Author Topic: Baz1701 WIP's - Semi retired. (Read 489044 times)

moed · « **Reply #4400 on:** October 03, 2012, 03:31:03 PM »

Quote from: Darkthunder on October 03, 2012, 11:20:50 AM

Stardrive needs to be pushed further forward under the saucer (imho). Looks a bit too "weak" in the area connecting the saucer to the stardrive. I think the entire stardrive + pylons/nacelles could easily be pushed forward a bit, and give it a more solid design.

Just giving a constructive opinion

I second that.

Starting to take shape quite nicely.

Darkthunder · « **Reply #4401 on:** October 03, 2012, 04:04:00 PM »

Something like this. Forward part of the "deflector cowl" where the red line is indicated on the first image. Just a suggestion.

Vortex · « **Reply #4402 on:** October 03, 2012, 04:27:58 PM »

I'll third that. The connection between the secondary hull and the saucer also looks a little sudden, to me.

Apart from that, liking it.

baz1701 · « **Reply #4403 on:** October 04, 2012, 08:56:46 AM »

Comments taken onboard and the ship is heavily revised.

Deflector housing brought forward, and the secondary hull shortened.
The join between hulls has been revised. (These were not easy mods on the unified mesh)
And some other small tweaks.

Vortex · « **Reply #4404 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:19:02 AM »

Now that's sleek!! I suppose you could still keep the deflector in the position you had it before and the extended bit is just a shroud/guard for it. Makes such a vital component a harder target to hit.

tiqhud · « **Reply #4405 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:28:08 AM »

do like

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #4406 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:47:36 AM »

Looks like an arrow, or some ship that could punch through another ship's hull.

baz1701 · « **Reply #4407 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:03:56 AM »

To bridge or not to bridge that is the question?

Call me old fashioned but I like a bridge perched on top, should add one or leave the upper surface as is?

Killallewoks · « **Reply #4408 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:12:44 AM »

Bridge, I'm sure you could incorporate it into the design. ;)

Darkthunder · « **Reply #4409 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:14:23 AM »

I'd say extend the top "flat surface" forward a bit, then add a simple "bridge dome" on top, near the front of it.

Then again, it may seem weird if the "structure" behind that surface is supposed to be impulse engines?

EDIT:

Some suggestions

Added "Prometheus"-esque impulse engines to the saucer, extended the flat surface forward, and gave the back-end a few windows (Observation Lounge possibly?!?)

Vortex · « **Reply #4410 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:39:43 AM »

Or if you want to keep the engines there, maybe something like this?

baz1701 · « **Reply #4411 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:51:25 AM »

I had more what vortex had in mind. I like the impulse engines where they are.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

moed · « **Reply #4412 on:** October 04, 2012, 02:42:54 PM »

Definitely add a bridge.

Looking much more balanced now.

Great work Baz!

Cookie incoming.

baz1701 · « **Reply #4413 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:19:32 AM »

Bridge added and dumped the forward deflector.

Vortex · « **Reply #4414 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:10:13 AM »

From the size of the bridge, this is going to be a larger ship than I thought. You may have got away with those cuts in the saucer after all. :p

Looks nice. How about putting a mess/rec hall where you had the front deflector?

starship · « **Reply #4415 on:** October 05, 2012, 12:16:29 PM »

Quote from: Vortex on October 05, 2012, 09:10:13 AM

Looks nice. How about putting a mess/rec hall where you had the front deflector?

Would be a good place to put two torp launchers too. ;)

007bashir · « **Reply #4416 on:** October 05, 2012, 12:20:23 PM »

Quote from: starship on October 05, 2012, 12:16:29 PM

Would be a good place to put two torp launchers too. ;)

Then, it would be the perfect Pathfinder prototype... Or pulse cannon or a bunch of sensors?

Like it so far. The bridge should be a bit bigger, thou.

baz1701 · « **Reply #4417 on:** October 08, 2012, 09:25:41 AM »

Few more tweaks, I'm happy with the overall look now. Just some errors to fixed before I rework the nacelles.

I have built the front of the saucer indent and added two torp tubes. Added another deck to the bridge module. and slight reprofile of the impuse engine. and added the main delfector.

Toa_Kaita · « **Reply #4418 on:** October 08, 2012, 12:37:20 PM »

Thats a really cool deflector design!

086gf · « **Reply #4419 on:** October 08, 2012, 04:35:35 PM »

Looks like it will be about as big as the Century if not bigger.

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