Topic: The TOS era Belknap class. (Read 6181 times)

NannerSlug · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2003, 10:18:21 pm »

how much longer 'till release.. MUWANANANAN!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #21 on:** August 07, 2003, 06:24:38 am »

I have a question re the "rust" on the nacelle shields: How can you have oxidation in space?

anduril · « **Reply #22 on:** August 07, 2003, 08:11:49 am »

Not sure about release time as I get about a half an hour a morning to work on it lately.

Who's to say it's oxidation? This bit of detail comes off of Ed M's bastardized refit of the E that hangs in the Smithsonian.

I kind of write it off this way. Maybe whatever equipment is in those things generates some kind of field that attracts certain elements in space. Which happen to be brownish.....

Anyway it looks cool and gives the illusion of past movement!

Here's where I am at the moment. Trying to decide if I want these horizontal lines around the saucer sides. I may finalize them as double lines. If I were to do that and I'm leaning toward it should I remove the vertical lines betwee them.?

wanderer · « **Reply #23 on:** August 07, 2003, 12:49:58 pm »

Excellent work, sir! I can't get enough TOS designs, and this will be a cherry edition to my collection. It's begging to fill the CF slot in Firesould's shiplist...

I'm no modeler, just a fan, but I like the horizontal lines, from a distance I think it will give the saucer a nice, clean edge. And the vertical lines look great, ya gotta have plate seams, and those look great as is.

I suppose my only quibble would be the NCC number, heheh.

Anywho, my $.02

Rogue · « **Reply #24 on:** August 07, 2003, 03:40:02 pm »

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Here's where I am at the moment. Trying to decide if I want these horizontal lines around the saucer sides. I may finalize them as double lines. If I were to do that and I'm leaning toward it should I remove the vertical lines betwee them.?

Well, since you asked... I assume there are yet to be drawn port holes/ windows. Mmmm, kill them. Under the theory that less is more. Perhaps a slight change in hue or tone of a band between window groups. That and may I venture the deflector dish needs something. I trust your judgement. I'm sure the finished Belknap will have exactly the understated render with a couple of touches that will make it fun. Like the structure at the base of the neck. Very cool.

I look forward to it Anduril. You make good voodoo with the models

anduril · « **Reply #25 on:** August 07, 2003, 08:32:45 pm »

Updated the last pic.

There are windows along the edge of the saucer in the same configuration and location as the Constitution class. The camera just happens to catch the saucer between the two groups. When I get near the end of this build I'll decide if I want to change the configuration and or number of windows.

Rogue · « **Reply #26 on:** August 07, 2003, 08:42:17 pm »

Perfecto! I knew you would come up with it. Looks like it was supposed to be that way all along.

Something that closely related to the Constitution class is gonna be something you have a good feel for.

Should they ever get a bug to do Star Trek 'TOS revisited' as a TV series then may you be an artistic project consultant. If they can do four seasons on a Constitution perhaps they can come up with another four on a Belknap.

E_Look · « **Reply #27 on:** August 07, 2003, 09:10:22 pm »

Atra, maybe it was due to that one time some enemy weapon got through the shields just enough to "oxidize" some oxidizable metallic component in the plating! Don't you remember TOS? The shields were always failing like NYC public schools!

Anthony_Scott · « **Reply #28 on:** August 08, 2003, 12:55:48 pm »

Naah...the script woriters had to make those shields fail to make things interesting...i mean, what is the fun writing a good episode without giving Scotty conniptions?

Rogue · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2003, 08:14:12 am »

B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bump. The kind of bump your mother warned you about.

So, are they firing up the warp core and stocking the photon torps yet?

anduril · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2003, 02:20:36 pm »

Been adding the little things lately.

Yesterday was a wash as it was a day of beer and volleyball. I'm getting too old for the volleyball....ack.

This is a quickie head on shot I took while I was cleaning up the mesh ship in .mod format. I still have one or two shadowing issues to take care of as well as finalizing the saucer top/bottom textures and making illum maps.

Rogue · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2003, 03:23:08 pm »

I'll be looking for her. What ever it is with the Belknap I think it is really sharp looking. Like a favorite car from years past. (eg. 69 Camaro) Take your time as it will probably be the final edition of an ellegant design.

Bernard Guignard · « **Reply #32 on:** August 10, 2003, 04:22:52 pm »

It's looking really good.

I have a small request could you make one of the ship registry's Uss Walter M Jeffries in honor of his passing. Keep up the fantastic work. Its worth the wait.

anduril · « **Reply #33 on:** August 10, 2003, 06:30:35 pm »

1964 for the year the first pilot would have come out if....it had?

Captain Ron · « **Reply #34 on:** August 10, 2003, 07:07:18 pm »

Look good there!

Can not wait to see the finished product.

E_Look · « **Reply #36 on:** August 10, 2003, 10:39:39 pm »

Man-oh-man! Anduril! This is almost like going back and watching THE show for the first time! And that date, '64! Ah, what sweetness, then! Though I know you know that it was '66 when it actually debuted. Great days then- 'toons, toys, and Trek... oh yeah, still had to go to school though.

Will we ever see another space program as vigorous as we had then?

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #37 on:** August 12, 2003, 07:50:14 pm »

This thread started of qouting an old commercial. With that in mind, "Is it soup yet!!!"
bump!!!

anduril · « **Reply #38 on:** August 12, 2003, 08:53:20 pm »

I was going to edit out some of the first pics to save dl time but whatever edit timer kicks in kicked in.

Not really sure if I like the bussards. But that may be due to the lighting which was a quick run thru to see what the results would be and to get a base look to start with. There are a few things I see need changing and a couple to be added. But it's in mod form with break/dp/hp's etc so only a few tweaks remain.

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Bernard Guignard · « **Reply #39 on:** August 12, 2003, 09:08:58 pm »

Wow they look really good to me.Its coming along nicely.

Thank you so very much for sharing this with us.

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