Long weekend? Does everyone else get one? I certainly don't
Not for Easter or Good Friday, no.Long weekend? Does everyone else get one? I certainly don't
The spacesuit suitup room is gonna require some interesting choices, especially given that in the deleted Kirk suitup scene we see that behind the door is the lift control and signage that would connect to one of the exits like the one they use to exit out onto the hull. That there's no circular airlock door in that set suggests to me the intent wasn't for that room to connect to the hatch we see Kirk exit from. As I recall, all that spacewalk stuff was shot in post-production and possibly they changed their minds about from where they would exit. Of course, since we only see one end of that set, I suppose you could put the circular airlock "behind" the camera,I've taken the past few days off to rest (and attend an all-day GoT party on Sunday, celebrating the premiere), but am gearing up to finish the Refit model this weekend. I basically only have to program the self-illumination system (I want to rig all the lights of the model to turn on/off on demand and, in regards to the impulse grille and deflector, change colors), do final material tweaks, and then take some glamour shots.
However, I should note there are some things on the model I'll be coming back to at a later date to complete, most likely when I get around to modeling/re-modeling their respective interior sets:
1) Low-res versions of the Rec Deck, VIP Lounge, Botanical Garden to be seen through their respective windows
2) Higher-res version of the flight deck exterior, complete with working bay doors
3) Higher-res and functional versions of the external docking ports, including adding those on the underside of the saucer (Engineering docking port functionality still to be determined)
4) Saucer separation details (The model is rigged with the proper separation line, I just have to add the greebly bits that would be exposed when the saucer separates. Will probably get to this when I revisit the engineering set). I'd also like to explore having working landing legs but I have yet to even begin concepting that.
So, basically what I'll have complete this weekend is a Refit exterior to be used when seen from a distance, or when seen through windows from inside the ship. Ideally, I'd like to implement an interactive inspection tour sequence via travel pod (like in TMP), so a lot of the work listed above will be required at a later date to make all this possible. But for now, getting ready my base mid-resolution game-ready model of the Enterprise will go a long way in making this later work possible.
After finishing up the base model this weekend, I'll be taking a week or two off to enjoy other things in life before coming back to work on more interior sets. I have yet to decide what I'll be working on first. I'll probably do some less time-consuming stuff to start off with (maybe a couple of TMP-era props, or the docking port aft of the bridge, or revisiting my Transporter Room set). I really can't wait to model the cargo bay/flight deck/hangar bay complex, but that's going to be a monumental task and I know that I really need to take it easy for a while before undertaking that.
Anyway, stay tuned!
More are coming! These were just final proofs before I do the last batch of beauty shots.
Add a planet, some stars, and a lens flare, and you get pretty:
Just a taste at more to come.
Immense! Are you going to animate flypast by any chance?Add a planet, some stars, and a lens flare, and you get pretty:
Just a taste of more to come.
Here's some test shots before I put the finishing touches on it tomorrow and call it done for now. I spent the day programming the self-illumination system and rigged it so that all emissives and lights can turn off on demand. I still have to program the blinking running lights but that's really it. Let me know if you guys see anything egregious so I can fix it before my final renders tomorrow.
Oh, I accidentally left off the engineering hull's aft and bottom phaser emitters for these renders but will get those added in tomorrow.
Now that I’m looking at these, I’ve noticed I’ve moved the nacelle grille glow too far into the purple range. Will correct this tomorrow as well.
I think I have to! You really can't appreciate the beauty of it until you see the light bouncing off the Aztec panels in motion. And the blinking running lights just make it feel more alive!Immense! Are you going to animate flypast by any chance?
It's there, I probably just have it too subtle. I'll make it more apparent tomorrow.
I don’t know how deep I’m going to get with any of those things. My intention with this project is to make it more of an interactive museum piece rather than a starship flight simulator. Since the focus is the exploration of the interior of the Enterprise, the exterior really just serves as supporting the immersion. I’d still like to do an exterior tour via travel pod as well, but showing the ship in combat or going to warp isn’t really part of the plan.
