Viper's miscellaneous Star Trek projects

[Professor Moriarty]

Oh MY that is some sharp detail there. Very nice and clean!

 

[Tallguy]

And how did you do it?

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Nicely done Viper keep up the great work

 

[Viper]

And how did you do it?

The quick version is that it's a method of cutting, auto retopo, chamfer with open edges to get the panel separation and the shell/solidify and a chamfer to get the nice round edges. But there are some more steps that are complicated to explain in text.

 

[Viper]

Ok, a bit more work done on this. I don't think there are a lot more panels to cut now. A few remaining on engineering, some on the impulse deck and then there are the pylons. Hoping to have the modelling done by end of the next week, or at least the majority of it.

 

[Santaman]

Cutting panels?..

Red alert!
This is a table saw, this is a table saw, this is NOT a drill..

(bad) jokes aside, she's coming along nicely I would say.

 

[Viper]

I wanted to get the last few details in for the bridge superstructure. There are a lot of annoying stripes, but you really see how it all comes together. Not a lot more to go now.

 

[Viper]

Here's something a bit different. Recently I updated the materials for the bussards on my TOS Connie and also did some changes to the saucer textures. Here's a quick render:

 

[Santaman]

^^ That's a lovely 1701.

 

[Professor Moriarty]

Here's something a bit different. Recently I updated the materials for the bussards on my TOS Connie and also did some changes to the saucer textures. Here's a quick render:

Aye, she’s a bonny lass!

 

[Mage]

Man, when I see someone working on an Excelsior with that much detail in it, I'm reminded of what a gorgeous design it really is. Great work Viper!

 

[Viper]

Man, when I see someone working on an Excelsior with that much detail in it, I'm reminded of what a gorgeous design it really is. Great work Viper!

Thank you! The Excelsior is an amazing design. I'm glad I'm finally getting it over the finish line.

Quick lunch time update. Going over all the pieces that are left and fixing base shape for final detailing. I redid the nacelles and fixed some things on the neck and also added the tractor beams.

 

[Santaman]

Oeh! Tuesday is like Christmas day! Tractor beams AAAAND the pew pew!

 

[scifieric]

Here's something a bit different. Recently I updated the materials for the bussards on my TOS Connie and also did some changes to the saucer textures. Here's a quick render:

I've got to say, that is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Professor Moriarty]

Well eff me. Danged if you didn’t make the Excelsior-class a beauty!

 

[Viper]

Thanks guys

Slow progress this week. Just too much happening. But I managed to fix a couple of lingering issues on the saucer (phasers near the neck were in the wrong place and I was missing the blue rectangle plates)

I also started to figure out how I'm going to do all the windows on the ship without going into despair. I think I came up with a good solution, though it might make things harder for UV mapping. Here's what I got so far:

 

[Tallguy]

I think I came up with a good solution, though it might make things harder for UV mapping.

And that solution is...?

 

[Santaman]

^^ Easy! MORE pew pews!

 

[blssdwlf]

Is it using parallax mapping?

 

[Viper]

And that solution is...?

Is it using parallax mapping?

No textures yet on this. The solution just involves using different tools for applying the thickness of the hull. I'm afraid it's very 3ds max specific and actually a paid plugin called Shell Pro. I can go into more detail if needed