Design the Next Enterprise

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Shikarnov, Nov 17, 2010.

  1. backstept

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    SFM's Howard Day should enter his Chariot :D
    [edit] and how could I forget that the Chariot was originally designed by Atolm! oops!
     
  2. B.J.

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    Oh, definitely! I love that design, but I doubt it would win simply because it's configuration is different from the rest of the Enterprises.
     
  3. Belisarius

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    I'm tempted to enter my new Legacy-class, but I think at first glance it looks too much like the Sovereign to have much of a chance.


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  4. Dukhat

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    I'll bet a lot of the submissions are going to have that problem. Me, I'd love for the new design to look something like a massive version of Spock's Jellyfish from Star Trek '09.

    Ironically, we'll probably never see a truly canon version of the Enterprise-F, since we'll probably never see the prime universe any more. And...December 9th? That's only a few weeks from now. There's no way they're gonna get a well-though-out design in that time, unless people are just gonna send them old stuff, which kinda defeats the purpose of creating a new design.
     
  5. Galileo7

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    I know that is depressing for me. :(
     
  6. lennier1

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    Just as depressing as the fact that nowadays some low-budget fan productions tell better stories than the multi-million canon projects (VOY, ENT, ST10&11, ...).
     
  7. Titan Designer

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    Dec 9 is plenty of time to get a few idea down on paper, before they give the full guidelines. I already have a couple sketched out. Unfortunately my ideas end up
    sorta looking like Voyage from the side.
     
  8. Galileo7

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    Yikes, that is so true;)
     
  9. B.J.

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    Well, that's when you can start submitting designs, but there's nothing there saying when the contest will end yet.
     
  10. Dukhat

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    My bad. I thought that was when the contest ended. D'oh!
     
  11. Vektor

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    The last thing I need to do is add another project to my plate, but I may not be able to resist taking a shot at this one. Maybe I could recycle my Titan concept since I never actually submitted it for that contest. Hmm...
     
  12. Tom Riley

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    ^ Straight from http://www.startrekonline.com/enterprise


    When they say "spceial (special) tool" do they mean something to upload files or something to create designs with... I mean, otherwise we'd need to have and know how to use 3D software which I'm sure most people don't have. Or I suppose draw something out in Illustrator or Paint, but unless you're really good I don't think it'd really stand a chance. :shrug:
     
  13. lennier1

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    I wouldn't be too sure about that. Look at Rick Sternbach. The man achieves better results with a pen and paper than most people do with 3D software that costs several thousand dollars.
     
  14. Captain Robert April

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    I might just take a run at this...
     
  15. Tom Riley

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    But that falls under the "really good" category. I'm looking at this from an average person's point of view. :)
     
  16. Saquist

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    You know I was going to enter until you said that.
     
  17. Ptrope

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    What, pray tell, is a "spceial" tool? Is it a new kind of spellchecker so that none of the submitted names are readable? ;)
     
  18. Belisarius

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    I just hope "special" doesn't equate to 4th-grade-reading-level-age-appropriate-E-for-everyone-mamby-pamby-über-retardedness.

    :rolleyes:


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  19. sojourner

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    I am guessing it's an upload tool, not any kind of art tool.
     
  20. erifah

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    Well, that should be the irresistible challenge to you, as an artist, then - create something magnificent within the rules of the game...