Jayru (JSnaith's) 3D Trek
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I still prefer #6, but the 1/5 combo works pretty well, too.Ideas 1 & 5 combined -
Cool, I shall have a play with the concept...
Thank you, and thanks for the suggestion :-)
I have a problem where I try and please people - make them happy, and forget that I need to do the same for myself. Speaking as someone who has had there head shrunk several times it's something I'm working on.
This particular design has a troubled past. It's not a perfect design and has problems - I admit that. It was designed to be radically different, and maybe it pushes things to far. But... It is something I can say is mine, and I worked on (on paper). I had the option of waiting for the return of some images, and doing a recreation of the previous iteration. Or trying to work out some of the issues with a new take on it. I've gone with a fresh take. The nacelles are the biggest difference this time, I haven't angled them to the extreme as I did before. The Bussard collectors have clearance from the front (well, the lower ones do, the upper ones get it when the nacelles are deployed) - the nacelles even have line of sight to each other, lol.
The two nav deflectors are no longer equal, the upper one is smaller. This time I have stayed the course and kept them both as nav deflectors, rather than swap one out as a long range sensor array.
The rest, pretty much echoes what should be on this ship. There is a group of people who have waited 26 years to see this ship come to life, and they pretty much all had a hand in shaping it. Admittedly, I have dropped the cow horns and the red balloon. OK, you would have to have been at that slightly drunken meeting to get that ref...
I have no idea what was in that drink, and I miss going to Pages Bar (a Star Trek themed pub in London, now gone) but I had several of them (would have had to for the cow horns and red balloon to make sense). But it was this group of nutters who defined what the ship should have and be;
Yes, our chief engineer has a sword. Yes, he used to strap it to his back when on his motorbike, lol. Ahhh Chris, all grown up and a grandparent now! How time flies.
Ok, enough of memory lane.
I guess what I'm saying is that this ship needs to be recognisable to them, and I have to justify to them the changes I make. To be honest, they are pretty chill with what I've done and just happy to finally see it. I'm 99% of the way to being done on this one. Let's get to 100% and build those new shuttles :-)
Thank you. One more to work on and look at, and I will make a decision!
There's nothing at all wrong with being kind to others and helping them out when they need it. The world needs more people like that. However, you must never go so far as sacrificing your own soul to the whims of others if they mistake your kindness for weakness, and exploit that at your expense so that they can remain happy. I call those people emotional vampires. They subsist off the willing and magnanimous servitude of others, sucking the life out of them.
It's a hard balance to keep. I have failed on that front in several ways myself in various contexts. I used to be a pleaser, a LONG time ago, then I went in the opposite direction too far when I felt I was being used instead of being useful (there is a BIG difference between those two words). I feel like I've finally found the balance by redeeming myself with my daughter. Seems to be working anyway. She's growing up strong and smart. But I am always wary of new-comers. In my world, trust must still be earned, not handed out for free like Halloween candy, as some demand of me.
Wow... I just derailed this thread bigly, didn't I?
You do do NOT have a problem. You are neuro divergent. This is a thing that people like you and me need to learn to deal with, and those around us need to deal with.
If and when they can deal, they are people worth to have in our lives. If they cannot.... fuck 'm. You got better things to do. The shit thing is, we call other people neuro-typical. As if they are normal. They are not. There's just a few more of them. You are as normal as them, as ok as them, as worthy as them. You and I, we just think and reason differently. Ain't nothing wrong with us. You just do your own goddamned beautiful thing. So will I. And we're awesome for it.
Naa. It's a hard road to toe sometimes, but you can achieve balance in the end. I've been the same, a people pleaser and a down right asshole. Balance is a key. And hard to find at times, lol.Wow... I just derailed this thread bigly, didn't I?
(re-routs the train) I got stuck when working on the Ambassador Class - the placement of the impulse engine stumped me, because it was wrong. But the fix wasn't simple - in fact the fix was a whole new ship class. That was born out of trying to make everyone happy and make myself happy as well. I don't think this is going to spawn another ship class - a new shuttle type yes, but not another ship class. I may be inclined to do the class ship, the USS Delphis - that one has a different upper nav deflector bay - a taller bay, a bigger bay, ripe for a plug in shuttle...
BUT!
I have been doing 3D almost exclusively since May 2022. I've had some small breaks, but I need a longer one to recharge batteries. My fingers are itching to write prose again. I have some cool ideas in that area. First, though, I want to get this project done and assess what to do next. I have a couple of shuttle designs to play with. I think I'm going to get all the 3D stuff done, and then do the production renders this time. I've got several scenes in mind for this one :-)
More later!
Thank you...
I know it's in my signature, but I forget about the autism sometimes. I got the diagnosis three and half years ago. Still sinking in, lol. At fifty-something years of age (ok, 52) it kind of feels like a new thing, even though it's been there my whole life. We are all awesome indeed.
At the moment, I am undiagnosed ADHD, but diagnosed Anxiety/OCD. All on the spectrum as they say. And 41 years of youngness. I get it.
Depression, Anxiety, OCD - old friends of mine. They visit, I deal best I can. I'm not ashamed to say I get help. When we break an arm we see a doctor, when we break our minds, we should do likewise. It's something I advocate for, and do stuff for as well. Mental health shouldn't be a taboo subject. I have been known to refer to myself as a mad man with a walking stick - although the jury is in and I'm not insane, lol.
Seriously, it is fine. They are some of the threads that make up who we are. They are not the entire tapestry, just a part of it. It can be easy to get lost in. Balance is key. Finding it? he he, still working on that. But life is a work in progress.
The covid booster I had this AM is kicking my butt so I haven't done as much as I would like to have done mesh wise. There was a point this afternoon when I curled up on the couch and napped. But I'm not feeling on top form. Typical for a covid booster, they always knock me. So back to the grind tomorrow.
Updates -
Option 1+5 picked. Sits well with me, the thicker ring works well. That dish (so much fun to build) gets used. Not everyone will be happy - but that's ok, I have a plan to use some of the other designs.
New orthos -
So... The nacelles are bugging me. They're a bit to "fat" at the front. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think they need to be tweaked a bit. I'll think on it whilst working on the self-lighting rig. The other half has suggested I add some sensor pallets to the bottom deflector bay. I am willing to take that under advisement.
Thoughts and comments very welcome. More later.
Option 1+5 picked. Sits well with me, the thicker ring works well. That dish (so much fun to build) gets used. Not everyone will be happy - but that's ok, I have a plan to use some of the other designs.
New orthos -
So... The nacelles are bugging me. They're a bit to "fat" at the front. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think they need to be tweaked a bit. I'll think on it whilst working on the self-lighting rig. The other half has suggested I add some sensor pallets to the bottom deflector bay. I am willing to take that under advisement.
Thoughts and comments very welcome. More later.
updates - rebalanced a few things slightly, had to retexture the nacelles after making that change. Self lighting rig added -
- Finish the mesh proper, rooms, shuttle bay, spot lights. <DONE
- Work on navigational deflector ideas. <DONE
- Self lighting rig. <DONE
- Look at adding an executive/plugin shuttle for the dorsal surface - OR - additional detail on upper bay. <DONE
- New shuttle type. <IN PROGRESS
- Production Renders.
- MSD style cutaway of the Horizon.
- Dedication plaque for the Horizon.
Thank you - the centre dish was a pain in the backside, but glad to get it right in the end.
Thank you! 26 years is a long time to wait - and I am glad I can say the mesh on the Horizon is locked. Pity it's late, but better late than never, lol
I have several scenes in mind :-)
Very early shuttle study model, in part based on the type 9, but with the angled nacelles. My halfwit of a partner has christened it "the frog" - hoping that doesn't stick... Anyways -
More tomorrow :-)
I've locked down the Horizon, it is done. But... Lots of unused stuff means there is stuff left over for something else - maybe the class ship, which is different from the production model. "6" is the front runner for that.
