Star Ship Polaris - Page 69

Vektor · November 11 2012, 10:43 AM

Okay, the last remaining details and updates are finished. I'm calling this baby DONE.

Note that the model is still essentially untextured. Everything you see here is just material effects, procedural textures and a couple of maps for things like the sail grids. I just wanted it to look a little more realistic for these final renders, even though none of it will translate over to the Lightwave version.

I'll post some more renders tomorrow at a more decent hour. I will also send the COMPLETED model over to Dennis along with the few texture maps that may be useful.

Santaman · November 11 2012, 12:06 PM

Awesome!

USS Intrepid · November 11 2012, 05:06 PM

Vektor, truly stellar work. You've done a wonderful job of bringing the original concept sketches to life.

Also, props to Aridas Sofia. Between the two of you, I think you've created a potentially iconic design.

Albertese · November 11 2012, 06:27 PM

I love that ship. I want to build a physical model of it and have it on my desk.

--Alex

Vektor · November 11 2012, 09:38 PM

A few more renders of the finished model:

reanimatedfish · November 11 2012, 10:54 PM

She's simply one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen, Vektor.

Kelso · November 12 2012, 05:39 AM

Definitely the coolest scifi ship I've seen in ages.

Redfern · November 12 2012, 03:37 PM

My nickname for her is the "AngelFish".

I suspect someone has already made that comparison. (I tend to be "late for the party" in these matters.)

Sincerely,

Bill

TheSeeker · November 12 2012, 06:11 PM

She's a beauty! I can't wait to see her in action!

Vektor · November 12 2012, 10:01 PM

Just for fun, I thought I'd do a Polaris design variant without the advanced drive system (the "sails") and with a horizontal rather than vertical default orientation, more along the lines of the original concept by Aridas Sofia.

Obviously, I also changed the color scheme and tweaked a few other things here and there. I probably won't go much further with this, but it was a fun little exercise.

sojourner · November 12 2012, 10:44 PM

Gives it a much more retro feel. Very "Flash Gordon".

Admiral Buzzkill · November 12 2012, 11:06 PM

That's pretty cool, though somehow it looks like a much smaller ship - windows to the contrary - and a bit like a one or two person fighter.

It may just be that the main docking dome looks suspiciously like the head of a Star Wars astrodroid this way.

Vektor · November 12 2012, 11:29 PM

It does read as more compact somehow, possibly because of the orientation.

Gotta say, though, I tried the red/black color scheme on a whim and I REALLY like it. Not suggesting we should change Polaris from orange/blue, but red/black is really nice.

Ryan8bit · November 13 2012, 12:04 AM

I'm just chiming in to say I love this design and work. Absolutely great.

Albertese wrote:

I love that ship. I want to build a physical model of it and have it on my desk.

--Alex

Maybe they could make 3d prints of these. Merchandising, merchandising, merchandising!

Maurice · November 13 2012, 08:27 AM

Actually, we could use that second version as a background ship in a certain sequence, Dennis.

November 11 2012, 10:43 AM	#1021
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Okay, the last remaining details and updates are finished. I'm calling this baby DONE. Note that the model is still essentially untextured. Everything you see here is just material effects, procedural textures and a couple of maps for things like the sail grids. I just wanted it to look a little more realistic for these final renders, even though none of it will translate over to the Lightwave version. I'll post some more renders tomorrow at a more decent hour. I will also send the COMPLETED model over to Dennis along with the few texture maps that may be useful. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

November 11 2012, 12:06 PM	#1022
Santaman Rear Admiral Location: A little while in the past.	Re: Star Ship Polaris Awesome! __________________ "Sword is personal, brings slicing to a man, you getta that personal feedback, nuclear weapons?.. Meh, goes off big bang and you don't get any feeling.."

November 11 2012, 05:06 PM	#1023
USS Intrepid Commodore Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	Re: Star Ship Polaris Vektor, truly stellar work. You've done a wonderful job of bringing the original concept sketches to life. Also, props to Aridas Sofia. Between the two of you, I think you've created a potentially iconic design. __________________ Star Trek: Intrepid

November 11 2012, 06:27 PM	#1024
Albertese Fleet Captain Location: Portland, OR	Re: Star Ship Polaris I love that ship. I want to build a physical model of it and have it on my desk. --Alex __________________ Check out my website: www.goldtoothstudio.squarespace.com

November 11 2012, 09:38 PM	#1025
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris A few more renders of the finished model: __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

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November 11 2012, 10:54 PM	#1026
reanimatedfish Lieutenant Commander Location: Washington State.	Re: Star Ship Polaris She's simply one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen, Vektor. __________________ Being a science fiction writer is glamorous. Haven't had to leave the basement in weeks.

November 12 2012, 05:39 AM	#1027
Kelso Vice Admiral Location: On the destruct button until the last minute!	Re: Star Ship Polaris Definitely the coolest scifi ship I've seen in ages. __________________ "Murder on Tuesday"! The all-new comic strip from Kail Tescar's startrekanimated.com My Puppet Building Blog!

November 12 2012, 03:37 PM	#1028
Redfern Fleet Captain Location: Georgia, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris My nickname for her is the "AngelFish". I suspect someone has already made that comparison. (I tend to be "late for the party" in these matters.) Sincerely, Bill __________________ Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"! Freighter Tails: the Misadventures of Mzzkiti

November 12 2012, 06:11 PM	#1029
TheSeeker Vice Admiral Location: New York, NY	Re: Star Ship Polaris She's a beauty! I can't wait to see her in action!

November 12 2012, 10:01 PM	#1030
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Just for fun, I thought I'd do a Polaris design variant without the advanced drive system (the "sails") and with a horizontal rather than vertical default orientation, more along the lines of the original concept by Aridas Sofia. Obviously, I also changed the color scheme and tweaked a few other things here and there. I probably won't go much further with this, but it was a fun little exercise. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com Last edited by Vektor; November 12 2012 at 10:21 PM.

November 12 2012, 10:44 PM	#1031
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris Gives it a much more retro feel. Very "Flash Gordon". __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

November 12 2012, 11:06 PM	#1032
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris That's pretty cool, though somehow it looks like a much smaller ship - windows to the contrary - and a bit like a one or two person fighter. It may just be that the main docking dome looks suspiciously like the head of a Star Wars astrodroid this way. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

November 12 2012, 11:29 PM	#1033
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris It does read as more compact somehow, possibly because of the orientation. Gotta say, though, I tried the red/black color scheme on a whim and I REALLY like it. Not suggesting we should change Polaris from orange/blue, but red/black is really nice. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

November 13 2012, 08:27 AM	#1035
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Star Ship Polaris Actually, we could use that second version as a background ship in a certain sequence, Dennis. __________________ * * * "Star Trek…at times sparkled with true ingenuity, and pure science fiction approaches, and at other times was more carnival like, and very much more the creature of television than the creature of a legitimate literary form." —Rod Serling, 1970"