I did figure out the UVs. Also I think I'll leave the impulse as it is, on second viewing I like the effect. It's basically an animated voroni texture. Progress is slow but steady. This is the last progress picture I'll be posting until I'm done, however long that takes. I just have to finish the secondary hull and nacelle textures.
I quite like the coloring of the hull, but the gold dish really pops in that render. Beautiful render.
Thanks! The launchers are 2 little panels you can see in front of the lower sensor dome, they open to fire torpedoes
This lady is finally done! I'm still adding details/tweaking things, but that's just finishing touches. Some images to celebrate: Bonus:
While Deg 3D, Vector and others had some nice TOS redux art…this is my favorite. You were going to do a print of this, yes?