Author Topic: Just fartin' around with an excelsior. (Read 14182 times)

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #40 on:** February 18, 2009, 11:05:24 PM »

With the escape pods it came out to about 11,000 triangles, but I don't have all the geometry details modeled out, yet, so it'd be even higher. I'm sitting at 10,523 right now. Well below my 15k limit.

Aeries · « **Reply #41 on:** February 18, 2009, 11:11:53 PM »

Well, what I've done with most of my models [almost all but a couple haven't ever actually been seen by anyone but me...] is I've done ALL the details I want, stepped back and looked at the poly count. If it's too high for comfort, I'd pick and choose what's necessary and what's not... I suppose it doesn't work for everyone, since sometimes getting RID of details is often harder than integrating them in the first place... anyways, just a thought.

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #42 on:** February 18, 2009, 11:22:39 PM »

Naw, I completely understand. I can see the benefit of that workflow, and I like it. There are times I do exactly what you've described. In this instance, and I can't really figure out how it happened, I've been fairly careful about how I lay down my polies. It'll work. It'll work.

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Anyone have any shots of the inside of the cargo bay of the Excelsior? The Higher Resolution the better.

Many Thanks,
~Rob

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Hehe, oops.
guess we don't approve of double posts.

anyways here's a closeup of the bussard caps.
All that remains are running lights and phaser turrets as well as the insides of the cargo bay.

Cargo Bay is done, now onto running lights and what not

_{(posts merged...)}

CptBenSisko · « **Reply #43 on:** February 19, 2009, 11:14:53 AM »

Are you also going to do the NX Excelsior which had a different bridge module and one large single impulse crystal as opposed to the two small ones?? I can't wait for yours and Wileys Excelsior!

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #44 on:** February 19, 2009, 12:26:35 PM »

What, something like this :-)

took my 20 minutes. :-)

I don't like the bridge module on the NX, so I'd rather just keep the one from the NCC

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Looks like the model is done. the final counts are as follows.

NX - 5,702 polies, 11,161 triangles
NCC - 5,627 polies, 11,071 triangles
Lakota - 6,477 polies, 12,687 triangles

CptBenSisko · « **Reply #45 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:49:44 PM »

kk..looks good dude...very nice...

ChronowerX_GT · « **Reply #46 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:59:22 PM »

Quote from: Aeries on February 18, 2009, 07:59:12 PM

If I had the right components, I'd say I'd be more than willing to bear your children...

Hey I thought you were loyal to me :argh: Don't you love me anymore?

Nice work on the ship dude.

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #47 on:** February 19, 2009, 03:45:43 PM »

Thanks guys,

Unwrapping has begun.

FarShot · « **Reply #48 on:** February 19, 2009, 04:27:43 PM »

You should keep it like that :lol:.
"Montgomery Scott, in recognition of his outstanding service, was donated a ship specifically for his travels. He named it the USS Kilt."

Aeries · « **Reply #49 on:** February 19, 2009, 04:55:06 PM »

Ohh, quite nice work dude!

Quote from: ChronowerX_GT on February 19, 2009, 02:59:22 PM

Hey I thought you were loyal to me :argh: Don't you love me anymore?

And that's my cue to exit...

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #50 on:** February 19, 2009, 09:36:30 PM »

Unwrapping continues. I'd show a picture, but Imageshack isn't behaving. Calling it good for tonight, since the girlfriend is over.

all that needs to be unwrapped is the lakota hull, the nacelle and struts, and a few detail parts, nothing major.

Billz · « **Reply #51 on:** February 19, 2009, 09:46:04 PM »

Quote from: FarShot on February 19, 2009, 04:27:43 PM

You should keep it like that :lol:.
"Montgomery Scott, in recognition of his outstanding service, was donated a ship specifically for his travels. He named it the USS Kilt."

Agreed.

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #52 on:** February 19, 2009, 09:58:01 PM »

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all that needs to be unwrapped is the lakota hull, the nacelle and struts, and a few detail parts, nothing major.

I wish I can unwrap ships as fast as you. Unwrapping doesn't seem to work right for me.

imprezzed · « **Reply #53 on:** February 20, 2009, 12:19:46 AM »

Have you thought of a name yet? There's a certain bridge module that would go great with this...

Bigkap · « **Reply #54 on:** February 20, 2009, 12:27:23 AM »

Wowzers you work fast! Great job so far!

Adonis · « **Reply #55 on:** February 20, 2009, 01:26:39 AM »

FoaS dude, make the raised panels around the impulse crystals less raised (they should pop out only slightly from the surrounding surfaces). For the rest of the stuff I wanna point you out, catch me on MSN

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #56 on:** February 20, 2009, 04:32:00 AM »

As I've said I'm not really going for accuracy.

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Would you guys want to see the innards of the shuttlebay?

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Unwrapping is done :-)
I'm at the point where I have the shuttlebay open and unwrapped, but I can close it back up if you guys would rather.
Im about to model out a very low poly shuttlecraft and work bee and put in there.

eclipse74569 · « **Reply #57 on:** February 20, 2009, 12:32:58 PM »

This is turning out great man! I can't wait till I learn how to model that well! LOL

Furyofaseraph · « **Reply #58 on:** February 20, 2009, 01:07:21 PM »

Thanks.

I quickly learned, while doing this, is that modeling isn't nearly as hard as I thought. its 20% technique and 80% digging in and just doing. I did things a bit backwards. I started with 3ds Max, which has all sorts of bells and whistles and that turned out to be a crutch. Had I learned with Milkshape before max I would've walked into max with an "OMG, this is so much easier!" because now I know what need to happen, and so I can get it done faster and easier.

close up of the shuttlebay, with two shuttlecraft inside.

MarkyD · « **Reply #59 on:** February 20, 2009, 01:12:23 PM »

Looks good mate, what you unwrapping it with, not seen that grid pattern before?

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