Topic: UFOP Falcon class scout WIP..... (Read 23579 times)

Raven Night · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2006, 02:05:20 am »

Ok, here is the latest....the saucer is done for the most part, I have to do the speculars and correct the light map, might wait until i finish the forward area of the ship first. At any rate, you get the idea of where this is going.

As you see, I went with round lifeboats. I sized them to give the ship the proper scale compared to other ships. I can adjust thier size if I have to.

I'm a little happier with the textures now, but I still think they are a bit cartoony. I will probably lighten the dark lines above and below the windows to remove the emphasis on them. At any rate, here's the pic sofar.

Raven Night · « **Reply #21 on:** October 03, 2006, 04:43:10 pm »

Another update...just to show how it is coming together sofar. I think I subdued the escape pods a bit too much.

Fedman NCC-3758 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 03, 2006, 05:00:38 pm »

That ships says: "You wanna piece of me?"

markyd · « **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2006, 04:18:31 am »

that is a great job so far man.. really nice.. great attention to detail..

Raven Night · « **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2006, 05:12:00 am »

Thanks. Its the details that are killing me...I hate cartoony textures, and everywhere I turn on this model there is a cheapish looking texture on it. My main nightmare is getting the panel lines to point in the right direction. I think I need to change my texturing technique. I keep trying to move the map to fit the texture, maybe I should adjust the texture to fit the map instead.

Adonis · « **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2006, 01:44:29 pm »

No need to man, she's textures are beautiful, I like the circular shape of the escape pods, oh and...I WANT THAT HULL PATTERN'S TEXTURE lol

Raven Night · « **Reply #26 on:** October 05, 2006, 09:49:34 pm »

Heh...well actually, I just drew lines on a base texture, pointing them in certain directions to show a grain to the hull, so to speak. Up close, they dont look so hot.

Raven Night · « **Reply #27 on:** October 06, 2006, 09:44:47 am »

Ok, Here is the latest. One note...the speculars lighten the textures a bit, I believe that SFC does not use speculars, so the textures will be a bit darker. Right now, I'm unsure as to whether I want to keep the sheild array (the dark patch) where it is on the texture right now. I had planned to add another dark patch on the top of the ship, and I was just wondering if this might be overkill...maybe it would be better if it was just a plain grey hull instead. Comments are welcome.

markyd · « **Reply #28 on:** October 07, 2006, 07:15:49 am »

Sweet!!!! Looking forward to seeing it finished

Raven Night · « **Reply #29 on:** October 12, 2006, 12:36:22 am »

Another update. I was worried about overkill on the dark panels, but I think it's working ok. Gives the ship a bit of a sinister look.

Also, ignore the one dark side on the nacelles. I havent mirrored the buzzard ring yet, so one side is dark, the other the generic texture. Just wanted to give you guys a head's up sofar.

markyd · « **Reply #30 on:** October 12, 2006, 02:33:06 am »

sheer quality... textures are looking sweet

Raven Night · « **Reply #31 on:** October 12, 2006, 04:50:47 am »

Really? I thought they were looking kind of cheesy myself. Maybe i'm being to hard on myself. Compared to stuff by Wicked Zombie, Mackie, Atolm, this texture set doesnt compare. Hopefully I can get as good as those guys one day.

Raven Night · « **Reply #32 on:** October 12, 2006, 07:52:04 am »

Thanks. Here is a closeup of the work on the nacelle sofar. I have to jump around to avoid putting a bullet in my head

I wanted to have a dark buzzard ring and chin piece....perhaps also some dark details on the warp vent ring on the top. At least you can see how it is shaping up sofar.

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #33 on:** October 12, 2006, 10:22:22 am »

Quote from: markyd on October 12, 2006, 02:33:06 am

sheer quality... textures are looking sweet

Agreed, damn that's friggin hot !!!!!!!

Raven Night · « **Reply #34 on:** October 16, 2006, 06:41:39 pm »

Ok, I tried my hand at a registry. Let me know what you think (I know its stretched a bit)....

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #35 on:** October 16, 2006, 10:43:03 pm »

The font doesn't look very TNG or later Starfleet, and you used a USMC insignia, not a starfleet marine insignia. I'm also trying to figure out what Marines would need with a ship like this

Assault carrier I understand, drop ships..most definately, a scout..I dunno, but that's just me

. I included a Starfleet Marine Iinsignia if ya wanna try it

Raven Night · « **Reply #36 on:** October 17, 2006, 02:03:55 am »

I couldnt find the right font to use...if someone knows where I can find it, I would appreciate it.

As to the scout thing.....

http://www.marinescoutsniper.com/

Sniper/Scout. Its a long tradition in the Marine Corps. Finally, as to the insignia, already have one we made. For obvious reasons we couldnt use the fan made symbol, and besides, the design wasn't traditional enough to follow the story.

Below is a pic of our SFMC symbol. All ships are marked with the NX designation and have Starfleet Marine Corps instead of United Federation of Planets on the ship....

Raven Night · « **Reply #37 on:** October 18, 2006, 11:54:25 pm »

Well, here are some "latest work" pics. Let me know what you think of the new font. I might use it for all the ships.

Fedman NCC-3758 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 19, 2006, 12:29:41 am »

Not too certain about the green deflector...... otherwise, gorgeous.

Raven Night · « **Reply #39 on:** October 19, 2006, 03:54:51 am »

The shape or the color? I could make it yellow perhaps. I want to avoid blue.

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