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I am hoping to get some work done on the model today, but until then, I wanted to have some fun.

Sometimes I want to break from my plan of modeling everything first and just go right into finishing some version of this model.

So, to tamp down that urge, I make the occasional render. I've always wanted to make 2nd pilot model renders.

Not feeling so great, but the last night of call. So, I thought I'd make this image with my latest Enterprise, imaging if the pilot The Cage was shot in HD ... back in the day.

I was tired and listless today, but I still wanted to have some fun. So, here are some more of the new model from various angles, but with some chromic aberration and distortion, along with some simulated film grain and blur. Like I said, just for fun. All done in Blender 3D.

A small amount of progress.

Made some changes to my temporary textures and added more of the windows and ports. The spires on the warp domes are now gold. The "glass" textures no longer makes those fireflies. It's a mix of transparent and metal.

The angles I selected where based off of pictures taken by the original effects crew when they got the 11 foot model, and an image from the second pilot. I should get to the banners today on the Engineering Hull and perhaps the warp engines. Then I hope I can start to texture.

Once you enter into an orbit, you continue, at least for SOME time!

I wanted to give a try to another image. My memory has been affected by COVID-19, so I wasn't sure I could do what I used to do, but this isn't too bad. I should have added some motion to it.

Did a little texturing on the Navigational Deflector / Main Sensor Dish (big dish in front of the Engineering hull) tonight. Last night I came up with my own version of a "glass" shader. It is being used on the bridge dome (upper planetary array), the lower saucer dome (lower planetary array), and the "lit" dome above the shuttle bay. Some may not be aware that the first pilot for Star Trek (The Cage) had no internal lighting at all for the models!

Some people who are paying attention have pointed out some things that I had on this model that technically didn't appear until later. I think I got most of them, but there may be more. If you spot something "wrong", please point it out to me.

I hope to accomplish a little more day-by-day.

Let me know what you think.








All done in Blender 3D.

Thank you for looking in!

No, not done yet, but I am watching a few of my favorite episodes and couldn't resist the temptation. LOL!

Had a little fun this morning. I don't think I got it quite right, and of course, the 2nd Pilot ship was never shot from this angle, but again, just for fun. All done in Blender 3D, of course. A little post work in Photoshop. Inspired by Coward's work on his USS Enterprise.