Topic: Looking for this fast cruiser model (see inside)

[Dizzy]

WOW!!!

[Klingon Fanatic]

TMP Version

[Bell sounds] Ding, Ding, ding! Looks like we have a winner! Well done Fury of a Seraph!

In the meantime, here are some pics Firesoul:

The Belknap:



http://www.the-tcs.net/dldir/pafiledb.php?action-file&id=86

The Ascension:



http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/~sfc/files/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=720

The Churchill:



http://www.the-tcs.net/dldir/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=141

[KBF-Crim]

Oh yeah...that's what I'm talkin bout..

VROOOM!

[FoaS_XC]

A picture of the saucer alone. i have most of the distortions fixed, now i just need to fix the reg.

[FireSoul]

yes, please keep at it. 


NO disrespect to the original author.. but I wanna replace THIS thing:


It just stands out in OP+... and not in a good way, imho. However I use it due to lack of anything else.

-- Luc

[Klingon Fanatic]

TMP Version

Are you going to do a TMP version of this next? Please?



KF

[Starforce2]

same problem: can't download the FCF.

Seeing as how it is downloadable from  my  nightsoft account, how come nobody pm'd me asking for it? I got backups of desty's files here and now  this one is on mackie's server:
http://www.the-tcs.net/_hosted/sfproductions/randomfiles/fcf.rar

Anyways,  who has the geek explanation for them ugly blue bussards?

[FireSoul]

same problem: can't download the FCF.

Seeing as how it is downloadable from  my  nightsoft account, how come nobody pm'd me asking for it? I got backups of desty's files here and now  this one is on mackie's server:
http://www.the-tcs.net/_hosted/sfproductions/randomfiles/fcf.rar

Anyways,  who has the geek explanation for them ugly blue bussards?

A Fast Cruisers's warp generates more power.  20% more, in SFB, in fact. However, the actual size of the warp engine is no larger. They run in a sorta 'unstable' matrix, called "hot-warp". Why blue buzzards, dunno.. but it does make it different, and 'blue' is a higher energy color than 'red'.

Makes it look cool, err, hot.

[Starforce2]

ahh. I always though the bussard wer red because they were energised hydrogen, and energised hydrogen glows red.

[Bernard Guignard]

same problem: can't download the FCF.

Seeing as how it is downloadable from  my  nightsoft account, how come nobody pm'd me asking for it? I got backups of desty's files here and now  this one is on mackie's server:
http://www.the-tcs.net/_hosted/sfproductions/randomfiles/fcf.rar

Anyways,  who has the geek explanation for them ugly blue bussards?

A Fast Cruisers's warp generates more power.  20% more, in SFB, in fact. However, the actual size of the warp engine is no larger. They run in a sorta 'unstable' matrix, called "hot-warp". Why blue buzzards, dunno.. but it does make it different, and 'blue' is a higher energy color than 'red'.

Makes it look cool, err, hot.

Also note that on the first fast cruiser that luc showed us there are 3 intercoolers on the aft of the Warp engine. probably to dissapate more energy
I'd suggest using the Xship warp engines on The TMP version this could  count or say an ln68 warp engine with some texture differences would be good also. 

[FireSoul]

I know the shape is controversial, but I decided to work on a SFB-style TMP FCF.
Here are screenshots of my current WIP:

[Bernard Guignard]

I know the shape is controversial, but I decided to work on a SFB-style TMP FCF.
Here are screenshots of my current WIP:

Hi Luc
 Very nice work might I suggest that the internal coloring on the warp engines be change to represent a hot warp version.
looking forward to its release. 

 

[Chrystoff]

I know the shape is controversial, but I decided to work on a SFB-style TMP FCF.
Here are screenshots of my current WIP:

That's pretty nice! I like the single forward firing torp launcher. That's good stuff.

[FireSoul]

Hi Luc
 Very nice work might I suggest that the internal coloring on the warp engines be change to represent a hot warp version.
looking forward to its release. 

 

Already done (purpleish). I just haven't made any recent WIP screenshots. I also made the warp glow on both sides, which would make sense to me for a fast cruiser generating 20% more warp power than a standard cruiser.

[Dizzy]

I feel that this saucer and this texture would look far better for a CF. I think mated to a slightly modified Khaliban hull with bluish/purple highlights to match the saucer and warp glow would do nicely.



EDIT: Know what? That actually looks just like the Khaliban model and texture... That'd be perfect.

Btw, has anyone ever made a break mod for the khambatta and khaliban?

[FireSoul]

Like I said. Controversial. Not everyone's gonna like it.

-- Luc

[FireSoul]

I managed to do a screenshot of the CURRENT wip from work. Like I said, a bit purple.. and on both sides of each warp..

-- Luc

[Dizzy]

Your saucer texture is too busy. Tone it down mb?

Have you seen gany's Ticonderoga? I think the ductworks messed with it a bit. It had glows on both sides. Looked real good.

Course you want something really special, go grab the shortened warps on the Banting. They'd really give you the speed demon look.

[Rogue]

It's good work. I assume that the target is to make the best possible representation of the Starfleet Battles SSD's. If that's the measuring stick then it is close to what it needs to be.  How much room for artistic license do you want to allow? I'd imagine with the number of kitbashes you are producing that it's too much to try to reinvent too many of the models. I do wish sometimes that the artwork for SFB had been better executed.

About the only thing I think I've noticed is the bridge module could stand to be recentered.