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BC Forums => BC Modding => Topic started by: DJ Curtis on May 15, 2008, 12:58:04 AM
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I made this today. I didn't mean to, but I got the modeling bug and whipped it up. Took about 12 hours so far. It's nothing serious, but I think it looks okay.
C&C welcome.
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WOW that thing is cool lookin.
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That's..... :shock: so COOL!
but, i think the deflector looks odd/too small
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FFS!
"I didn't mean to produce this stunning design of unparalleled genius and beauty today- it was either this, or wash the car."
Dude, you are SO awesome!
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FFS!
"I didn't mean to produce this stunning design of unparalleled genius and beauty today- it was either this, or wash the car."
Dude, you are SO awesome!
QFT :D
But still, I feel the area around the deflector is a little too sleek for my tastes ;)
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It's nothing serious, but I think it looks okay.
You're joking, right?
...and I kinda agree about the deflector, should help to enlarge it by a max of 25% if ya ask me.
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yes the deflector definitely needs to be a bit bigger.
i'm not too fond of the saucer top either........just
looks a little too lopsided for my taste............
other than that looks awesome! i'd definitely
download it. :P
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That is one brilliant ship. :D Seriously, if CBS/Paramount ever decided to make another series...they should come see you about the ship design.
Oh yeah, what are those things on the top of the engines? Just curious...
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I like that Refit Version of Gabe Koener's reimaged Enterprise.
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That....is really nice.
I like everything....except the deflector. First thing I thought before I scrolled down and read the rest of the thread. It narrows at the front too much for my tastes, I see a few others have the same sentiment. I can't believe that you can just do that in a day, I wish I could model half as well as that, at triple the time.
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LOL you didn't mean too? You just sneezed it out?
I love it. It's brilliant. But I do agree about the deflector.
I get the feeling it's too round. Maybe curve it of with some hard edges?
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it looks ok?!
it looks far more than: ok
it looks beautuful.again^^
will this be a 25th century connie??
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This is freakin awesome!! I, too, agree about the deflector...but..alas...DJ, why not just take a stab at the actual Refit Connie..and see what happens? I think it would probably be the best connie ever.. and There is plenty of screen time for it and they never changed the model from ST1 to ST6 only the paint scheme slightly...
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As a connie lover this design is looking good i like how the design flows but... I must agree on the deflector being too sleek and small and may iask howd u come up with those phaser banks or are they micro arrays like i have on my mark 4 connie
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yeah, I've been humming and hawing over that deflector since I built it. I'll probably make some changes to it. I'm glad you guys like it. The mesh is 100% clean and unified, and really it could be textured right-away if the urge were there. If anyone's interested, just let me know, because it's not something I'll get to for a long time. As you know, I've got probably 4 or 5 other unfinished ships on the go too.
I tried to give the deceiving perception that the engines were angled down a bit to make the ship look fast. Though I'm not entirely happy with them. It's not really a 25th century thing, it's not really anything, just playing around with the original design. Maybe I'll play around with it a bit more today, however I'm also working on something else today, that you guys can keep your eyes open for.
lol, can anyone tell that I'm done university and an unemployed bum right now? (hooray, I have a degree! I is edumacated!) Well, not technically unemployed, I got hired to teach Social Studies and Language Arts at a Junior High School out near my hometown, but of course, the school year doesnt start until September. Ah, living off the wife, it`s the good life. :D
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I'll texture it. I have been building and texturing reimagined Enterprises lately, and I'll be glad to texture her.
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I'll texture it. I have been building and texturing reimagined Enterprises lately, and I'll be glad to texture her.
You've got the job Wiley. I'll send the mesh to you when it's done. Add me to your msn so we can get things worked out, my little msn button is right below my avatar.
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Superb work DJ a nice and tidy mesh you have there. I really like the small sized deflector I always thought it was a bit too vulnerable on the Connie Refit. Great work, I think it's lookin great!! :shock:
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Love the look of the ship. Sort of a re-imagined TMP Connie, whereas Gabe Koerner's is a re-imagined TOS Connie :D
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I'll texture it. I have been building and texturing reimagined Enterprises lately, and I'll be glad to texture her.
You've got the job Wiley. I'll send the mesh to you when it's done. Add me to your msn so we can get things worked out, my little msn button is right below my avatar.
Might I barge in and get the singlehandedly most boring job of mapping her?
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If Wiley wants a hand, I'd be honored.
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Those can't be torp tubes on the nacells lol. Overall its pretty neat though.
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they're nothing of consequence. I just like the way they look. er.. I mean.. they're inter-spacial subspace amplifiers. yeah... that's it.
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The deflector size is fine, it fits the new shape and style of the ship. I think it rocks.
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So, you mean to say that you whipped this up without really meaning to? Okay, DJ is officially the BCC "Scotty". That is just fantastic. I do agree with the majority about the deflector, but it still looks great.
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they're nothing of consequence. I just like the way they look. er.. I mean.. they're inter-spacial subspace amplifiers. yeah... that's it.
And here I was thinking they were auxiliary bussard ram-scoops to provide supplemental matter injection to the trans-warp sequence initiators.
I guess I missed that lecture at Starfleet's Advanced Engineering Post-graduate Course. But you know how it is... I was getting my Weasel wet with a hot Vulcan cadet on Risa.
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from this point on, they are Supplemental matter injectors for the trans-warp sequence initiators.
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So I was right? Damn, I'm good. :P
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That's a DAMN nice Connie. Personally, I like that deflector dish just the way it is. It could be a far-future Connie refit...
Oh hell, just smack me for even saying that.
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Yeah, this is well, ok I guess...... NOT
Very nice design!
I agree that the deflector needs to be increased in size... but just a bit, it looks pretty good right now but a little bigger will make it more balanced IMO
I actually think those thingys on top of the nacelles are supercharger ram scoops :D
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Wow, DJ, you really did the old girl justice, well done! :D Your models, Wiley's textures... I think we have a Bridge Commander Revolution on the horizon! cookie for you, and your amazing modeling work. And, a cookie for Wiley, for taking on the challenge. Best wishes, both of you. And again, good work.
...those tubes aren't flux capacitors? Damn....
-Aeries.
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if this is going to be a future ships may want to think about redoing the phasers into something more futuristic like micro arrays on the saucer and standard arrays on the pylons and sec hull
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it's not a future ship.
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it's not a future ship.
Hmmm, then perhaps what you think would be the refit version of Abram's 1701?
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TNG's -1701A?
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Or maybe it's just redesigned to look cool, or simply in a random impulse without any other real thought? :/ Anyone consider that?
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heh, aeries is about right.
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I would like to see these one of these days, Mustang.
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Heh, too bad I deleted zem all.
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My only frown goes to the deflector dish (or what's it called again). Making it larger adds some majestic flair to the ship. But woah, I love this vessel for real!
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Wiley--> Sorry I didn't send this mesh to you on Friday, I didn't have the time before leaving for the weekend, hopefully it will be ready today.
Moderator, would you also please clear the junk posts out of here. ;)
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Ok folks, enough spamming! I've removed all the junk as requested, lets keep it that way.
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DJ, if I had half your creative talent, I'd be god, so I've got no clue what to say you'd be... A Q?
Something about your design style, it's very... Can designs be contagious? Recently I've been getting into the TMP designs again, and that.. Well.. Just amazing. The nacelles are definately something I'd want to steal and keep for myself, and the jet-engine style secondary hull is great, it really works with the rest of the flow of the ship. I'll say this much, the illusion of speed is right there, as effective as just painting it red. :lol:
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Hey DJ, about that deflector, I've been wondering- have you considered adding a cowling, or part of a cowling over it?
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I looked at it again, and still think it fits the rest of the ship... very streamlined, very smooth. It gives the impression of "gliding" through space.
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Can designs be contagious?
have you compared the Mithra and Serenity to DJ's ships? :P
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Dj, again, I love this connie. It's great. Fantastic. The only thing I would change is the one controversial component so far: the deflector. The smoothness this deflector you have certainly adds a streamlined flair to your new connie, though I'm not sure it entirely fits the design. perhaps I, along with others, am simply used to seeing the connie with a more profound 'front end', so to speak. Nevertheless, this is wonderful work.
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we'll see. i don't quite know yet. like i said, the design was just to pass some time, so I'm pretty much open to anything with it. Wiley, since you'll be texturing it, do you have any suggestions?
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DJ surprises us again!
now, to have a correct up-to-date lineage, someone has to reshape the excelsior.
it would be Gabe's connie, this one, a new excelsior, the Dawnstar, your Galaxy, the Sovvy and the Century
live long and prosper, BC!
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now, to have a correct up-to-date lineage, someone has to reshape the excelsior.
Leave that up to me, you will. ;)
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now, to have a correct up-to-date lineage, someone has to reshape the excelsior.
Leave that up to me, you will. ;)
Now that i've gotta see,
Nice work DJ as usal!
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Wiley, I will have to send you this on the weekend. I'm out of town substitute teaching for the rest of the week and don't have my pc.
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That's fine. Have fun. :)
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DJ surprises us again!
now, to have a correct up-to-date lineage, someone has to reshape the excelsior.
it would be Gabe's connie, this one, a new excelsior, the Dawnstar, your Galaxy, the Sovvy and the Century
live long and prosper, BC!
then someone will just have to fix the NX.
this is definitely looking amazing DJ have a cookie
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Can designs be contagious?
have you compared the Mithra and Serenity to DJ's ships? :P
Infact, I have. I'm looking forward to racing the Mithra through Borg weapons fire! I've actually been meaning to plan my own smallish craft, and every time I see your banner I'm reminded...
DJ, how much more hassle would it be to appease both requests? By this I mean, of course, one with maybe a variant that has a larger deflector, and just make up some frell about.. I dunno. Some technobabble. And then haven the Alert/superiority version with the sleek, superior beauty of the streamlined variant? 8) Just trying to help.
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that would definitely make most people happy.
i still prefer a larger deflector tho', maybe make
the bottom of the deflector larger so the bottom
front doesn't curve up as much?
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difficult isnt really the word for it, but it sounds like to much of a hassle. including a second deflector would entail separate mapping and textures to fit. might as well be a whole different ship project.
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Not really. Just adjust the current deflector area, remap/texture that section, and save the new model. The map/texture part is where the real work would come in, though, and perhaps... yeah, maybe it would be a slight pain... Idk.
But since this project is really just a random little thing DJ put together, and is already going out to Wiley for textures, I suggest we all sit back, chill, and simply wait instead of hassling DJ with a zillion ideas. ;)
-Aeries.
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the mesh has been sent to adonis as is. he will map it and then send to wiley for textures. Wiley's gonna start a new thread when he's got some work to show, so I'm going to lock this thread down as it's served it's purpose.