Nightfire

[Deks]

Hello everyone.
It's me ... yet again.

Some of you will remember this vessel (on which I began to work years ago).
I decided to start from scratch as the previous version details lacked chamfered edges on areas that are virtually essential for closeups.

In any case ... the bussard collectors are not permanent.
I'll remodel them into something different and create some internal details like I did for the part that contains the warp coils (to leave the coils exposed like that ... I shall think about it ... but ultimately I'll have to model some kind of protective thin surface).
The neck area that connects to the upper extrusion on the saucer which will hold the bridge (and should be 2 decks high) will be thickened so I can model larger observation windows like before ... and besides, I miss that thicker look.
Virtually everything will remain the same apart from some obvious changes.
And some of you will remember the previous nacelles which resembled a fish and had fins (that was a bad design as I just had 0 clue on what would look good).
Well, these (the ones in the posted images) are something I came up with during work (I made a sketch that I will upload along with the old version of the saucer section).

The poly count thus far is at about 500 k.

The nacelles are the ones that are virtually upping the poly count and will have to be optimized most definitely a bit more.
Still, the ship is bound to be heavy with all the details I will be putting onto it.

Tomorrow I'll post some images of the previous version to give you a better idea on what will be done :-)

[PixelMagic]

Looking great, Deks. Love the work on your materials.

[Nutsy]

Ahh Deks its good to see you back

Where have you been?

[Deks]

Oh just here and there you know.
Doing nothing much ... apart from taking care of my visa in the UK embassy.
Right now I only have 1 more interview to do ... and that's next Thursday.
If everything goes ok, I should get the visa right after that and I'm going to London on June 8th at the latest.

And right now it's 3:10 am.
Man I haven't done something like this in a long time ... and my modeling skills could be a bit rusty ...
Still, if this ship turns out to be a monster in the end (heavy on poly count), I couldn't care less if the quality will be good. :-)

[DamienNZ]

Hey Deks - great to see you back.

One question - are those nacelle pylons final?

[Deks]

Originally Posted by DamienNZ

Hey Deks - great to see you back.

One question - are those nacelle pylons final?

They probably are.
Took me some fiddling to find the shape I really liked from numerous angles.
Then again, I have to be mindful of the practicality of the pylons and how much access they offer to the nacelles via turbo-lifts for example or another system of transport.

The pylons will probably undergo minor changes over time, but I wouldn't bet on an overhaul.

[ST-One]

Ah, great to see the master of the NX-01 in action again.

The lighting for these wip-images looks fantastic.

[somacruz145]

Looks great so far ! I was always amazed by your work (you're the top poster on gallery so that's not a surprise ) and I can't wait to see how will this one turn out. Even if it's as half as sweet as the nacelles then it will be really awesome !

[guddi]

nice... love that warp nacelles! the ship looks like a bigger and more sleeker version of the nova and intrepid class

[JonX]

Oh sweet, I've been hoping and waiting for you to get back to this one
Looking great as always! Cant wait for updates.