Freak's Trek Build's

[scifieric]

Hm.  I agree.  If you are unhappy with them, they are your setup, do what you like!

I would recommend grabbing a couple of frame still shots from whichever movie you like and simply imitate that ... WITHOUT regard to where the lights come from.  Remember, in TMP they set up a few point sources on the model and then went wild with little mirrors and such to light it how they wanted!

[Freak]

Yeah, I have decided to lose the lights and just keep the ones on the saucer.
I have also changed them from lamps, to emission objects contained in a box so light so not spill into areas I don't want. Which seem to look good with Render Preview.


I have now set up a beauty shot Kicked that off. I am hoping that will look good and not to many firefly's. (The Preview had a few but I have the sample setting set to 50, while the render is set to 1000)

[scifidude79]

It makes sense to lose the lights that were causing issues. Those neck lights seem to have been dropped for the Enterprise-A anyway. You can seen where the light inside of the model was hitting the neck, but the spot was dropped. As I'm sure everyone knows, the lights were done as they were in the first film as a way of illuminating the ship in very dark scenes. However, as Star Trek progressed through the years, the frequency of scenes that dark were few and far between, and most later ships weren't done with that many lights. Most had very few lights, just on the saucer registry.

[Freak]

So before the Covid lockdown started I had started work on this but did not get very far.
When the lockdown took affect here in the UK, I had left the USB stick I had it saved on in the office at work. (should have really backed this thing up instead of having it on a USB stick.)
As I was unable to get into the office, I was unable to continue the work until now.
This week I was asked to head in and help out which mean I got hold of the USB stick.

While I have not done anymore work on her yet, I did not post any pictures of where she was just before the lockdown.
So here are some picture of the Type 7 shuttle.

I am going to get back to this after I have made some pic's with the Big E, this does mean that the Oberth Class will be put on hold until I have finished this.

[scifieric]

That is very pretty work, Dean!  Well done.

[scifidude79]

It's looking great for sure.

[Freak]

Thanks Guys.

[Freak]

Small update on this build. With heading back into the office, I am not getting a chance to work on this as much as I wanted.
Anyway, I have decided to do a cross between what was shown on screen and Andrew Probert concept.
I am not a fan of those big chunky navigation lights on the side or back, but with Probert concept they are imbedded into the main hull.
So What I have done is mix the two. With the ones on the side I have them sticking out but I have streamlined the design so it follows better and not as chunky. With the rear ones I have them imbedded into the main hull and gave them a little lip so it stick out just a little but not noticeable.

The panels on the main part of the shuttle are a separate object and I am 50/50 on liking them, but they do bring it inline with the studio model. I have also left the window length the same as Probert concept as I think it looks better than the studio model.
As I made the impluse engine hatch thingy a door, that will be reworked back to being the impluse engines. As I have now corrected the front to incorporate Probert concept design for the main door.

I have included the second hatch on top of the shuttle as they are both on Probert concept and studio model and was seen open in Season 1 Skin of Evil Episode. Though I don't think Probert originally envisioned that as a Escape hatch.

I still need to add the RCS and details the bottom, as there is no clear view of it I might just do my own thing.
I have also added some temporary materials to get a feeling of where that will go.

[scifieric]

Very nice work, Dean!

[Freak]

As you can guess, being back at work. I have been busy busy busy. Which has meant that I have not done modelling in nearly three months. But this week I am came down with a cold and thought crap I got the beer bug. Luckily it not that but with my asthma, it has kicked my arse. Which means I can't go into the office for the time being. So with a bit of free time, I have sat down and done a little work on this girl.

Impulse Engines have been added and I have done a little work on it belly. A section we really have not seen on screen, so I have done my own thing. It still needs a lot of work. I have also added the RCS thrusters. On the model and the concept drawing it does not have any in the front so I have added some there. I like the ones on the back but the front ones as that is not really working for me. Not sure what I should do as there is not a lot of space to work with.

I have also started to work on some decals. I am going with the concept drawing on their placement.

Here is where she at, at the moment. I will adding more details and decals soon.

[scifieric]

I have to say that it is BEAUTIFUL work!  Nicely done!

[Freak]

Thanks Eric.

[scifieric]

Thanks Eric.

My pleasure!  You've done good work.

[Prime_8]

have to like em when they are curvy in the rear

[scifieric]

have to like em when they are curvy in the rear

Just FYI, that made me laugh!