Star Ship Polaris - Page 20

Admiral Buzzkill · October 12 2010, 12:44 AM

I love this.

AstroSmurf · October 12 2010, 01:07 AM

She is gorgeous. I can't wait to see this baby in action. Even in these simple static renders she looks fast and mean. I can't help but imagine her zigzagging her way through an asteroid belt or cutting through a cloud of interstellar gas and whipping past the camera at breakneck speed. She offers so many angles and possibilities.

Oh and I love the blue.

Buck Rogers · October 12 2010, 01:57 AM

Vector,

First of all welcome back,and second Have you thought of marketing your designs(Non-Trek) of course through a resin or plastic model maker for us model builders to build?
I've always loved your work and we could collaborate on some of my original designs, and try to market them as well.
PM me for the Photobucket link to my page OK.

Signed

Buck Rogers

sojourner · October 12 2010, 04:15 AM

^Hey Buck! You never did fix the quote in your sig, biddy biddy biddy.

Venardhi · October 12 2010, 04:45 AM

I actually kind of like the look of that material. Make it a little darker perhaps, or even bronze, but it would be a great accent and set the ship apart a bit from the drab grays so prevalent in sci-fi ships right now.

Albertese · October 12 2010, 07:30 PM

^^^
Yes, I agree on the bronze vote.

--Alex

BK613 · October 12 2010, 08:43 PM

sojourner wrote:

^Your ability to make functional looking detail always astounds me!

And it always seems, at least to me, to be the right balance between form and function.

Amazingly great job, Vektor!

USS Intrepid · October 13 2010, 09:28 PM

Absolutely wonderful job, Vektor.

Vektor · November 12 2010, 08:42 AM

I've been struggling with the details of the main engines. Then, weird as it may sound, I had a sort of vision just as I was drifting off to sleep a couple of nights ago. When I got home from work the following day, I drew this:

This evening, I started blocking out the rough shapes in 3D:

If I get the time this weekend, I'll try to detail those out and optimize them.

I just discovered in the course of this evening's events that I seem to have lost a bunch of the concept sketches I've done for the Polaris. I've got project files scattered all over four different computers right now so maybe they're just stashed away somewhere and I haven't relocated them yet, but I'm starting to worry they got inadvertantly deleted somewhere along the line. That includes the most recent 3/4 views of the Polaris with the sails in their open and closed positions, etc. I have the copies that are on my blog server, but those are low-res JPGs, not the original Painter and Photoshop files. I'm going to be seriously annoyed if they're gone for good.

Santaman · November 12 2010, 02:44 PM

^^ Cool engine setup, somehow they remind me a bit of a ships propellor.

B.J. · November 12 2010, 03:57 PM

Very different, almost bizarrely so! (But in a good way!) Gives the impression that this definitely isn't current-day Earth tech.

....and you have *way* too much talent for one person!

MadMan1701A · November 12 2010, 04:55 PM

Those engines are fantastic.

The remind me of a pod racer for some reason, even though none of the pod racer engines looked like this.

Good luck, with the files... I thought I lost our entire family photo collection (32GB of stuff)... but, like your case, I was able to find all of it on the laptop.

largo · November 12 2010, 05:00 PM

whoa. those are seriously, seriously cool.

Ptrope · November 12 2010, 10:50 PM

Really nice - hope you can capture the rounded 'Foss-iness' of your drawing.

Admiral Buzzkill · November 15 2010, 02:21 AM

I've been away for three days in Georgia, helping the Starship Farragut people a little with building their sets, or I would have commented sooner.

I love this more and more, and can't wait to see it as part of the movie. With every detail you add to it, it becomes more it's own thing - unique. Thanks again, Vektor.

October 12 2010, 12:44 AM	#286
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris I love this. __________________ "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

October 12 2010, 01:07 AM	#287
AstroSmurf Vice Admiral Location: Over the Blue Moon	Re: Star Ship Polaris She is gorgeous. I can't wait to see this baby in action. Even in these simple static renders she looks fast and mean. I can't help but imagine her zigzagging her way through an asteroid belt or cutting through a cloud of interstellar gas and whipping past the camera at breakneck speed. She offers so many angles and possibilities. Oh and I love the blue. __________________ Visit The Enterprise Project... featuring detailed schematics of the NX-01! "Life has a way of moving you past wants and hopes." ~ Kevin Flynn, Tron: Legacy

October 12 2010, 01:57 AM	#288
Buck Rogers Captain Location: Maryland,USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Vector, First of all welcome back,and second Have you thought of marketing your designs(Non-Trek) of course through a resin or plastic model maker for us model builders to build? I've always loved your work and we could collaborate on some of my original designs, and try to market them as well. PM me for the Photobucket link to my page OK. Signed Buck Rogers __________________ "Roads we're going, we don't need roads" By Doc Brown Back to the Future part 2

October 12 2010, 04:15 AM	#289
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Star Ship Polaris ^Hey Buck! You never did fix the quote in your sig, biddy biddy biddy. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

October 12 2010, 04:45 AM	#290
Venardhi Vice Admiral Location: Constant transit	Re: Star Ship Polaris I actually kind of like the look of that material. Make it a little darker perhaps, or even bronze, but it would be a great accent and set the ship apart a bit from the drab grays so prevalent in sci-fi ships right now. __________________ "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia." - Winston Niles Rumfoord.

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October 12 2010, 07:30 PM	#291
Albertese Fleet Captain Location: Portland, OR	Re: Star Ship Polaris ^^^ Yes, I agree on the bronze vote. --Alex __________________ Check out my website: www.goldtoothstudio.squarespace.com

October 13 2010, 09:28 PM	#293
USS Intrepid Commodore Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK	Re: Star Ship Polaris Absolutely wonderful job, Vektor. __________________ Star Trek: Intrepid

November 12 2010, 08:42 AM	#294
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris I've been struggling with the details of the main engines. Then, weird as it may sound, I had a sort of vision just as I was drifting off to sleep a couple of nights ago. When I got home from work the following day, I drew this: This evening, I started blocking out the rough shapes in 3D: If I get the time this weekend, I'll try to detail those out and optimize them. I just discovered in the course of this evening's events that I seem to have lost a bunch of the concept sketches I've done for the Polaris. I've got project files scattered all over four different computers right now so maybe they're just stashed away somewhere and I haven't relocated them yet, but I'm starting to worry they got inadvertantly deleted somewhere along the line. That includes the most recent 3/4 views of the Polaris with the sails in their open and closed positions, etc. I have the copies that are on my blog server, but those are low-res JPGs, not the original Painter and Photoshop files. I'm going to be seriously annoyed if they're gone for good. __________________ www.vektorvisual.com

November 12 2010, 02:44 PM	#295
Santaman Rear Admiral Location: A little while in the past.	Re: Star Ship Polaris ^^ Cool engine setup, somehow they remind me a bit of a ships propellor. __________________ "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 12 2010, 03:57 PM	#296
B.J. Commodore Location: Huntsville, AL, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Very different, almost bizarrely so! (But in a good way!) Gives the impression that this definitely isn't current-day Earth tech. ....and you have way too much talent for one person! __________________ B.J. --- bj-o23.deviantart.com

November 12 2010, 04:55 PM	#297
MadMan1701A Commodore Location: Milton, FL	Re: Star Ship Polaris Those engines are fantastic. The remind me of a pod racer for some reason, even though none of the pod racer engines looked like this. Good luck, with the files... I thought I lost our entire family photo collection (32GB of stuff)... but, like your case, I was able to find all of it on the laptop. __________________ -=MadMan=- Check out my new website! MadMan's Shipyard: www.madshipyard.com

November 12 2010, 05:00 PM	#298
largo Fleet Captain	Re: Star Ship Polaris whoa. those are seriously, seriously cool. __________________ SIG 1701-A

November 12 2010, 10:50 PM	#299
Ptrope Agitator Location: USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Really nice - hope you can capture the rounded 'Foss-iness' of your drawing. __________________ Star Trek: Reanimated - it's more than just a cartoon!

November 15 2010, 02:21 AM	#300
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris I've been away for three days in Georgia, helping the Starship Farragut people a little with building their sets, or I would have commented sooner. I love this more and more, and can't wait to see it as part of the movie. With every detail you add to it, it becomes more it's own thing - unique. Thanks again, Vektor.