Author Topic: U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000-A (Read 23424 times)

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #160 on:** January 24, 2011, 09:49:13 PM »

Quote from: Captain_D on January 24, 2011, 06:33:09 PM

That sir is excellent. Like the details on the launchers also.

^^What he said.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #161 on:** January 25, 2011, 01:11:24 AM »

Thanks!

I did a bunch of re-texturing to the top of the drive section. I never showed off what I had, but I scrapped it all up there and redid it. It's a lot better now. I also mapped the nacelle pylons, so all major surfaces are now mapped except for the nacelles.

Bedtime!

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #162 on:** January 25, 2011, 07:16:23 AM »

Ah, if only the Enterprise-D could have had half the grace of this beauty.

moed · « **Reply #163 on:** January 25, 2011, 12:18:32 PM »

Looking real nice.

I have to agree with Wiley though, I like the bevel but I feel it might be too extreme... maybe a more subtle bevel effect would do the trick.

Psyco Diver · « **Reply #164 on:** January 25, 2011, 02:45:40 PM »

Quote from: Shadowknight1 on January 25, 2011, 07:16:23 AM

Ah, if only the Enterprise-D could have had half the grace of this beauty.

Them there are fighting words

lmao

Glad to see your back working on this, she is a pretty girl, I'm going to enjoy blow stuff up with it

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #165 on:** January 26, 2011, 09:44:42 PM »

Here's the latest update. When BCC goes down for relocation, I'll be positing to this thread at BCS: http://bcs-tng.com/forums/index.php?topic=4763.0

Other than working on the pylons, I've changed the blue hull color to a gentle green. It smooths the hull out a bit and accentuates the 'whiteness' more than the blue did. I've also done the nacelle grills and the bussard collectors. I'll probably play with the red part of the collectors yet. I don't want to do a transparent effect, but I'm not happy with what's there.

Captain_D · « **Reply #166 on:** January 26, 2011, 11:36:45 PM »

Quote from: DJ Curtis on January 26, 2011, 09:44:42 PM

,,,,,,,,,,,,,Other than working on the pylons, I've changed the blue hull color to a gentle green. It smooths the hull out a bit and accentuates the 'whiteness' more than the blue did. I've also done the nacelle grills and the bussard collectors. I'll probably play with the red part of the collectors yet. I don't want to do a transparent effect, but I'm not happy with what's there.

After seeing the pics of the hull, I agree with that decision. evens out the whole look of the ship, though I liked it before.

With the bussards, wouldn't look bad with transparency, but a very light one.

Perhaps if you went toward the look of the Sov's plasma effect a bit more with what you have now, it would work nice with it. Those engines are turning out great. The inlaid bussard assembly with the textures look awesome.

Cookie from me, nice work.

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #167 on:** January 27, 2011, 12:45:00 AM »

She looks wonderful DJ.

metalnick · « **Reply #168 on:** January 27, 2011, 12:49:28 AM »

Really, really, really good. Another masterwork from one of the greats!

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #169 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:04:29 AM »

Thanks fellas.

I spent some time on the nacelles tonight. Put a lot more work into them than it looks so far. Those angled lines were a real pain to line up smoothly given that there are 3 sides of the nacelle that I had to texture map.

JamesTiberiusKirk · « **Reply #170 on:** January 27, 2011, 06:38:59 AM »

very nice. good work on the grills. simple, yet very effective. you might leave the bussards as they are now, because it makes the ship look a lot more tng classy.

Shadowknight1 · « **Reply #171 on:** January 27, 2011, 01:30:27 PM »

I really like those "ample" nacelles DJ.

*offtopic*Heh, Simon Pegg is never gonna live that line down.

086gf · « **Reply #172 on:** January 28, 2011, 01:57:38 PM »

You just keep outdoing yourself DJ. wow

cinqnic · « **Reply #173 on:** January 29, 2011, 12:47:20 PM »

great work Dj but is it me or the eng section might need a few more escape pod hatches, I have only seen 6 hatches on the bottom of the ship, texture look great so does the ship.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #174 on:** January 29, 2011, 01:10:29 PM »

Yeah. I plan on finding some spots to add more.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #175 on:** January 30, 2011, 04:25:38 PM »

Update time. I've don't a bunch of work to the underside of the pylons. I've also textured the phasers, though they're still rendering funny for some reason. They look fine in the viewer.

I've done two sets of textures for the nacelles, but rid myself of them both times. i just can't come up with a hull scheme on the nacelles that I'm happy with. I'll keep working at them.

Textures are about 75% complete. Also, I added some more escape pods to the secondary hull.

Mark · « **Reply #176 on:** January 30, 2011, 05:00:26 PM »

I really like that a lot DJ, nice work

JamesTiberiusKirk · « **Reply #177 on:** January 30, 2011, 05:02:13 PM »

what can i say... impressed as always. you make it look easy.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #178 on:** January 30, 2011, 05:38:03 PM »

Thanks Mark, JTK.

Guys, I'll update the thread over at BCS from now until BCC comes back up next week.

http://bcs-tng.com/forums/index.php?topic=4763.0

MarkyD · « **Reply #179 on:** June 11, 2011, 06:14:52 PM »

Those textures are epic

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Author Topic: U.S.S. Excelsior NCC-2000-A (Read 23424 times)