[Hellstryker]

The neck reminds me of the Hades...

The conspiracy lives on... within the design of medical ships 

[Black Wolf]

I was unconvinced until I saw the second picture of the neck, but now I'm a fan

[BrotherBryon]

Ok I got the polly count back down under 11,500. Should I continue to add more detail or would it be a waste of pollies at this point? The new neck does seem to make the rest of the ship look a little under detailed by comparison.

[blowfish]

I assume that 11500 is untriangulated...  That would put the triangulated polycount around 25000...

Still, if there are areas that are glaringly underdetailed, go ahead and add some detail to them...

[BrotherBryon]

I assume that 11500 is untriangulated...  That would put the triangulated polycount around 25000...

Still, if there are areas that are glaringly underdetailed, go ahead and add some detail to them...

No that is by taking the face count in Sketch-Up and multiplying it by 3 to get a rough estimate.

[blowfish]

Ah ... so then I guess you have some more room for extra detail.  And for the record, I think 2.5 is a little more accurate...

[BrotherBryon]

Even with all the tubing? I figured it would play havoc with the number of pollies in the connecting faces so used the larger number to get the estimate. But by that estimate its sitting around 10,000 pollies then.

[BrotherBryon]

Is this thing starting to be too much of a departure from the original model or have I kept it close enough?

***Minor Update: Reworked several sections that didn't feel quite right and added some details***

By brotherbryon at 2008-12-18


By brotherbryon at 2008-12-18

[FreeSpaceFreak]

No, it's good. It's got the real functional feel.

[TrashMan]

I like everything..except that gridery front connector. Looks too flimsy IMHO.

[Hellstryker]

I like everything..except that gridery front connector. Looks too flimsy IMHO.

The thing that bothers me about it is the shape. But changing it wouldn't be true to the original design.

[Galemp]

I like everything..except that gridery front connector. Looks too flimsy IMHO.

I really like it... but bracing it a bit more at the bottom would help make it look less flimsy. Like, have it bracket the roof or floor of that lower pod, instead of just the side.

[StarSlayer]

I like it a lot, it looks "functional" which is something I felt many of the FS2 Terran designs lost compared to their FS1 forefathers.

[Titan]

yeah. the deimos always gave me the shivers whenever i saw it next to an orion or fenris....

[Droid803]

Looks good to me.

[Vasudan Admiral]

Loverly. The curves in the engine section are especially good.

[BrotherBryon]

I like everything..except that gridery front connector. Looks too flimsy IMHO.

I really like it... but bracing it a bit more at the bottom would help make it look less flimsy. Like, have it bracket the roof or floor of that lower pod, instead of just the side.

Something like this. Oh and I finally figured out how to do pipe elbows.

By brotherbryon at 2008-12-18

Adding some stuff in between the girders in the upper part might help with the flimsy look as well. I'll play around with it and see if I can find anything I like. Any suggestions are welcome.

Loverly. The curves in the engine section are especially good.

Thanks, Those were actually the first major items I did just to see if the rest of the ship would be feasible or not.

[Jadehawk]

At first glance, I can tell exactly what ship this is. So your good with what you have done to date! In my opinion, you have taken the basic shape of the original, refined what you felt was needed and made it much better than it ever was! So don't beat yourself up too much! 

[eliex]

I love it. The model looks so much better than the original. Nice work! 

[Mongoose]

What amazes me most is that you took the least-detailed, let's-glue-building-blocks-together retail model and turned it into a greebled masterpiece.