I have decided to try modeling an already well established ship to help with some creative blocks I am having with the J. Following some advice I was given, I decided to do the Akira class ship since it is my favorite ship design. I just finished laying out some basic polygons to get the shape blocked out.
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Also like with the J, I m documenting the build on youtube for tutorial purposes if anyone is interested:
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While researching this ship, it was mentioned that they saw that the weapons pod could be swapped out for a sensor pod or extra shuttle storage if needed; so I was thinking that I may model a variant with a different module in place.
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There are some details that I am adding that was not part of the original ship such as making the outer torpedo launchers different from the two inner ones, and adding an additional piece where the pylons meet the weapons pod. The recessed areas on the pylons are actually taken from reference pictures of the ship and where not included on the actual movie model. I plan on having it holding sensor panels.
BTW, has anyone elose thought that the weapons pod by itself could have some parts added and be a respectable little ship?
Here are some more pics:
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The catamaran style hull pieces are a pain in the you know what, but I believe they are looking good.
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