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03-15-2007, 04:32 PM
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| SFM Nugget  Join Date: May 2006 Age: 37
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| Little bit of fun... Ok, I took Aresius's advice (a little) and reduced the size of the ship's name a bit, though not to the size of the examples in the book. I left the numbers as is however. Overall I thought the hull scripting in the book was a bit too small, especially considering the smaller size of the ships to begin with. I like the idea that a larger script can help illustrate the smaller scale of the ship itself, especially when near another, larger, Federation Starship. Not that hull numbers are meant to take on this task. Pic 1 shows this change, as well as some added hull detailing to the saucer's rim and the upper area around the bridge. Those new hull details are just color/spec changes to the model's polygons, and probably just temporary until I can dive into some new maps. Also started playing with light placement for future scenes, thus the remaining pics show the ship in a mostly self-lit mode. After modeling the structures that will produce spotlights, it is just as important to know if where you put them will yield anything close to what you imagine. I placed the nacelle's forward light-well a little off-centered compared to the graphics in the book, but I still wasn't sure exactly what it was supposed to illuminate. I also knew I needed a Starfleet Pennant somewhere on my ship, but I couldn't find a location that suited me. When I started thinking about what the light should focus on, and where I wanted a pennant, I just came up with a nice compromise. Pennant is on both sides. I left out the ships name and registry since that info will eventually be just forward of this on either side of the main docking port. Obviously, I need to do some work on the deflector rings around the rim. Lastly I made a nice texture for behind the impulse grid. Global Illumination to show how it glows. Enjoy, and please let me know what you think about the pennant placement. Its really just a test in a way. It is modeled into the hull, although the lettering is a floating texture. I've saved back up sections of the hull in case I decide against it, but I really like it even though its unconventional. (Honestly I couldn't find a "conventional" location for it) Either way, I knew I had to have one and I definitely don't like it on those engineering struts. |
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09-04-2007, 06:17 AM
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| SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Age: 37
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| Long time no post. Jumped back into the hobby recently and thought I would play with some stuff I've worked on for a while. I created some new greeblie walls based entirely on some moldings used extensively in the first 3 Trek films. Once I realized how far widespread they are in those movies I was able to do a little DVD research to get the general pattern. They are pretty much identical and often used right next to each other turned in opposite directions to give a nice busy look. They're not perfect reproductions but look good from a distance; their purpose. It allowed me to finish up my elevator room interior. It actually has an elevator now.  That and some cargo nick-knacks with other background set designs have come out of my renewed interest. All for the interior of my Akyazi and other Federation ships I might want to toy with. |
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09-04-2007, 10:04 AM
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| SFM Guru  Realname: KEN Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: tampa Age: 30
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| holy crap not a necro post! always loved this little ship and glad to see you getting back to her again.. looking good on the details sir.. keep it up |
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09-04-2007, 02:35 PM
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| SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Age: 37
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| Thanks all. Sorry for the necro post, but I was under the impression that it was only an issue if we played with someone else's corpse.  I'll open a new thread if it is preferred. Either way it appears I've reached the limit of my upload capacity, so I'll need to shave off some of my earlier images anyway, if I want to upload anything new. |
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09-04-2007, 02:53 PM
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| SFM Oracle  Realname: Alexander Weber Join Date: May 2006 Location: Schatthausen, Germany Age: 22
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| See the Shadows of Darkness, Hear the Scream of Cruelty... That's why I've became a Warrior of Heart, Defend the one you like, Guard the one you love... | |
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Has to be the best representation of the Akyazi class I have seen in a long time, if not ever 
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