Scifieric's Klingon D7 Work in Progress

[scifieric]

Hey everyone! It's been a little while, but I've got a new WIP. All being built in Blender 3D. The windows are just temporary plugs as I will be adjusting them until I think they are a little closer to the placement on the original model. I've got a lot of tweaking to do.

Thanks for looking in!

 

[Bernard Guignard]

Very nice

 

[BK613]

A great start...

 

[Atolm]

Masterful work my friend.

 

[scifieric]

Thank you, Atolm!

 

[StarCruiser]

The boom and pod are definitely lookin' good!

 

[scifieric]

Thank you, StarCruiser!

Some small progress. Entirely new neck and setting the outlines for the body. The bottom is giving me a rough way to go.

 

[StarCruiser]

Do you have an old AMT Klingon kit? Again, that was panto-graphed from one of the miniatures so, the shapes should be pretty much spot on.

The manta hull is definitely more complex that most people would realize - until they try to model it. Most 3D models get that wrong, and often VERY wrong.

 

[scifieric]

Yep. I have the kit. I may break it open to study the hull.

 

[Atolm]

Great work so far bro... I too can account for how deceptively "simple" the shape of the D7's hull is...She's a harsh mistress. I also believe that even Jefferies himself, did not envision the hull as it came out, but rather the model makers of the time "interpreted" his designs as what would be the physical D7 hull.

 

[Irishman]

Hey everyone! It's been a little while, but I've got a new WIP. All being built in Blender 3D. The windows are just temporary plugs as I will be adjusting them until I think they are a little closer to the placement on the original model. I've got a lot of tweaking to do.

Thanks for looking in!

I just knew you were up to something good.

Sneaky Eric is sneaky.

 

[scifieric]

Great work so far bro... I too can account for how deceptively "simple" the shape of the D7's hull is...She's a harsh mistress. I also believe that even Jefferies himself, did not envision the hull as it came out, but rather the mosel makers of the time "interpreted" his designs as what would be the physical D7 hull.

Yeah, the Enterprise is also like that. Double compound curves and such. They're fun to try, but frustratingly difficult to get right.

I just knew you were up to something good.

Sneaky Eric is sneaky.

That's me! LOL!

 

[Donnewtype]

That looks nice. A good start to a worthy advisory.

 

[scifieric]

That looks nice. A good start to a worthy advisory.

Thank you, Donnewtype!

 

[uniderth]

It is looking GLORIOUS.

 

[scifieric]

It is looking GLORIOUS.

I see what you did there! LOL!

 

[StarCruiser]

Wait... that wasn't Kor so...?

 

[scifieric]

Wait... that wasn't Kor so...?

Yes it was! "Too bad, Captain. It would have been GLORIOUS!"

 

[StarCruiser]

I mean - it wasn't "our" Kor (member)!

 

[scifieric]

I mean - it wasn't "our" Kor (member)!

LOL! Got it! (That's great!)