This is really cool. It looks like something you could actually get in and fly. (bear in mind I'm neither a pilot or scientist) I'm looking forward to seeing the interior.
When I say 'interior' I really mean a few simple shapes that kinda looks like that there's something inside. When I try to do an actual interior, I usually just end up staring at the screen, wondering what to do next.
The 'glass' is doing something weird, but I'm leaving it.
This is a rework of another old one. It's a yacht with a bit of whimsy, I don't know if I ever gave it a name... After a few minutes with Google I've come up with 'Caprichosa'.
I've been doing a year-end hard drive clear-out and file back-up, and found this ship from a couple of years ago with updated materials. It's a racing ship called 'Alacrity'.
This originally started out with four 'accelerator units' but I didn't like the 90° turn at the 'core'. After adjusting it, I ended up with five, because four is too much like a swastika, and six was too many. I also like that the odd number gives it a bit off-kilterness.
Something happened to this file somewhere along the way. The XYZ axiis of some parts are not exactly in the same direction as other parts. So I'm stopping here.
I've been spending more time on figuring out the lighting on this than I have working on the actual ship. Too dark, too light, still too dark, still too light, etc.
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Hmmm. Some parts are missing.
And details again.
When I say 'interior' I really mean a few simple shapes that kinda looks like that there's something inside. When I try to do an actual interior, I usually just end up staring at the screen, wondering what to do next.
The 'glass' is doing something weird, but I'm leaving it.
I'm not sure why I keep making renders from the same angle.
I'm in the middle of a re-think on the wings.
I think I'm through with this.
This is with the wings in the docking configuration.
Found another old one that I hope to do a quick update to. This is a Temporal Probe Ship named Kalachackra. It's over 18 billion years old.
This originally started out with four 'accelerator units' but I didn't like the 90° turn at the 'core'. After adjusting it, I ended up with five, because four is too much like a swastika, and six was too many. I also like that the odd number gives it a bit off-kilterness.
Only the habitat left to finish.
I'm revisiting a ship that I revisited before - and it didn't go that well. So I've undone a lot of the changes. And renamed it 'Boutant'.
(I guess that should be "Boutante" - the feminine form of the word.)
I've been spending more time on figuring out the lighting on this than I have working on the actual ship. Too dark, too light, still too dark, still too light, etc.