[TrashMan]

I've been working on little something for the last 5 minutes...

I was thinking a old carrier..or something...don't rightly know...
Any comments (except for the "too blocky ones") will be welecome...
PIC DELETED - look at the last one!

[aldo_14]

Needs more angles - it's does look like a brick at the mo.  Especially the front.  Or at least add recessed stuff.

[StratComm]

Looks A LOT like something out of the 158th.  Especially when you call it an old carrier.  Also, it is too blocky, and generally too redundant for my tastes.

[TrashMan]

Well....it's a rudimentary and crude design...what did you expect from a 3 minute job? I will work on it  a LOT....

Anyway, I was thinking of it to be a VERY old carrier that is used by pirates...

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by TrashMan
Well....it's a rudimentary and crude design...what did you expect from a 3 minute job? I will work on it  a LOT....

Anyway, I was thinking of it to be a VERY old carrier that is used by pirates...

Well, work for more than 3 minutes on it before posting a WIP.

 I spend about an hour and a half+ working on the base mesh before posting anything.

[StratComm]

Well, that's either the worst-optimized mesh ever, or it took longer than 3 minutes.  However, there's still a lot more to do.  And yeah, I never post anything unless I'm either satisfied with the first iteration of a mesh or completely stumped as to how to finish it off.

[Knight Templar]

Why does everyone recently feel inclined to show off everything after "they've only been working on it for 5 minutes" and what not? I should hope you intend to do more, but what are we really supposed to say? I guess it looks neat.. as neat as a rectangle with some extrusions can look.

It annoys me because it'd be like exclaiming how you are going to paint a masterpiece of Dolly Pardon, getting two large circles on the paper, then asking us for opinions.

[Bobboau]

brings new meaning to the words 'flying brick'

[Beowulf]

I like the repetition .

Break up the nose a little more, add more detail. Good cargo or carrier.

[c914]

another cyvilian ship;)  now we have cargo transport.
U need to do some work with nose and bridge mayby few things froms todays batlleships ( i think that on the top is bridge:D  ) Old carrier need old huge engines.

[IPAndrews]

The micro chip of death.

[TrashMan]

the reson I posted this is...I'M STUMPED...don't rightly know how to continue....

[aldo_14]

Ah...well why didn;t you say so

Cut off the nose and remodel it - possibly add long 'clips' for holding cargo pods (i.e. like they curl round a cargo pod attached to the underside).  

Add  'surface detail' to the top and underside - stuff like blocky exterior cargo pods or generic tanks.  

Add recessed areas for lighting, in particular to the 'bridge' area.

Add small platforms for any defensive turrets.

Take anywhere where you just have a trapezoid shape, and look at ways of breaking up the flat edge - stuff like outdented or indented areas.

Take that upper strut on the topside, and break it into 2 - possibly make a gap between it and the main 'hull' so it';s kind of like tubework.

Model detailed engine work.  If possible, make sure it looks like the engine is not just bolted onto the end - ie. make it go further 'in' to the top / bottom parts than at the side.

[TrashMan]

Is this better?
PIC DELTED! LOOK DOWN!

[aldo_14]

Much better.

[Bobboau]

much better

could still take more stuff especaly in the front

you know there is a great call for civilian vessles, though you proby intended this to be a military carier of some sort, it's looking like it would make for an exelent bulk freighter, just make those segments look a bit bigger/into the hull/more seperate from each other and you'd have this

also if you find you are unable to make a good front (or any other part of a ship you innitaly thought should go some were) just remove it and leave a gapeing hole (posably filled with greebles)

[Woolie Wool]

It's a cargo container with too many polygons.

[TrashMan]

Tell you what - I'll make two versions!

One will be civy freighter(which I will put for download), the other a pirate re-engerired warship..

[Knight Templar]

I see you detailed the nipples now.

[TrashMan]

Here they are

FREIGHTER VERSION:

Lesser armaments, has cylindrical fuel pods, and large cargo holds below, and no front hangar

WARSHIP VESRSION:

Has upgreaded angines, more weapon/sensor pods, and the lower cargo holds have been turned into hangars