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  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Frank0314 said:
    mdbruffy said:
    I may get slammed for this, but I'm changing topics for a moment. Just watched the 50th anniv. episode of Dr.Who- and it was pretty good. Won't say how or when in case someone hasn't seen it, but they do reference ALL the Doctors.

    Watched it on BBC1 Live Stream.

    LOL! You must have unlimited bandwidth

    I don't have the fastest speed, but it gets the job done. :-)

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 107,883
    edited December 1969

    Frank0314 said:
    mdbruffy said:
    I may get slammed for this, but I'm changing topics for a moment. Just watched the 50th anniv. episode of Dr.Who- and it was pretty good. Won't say how or when in case someone hasn't seen it, but they do reference ALL the Doctors.

    Watched it on BBC1 Live Stream.

    LOL! You must have unlimited bandwidth

    It's not that bad, usually - a standard episode takes well under 1GB, this was about one and a half episodes. I certainly wasn't disappointed, nothing happened to drag me out of the suspension of disbelief and it worked as a story, the SFX were almost all up to the job.

  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Richard Haseltine said:
    Frank0314 said:
    mdbruffy said:
    I may get slammed for this, but I'm changing topics for a moment. Just watched the 50th anniv. episode of Dr.Who- and it was pretty good. Won't say how or when in case someone hasn't seen it, but they do reference ALL the Doctors.

    Watched it on BBC1 Live Stream.

    LOL! You must have unlimited bandwidth

    It's not that bad, usually - a standard episode takes well under 1GB, this was about one and a half episodes. I certainly wasn't disappointed, nothing happened to drag me out of the suspension of disbelief and it worked as a story, the SFX were almost all up to the job.

    This was the first time I'd watched an entire Matt Smith episode, But having been a fan since the Tom Baker days, I had no trouble following along.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,647
    edited December 1969

    mdbruffy said:
    I may get slammed for this, but I'm changing topics for a moment. Just watched the 50th anniv. episode of Dr.Who- and it was pretty good.

    If you're concerned the discussion may be out of place here, remember, there's an ongoing Doctor Who thread upon the DAZ forums.

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/1947/

    Alas, it's lost steam since the site rebuild, but I'm hoping the recent programming will give it a boost.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • shadowhawk1shadowhawk1 Posts: 2,203
    edited December 1969

    mdbruffy said:
    I may get slammed for this, but I'm changing topics for a moment. Just watched the 50th anniv. episode of Dr.Who- and it was pretty good. Won't say how or when in case someone hasn't seen it, but they do reference ALL the Doctors.

    Watched it on BBC1 Live Stream.

    Not going to slam you for it as I am a Dr. Who fan as well, but there is a dedicated thread for that show and until the TARDIS shows up in 10 forward can we please keep on topic?

  • PtropePtrope Posts: 696
    edited November 2013

    Well, I haven't seen it, yet, so I'll stick to the topic (for now ;) ).

    Just playing around, out of curiosity, and also to see how easy or hard it is to get more accuracy, but I'm experimenting with a wedge-shaped TOS quarters set. Right now, I'm just putting pieces together in Lightwave and trying to figure out if it's possible to make it modular enough to allow one to at least create a decent set of corridors outside the quarters, and if the wedge shape of the quarters will allow sufficient room - I'm basing it on a scan of Stage 9 construction blueprints from "Journey to Babel" that I've found online, and the resolution just isn't high enough to get really accurate, but I believe I at least have the wedge angles close (22.5°).

    Another experiment I want to try is one in standardization: I want to see if a decent set of quarters can be constructed based on the arches found in the conference room set - they have a similar curve, and the outwardly-angled wall, that just begs the question of whether they were actually trying to intimate the same structure or whether it was just a design motif. If I were to sit down today and create new designs based on TOS's interiors, ones that evoked the originals but weren't intended to replicate them, I think I'd design it so that those arches would be revealed as structural beams of the ship's skeleton, and they'd be metallic with high-tech hardware in evidence, rather than looking like plasterboard ;), and the rooms and corridors would have a more ship-like look to them, less hotel-like, but still be very recognizable as the Old Gray Lady's guts ;).

    And while playing, I also threw together an extended set based on the parts I already have - no curve, but if it were along the outer rim of the saucer, or somewhere in the secondary hull, one could probably explain it away ;).

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  • MotoTsumeMotoTsume Posts: 520
    edited December 1969

    Ptrope said:
    Well, I haven't seen it, yet, so I'll stick to the topic (for now ;) ).

    Just playing around, out of curiosity, and also to see how easy or hard it is to get more accuracy, but I'm experimenting with a wedge-shaped TOS quarters set. Right now, I'm just putting pieces together in Lightwave and trying to figure out if it's possible to make it modular enough to allow one to at least create a decent set of corridors outside the quarters, and if the wedge shape of the quarters will allow sufficient room - I'm basing it on a scan of Stage 9 construction blueprints from "Journey to Babel" that I've found online, and the resolution just isn't high enough to get really accurate, but I believe I at least have the wedge angles close (22.5°).

    Another experiment I want to try is one in standardization: I want to see if a decent set of quarters can be constructed based on the arches found in the conference room set - they have a similar curve, and the outwardly-angled wall, that just begs the question of whether they were actually trying to intimate the same structure or whether it was just a design motif. If I were to sit down today and create new designs based on TOS's interiors, ones that evoked the originals but weren't intended to replicate them, I think I'd design it so that those arches would be revealed as structural beams of the ship's skeleton, and they'd be metallic with high-tech hardware in evidence, rather than looking like plasterboard ;), and the rooms and corridors would have a more ship-like look to them, less hotel-like, but still be very recognizable as the Old Gray Lady's guts ;).

    And while playing, I also threw together an extended set based on the parts I already have - no curve, but if it were along the outer rim of the saucer, or somewhere in the secondary hull, one could probably explain it away ;).

    Looks really good, I likey

  • StarkillerStarkiller Posts: 15
    edited December 1969

    While I'm still offline, I thought I'd drop off a 'Hello' while I'm at my sister's place. I'm working on a 'Mark Two' version
    of my Connie Kit, which will have MANY more options than the old Kit, including a UVmapped Hull. :) Here are a pair
    of renders to show off. One has all the current parts laid out, and the other shows off the new Motion Picture nacelles
    I just completed. The are more shots on my Deviant Art page if you're curious. I'll pop by again the next time I'm at
    my sister's place. Chao!

    Eric

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  • TimbalesTimbales Posts: 2,421
    edited December 1969

    Ptrope said:
    Well, I haven't seen it, yet, so I'll stick to the topic (for now ;) ).

    Just playing around, out of curiosity, and also to see how easy or hard it is to get more accuracy, but I'm experimenting with a wedge-shaped TOS quarters set. Right now, I'm just putting pieces together in Lightwave and trying to figure out if it's possible to make it modular enough to allow one to at least create a decent set of corridors outside the quarters, and if the wedge shape of the quarters will allow sufficient room - I'm basing it on a scan of Stage 9 construction blueprints from "Journey to Babel" that I've found online, and the resolution just isn't high enough to get really accurate, but I believe I at least have the wedge angles close (22.5°).

    Another experiment I want to try is one in standardization: I want to see if a decent set of quarters can be constructed based on the arches found in the conference room set - they have a similar curve, and the outwardly-angled wall, that just begs the question of whether they were actually trying to intimate the same structure or whether it was just a design motif. If I were to sit down today and create new designs based on TOS's interiors, ones that evoked the originals but weren't intended to replicate them, I think I'd design it so that those arches would be revealed as structural beams of the ship's skeleton, and they'd be metallic with high-tech hardware in evidence, rather than looking like plasterboard ;), and the rooms and corridors would have a more ship-like look to them, less hotel-like, but still be very recognizable as the Old Gray Lady's guts ;).

    And while playing, I also threw together an extended set based on the parts I already have - no curve, but if it were along the outer rim of the saucer, or somewhere in the secondary hull, one could probably explain it away ;).

    very cool

  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Greywolf Starkiller said:
    While I'm still offline, I thought I'd drop off a 'Hello' while I'm at my sister's place. I'm working on a 'Mark Two' version
    of my Connie Kit, which will have MANY more options than the old Kit, including a UVmapped Hull. :) Here are a pair
    of renders to show off. One has all the current parts laid out, and the other shows off the new Motion Picture nacelles
    I just completed. The are more shots on my Deviant Art page if you're curious. I'll pop by again the next time I'm at
    my sister's place. Chao!

    Eric

    Whoa! Looks Great!!

  • PtropePtrope Posts: 696
    edited December 1969

    Definitely looking at that super-subdivided Connie, Starkiller! That's rife with possibilities, I'm sure :).

  • blutobluto Posts: 912
    edited December 1969

    hey star killer , when you are done with that one how about something like it for the Klingons or romulans?

  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    Nifty release in PC suitable for Orions and cat-type folk who might want fangs and claws ;-)

    http://www.daz3d.com/new-releases/fw-danika

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  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Anyone know where I can find a set of basic hand poses for M4? Pointing, fist, relaxed, the basic poses.

  • robkelkrobkelk Posts: 3,259
    edited December 1969

    mdbruffy said:
    Anyone know where I can find a set of basic hand poses for M4? Pointing, fist, relaxed, the basic poses.
    Adam Thwaites has a set for free:
    http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_27.htm
    Search for "Free Hand Poses for M4" - it's roughly two-thirds of the way down the page.
  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    robkelk said:
    mdbruffy said:
    Anyone know where I can find a set of basic hand poses for M4? Pointing, fist, relaxed, the basic poses.
    Adam Thwaites has a set for free:
    http://www.most-digital-creations.com/free_poser_poses_textures_morphs_props_27.htm
    Search for "Free Hand Poses for M4" - it's roughly two-thirds of the way down the page.

    Thanks. I found his listing at Renderosity but I always have trouble finding anything on his site.

  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 2013

    Anyone recognise this? It's a model for a corridor based on Star Trek: Enterprise. I can't find my original zip file on it. I need to know who made it.

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  • hinslemhinslem Posts: 5
    edited December 2013

    It looks like the Starship Hallways (for Poser) by Bandolin, available at Vanishing Point.

    http://www.vanishingpoint.biz/productdetail.asp?productID=120

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  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    hinslem said:
    It looks like the Starship Hallways (for Poser) by Bandolin, available at Vanishing Point.

    http://www.vanishingpoint.biz/productdetail.asp?productID=120

    Thanks, hinslem.

  • hinslemhinslem Posts: 5
    edited December 1969

    No problem, glad I could help.

  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Coming sooner than expected:

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  • jaguarry3jaguarry3 Posts: 230
    edited December 1969

    Another ring ship design

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  • TheCastellanTheCastellan Posts: 711
    edited December 1969

    Greywolf Starkiller said:
    While I'm still offline, I thought I'd drop off a 'Hello' while I'm at my sister's place. I'm working on a 'Mark Two' version
    of my Connie Kit, which will have MANY more options than the old Kit, including a UVmapped Hull. :) Here are a pair
    of renders to show off. One has all the current parts laid out, and the other shows off the new Motion Picture nacelles
    I just completed. The are more shots on my Deviant Art page if you're curious. I'll pop by again the next time I'm at
    my sister's place. Chao!

    Eric

    I am looking forwards to this one ^^

  • TheCastellanTheCastellan Posts: 711
    edited December 1969

    Crossover stuff ^^

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  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006
    edited December 1969

    HU for Decimator!

  • shadowhawk1shadowhawk1 Posts: 2,203
    edited December 1969

    jaguarry3 said:
    Another ring ship design

    Great design on this ship. Love the shape of this over the typical long skinny designs they have.

  • mdbruffymdbruffy Posts: 2,345
    edited December 1969

    Now available for download:

    http://mdbruffy.deviantart.com/art/NT9-Last-Voyage-of-the-Sundown-PDF-417457648

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  • GRFK DSGN UnlimitedGRFK DSGN Unlimited Posts: 1,118
    edited December 1969

    My attempt at an Abrams version of a Klingon...

    David

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  • shadowhawk1shadowhawk1 Posts: 2,203
    edited December 1969

    GRFK DSGN Unlimited said:
    My attempt at an Abrams version of a Klingon...

    David

    Looking really good there David!

  • GRFK DSGN UnlimitedGRFK DSGN Unlimited Posts: 1,118
    edited December 1969

    Thanks


    David

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