Epytron's Borg Models.

[Epytron_Omega]

Hello everyone,

I know I am a face that hasn't been around for some time, and I regret that. I have been very busy with other things, and as such I have been rather quiet for the most part. I wanted to drop in here and see if there was interest in a possible complete overhaul of Borg models. I'm talking taking the original models from A2, maybe FO but probably not, and remaking them with multiple layers like the pictures of a couple of Borg Cubes below.

If there is enough interest, I would love to do this. Not just for myself, but for everyone here.

 

[Rifraf]

Well, I have a huge interest. Borg ships seem to be the only race not redone except for Aad Moerman, God rest his soul and FO. I loved Aad
's work it's just that the colors he chose for them weren't to my taste. And the original stock textures sucked so I've waited years for a redone Borg race for all the stock ships/stations should you choose to take it on. Love the cube in your top picture.

 

[Hath]

I like the top one too. Add a little more green for some contrast and I'm sold. I'd like to update some of my borg ships so I welcome your new project.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:

Hello everyone,

I know I am a face that hasn't been around for some time, and I regret that. I have been very busy with other things, and as such I have been rather quiet for the most part. I wanted to drop in here and see if there was interest in a possible complete overhaul of Borg models. I'm talking taking the original models from A2, maybe FO but probably not, and remaking them with multiple layers like the pictures of a couple of Borg Cubes below.

If there is enough interest, I would love to do this. Not just for myself, but for everyone here.

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Your Borg models will be greatly weclome I am sure! Will ypou be making more?

Well, I have a huge interest. Borg ships seem to be the only race not redone except for Aad Moerman, God rest his soul and FO. I loved Aad
's work it's just that the colors he chose for them weren't to my taste. And the original stock textures sucked so I've waited years for a redone Borg race for all the stock ships/stations should you choose to take it on. Love the cube in your top picture.

Aad Moerman didn't touch Species8472 because I remade them back in the day.

 

[Terra_Inc]

This is relevant to my interests.

 

[Epytron_Omega]

Yes, I would be redoing every Borg ship. Id be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to make the Borg models from A1 for A2 in this fashion.

 

[Epytron_Omega]

I like the top one too. Add a little more green for some contrast and I'm sold. I'd like to update some of my borg ships so I welcome your new project.

The top one was a mix between textures from the First Contact cube, and a Generic Borg texture I found somewhere. I will look at redoing some of the textures to make them match more.

 

[Chiletrek]

Yes, I would be redoing every Borg ship. Id be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to make the Borg models from A1 for A2 in this fashion.

Well, Armada1 had the Assimilator design that was never seen again until FleetOps.

 

[Epytron_Omega]

This is relevant to my interests.

Excellent! I will get started on this endeavor probably tonight. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to drop a post here and I will be sure to look into it.

 

[Hath]

Will you be doing a diamond?

 

[Epytron_Omega]

Will you be doing a diamond?

Possibly. I have always wanted to redo the diamond as well and make it more like the show.

 

[Epytron_Omega]

OK, so here is the work I have done tonight on the Cube. I used the FC cube texture as a base, recolored a little. And then I used Opacity layers in Max to show the different layers. I think it looks pretty good, just have to see how it looks once I hardpoint and export it.

 

[CptBenSisko]

Excellent work bud!!! keep it up!

 

[Jetfreak]

A redux of the Borg stuff is always welcome its the subtle texture details that count

 

[Terra_Inc]

A redux of the Borg stuff is always welcome its the subtle texture details that count

That's really true. With a lot of their models being either simple geometric shapes or strongly based on them (thinking of things like the tactical cube), it's the textures that really make a model shine.

 

[Admiral*Alex]

Digging through A2F; I've seen your name a ton. Please keep up your work! You and Aad Moerman (RIP) were some of best creators on the site. Like Jetfreak said; it's the small details that count, but especially more on Borg ships because of their simple (but efficient) shapes.

 

[Rifraf]

That new cube looks awesome