Capella Class, USS Bombay

[Norsehound]

Let's start at the beginning

I've been crafting a custom Trek TOS mod to FFG's Edge of the Empire RPG system. Since I want this to look nice I started looking for images to use for interior artwork and remembered I have 3DS Max. After finding (and using) David Metlesits' Constitution I realized I wanted to use Masao's Capella, but there was no model available. So I had to make one, and it would be my first attempt at modeling in a long while.

I had a lot of fun doing the Capella though. Soon after I picked up Declassified of the Vanguard series and started digging into it. While I'm not behind the idea of a TOS Miranda (I think they are replacements for the Constitutions, born out of the refit program), no TOS Miranda rendition really satisfied what I wanted to see. None of the Rollbars really looked like they worked and the Surya had bent pylons instead of straight ones.

I took apart Metlesits' Constitution, figured out most of what he did, and gave it a shot. I'm still impressed how well it came out for my second shot at modelling.

My latest project was taking some of Matt Jeffries' Klingon ship concepts and making ships out of them to populate the RPG. This ones' the K4 class.

Thanks for having a look!

 

[martok2112]

Nice translation of the K-4.

Also, I like the look of the Capella class....kind of looks as a precursor to the Constellation class.

Well done!

 

[Kaiser]

Good 3D render Designs

 

[CDR6]

Love your take on the Bombay, good stuff there!

 

[Masao]

Nice work on that funny little Capella! If you want to change it, the nacelles can be mounted either above or below the hull so that various equipment can be attached to the ship.

martok2112: I designed the Capella class as a precursor to both the Oberth and Miranda classes because I didn't want to just turn them into "TOS versions" for my Web site. I don't think that conversion happens with every class. I intended Capella as the class in my site for the USS Antares in Charlie X, but it got beat in time by the TAS Robot Tanker with a head! Oh well. This ship was also originally asked to be the USS Sagittarius in the Vanguard novels, but I didn't think it was attractive enough, so suggested something else.

 

[Norsehound]

Thanks Masao! I know about the alternate nacelle arrangements (but not about being considered for the Sagittarius). For starters I decided to do a top arrangement. I need to do the rear-hull textures you've depicted on the top view for the nacelles-down. I also had to condense the registry because I'm not that great yet on texturing across the ribs. Does she have any special textures on the bottom? The plans don't show any landing cleats.

 

[Masao]

Does she have any special textures on the bottom? The plans don't show any landing cleats.

If she were Sagittarius, this ship would've been much smaller and have been changed in other ways. But it wasn't used, so I didn't change her or add landing gear or small doors. I'm also too lazy to draw bottoms of ships, but since this is a TOS ship, the bottom is pretty simple and featureless.

 

[Norsehound]

Oh, by cleats I meant the same cargo loading doors/landing pads for the saucer on the connie. Presumably the Capella can't land on planets.. at least not with any hope of taking off again?

I'm still poking the modeling dragon... even more than Fringe of the Federation actually. This is fun.

 

[Kaiser]

Cool Renders

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Nicely done with Loknar class