Bridge Commander Central
Recreational Forums => Art Forum => Topic started by: Phoenix Bondi on May 03, 2013, 10:07:28 PM
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Ok guys please bare with me as this is somthing that i have always wanted to do, but have always worried about it due to my skills still being somewhat limited. Also knowing how people feel about the ICONIC Constitution class being played with...now i'm going to give my own swing at it, but TRY to keep it true to the original to a point....WELL more than the JJ'Prise anyway so again i BEG OF YOU, please just bare with me as i learn fall crash and burn as this is nothing but an experiment as i have NEVER done high poly work before!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421980_10200709394393027_1723656388_n.jpg)
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Its a nice start so far :)
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Weapon pods added
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/944276_10200712978042616_655921963_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/945521_10200712978082617_383536727_n.jpg)
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:eek
my god i have wanted to do that for so long... modelled in hull lines on a fed ship :dance ( i tried and failed long ago)
and im loving the ball phasers (please make it have normal phasers not the jj super gatling omfgwearefiringabillionboltsofphasers
i want this to be done and then you can do the 1701 A.... but i warn ye do it good :evil:
:D
awesome!!!
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Those JJ phasers are actually very similar to those fired by the TMP Connie in Wrath of Khan.
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but in wrath of khan there were 2 (two!) beams not 102 (a hundred and two!!!) lol im messing dude
i agree similarity exists just jj went way over the top lol
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What I'm saying is that even in this shot, it's pulsed. They aren't two solid beams.
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/twokhd/twokhd0524.jpg
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But they aren't pathetic looking points of light either, they have more of a beam to them than a break.
As for your ship, looking nice. How big is it? Those phaser banks look a little undersized.
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scaled to the tos connie, and believe it or not the bull turrets are right size different posistion :D
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Fair enough, then.
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below are some pictures of the weapons that are going to come out of each of my weapon bulls on my connie, the middle is pure beam *classic style* and the 4 around it are for cannon effect *JJ style* - the ball at present is only a place holder, so bare with me,
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316031_10200721760662176_1688302347_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/946697_10200721761262191_111356013_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/945957_10200721761302192_2078114404_n.jpg)
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Almost looks like the Discovery from 2001.
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I once worked with a 210k-poly Sovereign.... you could clearly see the lifeboats serial number from a few dozen meters apart :P
even the registry number was carved into the saucer armor XD
be careful tho.... as you cut the geometry to make carvings and extrusions, you're gonna cut transversal edges and get a lot of misplaced vertices, which in the end will get you smoothing errors and duplicated edges.
I strongly suggest you break the design down, and figure out what you can build as a whole (like those phasers, for instance) before adding it to the hull, or the hull *to* it.
carving the windows, for example, will make the hull split into multiple misaligned edges and vertices.... and what was once a perfectly smooth hull with the right amount of vertices, ends up being a spiderweb of bent edges and smoothing errors :P
here you have the ability to play with the geometry space as you'd like.... so, take advantage of it... shape first those sections that would otherwise mess with your finished mesh, and spread the error margin all over the ship.
the bigger the spread, the lower the general error.
....ultimately, you just scale the thing to shape and get rid of any errors.
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Almost looks like the Discovery from 2001.
never seen it :facepalm:
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more update
Overall Blueprint
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431840_10200738059229630_1429801537_n.jpg)
Airlock
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/946701_10200738060389659_646838587_n.jpg)
front of bridge
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197809_10200738057789594_985872888_n.jpg)
Impulse Engines *still in design stage
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/486683_10200738059549638_341998491_n.jpg)
Saucer Sideview
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/935782_10200738059829645_1698947892_n.jpg)
Aft view showing engines
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/485462_10200738062829720_1153928594_n.jpg)
Bridge and deck 2/3 aft view
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/600753_10200738063509737_1337942430_n.jpg)
Bridge and deck 2/3 fwd view
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/247703_10200738063629740_1299987234_n.jpg)
More working to be done later
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amazing work! :yay:
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All those added parts feel a bit fat and chunky. Like this ( instead of this /. Otherwise, it's pretty good.
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I like how the bridge stands there with, like, a bullseye at the top..... "hey! over here! blast me to death!" :hithead: :banghead:
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I like how the bridge stands there with, like, a bullseye at the top..... "hey! over here! blast me to death!" :hithead: :banghead:
well i wanna get back to work on this, what is it you don't like about the bridge?
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Just the fact that every ship has the bridge at the top....which is an obvious target for enemy ships....Eh, I can see his stance, but I like it anyways
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It wouldn't be a "bridge" if it were anywhere else. :p
It's looking good, Phoenix. Original, yet familiar.
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my griffin class has no exposed bridge, its bridge is on deck 3 :D
your ship is looking awesome ( i know you've not done more to it yet but it is)
phoenix: maybe you could do a version that is how you imagine it could have been... a PB-prise :D
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my griffin class has no exposed bridge, its bridge is on deck 3 :D
your ship is looking awesome ( i know you've not done more to it yet but it is)
phoenix: maybe you could do a version that is how you imagine it could have been... a PB-prise :D
this is the PB-Prise if u wanna call it that! lol
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your ship is looking awesome ( i know you've not done more to it yet but it is)
If that was aimed at me, then thankyou. ;p
I really need to get back to it. I keep saying that, but then playing ST:O. I love their Avenger. xD
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If that was aimed at me, then thankyou. ;p
I really need to get back to it. I keep saying that, but then playing ST:O. I love their Avenger. xD
i think he was talking to me, u've not mentioned ur ship on here so don't quite see why he would be talking to you lol
I agree Avenger, is AMAZING, im using the fleet one with an AMAZING AUX2BAT Build :D YAY
http://gateway.startrekonline.com/#char(Phoenix@Phoenix-Bondi)/ship-equipment (http://gateway.startrekonline.com/#char(Phoenix@Phoenix-Bondi)/ship-equipment)
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Because of the way Hobbs directed the last sentence at you speciffically, that's what threw me. I need a holiday. xD
You're link doesn't go to your build. xD
(I believe you were telling me about it in game yesterday. Plasma beams, correct? I need to get my Engineer sorted as well. Full respec and setup.)
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Because of the way Hobbs directed the last sentence at you speciffically, that's what threw me. I need a holiday. xD
You're link doesn't go to your build. xD
(I believe you were telling me about it in game yesterday. Plasma beams, correct? I need to get my Engineer sorted as well. Full respec and setup.)
yer tom, i can always make a complete link for you, funny how we're in the same fleet :D
>.<
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I've been there since 2005/6. :p Bridge Commander with the fleet was great back in the day. I hope Excalibur really sets in, especially if it has a multiplayer mode.
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I've been doing a high poly of my vor'cha, here she is at present, whats your opinion??
(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10454279_649831928434403_7469802013815099229_o.jpg)
(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10286904_649831911767738_498140510409378726_o.jpg)
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This is so epic I cant even form an opinion. :p Beautiful!
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I agree!!!
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Thanks guys, i know it's not perfect, but frack best work i've ever done!
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awesome work phoenix, i dont know how you do it!... is it too high poly for bc?
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This is built ontop of his BC version.
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This is built ontop of his BC version.
Correct
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Agreed, very nice work!