Stargate universe: Valhalla Station

[StangCody]

This is a commission for Raynor's project Stargate: Odyssey.

Basically this station is an Asgard outpost that acted as Fleet storage before the Replicator problems and is now mostly empty. I won't give away the story unless Raynor wants so that's all you get. It needs to look more like the Beliskner class ships than O'Neill/Jackson class for age. My basic design comes from the stations main body resemblance to the Elder Furthark rune "Halgalaz" meaning destruction and a central tower that resembles "Tiwaz" or sky god (which I can only guess is not so coincidentally used in canon Asgard designs)


anyway, onto the station!



Here is a picture of my rough "sketches" The radial design was abandoned because to many stations in scifi have used it, and I didn't want this station to look like DS9 or Atlantis. So I tried something different....





Here is my current progress. Still really rough and open to drastic changes. Here you can see the final scale that Raynor wanted (or at least closer to..). Yes, that tiny speck is a really simplistic representation of a Beliskner class. I tried downloading the Atlantis model by SGA for scale reference but couldn't get it to download correctly.


I'm open. and any high res Asgard stuff anyone has would really be a God send. I have the pics from the SG1 Solutions Wiki, but all of those are too small to really get details from. Basically I need some really good ideas for detailing, and some for the general design. such as a large fleet door in the front of each main bay.

I will probably make some kind of city structure on top around the main tower. Somewhat Atlantis like, but not sure yet.

I just thought I would post up a thread for feedback and ideas. This is my first endeavor into stations, and second project with large amounts of greeble so any ideas, comments, criticisms, or rude gestures are welcome if not expected.

[StangCody]

Well.... for some reason the host for my website seems to have crapped out on me.

I'll just have to update with attachments.

What do you guys think so far?

[colbmista]

awsome looks good so far

[RJB]

The design looks great.

[Dallidas]

love the idea and it looks quite asgard in design and scale! Do you have any concept drawings?

[StangCody]

Thx guys!

Originally Posted by Dallidas

love the idea and it looks quite asgard in design and scale! Do you have any concept drawings?

not for this project. my concept drawings were the first few models in the first image. Since I knew that I had to base the design on Asgard tech, I basically just modeled a really crappy Beliskner quickly, and jumbled the parts around, then added other bits.

I will probably have to draw up some concepts for another part of this project though. I also have to design some drones for the station that will be seen flying around that I am calling Valkyries (real original I know, but it fits in with the myth of Valhalla). The only thing set in stone about their design will be golden or illuminated wings to tie in with the myth, and some basic similarities with the drones from the O'Neill class intro scene.

If I'm still working on this project when Stargate Worlds comes out, I might steal.....I mean borrow some design aspects from those Asgard drones. We'll see.


anyway small update. reworking the center area some to be more "Asgardy"



and for those that might care, the Crap Beliskner

[Dallidas]

asgard drones?

[StangCody]

Originally Posted by Dallidas

asgard drones?

Basically the idea comes from the first scene we see the O'Neill class on the show.

http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.co...l/asoc-001.jpg

There are all these little pod things floating around the ship being built. When you think about it, it makes sense that the Asgard would use drones to do all there work being little frail things. Stargate Worlds the up coming MMORPG will have the Asgard as a playable race, and they will have drones(somewhat of a cross between a pet, and your actual character) that carry out all the actions.

Since Raynor gave me the go-ahead for spoilerage, the story is that the Asgard left some of their consciousnesses in a computer network on a hidden station called Valhalla as well as a few of their ships so that in future times they could combat a new evil (think Ragnarök). An idea I pitched to Raynor after reading up on Valhalla was to have Valkyries(keepers of the honored dead) as drone ships protecting the station.

Hope that clears it up, but considering the way I think, probably not.

[-Raynor-]

Acctualy the idea is that Valhalla was mostly just a huge warehouse for Asgard fleet (I guess when they was not in war, they didn't need big numbers) for possible thread (particullary in preparation against "our new" villain from the time of Alliance of four races and rise of Ra), but when Replicator war happens, the fleet was called from Valhalla and now, the station is empty of that big armada.

[StangCody]

There you go, right from the source.

anyway.... Update!

Rebuilt the Gondola arms again. Tried something a little more airy.

Also preliminary material tests on the conduits. Kinda early in the process but I couldn't help myself.