Author Topic: flarespire's WIP's - Valhalla Class Starship (Read 5431 times)

flarespire · « **Reply #40 on:** October 18, 2014, 08:45:12 AM »

Hmm, perhaps saucer separation may be something to look into on this design....

andyp · « **Reply #41 on:** October 18, 2014, 09:40:25 AM »

great start, I would recommend adding some extra polys to the nose of the saucer to smooth it out a bit, currently it looks pointier compared to the concept design that you posted.

flarespire · « **Reply #42 on:** October 18, 2014, 10:10:49 AM »

Hows this? Also I've added in the Defiant Style Torpedo Launchers on the saucer.

Tuskin38 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 18, 2014, 02:10:27 PM »

It looks like the Avenger from STO if it was regular Starfleet Design. I like.

flarespire · « **Reply #44 on:** October 18, 2014, 02:23:27 PM »

I did take a little inspiration from the Avenger, I'm glad you like it.

moed · « **Reply #45 on:** October 19, 2014, 10:20:28 PM »

Looking good so far!

Early to mid 25th century design?

flarespire · « **Reply #46 on:** October 19, 2014, 10:46:09 PM »

Somewhere around that time-frame, haven't really got the specifics down yet...

andyp · « **Reply #47 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:00:32 PM »

its better, but I would say on the edges you could still add more. one of the things I learned from studying Wiley's work is that game models look ten times better when the edges have more poly's. see image below for what I mean, the inner circle has 24 polys then each level from there 48, and 72. each layer has more poly's so look smoother.

flarespire · « **Reply #48 on:** October 31, 2014, 06:15:12 PM »

With Wiley's amazing help the ship now has its deflector and the start of its secondary hull. Now to be clear here, Wiley did the connecting piece of the saucer to the deflector and behind the deflector into the secondary hull, I built the deflector itself.

Here is how the side profile of the ship should look:

Should have some more Pics soon.

hobbs · « **Reply #49 on:** October 31, 2014, 07:36:55 PM »

looking good

Darkthunder · « **Reply #50 on:** November 01, 2014, 06:57:55 AM »

Looks like a sleaker/more streamlined version of the Sovereign. Looking good indeed

andyp · « **Reply #51 on:** November 03, 2014, 01:45:52 PM »

Looks Awesome!

Lord Tribble · « **Reply #52 on:** November 03, 2014, 03:59:30 PM »

That's looking rather nice, it's like an evolution of the Rhode Island

flarespire · « **Reply #53 on:** November 03, 2014, 09:33:24 PM »

Made a bit more progress today, flattened off most of the scoop in front of the deflector to make room for 2 forward torpedo launchers and a captains yacht (that I don't know if I'm going to actually make as an MVAM detachable ship yet) also as I'm adding those 2 forward torpedo launchers, the defiant style ones have become pulse phaser cannons instead of torpedo launchers.

flarespire · « **Reply #54 on:** November 04, 2014, 07:41:41 PM »

More Progress, Secondary Hull is complete, again a MASSIVE thank you to Wiley for helping me fix up the secondary hull, esepecially around the shuttle bay area, your sir are a god send!

flarespire · « **Reply #55 on:** February 07, 2015, 05:48:21 AM »

Been a while since I posted anything to this thread, College has had me really busy, but rest assured that the Valhalla is not dead.

Changes Made:
-Shortened the secondary hull back to its original length (it looks weird at some angles without this change)
-Added the basic Pylons (No nacelles yet though)
-Images:

I hope you all like this update, I aim to have the model finished pretty soon, as I have another use for it aside from BC planned.

Bones · « **Reply #56 on:** February 07, 2015, 12:51:15 PM »

I really like the shape of primary hull (dunno if it still qualifies for saucer, more like arrowhead

) keep it up mate ;)

flarespire · « **Reply #57 on:** February 07, 2015, 12:54:02 PM »

Thanks Bones! I still count it as a saucer mainly by section names, so I can plan what needs to go where, even though it does not conform to a shape that qualifies as a saucer.

Vortex · « **Reply #58 on:** February 07, 2015, 02:16:53 PM »

I've never been a fan of ships having the bridge module so far back on the saucer. I've always felt that they should be centered. Like what you have going, though.

Selecting your whole mesh and recalculating should get rid of that black squiggly line.

flarespire · « **Reply #59 on:** February 07, 2015, 02:21:33 PM »

yeah I think Ill do that at the end once everything is build and symmetry'd...

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