Dac's NX-01(.5) & more! - Page 2

publiusr · August 9 2010, 10:35 PM

Looks nice

AstroSmurf · August 10 2010, 12:36 AM

Timo wrote:

To be sure, the big blue-glowing things at the ends of the booms were never called "impulse engines" by our heroes. The smaller glowing things on the saucer aft rim were.

From "Minefield", as regards the mine clamped right next to one of the saucer aft rim nozzles:

T'Pol: "Captain, it's lodged near Impulse Reactor 2."

The saucer engines resemble the TOS ones in looks and size and placement; the boom ones look more like TNG era tech - and perhaps best approximate the warp engines of the Defiant from DS9! Perhaps they are in fact part of the warp machinery? They could be important warp field emitters, or then incidental features such as vents for excess or spent warp plasma...

Timo Saloniemi

Doug Drexler and I have briefly discussed this. Those are Impulse Rockets found at the aft end of the pylons. Even though they are "Impulse" technology they are not fusion based. They use plasma siphoned off the warp plasma transfer conduits. That plasma is then compressed then funneled through a subspace field device and vectoring nozzle similar to what is found in the impulse engines of the TOS and TNG eras. The smaller engines at the back of the saucer are powered by experimental fusion reactors and used to supplement the eps system and the primary impulse rockets.

But from what I understand, the impulse rockets and their various parts are the simple great grandparents to their 23rd and 24th century progeny. The basic bones are there but they are not completely refined to technology we see later.

(And for continuity's sake, Geordi mentions to Scotty that Impulse Technology had not "changed much in 200 years" in the TNG episode, "Relics". This interpretation of the NX impulse systems falls nicely into that statement.)

publiusr · August 10 2010, 12:52 AM

Between the glowing bits of the TOS and TMP saucer impulse units are also aux. systems as well, correct?

Dac · August 10 2010, 04:56 PM

Just did a quick flyby. Well, I say quick, it took in total about 14 hours to render...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MxtJwLFSRU

Kaiser · August 10 2010, 05:26 PM

Lovely vid

fleetcaptain · August 10 2010, 06:16 PM

Love how you put in some music with the flyby. Going to do any more?

Dac · August 10 2010, 06:27 PM

fleetcaptain wrote:

Love how you put in some music with the flyby. Going to do any more?

Yup, if this was anything to go by though, it'll be a fair few days until I manage to get something done

Dac · August 14 2010, 01:59 AM

I've made a little montage of all the vids i've made featuring the NX. The final piece with The Romulan BOP is something I did today (Including making the BOP itself :P).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8cj5uIUMkA

EDIT: Crap, does anyone know how to embed youtube vids on here?

Enjoy!

AstroSmurf · August 14 2010, 03:00 AM

Dac wrote:

Crap, does anyone know how to embed youtube vids on here?

Enjoy!

[y t] code [/y t] Be sure to take the spaces out. And it ends up looking like this...

Dac · August 14 2010, 02:28 PM

Thanks AstroSmurf! I'll keep that in mind.

I thought you guys may be interested in that Rommie BOP I made yesterday...It's only a quicky (made in about an hour) and at 5000 polys, it's very low mem friendly (renders up in under a second). Yet, I think it holds up fairly well, especially for animations...

fleetcaptain · August 14 2010, 07:06 PM

Another great video. Would be nice if someone could do like a mini episode featuring NX-01.5. I'm hoping the refit gets mentioned in the next RW book.

Johnnymuffintop · August 14 2010, 07:37 PM

That Bird of Prey looks outstanding for being so low poly. Well done.
Any thoughts of adding Eaves concept of a painted bird on the underside?

SPCTRE · August 14 2010, 07:45 PM

Dac wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8cj5uIUMkA

That's beautiful

Captain Robert April · August 14 2010, 11:00 PM

Okay, do you copy the embed code that YouTube cooks up, or the web address?

SPCTRE · August 14 2010, 11:05 PM

^ The web adress, e.g. [ yt ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZYfNvD8LR4[ /yt ] - without the spaces.

August 9 2010, 10:35 PM	#16
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Looks nice

August 10 2010, 12:52 AM	#18
publiusr Fleet Captain	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Between the glowing bits of the TOS and TMP saucer impulse units are also aux. systems as well, correct?

August 10 2010, 04:56 PM	#19
Dac Commodore Location: The Essex wastes...	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Just did a quick flyby. Well, I say quick, it took in total about 14 hours to render... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MxtJwLFSRU

August 10 2010, 05:26 PM	#20
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August 10 2010, 06:16 PM	#21
fleetcaptain Fleet Captain Location: Virginia Beach, VA, USA	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Love how you put in some music with the flyby. Going to do any more?

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August 14 2010, 01:59 AM	#23
Dac Commodore Location: The Essex wastes...	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) I've made a little montage of all the vids i've made featuring the NX. The final piece with The Romulan BOP is something I did today (Including making the BOP itself :P). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8cj5uIUMkA EDIT: Crap, does anyone know how to embed youtube vids on here? Enjoy!

August 14 2010, 02:28 PM	#25
Dac Commodore Location: The Essex wastes...	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Thanks AstroSmurf! I'll keep that in mind. I thought you guys may be interested in that Rommie BOP I made yesterday...It's only a quicky (made in about an hour) and at 5000 polys, it's very low mem friendly (renders up in under a second). Yet, I think it holds up fairly well, especially for animations...

August 14 2010, 07:06 PM	#26
fleetcaptain Fleet Captain Location: Virginia Beach, VA, USA	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Another great video. Would be nice if someone could do like a mini episode featuring NX-01.5. I'm hoping the refit gets mentioned in the next RW book.

August 14 2010, 07:37 PM	#27
Johnnymuffintop Commander Location: Riverside, CA	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) That Bird of Prey looks outstanding for being so low poly. Well done. Any thoughts of adding Eaves concept of a painted bird on the underside? __________________ http://johnnymuffintop.deviantart.com/

August 14 2010, 11:00 PM	#29
Captain Robert April Vice Admiral Location: In selfless service to fandom, on the road to becoming a Star Trek trivia god...	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) Okay, do you copy the embed code that YouTube cooks up, or the web address?

August 14 2010, 11:05 PM	#30
SPCTRE Rear Admiral Location: Kiel, Germany	Re: Dac's NX-01(.5) ^ The web adress, e.g. [ yt ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZYfNvD8LR4[ /yt ] - without the spaces. __________________ "SPCTRE: Hunting Season Open. " - iguana_tonante "I hate everything you stand for. " - TheGodBen "You've lost two fingers on your right hand." - Deckerd