Donny's Refit Enterprise Interiors (Version 2.0)

Discussion in 'Fan Art' started by Donny, Dec 11, 2018.

  1. Firebird

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    IIRC, the security guard firing his phaser & getting zapped by the probe was deleted from TMP because they couldn’t finish the phaser effects in time. Makes me wonder if there’s a concept drawing of what Bob Wise approved for the optical.
     
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  2. Maurice

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    The phaser beam was the least of the concerns. According to the excellent book Return to Tomorrow the entire first half of the probe sequence was cut to cut down on the optical effects load, not just the phaser, but all the shots of the probe going from the side of the bridge to the front, the Deadshirt Philips' phaser, and the probe blasting him.
     
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  3. Maurice

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    As usual, the beams are coming off the weapon at the wrong angle to the way the actor is holding it and his eyeline. They oughta be into the lower right corner of the frame.


    Hey Donny you should Trek up this old "blinkenlights" computer gag and slip it into one of your sets in a section you had to invent. :D
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    But the text is more traditionally this:

    ACHTUNG!
    ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENSPEEPERS!
    DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKEN.
    IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
    ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN.
     
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  4. Donny

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    Continuing with the TSFS Phaser, which I modeled years ago but decided to touch up. I completely remodeled the phaser 1 on top, and I added some conjectured details to where the meets the phaser 1 unit meets the phaser 2 unit. Back when I modeled the TWOK and TSFS props in 2015, they were among the first things I'd ever textured with Substance Painter, which was quite new back then. So these re-paints are much needed, as I'll show at the end of the post.


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    Here is the 2015 model / paint job:
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    Hopefully you can see the advantage of these remasters ;)
     
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  5. Norsehound

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    Ever think about 3D printing these prop models you make Donny?
     
  6. Donny

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    Nope! I have absolutely no interest in 3D printing my work, nor doing the setup, modifications, and otherwise work necessary for doing so. Not sure why, but I’m perfectly fine admiring them on my screen. My roommate has a 3D printer and I’ve never once taken up his offer to let me use it. :shrug:

    On another note, let’s say I want a real-live TOS phaser rifle replica. Instead of spending a bunch of money on one, I find that digitally modeling it, spending all that time going over every curve and detail of it, and as a result having a finished digital model of it, would almost completely remove my desire to own a physical replica.

    Like I said, almost. I admit I’ve spent a pretty penny on a few nice Trek prop replicas over the years. ;).
     
  7. Jesse1066

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    Did you base your conjectured details on the Diamond Select Toys version of the TSFS phaser? They're very similar.
     
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  8. Donny

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    Yes, very much inspired by the details on the underside of the phaser 1 unit. The details I added on the phaser two I added to match.
     
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  9. UssGlenn

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    TSFS is my favorite phaser design, its a pity we see so little of it in the franchise.
     
  10. Norsehound

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    With a Kiddo on the way, and once being a Kiddo myself, I would have loved to have any of the movie-era props to play with. Mass-market back then was slanted more to TNG stuff, when I really craved Wrath of Khan gear. Nowadays you either have expensive replica props, or expensive collector's items. Meh.

    Because it would be awesome to hold some of the stuff that only the niche toy and prop makers ever depicted.
     
  11. Rekkert

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    Great work with all of these! With your TSFS phaser it's one of those cases where the old version already seemed perfect to my untrained eye, but I can clearly see the improvements of the new one side by side.
     
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  12. Maurice

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    Just an FYI I could not find a bigger image of this, but it shows some context for the ST5 shuttle controls outside of what the film shows. In the event you ever decide to play with that shuttle.
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  13. Christopher

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    I'm confused by the TSFS Phaser I design. Where is the beam emitter? The front just looks like it's designed to plug into the larger unit, but it should also be able to work independently. Or is that horizontal metallic bar supposed to be a multi-beam emitter like on the front of the TMP/TWOK phaser?


    I never cared for it myself. It looks to me like a clumsier knockoff of the TOS phaser. In particular, that squared-off grip seems unwieldy. Plus it seems odd that the Phaser II body has no controls other than the trigger. The original had a dial of sorts around the emitter and that knob on the back, suggesting added functionality as well as just higher power. I guess you could argue that the newer models are more efficiently designed and don't need that redundancy, but the lack of controls on the pistol unit just makes it look unfinished to me.
     
  14. Retrograde Orbit

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    Would there be a lot of work in converting your models to an STL file for printing? I only say because I would certainly relish the opportunity to create a TMP tricorder full size... :)
     
  15. Maurice

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    Looks to me like there's a small switch, a trigger (surrounded by the blue) and a touch bar that you'd swipe your finger forward and back on to adjust the power level. But that's just a cursory interpretation.
     
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    I'm guessing the four LEDs would be an intensity display, then?
     
  17. Donny

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    That's how the Diamond Select Toys lights work, as you can switch between 4 different strength settings.

    Yes, I'm assuming the metallic bar is the emitter.

    Continuing on with my re-painting of the props, here's the work I've gotten done today with the TSFS Tricorder. Pretty much almost done, but this time I'm going to actually model a strap, so that will come tomorrow. I'll also be converting this to a TFF/TUC tricorder, which was the same props in those films but with some slight modifications.
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  18. Rekkert

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    While the reproduction is as perfect as yours always are, I can't help but feel that the scratches and dirt are a bit too much on this one, in my opinion.
     
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  19. Rick Sternbach

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    Heh. I created the diagram with stone knives and bear skins a zillion years ago, and don't have any hard copies or pics of it. What you've got there looks fine; most of what were were doing in the console type graphics were really more like generalized icons than super-precise images of things. Though the idea of a customizable table display, if the tech existed back in 1978, would have been cool. - Rick
     
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  20. Donny

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    Fair enough! I woke up this morning and there were a few things about it that aren’t sitting quite right with me as well, so I’ll be doing a second pass tonight!
     
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