Lizzy777

That took way longer than it should have. At least the main hull is done with the detail stage. Well, except for the impulse engines/shuttle/fighter bay on top. I'm guessing those 10 squares on either side of the neck are supposed to be torp launchers.




Getting there. Just 3 more sections to go.

Pheylan wrote: »

Just curious. When you build your starships, do you give them this chrome material just for a bit of artistic flare or is this how you think they should look in your minds eye?

For the Enterprise, Farragut, Reliant, and Miranda, I did it because I thought that's how the Enterprise looked when she was reintroduced during the two-part season finale/backdoor pilot in ST: Discovery. I went over as much footage as I could find of the ship in DISCO and Strange New Worlds to get a sense of the materials that were used.

A lot of the chrome look is also due to the HDRI maps I used for those renders. Without something to reflect, the surface will look more matte than metallic. I'll give you a prime example. Note that the material and settings in use are exactly the same between these two WIP images.




The only differences are the HDRI maps. I think the first one was "Gathering Storm" while the other was "Machine Shop".

Reworking and updating some materials. Mostly the glass and lights. I might go and up the saucer texture from 2k to 4k to fix that pixelation on the registry later. I also toned down the metal to look a lot less chrome.

You can also see the bridge interior now! And by "bridge interior" I mean a screen shot I took from the show and applied as a texture.

I'd JUST binged Tank Police and New Dominion Tank Police last week! Will you give Bonapart the original green or the later blue paint job?

CptBenSisko wrote: »

wow wow wow.. I just went through this ENTIRE thread from start to finish.. what spectacular work!! also given me some inspiration for some updated phaser/disruptor cannons for my own TOS D-7. Excellent work!

Oh, wow! Then you've gotten a snapshot of 14 years of my artistic development. From half-baked ideas to fully realized projects, and everything in between!

Also, welcome to SFM!