Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 - Page 12

SonicRanger · June 18 2011, 03:00 AM

I'd like to see more colorful ships actually, including something like dazzle camouflage.

Albertese · June 18 2011, 03:30 AM

Dazzle camo works well enough for messing with people trying to visually sight ships on the water, it's good for breaking up silhouettes and making it hard to count ships or discern their orientation, but any kind of electronic sensing strategy would render it a useless waste of paint. I guess if your admiral is really into flashy paint schemes, (not that there's anything wrong with that) otherwise is looks silly on a spaceship.

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REL · June 18 2011, 04:32 AM

This is what I'm going with, the red just didn't work out.

Kaiser · June 18 2011, 04:41 AM

REL wrote:

This is what I'm going with, the red just didn't work out.

I like the darker shade of green used there

Cary L. Brown · June 18 2011, 04:45 AM

REL wrote:

This is what I'm going with, the red just didn't work out.

Vastly improved... but if it were me, I'd even go more subtle for the "highlight plates." Maybe make a 50/50 intermediate tone between what you used and your "base hull color."

You can make a few highlights in "reddish" but I'd go more along the lines of "deep blood" or "rust" and I'd only make them very subtle details... warning marking stripes, junction boxes, etc.

But, it's your baby. Just giving my 2cents...

Unicron · June 18 2011, 05:14 AM

I like the green over the red myself, as I agree the latter was a tad too distracting. But it's a really nice ship, so I have no doubt you'll get the small tweaks worked out.

Nerys Ghemor · June 18 2011, 05:19 AM

Much better with the green instead of the red. I was starting to think it had the garish look of an old Romulan warbird, with the red. (Though granted, the Romulan color scheme is different.)

The green looks better.

jerriecan · June 18 2011, 12:37 PM

Wow, that is one sexy beast... fantastic work! Must say that while the red was striking, I like the muted tones of the green better.

Cmdr_Blop · June 18 2011, 10:25 PM

Wow... the new color ROCKS!!!

KNH · June 19 2011, 12:24 AM

If I may offer a suggestion out of the box here... what if you used a dark shade of red not to go with the actual hull patterns, but as a stylized splash of blood? You know, like say a wolf whose mouth and face is slathered red after he'd slain a foe. If the romulans can go with looking like birds, the klingons can go with looking like blood-thirsty beasts straight out of combat, ready for more.

Cary L. Brown · June 19 2011, 01:57 AM

KNH wrote:

If I may offer a suggestion out of the box here... what if you used a dark shade of red not to go with the actual hull patterns, but as a stylized splash of blood? You know, like say a wolf whose mouth and face is slathered red after he'd slain a foe. If the romulans can go with looking like birds, the klingons can go with looking like blood-thirsty beasts straight out of combat, ready for more.

While I, personally, have no problem with that sort of thing for small combat craft (fighters, etc)... it would feel "silly" to me to see that on a large capital ship. But that's just me...

backstept · June 20 2011, 04:35 PM

I've always wondered, if Klingons love the color red so much(look at their computers, lighting etc), why are their ships green?
I wonder what their ships would look like in bronze . . . take the color of their disruptor pistols for example

Unicron · June 20 2011, 05:07 PM

Maybe they're painted in Romulan blood?

HarryM · June 20 2011, 05:27 PM

The red feathers on the wings could always go underneath like on the BOP, maybe would look more "correct" that way.

DrMcCoy · June 20 2011, 08:15 PM

Good choice. The darker green, that is.

June 18 2011, 03:00 AM	#166
SonicRanger Rear Admiral Location: Sheffield, England	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 I'd like to see more colorful ships actually, including something like dazzle camouflage. __________________ "STAR TREK is... Action - Adventure - Science Fiction." -- Gene Roddenberry, 1964, top of the first page of his original pitch and outline for Star Trek

June 18 2011, 03:30 AM	#167
Albertese Fleet Captain Location: Portland, OR	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Dazzle camo works well enough for messing with people trying to visually sight ships on the water, it's good for breaking up silhouettes and making it hard to count ships or discern their orientation, but any kind of electronic sensing strategy would render it a useless waste of paint. I guess if your admiral is really into flashy paint schemes, (not that there's anything wrong with that) otherwise is looks silly on a spaceship. --Alex __________________ Check out my website: www.goldtoothstudio.squarespace.com

June 18 2011, 04:32 AM	#168
REL Commander	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 This is what I'm going with, the red just didn't work out.

June 18 2011, 05:14 AM	#171
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 I like the green over the red myself, as I agree the latter was a tad too distracting. But it's a really nice ship, so I have no doubt you'll get the small tweaks worked out. __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

June 18 2011, 05:19 AM	#172
Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Location: Cardăsa Terăm--Nerys Ghemor	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Much better with the green instead of the red. I was starting to think it had the garish look of an old Romulan warbird, with the red. (Though granted, the Romulan color scheme is different.) The green looks better. __________________ Are you a Cardassian fan, citizen? Prove your loyalty--check out my fanfic universe, Star Trek: Sigils and Unions. Or keep the faith on my AU Cardassia, Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius!

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June 18 2011, 12:37 PM	#173
jerriecan Lieutenant Commander	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Wow, that is one sexy beast... fantastic work! Must say that while the red was striking, I like the muted tones of the green better.

June 18 2011, 10:25 PM	#174
Cmdr_Blop Lieutenant Commander Location: Out there.	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Wow... the new color ROCKS!!!

June 19 2011, 12:24 AM	#175
KNH Commander Location: KNH	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 If I may offer a suggestion out of the box here... what if you used a dark shade of red not to go with the actual hull patterns, but as a stylized splash of blood? You know, like say a wolf whose mouth and face is slathered red after he'd slain a foe. If the romulans can go with looking like birds, the klingons can go with looking like blood-thirsty beasts straight out of combat, ready for more. __________________ 100. If my ship is whisked to the far side of the galaxy, leaving us with a seventy-year journey home, and a super-being offers to take us home instantly in exchange for having his baby, I'll agree and ask what we can get for two babies.

June 20 2011, 04:35 PM	#177
backstept Rear Admiral Location: Syracuse	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 I've always wondered, if Klingons love the color red so much(look at their computers, lighting etc), why are their ships green? I wonder what their ships would look like in bronze . . . take the color of their disruptor pistols for example __________________ \| Hi I'm Gauis Blatar lol \| backstept.blogspot.com \| about.me

June 20 2011, 05:07 PM	#178
Unicron Continuity Spackle Location: Seeking harmony	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Maybe they're painted in Romulan blood? __________________ "My dream is to eat candy and poop emeralds. I'm halfway successful." Catbert, Evil Director of Human Resources

June 20 2011, 05:27 PM	#179
HarryM Fleet Captain Location: The 21st Street Mission	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 The red feathers on the wings could always go underneath like on the BOP, maybe would look more "correct" that way.

June 20 2011, 08:15 PM	#180
DrMcCoy Lieutenant Commander Location: Oregon	Re: Re-Imagined K'tinga/D7 Good choice. The darker green, that is. __________________ This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, the Attention Signal you just heard would have been followed by official information, news or instructions.