Sijun Forums :: View topic - Arm Phasers and FIRE.............. (WIP TREK)

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 9:57 pm

Ok Ok Ok, Yes I know its STAR TREK. But hey what the hell, its funn. Knock your self out. I'm still texturing it but its looking quite fine to me. The rear section texture is in the works and the under belly. Then Arm Phasers and Fire. later chumps

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Wyatt Turner · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 10:01 pm

I need a good name to put on it. So if you feel the need to help me. I'm thinking of something that means sharp or arrow like. Not sure but I would like to see what you can think of. Thanks and Bye Bye..

Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 10:18 pm

I saw a ship once that was named "Kestrel Dart", that stuck in my mind for some reason...

Cool image. Comments? Maybe less stars, less evenly distributed. The lightsource would seem to be the bright flare to the left, but the light shines on the ship mostly from the right, which seems a bit odd. The ambient may be too high also, it's hard to tell, in any case I think there's too much soft bland light hitting the ship from too many different directions. Look at this real image of a space station, note almost all stars are invisible, and the contrasts are huge between dark and light. Note also how important radiosity (bouncing light) becomes.

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 10:49 pm

I know I'm getting there dude. this was slaped together for the WIP. I still Have much to do...

Here is a screen cap from Rhino.

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2001 11:27 pm

how about USS SABER NCC 6161

Briareos · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2001 12:24 am

How come the lightsource isn't coming from where the lensflare is on the render? The model is very good, spend more time on textures tho, and as steve said, lighting. Lighting and texture can make the most crappy model look photoreal.

JammyB · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2001 6:02 am

Right well few comments for you:
I agree with the others, lighting is slightly odd. As for the model, me and ma friend reckon the engines are a bit small, my friend reckons you should cut em off and turn it into a shuttle whereas I'd say just increase size and maybe make them hang underneath the main hull of the ship. Also, some windows would look cool. For the background I would remove some of those stars and maybe put something interesting in like a nebula or comet.

William H. Daniels · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2001 12:09 pm

With utmost respect for Kubrick and Clarke:

"My God, it's full of stars!"

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2001 1:25 pm

you guys you guys, jeezzz. I'm not done... now you got me cryin.

Just kiddin.
Yeah I was messin around real quick, as you can see in the render.
But I'm still testing the textures.
So I still have plenty of work to do.
If I only had the time to do so.
But Yes the lighting is just there for testing of the Glossyness of the ship. As you can see in the rear of the ship you can see the pannel map coming through.

I don't think I'm going to change the Nacelles. It's just the look I'm going for.

Yeah that lense Flare was ploped on with Photoshop real quick without thought.

Well it seem you guys are looking.

.... Well those stars are really just a quick thing done in 3dsMAX. just to fill space.

But again thanks for the comments.

(I'm Still looking for some names from you guy.) what should this thing be called any good Ideas?

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Akolyte · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2001 8:05 pm

Is it in space, or a salt pit? The ship design is nice.

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2001 10:42 pm

Here is some more work on the Current STAR TREK ship design. But I went back to the modeling stage of things to see if I can work in some more detail. For now this is a test for the texture and lighting. Ok and I dimed down the stars for you freeks. And a little planetoid. But as usual I didn't save the settings and lighting and so the Locking up began. Back to the drawing board. :/

My new design has incorporated a roll bar type of structure with Photon banks up above the brigde. You will see this in the next post. After I do a little more.

Here is a new toy I'm messing with. But far from finished.. I'm still in the modeling stage of things. But the parts in the front are what I was striving for. Just a Idea that poped into my head and had to get out the concept

Probotech · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 7:59 am

Oooh! Space ships! ME likes!

For the start trek ship, looks cool, getting there man.

The big bulky ship, make the big deck guns have smaller cannons, and maybe make them more "cubic" rather than round, the round look tends to look rather old..(like the ships from the original star trek looks old compared to voyager..). Also on the big ship i would like to see some looong antennas sticking out of the nose, that would look cool!

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 8:18 am

Halogenic- thanks.. I'm getting there. But that sound like a good set of Ideas for the bulky ship. I think I might work some antena's in but the docking latch is on the front. The main rectangle bar is going to be a defector dish of sorts. I think I will make a combo of both round and rectangular gun turents.

NukleoN · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 8:21 am

Hey you're gonna need droids to fix these ships! They are not R2 units, but they are salvaged from a Galactic version of 'Junkyward Wars'. Note that this droid in particular is under construction...his engine will be in that frame you see..inspired somewhat from Agent 44's cool pic with the guy with an engine in his chest.

Wyatt Turner · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 10:27 am

Hey nifty. droid. Looks like there is some detail involved. Is that like a LCD display for a face. Cool.