New TOS Romulan Bird of Prey

[King Class Scout]

*smirk* i'm too busy shooting to worry about scale 

[086gf]

Im curious does anyone know what the deal with the three circles are? They've always puzzled me. They obviously have a real in universe purpose. Landing struts mayhaps? We do see one on a landing pad in the Narada afterall.

@Chief Brex
The green version could use some color variation like painting the aft section of the engines a darker green. I think it would look better that way but ofcourse thats up to you.

[ChiefBrex]

Again, thanks for all the positive comments again.

@Immo: I haven't done much with the Green BoP save the basic hull concept and the bussards (made by Mark, an Admin of BCC). I haven't done anything else with them yet.

But disruptors and impulse engines will all be greenish, to be consistent with the Rommies. Haven't decided on the Grey/Blue version yet.

[ACES_HIGH]

well, this is certainly an awesome return you've made Chief

[King Class Scout]

about the "circles" on the underside of the BOP: they're actually landing pads  I found this out when I was browsing a trek blueprint database.
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/index.html

[Lionus]

Landind struts/gear you mean..?  :angel

[Captain_Licard]

Very Cool, I don't really like TOS ships but this is pretty cool. You should make a version that has tos federation markings and textures like the Federation Romulan Warbird over on Legacy Files.

[ChiefBrex]

about the "circles" on the underside of the BOP: they're actually landing pads  I found this out when I was browsing a trek blueprint database.
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/index.html

That's actually the blueprint I based my design off of XD. It's the best Romulan BoP blueprint available on the net. And yea, the circles are Landing gear. The forward two usually have a box extension on them, where the stairs/elevators are that allow the crew to disembark when the ship is landed.

And the poly count is just over 4K. Like around 4,200, or thereabouts. I would've done more details, but I had problems getting Max to behave with them, so I dropped the added details.

[King Class Scout]

I noticed, while going over the blueprints again, that a rom BoP is shuttle capable.

[ChiefBrex]

Sure is. It's got two shuttlebays on the dorsal aft of the ship, right above the impulse engines ironically. The original blueprints call for the shuttle doors to be flush with the hull, but I took a little artistic licensing, and modified them a little. Means the bays are a little smaller, but they're still big enough to house a shuttle.

[tiqhud]

Sure is. It's got two shuttlebays on the dorsal aft of the ship, right above the impulse engines ironically. The original blueprints call for the shuttle doors to be flush with the hull, but I took a little artistic licensing, and modified them a little. Means the bays are a little smaller, but they're still big enough to house a shuttle.

what type shuttle, have you designed one from the era?

[King Class Scout]

the info on the blueprints says it's a 3 man jobbie, and were used more before they "borrowed" transporter technology off the Klingons.  mabey we can find something floating around to help Brex out.

[moed]

Excellent, very clean.

Cookie.

[Phaser]

Dude, that looks NICE!  Cookie for you!

Oh, and hi, everyone.

[ChiefBrex]

Updated renders:







Impulse engines aren't finished yet. They need some details. Learning to burn and age the textures, so they don't look too clean. Any suggestions would help. Phaser's given me some suggestions, but the more help, the better.

Also, how do you guys like the Nemesis Emblem? Or would you prefer the TNG one, or even...*gulp* the TOS version?

[Nebula]

sweet job

hmm not to sure about the Nem Emblem.. almost didn't catch it with the light....

[Shadowknight1]

I like the ship.  Lose the emblem completely though.

[Billz]

I like the ship.  Lose the emblem completely though.

^This.

Otherwise, she looks grand. 

[MarkyD]

I like the idea of having an emblem in the way you have placed it onto the ship, faded in and burnt it looks good, but from the comments above maybe you should use an image more fitting for the era, that's if there is one.   

[King Class Scout]

I have a copy of the TOS rom badge.  however, everything states that the bird on the BoP IS the trademark.  since everything was redone on TOS, probably none of the original FX footage survives except on very ancient videotape copies of the series.  I'd say leave it off alltogether.  the Romulans don't seem to use their Imperial Device on their ships anyway.