WIP of TheUnknown - The Akula (mk II)

[WileyCoyote]

Looks fine. Maybe I should start building non-federation ships.

[eclipse74569]

Looks fine. Maybe I should start building non-federation ships.

Maybe you should 

TU:  AWESOMENESS!!!  I canNOT wait to see this fleshed out

[CptBenSisko]

Cookie!!! keep it up man!!!

[ChiefBrex]

Lookin great there Unknown! Have a box of cookies.

[X_TheUnknown_X]

I have some more updates! I'm finally making some (slow) progress with the warbird - still just blocking in most of the shapes, but it's really starting to take form now. As soon as everything's connected to everything else, I can start to add in the finer details.
Had a small shock this week when my comupter wouldn't turn on - thought I'd lost everything. Thankfully, an inspection of the internal wiring solved the problem, somehow.

Here's the usual picture update:

[Nihilus]

She's looking fantastic so far! Although it won't be for sometime I am still officially volunteering for Beta Testing

[X_TheUnknown_X]

No updates for a while because I decided that I didn't like the way I'd modelled the warbird's wings, so I started them from scratch... several times. I think I've finally reached a point where I like them, and where they'll attach to the other parts nicely. As soon as I've got them sorted, I can begin the complicated stage of propely attactching the head and tail sections to the wings.
No noticeable difference with the wings, to look at, but they're so much easier to work with. I'll post a pic anyway.

[Morgan]

Looks wonderful!

[Lionus]

Looks fine. Maybe I should start building non-federation ships.

If you do, please, start from the Ferengi.. I bet it's the only race to use stock BC model..

[serverandenforcer]

Nope...

http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/file/Marauder_Replacement;11896

[King Class Scout]

yes, but is it a 'god ship' class like the Grand Marauder and Marauder VF?  in KM, they should be still pushing high end destruction.

[Morgan]

yes, but is it a 'god ship' class like the Grand Marauder and Marauder VF?  in KM, they should be still pushing high end destruction.

It's not a god ship, but even if it was it's nothing that a hardpoint mod wouldn't fix.  Anyways I'm gonna stop there because I don't want to hijack X's thread...

[Saquist]

I'm back, after a short leave of absence. I've been able to get a little more work done with the head section, but still not quite ready to connect it to the wings. Building this thing is close to torture , everything flows into everything else as one organic shape, I can respect anyone who has attempted to build this model in the past...
In fact, I'm using the stock model to see how to build some of the sections in mine. It's quite useful.I've never played A Final Unity myself, but it looks as though the Garidian Warbird is just the D'Deridex with a lick of red paint. I won't do a seperate ship for the eventual public release - but I may be able to do a simple retexture for you, when the time comes of course.

It may have been addressed but the beak is too sharp.
I remember from the times I've drawn it that it's a rather curved front to the back and a sort of a double angle on the back.

[leemason]

Nice cannot wait to see it textured

[X_TheUnknown_X]

It may have been addressed but the beak is too sharp.
I remember from the times I've drawn it that it's a rather curved front to the back and a sort of a double angle on the back.

If by the beak, you mean the lower part of the 'head' section, then it is correct to my references. However, it depends upon which referances you use - as there were 2 studio models (and 1 CGI model) of the Warbird produced. The second model is slightly different than the 1st (^eg.the front section has a definite 'crease' down the centre); and becuase the 2nd studio model was far more detailed, that is the one which I'm going to replicate.
Below, I'll post a picture of the 2nd studio model (the 1st is in my sig), to illustrate the differences.

[086gf]

So, you're going with the dark faded green color scheme then?

[tiqhud]

TBH, either is VERY good, what size you doing the textures, [did I ask] [so many ships]

[Saquist]

If by the beak, you mean the lower part of the 'head' section, then it is correct to my references. However, it depends upon which referances you use - as there were 2 studio models (and 1 CGI model) of the Warbird produced. The second model is slightly different than the 1st (^eg.the front section has a definite 'crease' down the centre); and becuase the 2nd studio model was far more detailed, that is the one which I'm going to replicate.
Below, I'll post a picture of the 2nd model (the 1st is in my sig), to illustrate the differences.

I drew this Warbird along time ago and notice the curvature of the beak and the slight angling of the back. 
I'm not sure which model it is though but when I look at yours from the top in that view above the beak looks almost straight.

[X_TheUnknown_X]

I think I know which part you mean, now  . If it's the very bottom part of the head section, then there is a slight curve back on both studio models (more pronounced on the 1st). I have some schematic-type references from Ex Astris Scientia which don't seem to show that detail up very well. I'll have a go at making a correction and see how it looks. Attatched is a comparison of my model's head section with a pic JB linked me to.

TBH, either is VERY good, what size you doing the textures, [did I ask] [so many ships]

Just to be clear, the pic in my previous post is a photograph of the studio model I'm using as reference - and not my 3D model; that is far from being completed, so I have not considered textures yet.  ;)

[X_TheUnknown_X]

Time for an update! I'm pretty much finished with the warbird's shape now, I can start to move on to detailing her. A bit of cleaning up still left to do on the model, though.