Jayru (JSnaith's) 3D Trek
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Name reveal -
It was a coin toss between this and "Sutton" Why "Pathfinder"? Appropriate for an exploration ship, and I'm not a fan of building the actual first of the class, I like the idea of the ship classes I build to be established, lol. Anyways, yes I can see the mesh error - will fix.
Still layering up detail - more later.
It was a coin toss between this and "Sutton" Why "Pathfinder"? Appropriate for an exploration ship, and I'm not a fan of building the actual first of the class, I like the idea of the ship classes I build to be established, lol. Anyways, yes I can see the mesh error - will fix.
Still layering up detail - more later.
Very nice looking 
Thank youVery nice looking
It really has some odd angles but then certain views of the ship are just gold
Yeah, she is a weird duck, but... I am beginning to like her more and more. I can fix the thruster issue - if I redo the entire saucer. So, that's not going to happen. Not gonna scrub a days work when I have an idea of how to make use of the mistake. More on that tomorrow :-)
Anyways, gonna enjoy a little break (appointments tomorrow am) and then get back into this.
More soon.
Thank you!Nice work!
Thank you!Nice work!
They are growing on me, but as I say, I think I have to mitigate the mistake.
Thank you!
Back at it, and after an hour -
few bugs to fix. Shouldn't speed build, lol. But she is coming along nicely.
Just for ref -
All ships shown to (official) scale.
Ok, yes, I could have scaled the Sutton Class down, but... Why do science ships have to be small? My take on this is simple: She's a Heavy Explorer, rather than a Heavy Cruiser. Compared to the Excelsior she sits right, and is in keeping with the idea that ships were getting bigger. Bigger ships can do more things, stay out in the field longer and have better facilities for crew, this ships is going to have a lot of labs and systems geared to science, more so than a standard cruiser (not that there is anything wrong with a standard cruiser). So yes, I think I scaled the Sutton Class right. But I'm happy to see what you all have to say on the matter. So, comments welcome!
More later!
I like the idea that it's not a front line ship but doesn't look like it's meant to be a one and done ship, sent out to investigate a planet and then has to be back at the dock to refuel/resupply.
My thinking is that the Excelsior was the new Heavy Cruiser, and the Sutton the new science ship. Unlike the Oberth the Sutton could stay out in the field for a long time, do some deep exploration and therefore be more a long range explorer. The Oberth could carry on with specific missions, following things up, where as the Sutton could do the job and carry on to the next assignment. The Excelsior's would be the main stay of the fleet, and seen more often as they were kept closer to home, with the Sutton's and McCaffrey's doing the deeper exploring jobs.
This is all fascinating. 
Based on issue #16, yes, because there are some space suited workers on it while Grand Admiral Turner explains the mission to Spock.
That said, your design works, because it fits better with how Sutton drew the ship from other angles (ie., the "mini-Excelsior" look). In other words, you could look at "The Doomsday Bug" and say, "Oh, okay, that's meant to be the same ship."
I'm thinking not.
Based on issue #16, yes, because there are some space suited workers on it while Grand Admiral Turner explains the mission to Spock.
That said, your design works, because it fits better with how Sutton drew the ship from other angles (ie., the "mini-Excelsior" look). In other words, you could look at "The Doomsday Bug" and say, "Oh, okay, that's meant to be the same ship."
I'm thinking not.
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I think I may have gone beyond those questions I asked at the start - no platform behind the saucer, and yes to a deflector dish. LOL, in my defence I didn't think I was going to dive in as deeply as I did this weekend. I'm happy with the direction this is going, and she "fits" with several of the images that Tom drew, or at the very least with the spirit of what he was possibly thinking.This is all fascinating.
Based on issue #16, yes, because there are some space suited workers on it while Grand Admiral Turner explains the mission to Spock.
That said, your design works, because it fits better with how Sutton drew the ship from other angles (ie., the "mini-Excelsior" look). In other words, you could look at "The Doomsday Bug" and say, "Oh, okay, that's meant to be the same ship."
I'm thinking not.
More later - possibly tomorrow. Playing with the new hearing aids at the moment and having a blast with all the new things I can do (and hear). Love modern tech.
