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Title: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on July 29, 2009, 04:58:22 PM
Getting annoyed, stuck, bored and being driven mad with finishing off the Sun Tsu class MSD for DJ, i decided to give myself a break and cook up something different so may i present my lates pet project:

The Conjectural MSD of the all new Enterprise!

Also attatched is a picture of how i worked out the deck size, and if i'm right in that, then this girl weighs in at an impressive 33 decks!

I've already begun to hollow out areas for the bigger components like the hanger and the deflector

so with out further adue, enjoy
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: DJ Curtis on July 29, 2009, 07:04:17 PM
cool man.  i like the color scheme.
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on July 29, 2009, 07:10:58 PM
it's actually alot darker in illustrator, cause it uses a lot of trasparencies, i havnt set the flattening settings right yet so when i convert to jpeg it uses the swatch colour as is
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Bones on July 29, 2009, 07:48:14 PM
Looks outstanding as all of your MSDs, there's one idea I have... remeber that scene of that huge engineering room with water pump etc. it was at least three decks in height and I bet it was in the centre of the secondary hull ;)
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Aeries on July 29, 2009, 07:51:22 PM
Very nice MSD dude. :]
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Nebula on July 29, 2009, 08:01:39 PM
Looks outstanding as all of your MSDs, there's one idea I have... remeber that scene of that huge engineering room with water pump etc. it was at least three decks in height and I bet it was in the centre of the secondary hull ;)

I think it was closer to the top near the neck... *where the cores launched*
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on July 29, 2009, 08:57:48 PM
Last update for the night, plus early idea for a red alert version
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: CyAn1d3 on July 29, 2009, 09:35:23 PM
daym.... looks nice... now we just need the bridge to go along with it :)
if i ever decide to try bridge modeling, i know who im gonna ask to do the lcars
have a cookie!
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Bones on July 30, 2009, 08:35:30 AM
Lookin' awesome, I like red alert version, how about reimagining Red Alert logo and putting it into background ;)
Also I wonder if this Connie had similiar Intermix chamber and conduit connected to impulse drive and nacelles through pylons.
have a Cookie ;)
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: tiqhud on July 31, 2009, 09:02:15 AM
lookin quite welll :D
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on August 01, 2009, 12:45:26 PM
Update: after pouring over reference material, i found my colour scheme, aswell as background pattersn were all wrong so heres bassically a restart
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: CyAn1d3 on August 01, 2009, 01:27:08 PM
is the nacelle supposed to be that ridiculously big?
it like dwarfs the saucer
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on August 01, 2009, 02:09:48 PM
yep it is
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Phaser on August 01, 2009, 11:56:10 PM
is the nacelle supposed to be that ridiculously big?
it like dwarfs the saucer
I know.  Fugly, right?
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darkthunder on August 02, 2009, 12:06:30 AM
I disagree. Warp Engines are supposedly among the most powerful subsystem on the ships. The miniature nacelles (Nova, Intrepid etc) all look really tiny and not at all powerful. My favorite nacelles being the Ambassador and Galaxy Class nacelles. Overall, the design of the JJEnterprise isn't too bad. Different yes, but it's got it's own style. However, I am still no fan of the bridge :P
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: CyAn1d3 on August 02, 2009, 01:08:01 AM
to me its like sticking a vulcan cannon on an rc car... wait.... weve done that already
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Johnnymuffintop on August 02, 2009, 01:35:02 AM
I disagree. Warp Engines are supposedly among the most powerful subsystem on the ships. The miniature nacelles (Nova, Intrepid etc) all look really tiny and not at all powerful. My favorite nacelles being the Ambassador and Galaxy Class nacelles. Overall, the design of the JJEnterprise isn't too bad. Different yes, but it's got it's own style. However, I am still no fan of the bridge :P

My sentiments exactly. Although, my favorite nacelles are the Sovereign's... and the NX ones, sure they're small, but the design is nifty.
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on August 05, 2009, 04:19:49 PM
Updates are sparse, but my accuracy to the source is getting better :D
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Kirk on August 05, 2009, 04:47:29 PM
Oh that is nice!
+krama
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Shadowknight1 on August 07, 2009, 08:51:30 PM
is the nacelle supposed to be that ridiculously big?
it like dwarfs the saucer

So did the TOS, TMP, Ent-B, and Ent-E nacelles, they all were larger than the saucer section.  So what?  And technically, the nacelles are the same size proportionally, it's the add-ons at the front that mislead.

Nice MSD, though I wish the pics were a little bigger.
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Phaser on August 08, 2009, 05:08:11 PM
is the nacelle supposed to be that ridiculously big?
it like dwarfs the saucer

So did the TOS, TMP, Ent-B, and Ent-E nacelles, they all were larger than the saucer section.  So what?  And technically, the nacelles are the same size proportionally, it's the add-ons at the front that mislead.
You're right.  It's the positioning of the nacelles and the design of the pylons that I really hate.
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on August 09, 2009, 05:53:30 AM
lets not turn this into a I like / I hate the new enterprise debate
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: limey BSc. on August 09, 2009, 06:43:56 AM
Looking at the innards of the nacelle, there seems to be very little room between the innards and the hull, which would leave them very exposed and under-protected at parts.
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: MarkyD on September 06, 2009, 09:28:30 AM
Very nice, those latter two are really top notch. +cookie
Title: Re: Darrans MSD Thread: And Now For Something Completely Different
Post by: Darran on September 23, 2009, 07:37:34 AM
Small update.. i know im slow but i tend to run out of ideas :p