Improved Connie and Hydran Ranger models

[Icy_Penguigo]

Hey guys. These are two models I've never been totally happy with, and recent projects for ADB have called for them, so I've decided to redo them both. Let me know what you think.

The Connie:

 

[Icy_Penguigo]

Hydran Ranger-Class Heavy Cruiser

 

[Kirk1980]

I like everything about the Constitution class model you did...although the only complaint I have is the motion picture era slant toward the lettering. On that grey hull color, it just kinda gets overwhelmed without the thickness of TOS's font.

 

[USS Jack Riley]

I like the Yorktown almost completely. This is probably not something you can change, but the place of 4 torpedo tubes directly under the bridge is a bit disconcernting. Again, probably not up to you, but if so, you might want to consider moving them to the leading edge of the saucer.

Otherwise, great work as usual. Glad to see you posting your art again!

 

[Danoz]

Great job on these models.

Are you going to do some additional texturing?

 

[Wingsley]

I like everything about the Constitution class model you did...although the only complaint I have is the motion picture era slant toward the lettering. On that grey hull color, it just kinda gets overwhelmed without the thickness of TOS's font.

Agreed.

It would be interesting to see if someone could come up with a "new generation" of the old military-style block lettering for images like this.

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Very nice work

 

[Albertese]

For the Connie, I agree that the torpedo tubes seem a little much. Rather than moving them (as I believe SFB holds to the FJ view of torpedo placement) would be possible to lighten them? Rather than black, maybe a mid-to-dark gray might be in order...?

Otherwise it's brilliant.

And I love the Hydran ship. I especially dig the nacelles. You have a knack for detailing the cool factor into these rather clunky designs. I was at Bridgetown Hobbies and Games here in Portland last week and I was looking through the SFB stuff and admiring your work on the cover art. All the Adam Turner stuff is great!

--Alex

 

[Relayer]

Adam, They look great! Huge improvement, aesthetically, for the Ranger.

Just curious though, what ever happened to the models in these pics? The Connie here looks great and that's my all time favorite Fed DN. I know you did them a long time ago, but they came out great.

 

[Icy_Penguigo]

Relayer: Those models were lost in a disastrous hard drive crash.

 

[Santaman]

Real men don't backup!!!

They do cry a lot..

Nice work on the ships.

 

[MadMan1701A]

Hey guys. These are two models I've never been totally happy with, and recent projects for ADB have called for them, so I've decided to redo them both. Let me know what you think.

The Connie:

Everything is great, but I can't say I like the Phaser Banks. They look to big, and yellow.

 

[BolianAuthor]

Outstanding work on the Connie. The other ship reminds me a bit too much of a Homeworld ship, but it is also nice.

 

[largo]

a Homeworld ship reminds me a bit too much of The other ship, but it is also nice.

i fixed your temporal error for you.

 

[Kaiser]

Whew! these look great

 

[Pindar]

Relayer: Those models were lost in a disastrous hard drive crash.

I have just gone back to playing SFB after many years.

Do you have a gallery of your SFB ships?

I would love to see what you have done with the Lyrans.

 

[USS Mariner]

I spy...modeled windows on the Connie and modeled plating for the Ranger?

 

[DestinyCaptain]

Adam, I these versions of the TOS fleet. Are you doing anything new?

 

[Albertese]

I gotta wonder, where is the spotlight coming from to light up the registry pennant? That just keeps bugging me.

--Alex

 

[Cary L. Brown]

Beautiful work as always, Icy...

My sole quibbles re: any of this remain the stuff that ADB needs you to do (the big honkin' yellow phasers, the FJ-typefont, etc). Given those quibbles... I'm appropriately impressed.