OK, so I am never content to let anything sit around. Also, I don't want my Blender Skills to atrophy. I'm learning new things, and I am trying to reinforce some of them.
I decided to go on and start Version 3 of this model, using Judexavier's blueprints as a base. Here is what I have so far, after about 2 hours of fiddling...
This is going to look interesting...
-=MadMan=-
Yep, that was one of the things that prompted me to build the new one... There were so many little details I had wrong.OK, so I am never content to let anything sit around. Also, I don't want my Blender Skills to atrophy. I'm learning new things, and I am trying to reinforce some of them.
I decided to go on and start Version 3 of this model, using Judexavier's blueprints as a base. Here is what I have so far, after about 2 hours of fiddling...
This is going to look interesting...
-=MadMan=-
It's looking really good!!
I may start the valiant attempt over the weekend, and try this in ProE
Just an FYI for your modeling - I did notice on the new high-res picture that there is a slot on the underside of the warp nacelles that appears to have the blue lights.
I guess the designers figured that since we've seen the blue lights on the inside and outside of the nacelles - the only place left new was the underside.............
I will probably just re-name my other ship, something else.
Not sure if this will help or not...
The neck is actually 2 pieces, the outer part, and the inner part. A problem with this model already is that the neck is not going to be fat enough, but so be it.
Sure, you can send them this way. I may only use them as a guide, though, since I like to build everything myself.
Judging from the big Hi Res picture we saw, there is some things going on that I didn't see before. I think my next attempt will be more accurate.
They've got friggin' red correction lines all over the top at the moment, still haven't finished the front, barely started on the top...
Judexavier I've used your orthos to start building a 3D model of the Enterprise. Take a look. (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
MadMan1701A, have you released your Enterprise publicly? If you have, could you give me a download link? I'd love to look at your mesh to see how you did your secondary hull. I'm worried about doing that part.
That would definitely be cool.Judexavier I've used your orthos to start building a 3D model of the Enterprise. Take a look. (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
MadMan1701A, have you released your Enterprise publicly? If you have, could you give me a download link? I'd love to look at your mesh to see how you did your secondary hull. I'm worried about doing that part.
I'd love to see an NX-01 made using this look.
Thanks.Nice work--this is the best looking version of the ship you've done so far.That last image really brings out why the curved struts are bugging the hell out of me: they just don't look structurally sound. At all.
I think that (having let go of the preconceptions) this is turning out to look like the "real" thing very closely now... good work.Thanks.Nice work--this is the best looking version of the ship you've done so far.
They are really looking weird from some angles... I wonder who made the decision to make them curved, at all....
Here's some tweaking of the lights...
-=MadMan=-
Thanks.I think that (having let go of the preconceptions) this is turning out to look like the "real" thing very closely now... good work.Thanks.Nice work--this is the best looking version of the ship you've done so far.
They are really looking weird from some angles... I wonder who made the decision to make them curved, at all....
Here's some tweaking of the lights...
-=MadMan=-
And I've been saying all along just how much those damned curved pylons bug me... unless they're supposed to be "leaf springs" rather than "supports," there's no possible way anyone with a technical background would have signed off on that. And they just look bad, to boot, I think, besides being fragile.
As I said before, I actually LIKE your earlier version better... but this looks more like what we'll be seeing on-screen.
Have you considered doing a render from the "Biker Kirk's perspective" angle? It'd be interesting to compare that to the trailer's image...
One thing I SUSPECT (but can't say for certain) is that the repositioning of the nacelle connection points to the secondary hull is probably at least in part due to a desire to have the pylons go underneath the hangar deck floor (or rather, have the hanger deck floor be the top of the nacelle pylon "u-shape?"). Just a thought... dunno if it's right or not.
