Another bloody Trek Shuttle!

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2003-07-24 08:51pm

Hi gang, I made this thing as an excersize in spline patching in Lightwave, a technique I haven't used much before, and certainly not for an entire vessel. The design is called the IAV-106, the Intergrated Auxiliary Vehicle designed to be a captains yacht that's sunk into the underside of a Korolev class ship. It also comes with a warp attachment that fits over the top and sides which makes it look quite mean, and I'll certainly be making that when this is finished. If you want to see the actual design by Reverend, then skip over the the Flare forums and check it out. All that's left to do is the small stuff like thrusters and detailing, and of course the warp engine attachment.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-24 08:55pm

It almost look like a sarcophagus...COOL

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-07-24 09:54pm

Very Trek-friendly. Designing something that looks at home in a series or genre is a trick a lot of people doing this sort of thing aren't very good at. Good job.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-07-24 11:00pm

Cool! Looks like a 24th century version of the air-tram in ST:TMP.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-07-25 05:49am

Finally, a decent looking Trek Shuttle! Phew!
Very nice.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-07-25 05:55am

I like the way it looks flattened. Very Trek-y.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2003-07-26 12:19pm

The finished article for your perusal. All i have to do now is make the warp engine attachment used to turn this Captains Yacht into a runabout. It also has the added bonus of making it look much cooler too...

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-07-26 01:21pm

That's really cool. Isn't that how Kier Darby made his whitestar?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-26 02:26pm

Spline patching, mmm. Yes, lots of people use spline patching, Rye, and if by Kier Darby you mean Mr. Betterspace, yep

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2003-07-26 02:44pm

The door is a nice surprise, though.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-07-26 03:28pm

kojikun wrote:Spline patching, mmm. Yes, lots of people use spline patching, Rye, and if by Kier Darby you mean Mr. Betterspace, yep

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well, kier's got a lightwave tutorial on the net about to do all this wanking about with splines. Not that i understand any of it, like.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-26 03:42pm

you need lightwave before you can understand it

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-07-26 05:06pm

kojikun wrote:you need lightwave before you can understand it

I DO have lightwave. That's the sad thing.