"MadUniverse" Romulan Battlecruiser

[largo]

i like it. it has a totally cool "we stole your shniz and made it ART-DECO" groove.

 

[MadMan1701A]

I hate to say it after you've done so much work, but I really hate the front head part. I mean, it looks fine on its own, but I think it's way too wide/bulky compared with how skinny the neck is.

I will say that I really like the current color scheme. Sure, green would be fine and Romulan, but I think the gray looks really good, especially with the green lights.

Hmm. The head is the habitable area... and I didn't want to make it too small. Same thing with the neck... It started out connecting to both "wings", but didn't look quite right, so I just kept the top part, which became the only neck. Actually, the head is about the same size / proportion as it is on a Klingon Cruiser...

 

[MadMan1701A]

i like it. it has a totally cool "we stole your shniz and made it ART-DECO" groove.

Thanks. That's exactly what I was going for.

 

[RoJoHen]

I hate to say it after you've done so much work, but I really hate the front head part. I mean, it looks fine on its own, but I think it's way too wide/bulky compared with how skinny the neck is.

I will say that I really like the current color scheme. Sure, green would be fine and Romulan, but I think the gray looks really good, especially with the green lights.

Hmm. The head is the habitable area... and I didn't want to make it too small. Same thing with the neck... It started out connecting to both "wings", but didn't look quite right, so I just kept the top part, which became the only neck. Actually, the head is about the same size / proportion as it is on a Klingon Cruiser...

Yeah, it's not the size exactly, more the shape that bugs me. The lines just seem kind of harsh compared to the smooth curve of the wings. Maybe if top/front curved down instead of having flat surface it would look better to me. I dunno...

 

[MadMan1701A]

I hate to say it after you've done so much work, but I really hate the front head part. I mean, it looks fine on its own, but I think it's way too wide/bulky compared with how skinny the neck is.

I will say that I really like the current color scheme. Sure, green would be fine and Romulan, but I think the gray looks really good, especially with the green lights.

Hmm. The head is the habitable area... and I didn't want to make it too small. Same thing with the neck... It started out connecting to both "wings", but didn't look quite right, so I just kept the top part, which became the only neck. Actually, the head is about the same size / proportion as it is on a Klingon Cruiser...

Yeah, it's not the size exactly, more the shape that bugs me. The lines just seem kind of harsh compared to the smooth curve of the wings. Maybe if top/front curved down instead of having flat surface it would look better to me. I dunno...

Hmm. I see what you're saying...

I was trying to go for the whole "Bird Head" kind of shape. I made the top and bottom flat, so it wouldn't look so much like the big warbirds that would come in the future. Maybe you'll like it better with textures on it.

 

[RoJoHen]

Do birds have flat heads?

 

[MadMan1701A]

Do birds have flat heads?

The ones constantly running into windows, do.

Well, I just realized that Romulans have no insignia for this era... all I can find is the TNG, or Nemesis one. So, I decided to make one. It's based on another fan creation, the Air Force logo, and the Nemesis logo...

Cool.... or not?

 

[Kaziarl]

I always imagined the Romulan emblem to be more... tribal I suppose. I don't know if you can do that, I know I suck at tribal art, but it might be something to test once or twice.

 

[RoJoHen]

Eh, it's okay. Kinda looks like it has bizarre testicles. (yes, I know, they're suppose to be planets)

Honestly, I think the NEM Romulan logo was probably the only good thing to come out of that movie.

 

[MadMan1701A]

Eh, it's okay. Kinda looks like it has bizarre testicles. (yes, I know, they're suppose to be planets)

Honestly, I think the NEM Romulan logo was probably the only good thing to come out of that movie.

Wow. OK, now that's all I think about when I see it. I have a version that doesn't have the legs and Planets... I Think I'll go with that one instead.

 

[MadMan1701A]

I always imagined the Romulan emblem to be more... tribal I suppose. I don't know if you can do that, I know I suck at tribal art, but it might be something to test once or twice.

Hmm... do you have an example of what you mean? You mean like a tribal style tatoo?

 

[RoJoHen]

Eh, it's okay. Kinda looks like it has bizarre testicles. (yes, I know, they're suppose to be planets)

Honestly, I think the NEM Romulan logo was probably the only good thing to come out of that movie.

Wow. OK, now that's all I think about when I see it. I have a version that doesn't have the legs and Planets... I Think I'll go with that one instead.

Sorry, didn't mean to destroy your worldview.

 

[Kaziarl]

I always imagined the Romulan emblem to be more... tribal I suppose. I don't know if you can do that, I know I suck at tribal art, but it might be something to test once or twice.

Hmm... do you have an example of what you mean? You mean like a tribal style tatoo?

Nero's forhead could be one example
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2008/11/eric-bana-nero-poster.jpg

Here's a hawk, actually looks like it might be a good place to start if I were doing it myself.
http://www.mybelvedere.com/Images/autodecals/tribalanimallarge/hawk%20TAR_10.png


There's lots more examples all over the place. I just always thought, and after seeing Nero's tattoo's in the movie, they just seemed to fit.

Edit: I suddenly feel creative, maybe I will give it s shot.

 

[MadMan1701A]

I always imagined the Romulan emblem to be more... tribal I suppose. I don't know if you can do that, I know I suck at tribal art, but it might be something to test once or twice.

Hmm... do you have an example of what you mean? You mean like a tribal style tatoo?

Nero's forhead could be one example
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2008/11/eric-bana-nero-poster.jpg

Here's a hawk, actually looks like it might be a good place to start if I were doing it myself.
http://www.mybelvedere.com/Images/autodecals/tribalanimallarge/hawk%20TAR_10.png


There's lots more examples all over the place. I just always thought, and after seeing Nero's tattoo's in the movie, they just seemed to fit.

Edit: I suddenly feel creative, maybe I will give it s shot.

Ah, I see what you mean. Yeah, that's definitely worth a shot. I'll see what I can come up with...

 

[Kaiser]

I have some tribal art i drew in my photobucket acount in the last pages of it

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/kaisernathan1701/

 

[Kaziarl]

I have some tribal art i drew in my photobucket acount in the last pages of it

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/kaisernathan1701/

Some nice stuff in there too. Looks like Mad Man is doing one, I'm trying to do one too, why don't you do a "tribalized" version of the romulan crest and we'll compare them. I already know mine will look horrid, but the concept intrigued me enough to try anyway.

 

[MadMan1701A]

I have some tribal art i drew in my photobucket acount in the last pages of it

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/kaisernathan1701/

Some nice stuff in there too. Looks like Mad Man is doing one, I'm trying to do one too, why don't you do a "tribalized" version of the romulan crest and we'll compare them. I already know mine will look horrid, but the concept intrigued me enough to try anyway.

Cool stuff there KaiserNathan.

OK... so, it's not necessarily tribal, but it is something like that. Now, I want to admit right away that this is totally outside my normal style.....

Better? Worse?

 

[Kaziarl]

That looks awesome. Definately better then mine will look, but then again all I've got is MSPaint. lol.

 

[RoJoHen]

I have some tribal art i drew in my photobucket acount in the last pages of it

http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/kaisernathan1701/

Some nice stuff in there too. Looks like Mad Man is doing one, I'm trying to do one too, why don't you do a "tribalized" version of the romulan crest and we'll compare them. I already know mine will look horrid, but the concept intrigued me enough to try anyway.

Cool stuff there KaiserNathan.

OK... so, it's not necessarily tribal, but it is something like that. Now, I want to admit right away that this is totally outside my normal style.....

Better? Worse?

Ooh, I like that a lot.

 

[MadMan1701A]

Cool. I guess I have a winner then.