OMG! Design the next USS ENTERPRISE (Offical Contest)

[Fuzzy Modem]

I've been silently watching this thread for a while, because I didn't have much to offer in the way of advice. I just have to say, however, FM, that I'm seriously impressed with your design skills. Good luck with the competition!

Thanks I'm still learning to model in Maya, having used Rhino much longer, but it's starting to click

 

[sloweye]

If it involves anything more than felt tips i'm lost, so hats off to you

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

If it involves anything more than felt tips i'm lost, so hats off to you

As you can see, my hand drawing ability is rather poor, and hasn't really evolved since after high school, when I effectively switched mediums to the computer.

I have tablet now though, so hopefully I can improve seamlessly.

 

[sloweye]

An 'i' user?

I restrict my artistic effots to slapping paint on canvas or pointing my camera.... oh and designing the odd stamp.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

An 'i' user?

I restrict my artistic effots to slapping paint on canvas or pointing my camera.... oh and designing the odd stamp.

Average Wacom.

I would kill for one of these:
Wacom Technology - Cintiq 21UX

 

[sloweye]

Thats pretty cool, don't think we get those over here.

I went to stay with a mate a few months ago and he has the ipad, i'd always been anti Apple untill he let me have a play with it. Really really good. Now my back is messed up i'm gonna have to sell my motorbike, i'm thinking of investing in one. He says its a good tool for musicians, so i'm going to investigate that claim

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

More helpful info:
Advanced Starship Design Guide Suricata's Artwork Blog

 

[sloweye]

Some good stuff there, nice of them to supplie the colour charts for the differant classes.

 

[sloweye]

[edit] How is it that the deflector dish doesn't deflect the particles that the bussard collector collects?

I only just spotted your edit.
I'm not sure, i'm guessing that when the ramscoop system is running (i've only ever seen them use the collectors at low impulse) the deflector is off.

* Deflector Dish and Science Consoles explained... - Page 2 - Star Trek Online Forums

Some stuff here about the dish uses.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Practicing targeted smoothing. This is just a dry run. You'll notice some deformed polys.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

I'm considering re-designing my nacelles to look more like those of this ship:

http://www.startrekonline.com/dyncontent/startrek/uploads/side_avenger.png

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These are handy blueprints:
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/galaxy-class-cruiser.php
http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/lcars/sovereign-class-starship-ncc-1701-e.php

 

[sloweye]

That could work, not sure how they would look on Enterprise pylons but you have nothing to loose by trying.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

I ended up just reworking the bussard collectors. These new ones are a bit vanilla.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Don't know how much I like these:

 

[sloweye]

From what i remember the red covers slide back, kind of like a crash helmet visor, when collecting (i think they were scooping some kind of nebula gas to blow back at someone) so i think that the 'caps' may get in the way of that operation (unless you have an idea on that front )

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Is it just me, or did it used to say "Coming December 9th" where it now says "Coming soon"?

Design the Next Enterprise | Star Trek Online Official Site

It still says "December 9th" on the bottom however.

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I shrunk the hump between the pylons and moved the shuttle bay down to the aft of engineering. It's the dark grey strip.

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Another design site worth looking at:
Journal of Applied Treknology - Future Starships & Design Studies

 

[sloweye]

Looks like an interesting site, i will have a good look at it later on.
Can't help but notice some of the ships are breaking those 'nacell rules' from the design guide though

 

[Fuzzy Modem]

Yay! Might site is back up! I can stop hosting files on Facebook!

So, after sleeping on it, I hate the most recent nacelles. Suggestions?

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Also, still "Coming Soon"
Design the Next Enterprise | Star Trek Online Official Site

 

[sloweye]

I really liked the way they looked here...

http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/1449330-post123.html

.... The bottom pic. they really fitted the look of the ship.