Is that the one described in the Wesley Crusher episode? Did they actually show those?
Was that the episode where they tried a fancy formation and a cadet was killed? Anybody remember the name of the maneuver (formation) they were trying to do?Trek Ace said:Is that the one described in the Wesley Crusher episode? Did they actually show those?
Thats the one I am looking for. Have those pics already plus 2 pics of another model (the amaquest one maybe, and that one will be a chore to find if anyone still has any)Ignatz said:Hey, are you talking about the sleek looking trainer that Jein built for "The First Duty"? William McCuller's IDIC Page has 2 pics of it. And I haven't seen anything else online. The Simon Schuster line drawings are totally wrong.
Those are the ones I already have but thanks anyway. Appreciate it.Rattrap said:Try this address:
http://www.stguardian.to/fed/starships/index.html
There are a couple of good pix there.
That's because I've got them.capt Locknar said:Thats the one I am looking for. Have those pics already plus 2 pics of another model (the amaquest one maybe, and that one will be a chore to find if anyone still has any)
Guess Line drawings aren't too easy to find on this one. Ughhhhhhh
Greg Jein built a physical miniature about 14" in length. There was no major CG version that I know of aside from five tiny diagramatic ships, and I suspect that anyone who attempted a CG mesh without a copy of the studio model, ortho-shot photos, or the ortho drawings, probably got something wrong. Most of the fan guesses at ortho drawings are close but no cigar. There are a few castings out in the world; on display or in collections, so determined enthusiasts could produce a wicked good mesh or finished model. I completed a raw casting given to me by Greg, creating a set of hull graphics in the process, which have been scaled down to fit the new kit coming out.Chuck_P.R. said:Was it built as a CGI model or actual miniature for the TNG series???
If it was done as a CGI model a shout out to a particular 3D'er might be in order...
The Kolvoord Starburst.NUM11BLADE said:Anybody remember the name of the maneuver (formation) they were trying to do?
Thanks for all the great info!Rick Sternbach said:Greg Jein built a physical miniature about 14" in length. There was no major CG version that I know of aside from five tiny diagramatic ships, and I suspect that anyone who attempted a CG mesh without a copy of the studio model, ortho-shot photos, or the ortho drawings, probably got something wrong. Most of the fan guesses at ortho drawings are close but no cigar. There are a few castings out in the world; on display or in collections, so determined enthusiasts could produce a wicked good mesh or finished model. I completed a raw casting given to me by Greg, creating a set of hull graphics in the process, which have been scaled down to fit the new kit coming out.
In cases like some of the later Voyager ships, like the Delta Flyer and Equinox and a few others, CG meshes have not surprisingly squirreled their way into rapid prototyping to produce models; happens every day with that sort of technology and we're likely to see a lot more in the hobby area in the next few years. It all starts with a design, though.
Rick
www.spacemodelsystems.com
There's not a whole lot I can do as a single former employee of Paramount; Trek is off the air in first-run and the folks like Revell-Monogram and AMT/Ertl or whoever owns them these days aren't making Trek models. As for licensing the properties for models and figures, one only has to walk around the San Diego ComicCon to see that the industry is apparently healthier than ever. I've never seen so much product being pushed. A lot of it is being made possible by advances in laser scanning, 3-D apps, and rapid prototyping, and that's a good thing, along with traditional sculpting and painting.Chuck_P.R. said:None of this is your fault, of course, Mr. Sternbach, you're a great artist doing a great job. I do hope, however, that perhaps eventually people such as yourself might get the message through to Paramount and others that their licensing fee levels are killing scifi and comic figure modeling.