Author Topic: Baz1701 WIP's - Semi retired. (Read 450866 times)

FarShot · « **Reply #4960 on:** August 19, 2013, 01:46:54 PM »

I feel like there should be a subtle grid between each of the aztec sections. Looking beautiful!

baz1701 · « **Reply #4961 on:** August 19, 2013, 02:41:48 PM »

I agree but it is not there on the models.

Lord Tribble · « **Reply #4962 on:** August 19, 2013, 03:51:29 PM »

Are the nacelle caps supposed to be bright white?

I'd maybe darken or desaturate the gold bits down a bit (I didn't even realize those were gold on the qmx model until I saw this!).

Is the aztec on the saucer rotated a bit? It doesn't look symmetrical on this image

Quote from: baz1701 on August 15, 2013, 08:26:49 AM

Not a major thing, just curious if it was intentional ;)

baz1701 · « **Reply #4963 on:** August 20, 2013, 10:55:59 AM »

Your right the saucer aztec was off, that has been fixed and the nacelle and pylons are virtually done.

Lord Tribble · « **Reply #4964 on:** August 20, 2013, 03:56:15 PM »

I actually thought it should be rotated the other way, but that works too! ;)

On the right hand side of the saucer from the top view, there seems to be a darker section of hull that's double the size of the rest, as if the lighter section in between has been missed out. Again not a big deal.

Those nacelle caps still look very bright to me, maybe it's the specs?

The gold bits look much better

baz1701 · « **Reply #4965 on:** August 21, 2013, 09:59:23 AM »

Started on the saucer detail.

Phoenix Bondi · « **Reply #4966 on:** August 21, 2013, 10:00:25 AM »

awesome!

mckinneyc · « **Reply #4967 on:** August 21, 2013, 10:01:50 AM »

While I still hate this ship Baz your work is outstanding!

ViperM1 · « **Reply #4968 on:** August 21, 2013, 08:42:54 PM »

Very awesome! Can't wait to take down some Klingons with this baby!

nxadam1701 · « **Reply #4969 on:** August 21, 2013, 09:27:43 PM »

Speaking about taking down Klingons. We really didn't see this thing in action. What armaments will she have. Anything new and experimental?

Adam

086gf · « **Reply #4970 on:** August 22, 2013, 12:57:31 AM »

Quote from: nxadam1701 on August 21, 2013, 09:27:43 PM

Speaking about taking down Klingons. We really didn't see this thing in action. What armaments will she have. Anything new and experimental?

Adam

The only real info is whats on Memory Alpha.

"The weapon systems included an array of advanced phaser emitters. The powerful discharges from these weapons arced indirectly at the target and could be fired while the ship was at warp. Single hits could penetrate through the shields and cause major hull breaches to a Constitution-class starship.

The weapon systems also included two massive swivel-mounted torpedo launchers that could be deployed from under the saucer section from behind protective armor plating. They could rotate and launch a volley of torpedoes at various firing arcs from aft to forward of the ship. A Dreadnought-class ship could also launch drones that in turn were capable of launching several photon torpedoes before crashing into a target."

vonfrank · « **Reply #4971 on:** August 22, 2013, 01:43:06 AM »

I was a little disappointed at the lack of a good space battle in Into Darkness. The only battle we see is very brief and (as far as I remember) the Enterprise never even fires back once.

The little material we have to work with leaves hardpointing this beast mainly up to your own creativity Baz. All I can suggest is that you give it a number of pulse-phasers with large red bolts, and those two massive torpedo launchers which can fire some kind of big blue photons.

As for the model, it looks amazing! I cant wait to see this thing completed!

tannerwaterbury · « **Reply #4972 on:** August 22, 2013, 02:23:37 AM »

My guess for the weapons is phaser bolts the size of a TOS Connie. Did you see the size of those phaser bursts? GIANT things! They also need to somehow penetrate the shields of the Abramsprise. We don't know enough whether or not those phaser bolts can penetrate prime universe shields, since we've never really seen any energy force field shields in the JJ verse yet.