Freak's Star Trek 3D Builds.

[Freak]

Small update on my TOS Shuttle. Got the doors for the shuttle model out and installed.
Unlike the original model, I have put them on both sides of the shuttle. Reason for this is that you want more than one way to get out. The Reason the original did not have them on both side is that it was only filmed on one side, so to cut cost down they did not put one on the other side.

I have also built the pylons for the nacelles. I was playing around with the idea of winglets that came out of the pylons for atmospheric flight. But have not found anything that would work.


Next I plan to do the impulse engines.

[scifidude79]

Looking good, bro.

[Freak]

Thanks Chris.

[Lee]

Nice work so far Dean

[scifieric]

Very nice work, Dean!

[Freak]

Thanks Guys

[Freak]

Another small update.
The one thing that always bugged me about the TOS Shuttle was that there was no windows on the side of it. You can only see forward and what not at the side of the shuttle. So for my version I given the pilot and co-pilot a better field of view. You don't have that great a view of the side of the shuttle but it better than it was before.

I have also added a glow to the vents of the nacelle that are facing outwards.
I have also built the impulse engines on the rear of the shuttle.





I plan next to start adding all the little details. It also looking like I am going to have to build an interior. For the landing gear, I am not going to go with landing legs coming out the nacelles and the rear of the shuttle. I am think of having four legs that comes out the bottom of the shuttle as their is room for it.

[scifidude79]

Looks good, dude. I agree, no side view makes no sense.

[Freak]

Thanks Chris.

[scifieric]

Very nice work, Dean!  I like what you're doing!

[Freak]

Thanks Eric.

[Freak]

Spent most of this week working on the landing gear. I was not planning to have one and just use the nacelles as landing pads. But the shuttle was looking a little bare.
I modelled the landing gear after the one found on the back of the original shuttle and stuck four of them under it make sure that there was room for it to fit in. I did try rigging it so that all the parts could move and be used in animation. But after a few days of trying to figure it all out I gave up for now. (I haven't done rigging before so was learning as I went along. In the past I just moved the part while doing the animation but for a landing gear its is a little more complicated than that to do and rigging it would work better.)
Reason for this that I don't actually plan to do any animation with this model.

I then placed the decals with the ship name and reg on, this is all modelled. At present the shuttle only has material applied and no textures. I plan to do that all after finishing the modelling. I have also started to add details below the impulse engines, but there is still much to do.
Ignore the loop things at the bottom, it was an idea I had but have decided to drop it as it not working.

The rest of the shuttle is still looking a little bit bare and I am thinking of panelling it.

Anyway onto the Pictures.

First up is a look at the landing gear.


Next is the landing gear on the ship and the rear details.


A better look at the decals.


Under the shuttle with the landing gear closed.


Things I plan to add to the shuttle:
1. Escape hatch/ Airlock on top of the shuttle.
2. Shuttle Warp Core ejection hatch.
3. Navigation lights
4. interior
5. panelling?

[scifieric]

Interesting take on the old classic!

[scifidude79]

That looks really good. I like the landing gear a lot.

[Freak]

Thanks Guys