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Reliant Redux (and other stuff...)

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Hi again, I've got my trekkie groove back after burning out on it and I'm back modelling stuff, so I thought it would be a good idea to share it with a trek art forum. Over the past few months I've dusted off some old models that I thought could do with a bit more refinement. I've also worked on some other stuff that I didn't get around to the first time round, most notably the bridge interior model.

The original art thread is here: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/reliant-an-early-earth-starship.292329/

To illustrate, this is the first version, done years ago now. I've found it rewarding to use this ship model to gradually improve my techniques over time:
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Reliant exterior redone:
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One more shot with moodier lighting:
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Here's the shuttlepod redone. The model is about ready, still got to do the texturing though:
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Interior bridge set, again the modelling is more or less complete, but needs texturing:
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Finally some planetary stuff. I think I'll be doing more of this kind of stuff over the next few weeks, to keep things varied and hopefully stave off creative burnout:
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Hope you like the images so far!
 
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That is without a doubt gorgeous.....

I'm not one of those guys that keeps going on and on when they see a design and say 'this should have the Enterprise instead of the NX01' because I love that design. But man, this somehow really looks as if it should have been the first Warp 5 ship that humanity sends into deep space.
 
LOL. "8.47 LY and counting". You should add "If you can read this check your dosimeter" :D

Very good greebling and texture :techman:
 
LOL. "8.47 LY and counting". You should add "If you can read this check your dosimeter" :D
I was wondering if anyone would catch that Easter Egg haha! When I'm next working on the model I'll stick your dosimetry quote near the nuclear thrusters. :lol:

I'm glad you like the redone version. The previous versions were just asking for a little bit of extra detail, and focusing my mind on greebling can be a good way of destressing, I find.

I haven't posted this before, but I recently unearthed my very first version of Reliant, and indeed, one of the very first cg models I ever made. The cg file I've long since lost, but I was very happy to come across this picture in a storage box:
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