Star Ship Polaris - Page 85

Admiral Buzzkill · January 2 2013, 11:53 PM

Vektor, you and aridas may have a market there.

I bet this mesh would work well for stereolithography; it's really clean and well-designed.

Vektor · January 3 2013, 02:59 AM

The thought has crossed my mind. I'd probably have to redesign the articulation for those wing sails a little bit, though; the current configuration is just borderline mechanically feasible.

Vektor · January 6 2013, 03:14 AM

Made a little more progress on the lander interior illustration. Shading is only temporary. Click to embiggen.

sojourner · January 6 2013, 07:23 AM

Getting a really cool dashboard and center console vibe there. Makes me want to see you design a concept car.

Maurice · January 6 2013, 08:20 AM

^^^Cool. Have we discussed how many people this thing has to carry as well as the equipment? It needs at least 10 seats (including the pilot(s)).

Vektor · January 6 2013, 08:38 AM

There are four seats on either side, plus a pilot and co-pilot, so exactly 10. Probably 2 to 4 additional jump seats could be installed in a pinch, or the central and aft areas can be used for cargo.

Maurice · January 6 2013, 09:16 AM

Um. $poiler.

sojourner · January 6 2013, 09:39 AM

Does the Nielsen generator create fully sentient Leslies?

Vektor · January 6 2013, 09:45 AM

Maurice wrote:

Um. $poiler.

I do believe that item has been discussed before on more than one occasion, but I've deleted the reference from my comment anyway.

Admiral Buzzkill · January 6 2013, 04:36 PM

I'm not sweating it.

Ten is about right. This is a really cool design.

There is a sort of concept that we really need to think about, not directly related to the ship Polaris itself, if you've got some time to give it. It wouldn't necessarily be complex or too involved.

Vektor · January 12 2013, 08:29 PM

An evolving design for one of the background ships:

This might look familiar to some of you who remember this earlier set of concept sketches:

sojourner · January 12 2013, 08:50 PM

Great art, complete with mini usb port, lol.

Santaman · January 12 2013, 09:38 PM

Neat concepts

also planning a battleship or two?

Admiral Buzzkill · January 13 2013, 02:16 AM

Someone would have to build the models. Our available resources over the next six months will dictate how extensive a fleet we have - that, and the story demands (there are only a few scenes that will use these).

Maurice · January 13 2013, 11:39 PM

Vektor wrote:

An evolving design for one of the background ships:

Nice. I'm wondering, though, are we going to carry forward the idea that nose=up and tail=down a la the Polaris? Dennis?

January 2 2013, 11:53 PM	#1261
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris Vektor, you and aridas may have a market there. I bet this mesh would work well for stereolithography; it's really clean and well-designed. __________________ "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 Last edited by Admiral Buzzkill; January 3 2013 at 03:45 AM.

January 3 2013, 02:59 AM	#1262
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris The thought has crossed my mind. I'd probably have to redesign the articulation for those wing sails a little bit, though; the current configuration is just borderline mechanically feasible. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

January 6 2013, 03:14 AM	#1263
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Made a little more progress on the lander interior illustration. Shading is only temporary. Click to embiggen. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com Last edited by Vektor; January 6 2013 at 06:42 AM.

January 6 2013, 07:23 AM	#1264
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris Getting a really cool dashboard and center console vibe there. Makes me want to see you design a concept car. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

January 6 2013, 08:20 AM	#1265
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Star Ship Polaris ^^^Cool. Have we discussed how many people this thing has to carry as well as the equipment? It needs at least 10 seats (including the pilot(s)). __________________ * * * "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"

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January 6 2013, 08:38 AM	#1266
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris There are four seats on either side, plus a pilot and co-pilot, so exactly 10. Probably 2 to 4 additional jump seats could be installed in a pinch, or the central and aft areas can be used for cargo. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com Last edited by Vektor; January 6 2013 at 09:44 AM.

January 6 2013, 09:16 AM	#1267
Maurice Rear Admiral Location: Maurice in San Francisco	Re: Star Ship Polaris Um. $poiler. __________________ * * * "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" Last edited by Maurice; January 6 2013 at 09:42 AM.

January 6 2013, 09:39 AM	#1268
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris Does the Nielsen generator create fully sentient Leslies? __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

January 6 2013, 04:36 PM	#1270
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris I'm not sweating it. Ten is about right. This is a really cool design. There is a sort of concept that we really need to think about, not directly related to the ship Polaris itself, if you've got some time to give it. It wouldn't necessarily be complex or too involved. __________________ "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

January 12 2013, 08:29 PM	#1271
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris An evolving design for one of the background ships: This might look familiar to some of you who remember this earlier set of concept sketches: __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

January 12 2013, 08:50 PM	#1272
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris Great art, complete with mini usb port, lol. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

January 12 2013, 09:38 PM	#1273
Santaman Rear Admiral Location: A little while in the past.	Re: Star Ship Polaris Neat concepts also planning a battleship or two? __________________ "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.."

January 13 2013, 02:16 AM	#1274
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris Someone would have to build the models. Our available resources over the next six months will dictate how extensive a fleet we have - that, and the story demands (there are only a few scenes that will use these). __________________ "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