tng blueprinting WIP

[AnyStar]

well, i did end up making a start of a 2d 5-view set of the Ent-D. its going pretty fast too, only started the file yesterday afternoon!

this part's about 95% done, but i'm finished for the day

i'm basing the aztez/paint scheme on photos from the Christies auction, does anyone have any pics as good as those but of the 6 footer??? i'd like to be able to do a set for each.



edit: changed pic to thumbnail, it was just way too dam big

 

[MadMan1701A]

Wow. What are you making this in?

 

[AnyStar]

i use AutoCAD. if i ever extend it to 3d i'll be using Max

 

[MadMan1701A]

oh, ok.

 

[BolianAuthor]

well, i did end up making a start of a 2d 5-view set of the Ent-D. its going pretty fast too, only started the file yesterday afternoon!

this part's about 95% done, but i'm finished for the day

i'm basing the aztez/paint scheme on photos from the Christies auction, does anyone have any pics as good as those but of the 6 footer??? i'd like to be able to do a set for each.



edit: changed pic to thumbnail, it was just way too dam big

WOW... this is very impressive! This is gonna be a WIP I'll be watching!

 

[AnyStar]

i'm basing the aztez/paint scheme on photos from the Christies auction, does anyone have any pics as good as those but of the 6 footer??? i'd like to be able to do a set for each.

as i have been going through all these photos today i realized that i AM in fact detailing this based on the bigger model. for some reason i had the impression that those images were of the smaller version built later in the series.

it seems i have very few images of the smaller model, i'll have to do some digging and see what i cant turn up!

 

[Kaiser]

Now thats a awesome WIP

 

[AnyStar]

here's todays progress. I finished off the nacelles, and got started on the primary geometry for the rest today



i dont know what it is about that "turtle shell" 2ndary part, but i've always hated re-creating it. there's a couple parts of you you just have to "fudge in" or else it just looks wrong...

 

[BolianAuthor]

VERY nice! If you need ANY close-up references of the 6-foot model, PM me, and it shall be done.

 

[Taranis]

oh that great work .. great design that I like over the 1701-E ..all though a great design in its-self. but the 1701-D has a quality I really like.

 

[AnyStar]

VERY nice! If you need ANY close-up references of the 6-foot model, PM me, and it shall be done.

it seems i cant utilize the PM's yet, i'm only 1/2 way to a 50 post-count! i'd love to see what you have though, can never get enough model refs!!! my Trek folder alone in my model archive is already at 3.7g........

oh that great work .. great design that I like over the 1701-E ..all though a great design in its-self. but the 1701-D has a quality I really like.

i think the refit will always be my favorite, but the D is a very close second. its a shame that the photographers disliked it so much, i always thought there was so much room for growth of the design past just the nebula variants.

 

[BolianAuthor]

Feel free to email me, AnyStar. You can also reach me on AIM at almost any time of the day and evening. My contact info is below:

spyrou06@gmail.com (email)

NebulaClassGuy (AIM handle)

 

[AnyStar]

i appreciate your offer, email sent!

also it seems my PM function has been enabled now too! yay!

edit: later on for todays update, i think i'll be working on either a closeup detail set of decks 1-2, or i'll get started on the saucer aztec... (i'll probably start with one, get frustrated, and change to the other-LOL)

 

[Praxius]

If you can ever pick up this book:

^ You'll have all sorts of information and diagrams to go by. I have this myself, but since I got a new computer with vista, my printer/scanner doesn't install (too old I guess)

 

[AnyStar]

i've never gotten my hands on that one yet, in fact ive never actually paid much attention to the discussions, etc., of the inner workings of the D. TMP era stuff has always been my forte.

however today i'm running into a dilemna, i began slicing in decks today in order to start roughing in windows... at first i was discovering the 10-forward was going to be 12-forward!!! so i worked in another foot into my deck heights, however this only reduces it to deck 11.

I'm not sure how to proceed, i cant squeeze my saucer any narrower, it looks too squat to begin with .

so far my drawing is based on the whitefire/sternback deck plans, detailed from the 6' model... this might be changing to all based on the miniature soon...

 

[AnyStar]

well, since that post i've been studying the various cutaway diagrams of galaxy and nebula ships. it seems on average (even using the split-level deck 2) most reflect the lower rim of the saucer as in fact deck 11.

any ideas or suggestions as to try to modify/tweak it? or just leave it the hell alone!!! lol

 

[USS Mariner]

well, since that post i've been studying the various cutaway diagrams of galaxy and nebula ships. it seems on average (even using the split-level deck 2) most reflect the lower rim of the saucer as in fact deck 11.

any ideas or suggestions as to try to modify/tweak it? or just leave it the hell alone!!! lol

You can't really fit Ten-Forward into either the six or four foot models, as Bernd points out.

I wouldn't fret too much over this. Just nudge and tweak details as you see fit to make everything look "right"

 

[AnyStar]

i remember reading that article on EAS in the past, my opinion on it differs slightly however. Bernd bases his theory on the interior layout on all the windows of the saucer being on a floor-to-ceiling layout spaced equally among the decks, but because of the curvature of the saucer, probably all but the lowest 2 decks (not counting the underside deck "supposed deck 10") these ports would in fact be skylights, not windows.

i'll work the effect into my drawing and post more on it later!

 

[AnyStar]

I have not made any design changes yet, saucer shape is still based on the blueprints, and using the internal deck layout from my previous post, and if there were a window down the centerline (side view) this is how it would look

I would place the windows a little differently (still using the skylight format), but that is how they would line up compared to the plans. and just for giggles: here's how everything lines up so far, with colors contrasted and the image layers on

 

[largo]

according to starfleet tradition, "10-forward" is not actually on deck 10 of a starship. the name is a prank, targeted at new members of the ship's complement. the tradition dates back at least to the twentieth century, when senior members of a school would send sophomores to the "pool" on the "fourth floor" of the building, typically resulting in their being locked on the roof for the weekend. the modern tradition is comparitively tame, particularly since the enactment of starfleet rule 2298.2340-3, prohibiting airlocks on the actual tenth deck of a starship.