Jayru (JSnaith's) 3D Trek
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Your rear view (which is beautifully done as usual, BTW) quite elegantly and simply solved a major problem that I am reminded the original Ambassador design suffered from. When the saucer needs to emergency separate from the engineering hull, how does it rapidly push away without any impulse engines? You gave your saucer impulse engines, as it sould be. Well done! 
Thank you! The Ranger Class is supposed to sit between the Ambassador and Galaxy Classes, bridging the design ethos between them. In my mind's eye, I see the Ranger Class as a limited run to test bed systems that would end up in the future Galaxy Class, sort of a 2350's ship.Your rear view (which is beautifully done as usual, BTW) quite elegantly and simply solved a major problem that I am reminded the original Ambassador design suffered from. When the saucer needs to emergency separate from the engineering hull, how does it rapidly push away without any impulse engines? You gave your saucer impulse engines, as it sould be. Well done!
Thank you!Looking awesome!
Updates - first pass at a shuttle idea -
Yes, I know - I've reused the body of the movie era shuttle I built, but hear me out; this class sits between the two eras, bridging the gap between what was, and what we know will be. As such, I've shortened the length of the hull, added new nacelles and a new pylon and have plans to change the livery on it to be more in line with TNG.
Plus, as I say, this is a first pass. Something may come to mind which is better suited :-)
More later :-)
Thank you! (Screaming kids included at your own risk).Does look like a nice zoomaround for the weekends.
As I say, it sits between the movie ethos and the TMP ethos :-)
Updates -
And to scale with the ship -
I've built three shuttles for the Ranger so far. I imagine she carries more, but for the purposes of this, three is fine :-). The shuttles are "Buck", "Wilma", and "Twiki" - and if you can figure out why that goes with Ranger, then you are a child of the 1970's, lol.
Comments welcome, more soon!
Thank you!
Thank you!^^ Agreed, really gorgeous.
Have some more renders to do on the Ranger-A and then... I think I'm taking a break from 3D stuff for a bit. I have ideas, but I need to take some time away. But more Ranger-A stuff later today :-)
Orthos -
Aside from a few more beauty renders, this marks the end point of Ranger-A project. It is the biggest, and most complex, model I have built yet.
For the future? I'm thinking something Luna-esq/Titan-esq. But we shall see. As I say, I'm going to have a break before I burn out. So, comments welcome :-) and more soon!
Aside from a few more beauty renders, this marks the end point of Ranger-A project. It is the biggest, and most complex, model I have built yet.
For the future? I'm thinking something Luna-esq/Titan-esq. But we shall see. As I say, I'm going to have a break before I burn out. So, comments welcome :-) and more soon!
THERE she is!
Thank you!THERE she is!
Thank you!Awesome job.
Having a brake from 3D for a bit, so I don't burn out. I will be back. In the meantime here's a study model...
Luna-esq/Titan-esq... should be fun to develop.
Comments always welcome. More soon :-)
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Liking the start of this. It has a Titan / Intrepid hybrid feel to it.
It's "inspired" by the Titan Class in Star Trek Online. It's an ok design (nice ship to fly), but it has some issues. I think they scaled it too small. BUT that's my opinion. I'm going to do my own, and see where it takes me :-)
Snuck in a bit more work on the study model before I handed over my drive (which enforces down time, need to let my brain cool off, lol). This is what I will come back to and hit the ground running with -
Of course, being as study model it doesn't mean that anything is final, and most of this will be refined and rebuilt. That's how I work. But it's as good as a method as any.
Anyway, off to enjoy my holiday. Keep well, stay safe, and see you all soon!
Of course, being as study model it doesn't mean that anything is final, and most of this will be refined and rebuilt. That's how I work. But it's as good as a method as any.
Anyway, off to enjoy my holiday. Keep well, stay safe, and see you all soon!
