[WIP] Look What I Made!

[dvatreknerd314]

Reduced the windows a little bit with the amazingness that are shield grids! Escape pods, phasers, etc should reduce the number further

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Most likely my final version of the texture. I might add some small things on later, but this looks pretty complete for me at the moment.

 

[MajorPayne]

Much, much better.

 

[Majestic]

I agree with MAP a huge improvement mate, I like how you made the windows less unifromed with some windows off. A great job mate.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Got bored and made something

 

[Majestic]

Nice work mate, I've seen concept art for that design on the web. Great work can always use more Klingon designs.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Decided I'm also making something else as well...

 

[Rifraf]

@dvatreknerd314: I like that Klingon prison ship. Very cool. And that little fighter ship you did just below it looks pretty sweet. Nice work

 

[Majestic]

A great fighter, love all this Klingon and STI stuff you're making. Keep up the good work.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Not sure what to think of the texture so far...

 

[Majestic]

A bit hard to tell from sketchup renders (I assume you're using sketchup) however it looks to be a good start.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

This is a view of it in Milkshape

Not sure about this little alteration

 

[Majestic]

Looking good mate, shaping up well.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Decided to experiment with more kitbash designs. The idea to arrange the saucers the way I did isn't original by me (I forgot where I got the idea), but only one of these designs looks even slightly good imo

 

[Zelph]

Hmmm, out of the four I think I like the Kensington the best. Tis an interesting saucer arrangement. I've seen it somewhere before, a long time ago, but I can't remember where.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

I think the Kensington is the one that turned out the best as well, along with the Jurassic (it's carrier counterpart). I know the saucer arrangement was on some kind of TOS ship, but I don't remember from where

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Just found the wordpress site for the guy who made a ship called the Pisces. This is the image I saw and was inspired by.

And it appears to have been an atolm design

 

[Majestic]

Yeah I was about to say it was from Atolm.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

I got missiles working (mostly) correctly, should be including a few when I release the Typhon and her fighters

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Didn't work out completely the way I expected but this is my attempt at making a Son'a design I thought of

 

[Terradyhne]

Didn't work out completely the way I expected but this is my attempt at making a Son'a design I thought of

looks like a good start for a Son'a ship, maybe a scout or some other support ship.

 

[dvatreknerd314]

I was thinking a cruiser actually

 

[dvatreknerd314]

So I started making something. Not sure how much I'm gonna do with it as texturing it will be difficult and I'm back in school now, but you never know.

This is designed to be a medical ship with several shuttle bays for emergency transport needs.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
Wow, the design is very interesting. I can see why you chose the shape for the primary hull, but the two extra hulls look very nice, not a common Starfleet design but still a nice they should consider since I can see those could separate Engineering from the rest of the ship for more safety.

Very cool!

 

[dvatreknerd314]

The idea was less along the lines of two engineering hulls and having one engineering hull and one area that would be like a triage/emergency care ward (the upper two or however many decks on the bottom section being where shuttles come in, the bottom two being where emergency care/triage is given).

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
That sounds very good, I liked the idea of the separated hulls for the same reasons. Also, you don't want your engineers to get sick if something goes wrong on the ship, hehehe.

Also, I like the idea of the shuttlebays as you mentioned .

Will the ship have a unique shuttle design? or will it use normal shuttles and Runabouts?

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Not sure yet. I might try to come up with something that would work well for 24th century gurnies, but it probably wouldn't look all that great.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
And don't worry, I don't think that is super-needed unless you want to do that now.
Maybe you should complete this nice ship first .

 

[dvatreknerd314]

Also, I'm not completely happy with the secondary hulls on the main ship. Something about the flow of the ship is interrupted with them. Will have to investigate further

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
Well, I think you now know what the starship designers on Utopia Planitia can feel .

I am sure you'll be able to figre your ship out. Keep it up!