've learned repetitively enough to be good at it.
One large unit with the 2 smaller ones does look better. :thumb:
Really loving this ship.