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Taldrenites => Starfleet Command Models => Topic started by: S33K100 on September 22, 2005, 03:41:51 pm
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As the topic says a couple of new bashes I've been working on recently, first is the Girgenti class, it's a lighter version of the Lexington more science oriented, so it actually has more internal volume:
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3471/casteltermini14oa.jpg)
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5820/casteltermini21cy.jpg)
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4804/casteltermini30gz.jpg)
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2735/casteltermini43pj.jpg)
As you can see (if the pictures show up) it's got the basic layout of the NX-01, I'm not too keen on the layout myself but I tried it with the Akira layout and it looked pretty awful whereas this kinda works. Ship name is the U.S.S. Casteltermini or at least it is now, these pics were from before the name and regs had been applied, plus I've made some minor changes to the nacelle textures - the glowy bit is on the side and the dark bit is on top, also I've added those little glowy domes above the impulse engines. Casteltermini is the town my Sicilian ancestors come from BTW.
Next is the Basilios Bulgaroktonos, this is an Ambassador styled Lexington, basically a conjectural early refit of the Lexington that makes it look like an Ambassador, replaced the pylons, the impulse engines, and the bridge module with those of the Ambassador WZ did (the Vanquish) and used large amounts of textures from the Vanquish, which I recoloured to look like an original build Ambassador would have done (the Vanquish's dark grey paintjob is for the Dominion War era). Other than that some minor alterations to all textures as is usual and the name and regs - answers on a postcard (means post it here) if you know the correct origin of the name I chose, the registry has nothing to do with the name BTW, just random numbers:
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/210/basilios14qs.gif)
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/172/basilios29dq.gif)
(http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/1681/basilios39ru.gif)
(http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/8471/basilios40xo.gif)
Finally for tonight I've just finished the first stage in a multi-part kitbash I'm doing. Inspired by ModelsPlease's kitbashes that link the Enterprise (Constitution-Refit) class to the Lexington class, I decided to have a go myself:
(http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2189/argus12jj.gif)
(http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/8964/argus26hn.gif)
(http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7769/argus34ka.gif)
Though I'm not using the U.S.S. Lexington herself which I consider to be a brand new ship of the mid 2290s and I consider it rather futile to try and change completely from the Enterprise to the Lexington as they don't share a single panel save the bridge modules which are interchangeable anyway.
Rather I chose a ship from the SFM listing of 50 Constitutions - the U.S.S. Argus NCC-1738 (again answers on a postcard if you know the origin of the name) and have begun grafting bits of the Lexington onto the Enterprise class hull. First I ditched the Enterprise bridge module and rested the bridge itself directly on the saucer top (which I flattened quite a bit to avoid overlapping polygons) then I massively widened the impulse engines and finally grafted the pylons of the Lexington in place of those of the Enterprise.
It looks a little disproportionate at the moment with the huge pylons but once I add the massive nacelles it'll fall into place. My inspiration for the way the bash will end up is actually based on the fanon notion that the U.S.S. Republic and the U.S.S. Constellation were actually members of an earlier slightly smaller yet visually very similar class that were modified to become 'Constitution' class ships by Kirk's time. So the final product of my work will retain some Connie features - mainly the shape of the secondary hull, but be very similar and have several components of the Lexington.
Comments/suggestions/constructive criticism all welcome.
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Nice...I like them all..keep up the good work..
Semper Fi, Carry On
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Very interesting designs. You mentioned that you've since done additional work on these models since these images were taken. Mind if we get some more updated images to drool over?
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;D I like the the Girgenti class the best.
How about some non-Federation Kitbashes. Say the FASA Orion Wanderer with Atrahasis' C7?
Qapla!
KF
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My favorite has gotta be the amabssador one. Just looks really sleek.
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Nice concepts. I find the only downside of the top one is the deflector. It just looks a bit stretched.
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damn thats some seriously good looking shiz 8)
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I like the Girgenti class. I would, however, like to see the booms and roll bar flipped upside down, like they were on the Firestorm. The nacelles, pylons and saucer are perfect the way they are. The Girgenti looks like a worthy successor to the Firestorn.
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anthsco: cheers matey. 8)
Daihak: when I post the next stage of the Argus tommorow (it's nearly done, just some texture tweaks) I'll also post some updated pics of the Girgenti which is the only ship that's been altered.
Klingon Fanatic: if you can find a decent Orion Wanderer model I'll gladly have a go mating it to bits of Atra's C7, though I've only ever seen one model of the Wanderer and it's so old it would just look crap compared to the C7 bits.
Starforce2: again cheers mate, though the Basilios does look very narrow from certain angles - the Ambassador pylons are not that wide for a TMP era ship.
Major A Payne: the stretching was a consequence of my laziness at the time, I didn't want to bother adding 'greebles' behind the deflector to make it look good in a circle shape, but I'll see what I can do while I'm flipping the pylons around.
Mackie: fo' real *makes silly 'rap' hand movement*
Fallen_Warrior: cheers dude.
Dawntreader: I'll have a go flipping them over but it'll need some very careful placement of the nacelles - can't mount them like on the Firestorm or Miranda as they have an open top, I'll see what can be done.
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well as you may or may not have anticipated, once you release them further bashing will commence rather soon :P