Galaxy Class Starship Model

[Darkwing]

Well, for no real reason, I've decided to start building a galaxy class starship. I'm thinking about maybe doing a whole line of star trek vessels and then I don't know what! I know that I am going to use my Galaxy class to play with doing special effects like phasers and shields and warp and etc.

[Mechadelphia]

That's interesting.

 

I was just thinking about modeling a Defiant model from DS9 as a change of pace from my work.

 

Maybe I will now...

 

Good luck Darkwing

[Darkwing]

Here is just another pic showing the hull and deflector in work. I suggest you do make a defiant, I would be interested in seeing that ship built with AM. My next goal after the galaxy, is to attempt a sovereign!!!!!

[Mechadelphia]

(SNIP) I suggest you do make a defiant, I would be interested in seeing that ship built with AM. My next goal after the galaxy, is to attempt a sovereign!!!!!

 

I think that I will now. Thanks.

 

By the way, are you using rotoscopes for your model or are you eyeballing it?

[Darkwing]

Definitely rotoscopes! There are some great trek ones. Go to Star Trek Schematics this site is absolutely amazing!! You'll find all that you need for the defiant here. Also Ex-Astris-Scientia has some schematics. That'll take you to the defiant.

[Darkwing]

Here's where i'm at after a few hours. i am woindering why my displacement map on the nacelle is black around the edges.

[Darkwing]

Here's more showing textures.

[largento]

Starting to look pretty cool!

 

The main part of this ship isn't quite right, though. The real model comes to a pretty sharp edge around it...

 

I did a quick search around and found this image... Not the best for seeing the whole thing, but to give you an idea of what I'm seeing:

 

 

Might help to find a roto of the top or bottom view to see that outline.

[largento]

I found these (might be helpful):

 

[Darkwing]

I had the top ones, just not the separated pics. That'll help cause I want to make it separate!

[Darkwing]

Well, the two nacelles are almost finished, just a little tweaking has to be done to them. Largento, when you mean sharper, do you mean the saucer, or the hull?

[largento]

Hey, Darkwing. Looking good! Yeah, I was talking about the edge running around the hull. Looks like you've worked on that.

[Darkwing]

Oh yeah, I was looking at it in the front view and the model wasn't looking right, so I turned the rotoscope back on and found that there was a sort of dip on the sides of the hull. It's a good thing you don't see the back, it's still a little messy!

[Darkwing]

Black makes a displacement inset to the model, right, because it doesn't seem to be working

[Paul Forwood]

Check the normals on your model. If the normals are inverted then the displacement will appear to be reversed.

[Chrury Sanson]

Heh. That last one looks like the Borg have started to stick their excess junk on the main hull.

 

Great model Mr. Captain ,Sir!

[Darkwing]

Thanks, as for the normals, I'll check that out.