Topic: Yakaspat's Fabrux Class Tender (WIP) (Read 4777 times)

sandman69247 · « **on:** April 07, 2004, 01:53:57 pm »

OK, got max working and started on yakaspat's Fabrux class tender...pretty fun to build actually.

So far, she's at about 2300 polies, give or take a few. Don't have the nacelles on yet, as I was going to use the ones from my Ent.C, but...forgot to d/l the mod plugins.

Should have them on later today, then texturing begins.

Let me know what you think.

E_Look · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2004, 01:55:03 pm »

Say, that's cute! Let's see it later with some paint!

nx_adam_1701 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2004, 01:56:16 pm »

looks kool, I never heard of this starship, is it tos or tmp, post a pic so that i can get a clear view of wat it is , good job

adam out

sandman69247 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2004, 02:00:02 pm »

OK, got this from yakaspat, here's the link he provided, it's a ship he designed and is listed at Ex-Astris Scientia.
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships/fabrux.htm

Wolfsglen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2004, 02:00:14 pm »

NIce! I liked that ship the first time i saw it at ASDB, will be great seeing it in 3D

yakaspat · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2004, 02:16:59 pm »

Hey, nice work!!! ;-)

If you use the Ambassador nacelles, try to "flatten" them just slightly. They should look like a cross between the Ambassador and the Galaxy. Either way, whatever you come up with will be kickass.

Thanks!

-Lance, aka Yakaspat

sandman69247 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2004, 05:16:51 pm »

Thanx!!

I'll have to see about flattening the nacelles some...I wound up using the nacelles from my Niagara class...seemed a better fit.

Here are a couple of shots showing the beginning of the texturing...looks pretty good so far, now theres some paint on her.

yakaspat · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2004, 05:52:30 pm »

She's very sexy....for a Tender!!!! ;-)

For you folks that care about these things (like me), I was disappointed that we had the Keppler, Fisher, Moncrief, etc, tenders and tugs for the TOS and TMP eras, but no tenders and tugs for the TNG era. The Fabrux Class is my answer to that. She was prolly built near the end of the Cardie Wars, the late 2350s, as most of the Kepplers, Fishers, Ptolemys, Moncriefs, etc, were way past their operational lifetimes and/or destroyed during the Cardie Wars. The Fabrux went into production as a new and improved Tender. Enjoy!

Great job so far on the mesh, too.

Terradyhne · « **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2004, 04:38:48 am »

cool now you make this, it looks good so far

sandman69247 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2004, 10:44:13 am »

Thanx guys!!

Did a little more texture work last night (a very little), will do more tonight after work. Taking awhile, cause I'm trying to do this while watching the DS9 marathon on SpikeTV.

Also, having to get my puter back up to speed after replacing the hdd is taking awhile...gave myself some eyestrain before I got the refresh rate back where it should be.

Oh well, the sacrifices we make for the things we love!

yakaspat · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2004, 07:18:15 pm »

Quote:

Thanx guys!!

Did a little more texture work last night (a very little), will do more tonight after work. Taking awhile, cause I'm trying to do this while watching the DS9 marathon on SpikeTV. Also, having to get my puter back up to speed after replacing the hdd is taking awhile...gave myself some eyestrain before I got the refresh rate back where it should be. Oh well, the sacrifices we make for the things we love!

*silently gloats because he has the entire series on DVD...my lifetime ambition*

sandman69247 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2004, 11:55:28 pm »

Lucky sumb*tch!!!

OK, did a little more on her, still just the top, though I did get the rest of the bridge and the sides mapped, just need to draw the textures.

She's looking pretty good, only problem so far is getting the name and registry to look good. What's the best way to do it.? Should I do them on a transparent bkgrd at, say size 72, then re-size down until it works?

Here's a couple of pics of my progress so far. Whatcha think?

sandman69247 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2004, 11:39:07 am »

I'll be doing more of the texture work tonight after work. Any suggestions?

Chrystoff · « **Reply #13 on:** April 09, 2004, 12:24:28 pm »

I'm sure you've thought of this, but how about numbered docking berths for repair shuttles/workbees?

yakaspat · « **Reply #14 on:** April 09, 2004, 01:00:58 pm »

I'd like to have the first version be as true to the drawings on Bernd's site, if possible, so I can use the model to take screen grabs for our ASDB site gallery. After that, you can modify the ship as much as you like.

As for suggestions for the registry, you're on your own pal, I have no idea. I'm sure she'll look smashing, regardless. Also, I think I ommitted the starfleet arrow pendant...maybe add that on to the side, top, and bottom, in typical TNG era livery (like the runabout, for example).

Please let me know if you need any more artistic suggestions or gripes! heehee

-Lance

sandman69247 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 09, 2004, 11:55:10 pm »

I'm staying as true to the 3 view as I can. Here's a couple more shots of my progress. I went with the USS ELLIS name and registry from the list on the site, as it was easier to do.

Let me know what you think.

yakaspat · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2004, 12:10:43 am »

GREAT JOB!!!!!

Everything looks awesome so far, dude. Some suggestions:

-make the yellow escape pods more "brownish", like the Voyager perhaps.
-make the blue cap on top of the bridge a shade of gray, darker or lighter, doesn't matter...the current blue cap looks like there is a transparent dome there.
-perhaps move the phaser strips that are to either side of the registery farther away from the front, so they don't "run up against" the registery...perhaps just slightly farther aft.
-can we make the windows black and white (off and on), rather than all neon blue. This is a minor quib, either way is cool.

Everything else is perfect.

Am I being too picky?

Thanks for the update!

When she is done, can you email her to me?

-Lance

sandman69247 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2004, 12:18:29 am »

Sure, after all, it's your decision to release her...I'm just the technician, your the archetect.

The colors shouldn't be too hard to fix...moving the phaser strips might prove a little more difficult, but I'll see what I can do.

sandman69247 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2004, 09:34:45 am »

Thanx!

I'll be working on her tonight after work...I hate retail.

Anyway, any suggestions on the RGB settings to get a more tan color? Everything I've tried is either too yellow or too gold.

Thanx for any suggestions.

Lance, do you have a drawing of the underside? I have some ideas for it, but would be easier to keep it too your specs with a guide. If not, that's cool. Should there be a large hatch on the bottom where the manipulator arm is? One idea I had anyway.

sandman69247 · « **Reply #21 on:** April 10, 2004, 08:25:27 pm »

Thanx for the RGB.

Good ideas, and I have a few picked.

yakaspat · « **Reply #22 on:** April 10, 2004, 08:30:55 pm »

*Dances a silent jig*

sandman69247 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 11, 2004, 06:12:00 pm »

Here's a few more shots...basically just need to map and do the nacelles and she'll be done, pending yakaspats approval of course. Let me know what you think.

atheorhaven · « **Reply #24 on:** April 11, 2004, 10:30:53 pm »

So I thought that you said that you couldn't texture?

That's looking awesome.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #26 on:** April 12, 2004, 08:16:03 am »

She's lookin' good!

sandman69247 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 12, 2004, 12:13:50 pm »

Thanx!!

I hope to have the rest done later tonight, or tomorrow...woke up with a migraine and hoping to get rid of it soon.

Wolfsglen · « **Reply #28 on:** April 12, 2004, 12:17:17 pm »

That looks superb, very nice work.

And i wish i could texture as good as you do, so no worries there

yakaspat · « **Reply #30 on:** April 13, 2004, 12:09:26 am »

Beautiful! I love it!

I would add just a few more little mindless hatches, ports, exhaust vents, "util greebies", perhaps a few phaser strips, and she's complete!

Thanks allot man! Please email her to:

yakaspat@hotmail.com

when she is complete. ;-)

sandman69247 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 13, 2004, 12:39:48 am »

For the whole thing, or just the bottom? I was planning on adding a couple of those yellow and black outlined, square hatches.

Also, what do you think about some exhaust vents on the corners? I can do it, then post oics and if you don't like the way it looks take 'em off.

This is really fun...she's coming together nicely.

It's one thing to a 3,4 or 5 view schematic, but to see it in 3d, and get the oportunity to move it around and see it in every angle, it's making it come alive.It really seems to fit the role you envisioned for it...A workhorse ship, ready and able to get the job done.

You know, you and Azel should team up on something...I bet you both could come up with some awesome shi'ite.

yakaspat · « **Reply #32 on:** April 13, 2004, 01:20:48 am »

Dude,

She certainly is coming together. Perhaps she should only have four phaser strips, two forward, two aft, with the forward one's between the "nose" and the forward set of cargo/repair bay doors, and then two behind the aft cargo/repair bay doors, between them and the impulse exhaust.

I would say the sides can use "some" greebies, hatches, ports, and other meaningless details, but not too many. The tops and sides should have more. Here are a few ASDB samples of a "detailed" util type ship:

http://www.trekships.org/deneva-redesign-schematics.gif

http://www.trekships.org/classj_thechief.jpg

I think our ship is just about complete, I love the escape hatches, the graphics, the sensor dome, and how perfectly you recreated the model shape. If you like the Fabrux, check out my other ship designs:

Bradbury:
http://www.trekships.org/bradbury.htm
Chimera:
http://www.trekships.org/chimera_diagram.jpg
http://www.trekships.org/chimera-lance1.jpg
http://www.trekships.org/chimera-lance2.jpg
Rigel (Bainbridge):
http://www.treknology.org/bainbridge-5views.jpg
http://www.treknology.org/bainbridge1.jpg
http://www.treknology.org/bainbridge2.jpg
Merced:
http://www.trekships.org/merced.htm

Please let me know if you need any more pointers! Great job.

yakaspat · « **Reply #33 on:** April 13, 2004, 01:21:57 am »

Oh, and, those vents would be cool with me.

-Lance

DarkMatrix · « **Reply #34 on:** April 13, 2004, 04:21:20 am »

pats sansman on the head nice nice nice job man the ship is looking great

DM

sandman69247 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 13, 2004, 01:21:31 pm »

OUCH!! DM, those Borg implants hurt when tapping a poor human head...I think I have a concussion.

Working the final touches today...noticed I forgot to do the windows on the bridge module, corrected that, also replaced the nacelles to more accurately reflect the design.

I'll be posting more pics this afternoon, hopefully she'll be just about done. Lance, do you want me to do the full SFC ready mod pkge, with hp/dp and a break mod, or just the model itself for your collection?

I was thinking last night, this would make a good assault ship conversion during the Dominion war...small, relatively fast and a lot of bays for rapid deployment.

This design has a lot of possibilities besides a tender.

yakaspat · « **Reply #36 on:** April 13, 2004, 01:33:53 pm »

Sandman,

Cool, I'm more than satisfied with the design, please email me the file when complete. All I really need is the .MOD and textures, the hardpoints maps and so forth are not necessary.

As for the assault variant, I suppose that could have been possible considering that Starfleet was getting their *sses kicked and were prolly adding weapon mounts to everything but the kitchen sinks! Feel free to create whatever variants and/or mods you wish.

Great job, man. -Lance

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #37 on:** April 14, 2004, 04:42:33 am »

Any guestimate on a release date for this ship sirs? Great job !!!!!

-MP

yakaspat · « **Reply #38 on:** April 14, 2004, 01:28:27 pm »

As soon as our noble artist has completed it, I suppose.

-Lance

sandman69247 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 15, 2004, 05:29:44 pm »

Sorry for the delay, had to give my eyes a rest...evrytime I tried to do anything, I got a splitting headache.

Going to try again after work, hopefully I'll be able to get it done.

I'll post again tonight, regardless.

Lord Schtupp · « **Reply #40 on:** April 15, 2004, 05:36:14 pm »

Nice work SandMan... refreshing to see ships that are not combat ships-of-the-line....

E_Look · « **Reply #41 on:** April 15, 2004, 08:51:35 pm »

I agree! Shuttles, work bees, tenders, freighters (especially), I think are great additions to any SFC fleet, particularly when the model is well executed, like this.

yakaspat · « **Reply #42 on:** April 16, 2004, 06:52:20 pm »

I agree too. I've always loved Roleplaying (when I used to Trek roleplay) as a freighter, tender, or tug....it's so easy to be a hero in a Galaxy Class ship, but, a little TMP Niffin or Ptolemny Class makes a much more interesting adventure.

-Lance

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