StarDestroyer.Net BBS

I managed to get the file size down to 55MB from 240MB - much easier to handle now. Exact same polygons just grouped differently with modifiers collapsed. The final poly count turned out a bit lower than originally predicted - only 770339 (almost entirely quads, a few tris too - no ngons). the most ...

More of the dorsal details are done. Hopefully I can get some quality time in the next couple of weeks and finish the mesh off. Then I'll need to do some cleanup and object grouping to make it easier to work with.

I'm glad to hear it still comes off as unique. I certainly added more Star Wars elements after the initial design. Fractal's stuff is easily an order of magnitude more finely-detailed. Jaw-droopingly impressive too. At this point I'm aiming for a much lower polygon count and simpler project. I don't...

I have finished much of the ventral details. I reworked the big gun down there a bit to blend with its surroundings. The aft section is still bare but I'll save that for last. The total poly count is just over 580k - on track for somewhere between 1 and 1.5M. Next I will detail more of the dorsal su...

I'll probably redo the platforms for the large guns - just have them there now mainly as a placeholder. It's actually tempting to completely remodel the guns themselves - it's sort of an old crappy mesh I've used for years and I cam probably make something better now.

I assume the major gun placement is OK, or are there improvements to be made here before I start detailing around them? I added details to the forward quarter. Placed several smaller guns along the way (all can super-fire forward) and added details to the main gun. http://www.renderosity.com/mod/rrf...

I reworked the sides of the ship a bit to eliminate some messy angles. I also repositioned the main guns somewhat, eliminating the huge ones on the sides and rearranging/increasing the ventral guns. Smaller ones will be added in other areas later. http://www.renderosity.com/mod/rrfilelock/download.p...

That's where I'm leaning - perhaps add some smaller ones to both the dorsal and ventral surfaces with overlapping forward coverage. In this arrangement there would still be good coverage in all 6 directions (whatever they're called from the ship's orientation relative to its surroundings) with some ...

Those guns actually have pretty good arcs being a distance from the bulk of the ship. Assuming the barrels can go "down" a bit relative to the turret bodies they can superfire forward, up, and down. If They were moved to the ventral hull they would have better coverage on that side of the ...

Are you referring to moving the huge guns on the sides near the back or moving the ventral turrets forward? The latter makes more sense to me. Perhaps I'll have to remove or rework the stub in the center of that ventral forward protrusion to further improve the available arc in that location.

I'm definitely inspired by Star Wars designs as I think they look very functional and are my favorite ships. I can only hope to give that same impression. This isn't as clean as some of the classics but I also want to keep it unique.

I've been lurking around a bit and decided to post. This is a model I've worked on before but decided to strip it down and modify the basic shape a bit, then completely redo the details. I'm trying to keep the polygon count reasonable - we'll see what happens in the end - probably around 1M. I'm loo...