Yes, another TOS Constitution reboot
- Thread starter Hunter-G
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Seconded! I like your Bussard* treatment and how it has depth. Do you plan on making some of the concentric “blades” spin at different speeds and/or counter-rotate relative to each other?
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* - Maybe we oughta stop calling them Bussard collectors now that current thinking says the idea is bunkum!
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* - Maybe we oughta stop calling them Bussard collectors now that current thinking says the idea is bunkum!
Yeah, the blades do spin opposite of each other. I'll have to do another test with them. And to be fair, scientists 300 years ago would probably decide that making a computing device with 128 gigs of memory the size of a finger is impossible.
Saucer panel lines are done:
I have to figure out how to turn down the noise filter, it tends to smooth out the lines sometimes
Saucer panel lines are done:
I have to figure out how to turn down the noise filter, it tends to smooth out the lines sometimes
What do those two concentric rings on the underside of the saucer represent?
I'd say they're sensor bands. The original had 3 rings, but I don't know what the original purpose was:
Oh neat, I totally forgot the original had them.
I love this.
Have often thought that if remaking TOS effects shots, the way to do the Enterprise would be a mix of close up shots that show off human-scale detail and emphasize how big the ship is, and distant shots where the ship is quite small and looks almost the same as it did in TOS originally. The approach you're taking here would be perfect for that.
Have often thought that if remaking TOS effects shots, the way to do the Enterprise would be a mix of close up shots that show off human-scale detail and emphasize how big the ship is, and distant shots where the ship is quite small and looks almost the same as it did in TOS originally. The approach you're taking here would be perfect for that.
Yeah, they're pretty faint most of the time.
I think the same, glad it comes across well!
A quick test of the new bussards:
https://i.imgur.com/QBnpfgr.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/QBnpfgr.mp4
The bussard motion feels right
Looks very nice. The only note I have is maybe some random variation of the brightness of the “fire” behind the domes…
That is the idea, I accidentally deleted the animation on the lights before I rendered haha
D’OH!
Hm, dunno about that TBH. It looks kinda like what you get when you forget to turn on smoothing for curved surfaces (I.e., very artificial-looking). But maybe it’s just that it hasn’t been textured yet…?
I do intend to texture it, and I have an idea of what I want. I do want to redo the modeling though, I'd rather get the paneling effect from textures, I think it will look better.
In the meantime, the engineering hull panel lines are done:
Nicely done