Well, after about 8 hours in Illustrator, im ready to goto print on my new 40" x 20" poster.
The USS Defiant's MSD.
Its pure vectors, scaleable to any size. Sometime this week I�ll be printing it out at work and mounting it on glossy foamcore. I *was* going to print it on oversize film, but my boss threw it away. (I didn�t really want to build a backlight box for it anyway).
It may not be uber-screen accurate, but its pretty close, and most importantly -- clear.
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Hey - in the corner there, on deck 5, is that two people making woopee? I bet it's Worf & Dax, those horny two.
Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
Sexy.
Posted by Guardian 2000 (Member # 743) on :
Any Defiant MSD will find detractors, Wes, due to the contradictions with the canon or the Tech Manuals. I applaud your efforts.
Oh yeah, and it looks pretty, too.
Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
Pretty was what im going for. And we all know the Defiant is 117m long.
Oh yes, I went there.
Posted by The Captain from M.I.K.E. (Member # 709) on :
No Defiant was ever registered NCC-74205
Posted by The Mighty Monkey of Mim (Member # 646) on :
But one was registered NCC-74210, it seems.
Posted by ulTRS magDOS (Member # 239) on :
WHACK
Posted by Harry (Member # 265) on :
Haha. You're a geek!
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :
Yes Harry, we all are. That's why we're real instead of talking to *real* people.
Well Wes, you know I like it.
Is it possible to get a MSD lit up with a backlight framed to put on a wall. So it looks like a lit MSD in the show.
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
You'd probably have to slice a hole in your wall to accomodate the light box behind the picture. Either that, or the picture would be several inches off the wall due to the thickness of the box.
[ August 24, 2004, 09:05 AM: Message edited by: Aban Rune ]
Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hobbes: Yes Harry, we all are. That's why we're real instead of talking to *real* people.
Well Wes, you know I like it.
Is it possible to get a MSD lit up with a backlight framed to put on a wall. So it looks like a lit MSD in the show.
That was my plan, but my boss threw away the material i need to use in my HP DesignJet 2800 to do that, so im just making a mounted poster instead.
Posted by akb1979 (Member # 557) on :
quote:Originally posted by Malnurtured Snay: Hey - in the corner there, on deck 5, is that two people making woopee? I bet it's Worf & Dax, those horny two.
What corner and what deck 5? Everyone knows that the Defiant only has 4 decks you dozy bugger! Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
I don't see it either. But any excuse to think about Jadzia works for me.
Posted by The Captain from M.I.K.E. (Member # 709) on :
Jadzia told me to meet her on deck 6 for sex.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
She'll show you her worm if you show her yours...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
She'll show you her worm if you show her yours...
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Holy crap this went downhill fast.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET
Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
Theres not one thread on flare that doesnt get derailed horribly after a page of posts. Oh well!!
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Hey Wes, I was remiss before in not complimenting your bueatiful work. Really, I wouldn't mind making a backlit print of that myself.
One thing though: I think the human figures in the MSD are too tall- based on the shuttle size and the chairs and turbolifts. Try scaling them down to 85% and I think it'll work better.
Wanna make me some MSD's for my ship designs? I'll sacrifice a sheep in your honor. (this will lead to many sheep jokes, I know)
Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Well, that poor sheep has been praying for death anyway.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
SEE!?! Aban's the one that derails all the topics! It's all his fault!
Besides, he sold me the sheep. He's B-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-d! Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
Post some ship designs and i'll see what I can do.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
I was thinking of the Los Angeles class really: it's small (about 315 meters long at a guess) and not too many decks.
Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
Holly shit those are yours. Im honored that you want me to make MSDs for you. Your work is incredible.
Hobbes is taking his sweet time getting me his latest design (his first post-millitary Trek work, IIRC) so i'll pick one of yours to do.
Im realling digging that USS Douglas.
Posted by Wes (Member # 212) on :
Edit: on second thought, from the side it would just look like a slightly modded neb.
What is this USS Los Angeles you speak of?
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Coolness!
Acutally, the Chandley is a very modified Ambassador saucer (the outer rings removed) with a small Nebula pod split and the nacelles (about what a New Orleans has but 20 % shorter) swung downward. Theres no nebula-like secondary hull at all though. The bridge and shuttlebay are the same as on a Galaxy but there's an extra deck beneath them (kinda like steps). This is an update on anold FASA design.
I have some additional pics at home, (that i took oday as it happens: I replaced the decal registry with one of the accurate font) including a side view and rear view showing the impulse engines.
quote:Originally posted by Wes: Holly shit those are yours. Im honored that you want me to make MSDs for you. Your work is incredible.
Hobbes is taking his sweet time getting me his latest design (his first post-millitary Trek work, IIRC) so i'll pick one of yours to do.
Im realling digging that USS Douglas.
Hobbes isn't in the Navy anymore!?! I thought he was on leave - when did he actually get discharged!?! (apart from conception )
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Mabye he means "first work since joining the military"?
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