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[Felderburg]

B'Omar... almost looks like something that belongs more in the Star Wars universe.

They were named after a Star Wars group: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/B'omarr_Order (https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/B'omar)

 

[dantini]

https://nitter.net/Andy3E/status/1580153320949153792

Fabio Passaro (aka the guy who converted the VFX models to Lightwave and built a lot of new ones) has passed away.

 

[Markonian]

https://nitter.net/Andy3E/status/1580153320949153792

Fabio Passaro (aka the guy who converted the VFX models to Lightwave and built a lot of new ones) has passed away.

Thanks for sharing. This is saddening. We can thank Fabio for the models we got.

 

[CommanderTrip]

https://nitter.net/Andy3E/status/1580153320949153792

Fabio Passaro (aka the guy who converted the VFX models to Lightwave and built a lot of new ones) has passed away.

RIP - seeing far too many talented individuals passing too soon these days. At the very least, their amazing work will continue to live on for years to come and be admired and appreciated far and wide.

 

[t_smitts]

Thanks for sharing. This is saddening. We can thank Fabio for the models we got.

As someone who picks one of these models up and looks at them at least once a day, I salute you and thank you for your work.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Damn. He was only three months older than me. Scary...

 

[dantini]

I thought the spaces between my shuttlecraft models looked a bit empty, so I made some similarly sized display pieces...

 

[Cyfa]

Oh, they're really cool, @dantini! What a great idea!

 

[Markonian]

Those are epic! So crisp and clean.

 

[Tuskin38]

Yeah the huge refit constitution saucer (with phaser banks no less) throws me off. We've seen starship designs that seem like successors to older designs (Constellation class/Stargazer class), or even designs that might have taken inspiration from older designs (Excelsior class/Obena class), but I'm still trying to wrap my head around this new Titan. It's like seeing a contemporary of the Sovereign class that looks like that ship, but then randomly has a 2260s Constitution class deflector dish design instead of one we would associate with the late 24th century Starfleet vessels.

It's a modified (with permission) version of this fan design which is from the TOS movie era. The showrunner really loved the design and had it slightly updated for the 25th Century.

His in-universe logic for it looking Retro is because Starfleet was feeling nostalgic for the old age of exploration.

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[137th Gebirg]

Meh... Works for me. I really like Bill's stuff. Always have.

 

[Dukhat]

They should have hired him to make all the ships from DSC season 1. He at least seems to understand the concept of design lineage.

 

[Paul755]

that man is such a damn fine model maker.

 

[drt]

They should have hired him to make all the ships from DSC season 1. He at least seems to understand the concept of design lineage.

I think that was less on the designers and more on Fuller who wanted Starfleet flat and with squared nacelles and Klingon weird and alien.

 

[JoseNoodles]

It's a modified (with permission) version of this fan design which is from the TOS movie era. The showrunner really loved the design and had it slightly updated for the 25th Century.

His in-universe logic for it looking Retro is because Starfleet was feeling nostalgic for the old age of exploration.

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Yes, it is a fine design. It reminds me of the glory days of my youth downloading mods for the Starfleet Command series and Bridge Commander. I can even live with the show-runner's explanation about "nostalgia". It's just the phaser banks though. It seems like outdated tech.

They should have hired him to make all the ships from DSC season 1. He at least seems to understand the concept of design lineage.

Maybe they can still grab him for Strange New Worlds.

 

[Tuskin38]

The ship has phaser strips as well. You can see them more clearly in the newest trailer.

They might serve a purpose, maybe point defense blasts, they do shoot faster than solid beams.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I think that was less on the designers and more on Fuller who wanted Starfleet flat and with squared nacelles and Klingon weird and alien.

Yes, it was a deliberate move in Disco S1 for a new rebooted look. Klingon ships were designed by people chosen intentionally with no prior knowledge of Trek, for example.

 

[JoseNoodles]

The ship has phaser strips as well. You can see them more clearly in the newest trailer.

Yes, I've noticed.

They might serve a purpose, maybe point defense blasts...

Let's hope that's the case.

 

[Tuskin38]

Yes, it was a deliberate move in Disco S1 for a new rebooted look. Klingon ships were designed by people chosen intentionally with no prior knowledge of Trek, for example.

Bryan Fuller told them to ignore previous Klingon designs, it wasn't just choosing people who had no prior knowledge of designs.

 

[JoseNoodles]

https://nitter.net/Andy3E/status/1580153320949153792

Fabio Passaro (aka the guy who converted the VFX models to Lightwave and built a lot of new ones) has passed away.

Very sorry to hear this.