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So...I think it's just about done. I'm uploading both the sds and low version. Please look over the SDS version and signal any areas in whihc the geometry should be improved, made sharper straighter etc.
Also, I think it's time to get a cheap bottle of champagne and think of a NAME for our ship. 
HIGHERPOLY_STARSHIP_CONCEPT.skp
Well, I'm good at modifying stuff better than coming up with something from scratch and you are great for bouncing off ideas and you come up with cool ideas too.
I often start with geometry I made for something else and then expand on it until nothing remains of the original. It's a conceptual limitation of mine, when I have to start from scratch I come up with various ideas but it's often frustrating because those ideas don't translate well into 3d, but having something cool already made, even simple shapes makes my brain go into overdrive. 
I'm really curious what cool stuff you'll think of to add to the ship after the body is done, which won't be too long now.
. I'm curious to see with what you came up with.
Simlab Composer. I need to try Thea out next week.
That's not a bad modification actually. I'm still not sure if to adopt it or not, but it's not bad
Did some renders of the previous one.
Added a top component to the the long ship inspired from your animation.
I'm planning of redesigning the pod.
LOWERPOLY_STARSHIP_CONCEPT.skp
By attached engine I mean one big section at the back that hold the powerplant and thrusters.
I do agree that this ship give the impression of being bigger than just 200m. I'm doing now some modifications, that you'll just "love" 
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EDIT: I think we should do 2 ships based on what we have so far but you take the lead on the next one and I'll try to adapt and since I've taken charge of this one you adapt to my work flow. I think this way we'll both be satisfied.
I think we pretty much have it length wise, I'm not satisfied with the shape at the back yet so I'll make some modifications.
You're having trouble with visualising it because I don't work with a specific shape in mind, I'm modifying it until I like it.
You can think about the engine section, we could make it separate from the main body. I think you'd love a dettachable engine section that slides into the main body. It doesn't need to be flush with the main body's contours. You can make something that you'd like and when it's done I'll then think about how to fit it.
I know it's not the way an engineer works...but this is art. After we have the whole body ready and smoothed we can carve it and add stuff to it.
I like the animations and some things you did with the ship, but the first one is anything but sleek and sexy.
Though I like those I still can't except them as permanent. I don't think the animation are too productive right now. I make something, you make something and an animation, I have to redo a lot of stuff, then you have to redo a lot of stuff which makes me have to redo stuff and so on and so forth......
I WANT THE FINAL SHAPE OF THE SHIP.
Can we focus on that please?
I don't think so. It might be too big and it's not very aerodynamic...maybe.
I want to have the general shape of the whole ship finalised first and then we can think of adding stuff and improving it.
@iichiversii said:
:lol: I'll try not to mention it again.
Are we adding a shuttle bay to this freak of nature?
I don't know...it can separate in 3 pieces...does it need a shuttle? )
If we keep the first size we talked about of 200 meters for the whole ship we might not need a shuttle.
That sounds awesome
@iichiversii said:
How many times did I say separation sequence
5 times in the previous post and 1 time in another post on this page, that's a total of 6 times.
