Scifieric's 2019 USS Enterprise

[scifieric]

Have to shape my silver grill, but at least the grill is made.

[scifieric]

New grill.  I have an experiment going on for when I twist the grill into shape.  I haven't done it yet, maybe tonight.

[scifidude79]

The grill and other details are looking sweet.

[scifieric]

The grill and other details are looking sweet.

Thank you, my friend!

[scifieric]

I'm happy with the results of tonight's experiment with shrinkwraping the grills to an invisible stretched cylinder.

[Tralfaz]

This is absolutely brilliant Eric.

[scifieric]

This is absolutely brilliant Eric.

Wow!  Thank you, my friend!

[Freak]

loving that grill.
Very nice work mate!

[scifieric]

loving that grill.
Very nice work mate!

Thank you, Dean!

[scifieric]

Sometimes I want to break from my plan of modeling everything first and just go right into finishing some version of this model.

So, to tamp down that urge, I make the occasional render.  I've always wanted to make 2nd pilot model renders.

[scifidude79]

I love those shots, bro.

[scifieric]

I love those shots, bro.

Thank you, my friend!  I appreciate that!

[Freak]

Very Cool, loving those materials on the deflector.
Stunning just Stunning!

[scifieric]

Very Cool, loving those materials on the deflector.
Stunning just Stunning!

Thank you, Dean!

The materials are just temporary.  The second pilot Enterprise actually had a reddish hue of paint on the warp domes AND the deflector dish.  So, for accuracy's sake, I'll probably do that.  However, since I'm making multiple versions this time, perhaps I'll make an "idealized" version as well.

[scifieric]

Did a VERY small amount of work tonight.  Just feeling plain tired.

These are simple test renders to see if I'm on the right track.  I think (for the first time) I may have the warp engines near the right place.

One render is for the early production version of the ship.  I hadn't realized that they only made the opening titles AFTER they had the lights in for the production model.