I'm really liking the openness of it, looks a lot better than the claustrophobic bridge we got for the Ambassador. Interesting use of the TNG conn/ops console on the sides!
I'm personally not the biggest fan of the side-by-side CO/XO chairs, but It's a personal thing. Overall looks really cool!
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I'm really liking the openness of it, looks a lot better than the claustrophobic bridge we got for the Ambassador. Interesting use of the TNG conn/ops console on the sides!
I'm personally not the biggest fan of the side-by-side CO/XO chairs, but It's a personal thing. Overall looks really cool!
Oh, I blame you entirely!
I hadn't even noticed the two command seats! I'm not the biggest fan of dual seating either (I still have a suspicion about just why that setup was forced upon Voyager) but from a visual perspective I'm not dead set against it. And we at least know the Ambassador-class USS Excalibur had a similar arrangement (according to Peter David, anyway).
I do think the bridge could benefit from a different color though - It's looking rather salmon-pink right now.
Thanks, guys!
Please keep in mind that this is not a Lost Era ship, but one That's been upgraded for the TNG era, similar to the TMP tech upgrade.
The dual seating is more of a nod to TNG, where capital ships became so large that the operations responsibilities of the first officer warranted a dedicated position instead of someone staff officer double duty, like Spock for example.
I've based the colors on one of my favorite publicity shots of the TNG main engineering set and they'll get some fine tuning after I've added a small situation room nook to the back of the bridge (similar to what the Akiraprise had), making that a more open layout nod to the TNG conference room.
These are absolutely beautiful! I have to say, I actually kind of prefer the Voyager style dual command seating. It might look awkward visually, as we’ve gotten used to either a single or three command seats, but really, all you need is the Captain and XO in the immediate command area.
Ohh, very nice! I like the unique design touches such as the small steps next to the Captain's chair being added on top of the set, and the unique layout at the back, makes it a lot more believable as a set.
If there's one comment I could make it's about the LCARS, I'd make them all a bit smaller, so that there's a bigger empty border in each panel. Right now you have them all the way to the edge of the screens, and that decreases the quality of it somewhat IMO.
Anyway, glad to see you back at it!
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Love these. It feels like the kind of set redress they might have done on the show if they had more time to spare to do that. The LCARS look great, the bridge is nice and bright... it puts me in mind of a classic car that's been restored and converted to electric, and now it can do tricks it never did before.
@Rekkert: Thanks! That's mostly due to how much I such at unwrapping models. @BlueNeumann: Glad you like it. The feeling of something old that's been upgraded to modern specs is exactly what I was going for.
I quite like that horseshoe/rail hybrid you got going on in the New Orleans.
I'm not the biggest fan of the conn/ops consoles angled the way they are though, I feel that would work better if they're angled the other way around, following the curve of the pit. Still, a very cool look overall, and those original chairs fit in nicely!
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Thanks, guys! @Rekkert I know what you mean and I tried it the other way around, but the officers would get a stiff neck, constantly compensating for the angle, so I just went with something where they're looking straight at the main viewer.
Hmm... the yellow stands out a bit too much against the blue/gray of the rest of the interior. It could definitely either use another colour, maybe some brown somewhere to balance it out.
Yeah, beat me to it. I’d add some more color to maybe the ceiling or parts of the aft wall, to break up all the solid gray, because as it is now, the blue areas are all concentrated in one area.
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I'm really liking the openness of it, looks a lot better than the claustrophobic bridge we got for the Ambassador. Interesting use of the TNG conn/ops console on the sides!
I'm personally not the biggest fan of the side-by-side CO/XO chairs, but It's a personal thing. Overall looks really cool!
Oh, I blame you entirely!
I hadn't even noticed the two command seats! I'm not the biggest fan of dual seating either (I still have a suspicion about just why that setup was forced upon Voyager) but from a visual perspective I'm not dead set against it. And we at least know the Ambassador-class USS Excalibur had a similar arrangement (according to Peter David, anyway).
I do think the bridge could benefit from a different color though - It's looking rather salmon-pink right now.
Please keep in mind that this is not a Lost Era ship, but one That's been upgraded for the TNG era, similar to the TMP tech upgrade.
The dual seating is more of a nod to TNG, where capital ships became so large that the operations responsibilities of the first officer warranted a dedicated position instead of someone staff officer double duty, like Spock for example.
I've based the colors on one of my favorite publicity shots of the TNG main engineering set and they'll get some fine tuning after I've added a small situation room nook to the back of the bridge (similar to what the Akiraprise had), making that a more open layout nod to the TNG conference room.
Thanks!
For a panorama view, visit https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bKVqon
If there's one comment I could make it's about the LCARS, I'd make them all a bit smaller, so that there's a bigger empty border in each panel. Right now you have them all the way to the edge of the screens, and that decreases the quality of it somewhat IMO.
Anyway, glad to see you back at it!
@BlueNeumann: Glad you like it. The feeling of something old that's been upgraded to modern specs is exactly what I was going for.
I'm not the biggest fan of the conn/ops consoles angled the way they are though, I feel that would work better if they're angled the other way around, following the curve of the pit. Still, a very cool look overall, and those original chairs fit in nicely!
@Rekkert I know what you mean and I tried it the other way around, but the officers would get a stiff neck, constantly compensating for the angle, so I just went with something where they're looking straight at the main viewer.
And for a panorama view, check out https://www.artstation.com/artwork/VgGkn4