Author Topic: TNG Era Frigate (Read 11805 times)

Psyco Diver · « **Reply #100 on:** July 14, 2010, 07:02:52 PM »

How about the Belle Poule, that was a fairly famous french frigate name that went with 3 ships that did some neat things?

Or one of the original first american frigates the Chesapeake? There were 6 and could list the first 6 of the class.....

Nebula · « **Reply #101 on:** July 14, 2010, 07:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Billz on July 14, 2010, 06:54:33 PM

Pulsar Class.

I'm liking it, even though it looks like a smaller proportioned Galaxy-class.

Maybe it's the economy model? XD

more names:

USS Kepler

Class:

Vela Class
Orion Class
Gemini Class

deadthunder2_0 · « **Reply #102 on:** July 14, 2010, 08:43:47 PM »

To go with the Galaxy theme-
Quasar
Dwarf (would go nicely seeing that dwarf stars are small, and the ship is small)
Sagittarius

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #103 on:** July 14, 2010, 09:26:35 PM »

ok guys perhaps we should let off on the name suggestions... DJ now has at least 1 1/2 pages of thread to consider lol

JamesTiberiusKirk · « **Reply #104 on:** July 15, 2010, 11:27:57 AM »

Well, I know he will decide the name himself. As its somewhat like the Galaxy class, I would use some astronomical phenomena as a name aswell.

Sounds logical right? ;)

Textures are superb.

TheConstable6 · « **Reply #105 on:** July 18, 2010, 11:28:00 AM »

I really like the ship, it's the New Orleans done right

Just one more suggestion ;)

How about the Forward unto Dawn-class USS In Amber Clad?

Bren · « **Reply #106 on:** July 19, 2010, 08:58:44 AM »

I'm loving it, though I have to say that the undersaucer phaser array isn't sitting right with me.

As a friendly-but-annoying suggestion prhaps evoke the ambassador with a broken array around the flat rim of the saucer? I'm not sure how it would work in terms of symmetry with the top saucer's full array...

Also, the torp launcher is very small for such a small ship. Perhaps it should be scaled up to relate to the Galaxy Class better?

Attached suggestion pic...

deadthunder2_0 · « **Reply #107 on:** July 20, 2010, 12:01:52 AM »

patrickarace, no Halo, if we get halo namwes, they should be on halo ships

TheConstable6 · « **Reply #108 on:** July 20, 2010, 12:12:57 AM »

Quote from: deadthunder2_0 on July 20, 2010, 12:01:52 AM

patrickarace, no Halo, if we get halo namwes, they should be on halo ships

Just joking......

If I could give cookies I'd give one to you for being the frst to notice

deadthunder2_0 · « **Reply #109 on:** July 20, 2010, 12:19:40 AM »

make 4 more post then you can give cookies

Vortex · « **Reply #110 on:** July 20, 2010, 07:54:42 AM »

@Bren: Broken phaser strips seems more Lost Era than TNG Era, at least it does to me. :p

086gf · « **Reply #111 on:** July 20, 2010, 02:25:56 PM »

Yeah, I agree it just doesn't fit the ship/time.

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #112 on:** July 20, 2010, 02:39:44 PM »

I'm sure it would look fine, though I think those arrays would look way too far out. That being said, no model changes are going to happen since I'm well into texturing.

By the way, I'm back from camping so I'll be picking this up again this week.

Aramus · « **Reply #113 on:** July 20, 2010, 02:57:16 PM »

DJ Curtis.
Thats so nice, it does fill the gap between the amby and the gal.

yanlou · « **Reply #114 on:** July 20, 2010, 04:16:10 PM »

gotta say i love that ship, cant wait to use it
(havent posted anything in two years my bcc account was deleted awhile bk so got a new one)

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #115 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:01:50 PM »

Did some reconstruction to the secondary hull and interhull. The mesh was making a mess out of the mapping so I needed to straighten out the lines.

JamesTiberiusKirk · « **Reply #116 on:** July 20, 2010, 06:43:16 PM »

great. maybe a venture styled refit?

Darkthunder · « **Reply #117 on:** July 20, 2010, 07:31:01 PM »

Quote from: DJ Curtis on July 20, 2010, 02:39:44 PM

That being said, no model changes are going to happen since I'm well into texturing.

Quote from: DJ Curtis on July 20, 2010, 06:01:50 PM

Did some reconstruction to the secondary hull and interhull. The mesh was making a mess out of the mapping so I needed to straighten out the lines.

Not that I have anything against your decision to have a solid phaser strip on the ventral side of the saucer. Just saying, that since your into remodelling it anyways, perhaps JTKs "venture styled refit" might not be a bad idea

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #118 on:** July 20, 2010, 07:47:22 PM »

Just doing that part. ;)

DJ Curtis · « **Reply #119 on:** July 21, 2010, 11:58:36 AM »

Mapped and textured most of the area I rebuilt. Flows a lot better now than it did before. The top of the engineering hull swoops down a little steeper than it did before, but I think it adds a bit more character, a little more distinct from the Galaxy class.

I also textured on the forward launcher area. Modeling it in was giving off some pretty ugly smoothing areas that I couldn't seem to resolve, and the texture looks convincing enough.

I also did more work to the spine and belly of the engineering hull.

I've included a forward ortho so you can sort of see the swoop of the engineering hull along the top.

Now to start adding details to that big ventral saucer.

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