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Hey guys...
A few of you might remember a couple of years ago, (Almost 3 now!) when I had just about disappeared from the site. I was working on my first commissioned project, which led to all kinds of good things.
My now good friend Rick Carthew contacted me back in 2010, wanting me to build a 3D mock up of his ideal version of the Enterprise. He was going to have a Studio Quality model built to display, but wasn't exactly sure what it would look like. It took 6 months, but we got it finished, and ended up doing a shuttle and drydock too.
The physical model is currently being built... much of it by 3D printing my 3D parts. It's really neat to see parts I've been looking at on the screen forever become real.
We were going to wait until the model was finished to release any pictures, but we decided to go ahead and do it now. In the latest Into Darkness Sulu clip, we see a newer Design shuttlecraft that looks an awful lot like the one we did for this project.
After I finished the 3D model, We ended up making several videos, a bunch of wallpapers that I have been dying to show you guys. As a teaser, here is a sample of the kind of stuff I've been doing with it:
I've got a bunch of stuff up now at http://madshipyard.com/ThePrimeAlternative/ ... you guys go take a look and tell me what you think.
Later, guys...
-Ricky
A few of you might remember a couple of years ago, (Almost 3 now!) when I had just about disappeared from the site. I was working on my first commissioned project, which led to all kinds of good things.
My now good friend Rick Carthew contacted me back in 2010, wanting me to build a 3D mock up of his ideal version of the Enterprise. He was going to have a Studio Quality model built to display, but wasn't exactly sure what it would look like. It took 6 months, but we got it finished, and ended up doing a shuttle and drydock too.
The physical model is currently being built... much of it by 3D printing my 3D parts. It's really neat to see parts I've been looking at on the screen forever become real.
We were going to wait until the model was finished to release any pictures, but we decided to go ahead and do it now. In the latest Into Darkness Sulu clip, we see a newer Design shuttlecraft that looks an awful lot like the one we did for this project.
After I finished the 3D model, We ended up making several videos, a bunch of wallpapers that I have been dying to show you guys. As a teaser, here is a sample of the kind of stuff I've been doing with it:
I've got a bunch of stuff up now at http://madshipyard.com/ThePrimeAlternative/ ... you guys go take a look and tell me what you think.
Later, guys...
-Ricky
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did you have to go through the nightmare of preparing the model by ensuring it was a simple outer shell with no non manifold parts? how are you doing it, with a printer or through some online service.
Your renders are also pretty cool and varied, some of them are very original, like "Asteroids" with the RCS thrusters activated.
We need pics of that physical model!
The guys that are building the physical model are taking care of tweaking the model for printing, but I need to learn to do that, because I want to buy a Makerbot2 soon.
So far this has been my only commissioned job, and it was a lot of fun collaborating back and forth on things. That process really pushed me to learn how to do new things, and made the end result better.
The physical model is coming along... I just got pics today of some of the 3d printed parts; the engine pylons, bridge, and impulse engines are all done already. When they get it all in one piece, I'm going to drive down and take a look.
-Ricky
-Ricky
I especially like your treatment of the front end of the nacelles (Bussard collectors).
Good job!
Excellent work all around Ricky! :thumb:
Thanks for all the kind words - here is a early animation Ricky Wallace built that has a nice slow pass of the Nacelle Domes (no Bussard collectors for us here) Check this out... http://www.mediafire.com/file/a4yhc9fcq7k5w2a/PlanetsTest_HD.wmv
let us know what you think...
FYI > On the 1/350 scale Physical model the Nacelle Domes have Custom electric motors (silent) that rotate two sets of visible fan blades, with special gold lighting FX motion effects on the forward end of each warp nacelle - Think design fusion of TOSE + JJprise Domes)
5_Flyby_Domes 1.jpg
ALL project Orthos & Wallpapers & Vid > http://madshipyard.com/ThePrimeAlternative/index.htm
SEE complete PA project website of CG models:Orthos, Wallpapers & Vid here
>http://madshipyard.com/ThePrimeAlternative/index.htm
FYI: 1701 PRIME ALTERNATIVE Studio FX - 1/350 scale build
> by Rick Carthew and Ricky Wallace AFTER the Great Matt Jefferies and Gene Roddenberry; with canon design cues borrowed from a host of brilliant Star Trek SFX / VFX Artists; from 1966 to 2009
> This film quality 1/350 scale model Built by a former ILM veteran SFX model builder over the last 2 1/2 + years
> The entire Physical model was created via rapid prototyping using master components generated directly from CG files supplied by Ricky Wallace.
Note: This 1701 PRIME ALTERNATIVE Enterprise is a one to one size match to Master Replicas Studio Scale Enterprise 1/350 scale.10_PandoraOrbit_1920v3.jpg
-Ricky
Thanks
Thanks for the kind words
ALL Prime Alternative ORTHOS, WALLPAPERS, VIDEOS LINK HERE
http://madshipyard.com/ThePrimeAlternative/index.htmPandoraRings_Final 1.jpg
Thank's TrekMD... that was our mission
...Ricky and I are very happy and so very proud that; so many outstanding artists, across all of the CG & physical model blogs, believe that we have truly hit the mark, with all of our enhancements to this Great Lady!
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And, I of course agree with your last statement as well
but... I do love ST09 and very happy the franchise id BACK!
very good image there.
Thanks
08_PandoraAsteroidsFinal.jpg
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www.1701PrimeAlternative.com
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One of the first Renders Ricky did of our PA model back in early April 2010
ALL Prime Alternative ORTHOS, WALLPAPERS, VIDEOS LINK
www.1701PrimeAlternative.com
For Rick Carthew & Ricky Wallace
Thanks Eric
...and this is for you!
--Rick
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SEE ALL Prime Alternative ORTHOS, WALLPAPERS, VIDEOS
LINK > www.1701PrimeAlternative.com