Hey everyone! I just started a YouTube channel! It features videos of my starship build logs at the moment, but will likely feature other topics along those lines as well. This thread will keep you updated on video releases and also serve as my de-facto WIP thread for the foreseeable future. I hope you check out and enjoy my channel. Here is the link:
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I plan to release a video every Thursday.
The subject of this first series of videos is Project Sovereign. I'm building a Sovereign Class studio model. It's already proven to be quite a challenge, but I'm starting to get into it. I've completed the basic shape of the top of the saucer. This model will require several "passes" until it is as refined as the original miniature. Here are the pics:
Thanks for looking!
Edit: new thumbnail picture.
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I've experimented with different ways of "quadifying" this area. Here are two methods that I've come up with:
This would be fine for a flat cylinder, but for a sphere they create weird distortions once I subdivide the mesh because the verticies no longer evenly distribute edges along the curvature:
So instead of dealing with it I make that area arbitrarily small and put something on top, like a bridge tower.
EBE (Emergency Bridge Egress)
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You can watch the build in this video:
https://youtu.be/NZlTqsNrZHo
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Here is a link to this week's video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRhLEHgwgTKxsalM5YznYQ
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[edit] Apparently they're from drex files. I don't think they're their taken from the studio cg model though.
I did notice some discrepancies between the plans and the model, including the rounded impulse engines. I'll need to be extra vigilant in checking refs, but since I usually can't find plans these do help, even if they are not totally accurate. I'm using Ex Astris Scientia and Trek Core for references, but if anyone has more shots of the physical model I'd be grateful.
Thank you for the feedback on the video! I'm brand new at making those so I'm glad you're enjoying them. Believe it or not I actually find moving edges and verticies to be pretty soothing in a meditative sort of way.
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Also first contact blueprints for saucer+hull:
Current Projects:
Ambassador Class
Thanks so much, @count23 ! I'm glad you posted these refs before I freeze the subdivision.
More progress made on the general shape and thus a new video:
Pylons and nacelles added:
Thanks for looking!
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I am glad you layered the secondary hull with that cut-water. Secondary hulls haven’t got the same details put into saucers....good to see that trend reversed
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Here's a link to the build video:
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Link to build video:
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Link to the build video:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRhLEHgwgTKxsalM5YznYQ
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Current Projects:
Ambassador Class
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