Author Topic: Macet Hybrid (Read 6538 times)

Locke · « **Reply #20 on:** May 26, 2011, 07:54:12 PM »

Main mesh ready for detailing! Just need to go get some greebles, now . . . ;)

Locke · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2011, 01:33:06 AM »

Okay, one more update for this evening.

Greebled my way to 10k polys, and still need a little bit of detailing to finish the mesh on this one. Weapons, warp grilles, and impulse are on the way!

EDIT: And a comparison shot with the Defiant!

Nihilus · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2011, 03:12:17 AM »

She's really starting to look like the Cardassian's answer to the Defiant alright. Looks good

Do you know what you plan to borrow from Dominion designs yet? Right now she looks pure Cardassian so I was wondering what you planned to borrow from the Dominion since she is a hybrid.

Locke · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2011, 03:58:42 AM »

Look at the overall shape and think "bug".

However, that's not all. The coloring will be two-toned, just like a Cardassian ship, but it will be Breen-colored (I think). The glows of the engines will be those of the Dominion. The idea is to take the best of all those races and combine them. The sturdiness of Cardassian design (ref: Terok Nor), the armor of the Breen (ref: What You Leave Behind) and the maneuverability and general space-worthiness of the Dominion ship (ref: the Dominion's destruction of the Odyssey).

Nihilus · « **Reply #24 on:** May 27, 2011, 06:17:46 AM »

Ah yes I always forget about the Breen. I don't know why, they were pretty memorable. It should really look interesting with a Breen color scheme. Will she still have a Cardassian or Obsidian Order making on the hull?

ARSE · « **Reply #25 on:** May 27, 2011, 07:30:04 AM »

Which end is the front because i think the double fin setup looks more like a tail section rather than a head section. But it definately looks good, I also think she has a hint of ferengi touch to the overall design, i know it isnt meant as that though. However if u wanted to make a new ferengi design I think removing the tail fins and beefing up the size it would make a damn fine ferengi vessel as well

Locke · « **Reply #26 on:** May 27, 2011, 08:56:40 AM »

In the last pic above, both the Defiant and the Macet are flying in the same direction.

A few more shots of some greeble-y goodness! In the first shot, you see the prow with the weapons banks and deflector array. Second shot shows off the triple impulse engines and rear torpedo tubes. In the third, the recessed area you see is one of the warp grilles. There are also a set of pulse weapon emplacements at the very tips of the "wings", and the glowing bits are phaser banks.

WileyCoyote · « **Reply #27 on:** May 27, 2011, 09:01:31 AM »

I see that you used the "greeblie" plugin. What's the polycount on this ship?

Locke · « **Reply #28 on:** May 27, 2011, 09:32:37 AM »

Just over 12k with everything included. It's fairly low for the detail quality, since it's made entirely from dozens of boxes set at angles to each other. Without weapons, engines or greebles it only amounts to 2670.

metalnick · « **Reply #29 on:** May 27, 2011, 11:06:33 AM »

Very Nice man. I especially like the greeblies....

086gf · « **Reply #30 on:** May 27, 2011, 01:20:02 PM »

Yep, this looks pretty cool.

Locke · « **Reply #31 on:** May 27, 2011, 01:27:23 PM »

Okay, beginning texture experimentation. This is far from the finished texture. Right now I'm working out how to accomplish my goal. For the moment, I think I may only need one 2048 texture, since the green color is a set of four square's near the top, each with a different blend. The brown is another square near the top that is used just for the greebles. How does this appear to you guys? Of course, the coloring will change a bit, but I'm wondering if it seems random enough . . .

tiqhud · « **Reply #32 on:** May 27, 2011, 02:26:43 PM »

like coloring and pattern

Locke · « **Reply #33 on:** May 27, 2011, 08:14:53 PM »

It amazes me how often a simple coat of paint can bring your work to life! Obviously, still just rough draft. Getting things mapped out. When the basics of the ship are in, I'll get to serious calibration of the colors and whatnot.

Nihilus · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2011, 12:48:06 AM »

NEAT

Locke · « **Reply #35 on:** May 29, 2011, 04:57:10 AM »

Still working on the texturing, and I was wondering about the warp grilles. I gave it some Dominion influences, but I'm concerned about how it looks. The color is up for debate, but I'm more concerned about the direction of the grille itself.

King Class Scout · « **Reply #36 on:** May 29, 2011, 07:23:43 AM »

i thought you said the Y shape was the FRONT end?

it's hard to tell the design signatures even for the Cardies themselves. it looks like for DS9 that they were putting most of the modeling effort into the Greebles like you did. wish I'd have seen more of the actuall shows. every time I try and watch sci fi, i either get told to change the channel and get off that *@$!, or it was on so late at night (the syndicated version of DS9 in my area ran after the late night news on fox) that i was too tired to stay up.

KrrKs · « **Reply #37 on:** May 29, 2011, 07:57:43 AM »

I would go with the second version. The first one looks more like Brake - grills to me.

Locke · « **Reply #38 on:** May 29, 2011, 12:03:50 PM »

@KCS: front view

Thanks, Krrks. Not sure if they'll remain that color. Probably end up going with an off-white, since that's what the Jem'Hadar used.

serverandenforcer · « **Reply #39 on:** May 29, 2011, 01:34:01 PM »

I would say 2nd version as well, but make the grills more defined. Yeah, that color doesn't go well. Perhaps something a little deeper and darker... try something in the spectrum of purple/pink

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Author Topic: Macet Hybrid (Read 6538 times)