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Adm_Z

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Got in a bit if a modding mood today. I decided to kitbash Aad's akira and make one of my STO favorites. :)
 

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Pretty neat Zax. :clap:
 

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That is one modded Akira, liking the compact arrangment. :D
 

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That is great? Can I ask that you make a ship that I am itching for that I made somewhat in STO?

Variant name: Meloune Type
Saucer: Centaur
Strut: Miranda
Hull: Miranda
Nacelle: Centaur

If not then I have two more:

Variant Name: Orion Class
Saucer: Cheyenne
Hull: Cheyenne
Nacelles: Stargazer


Variant Name: Mellenius Class (this I did not make but if possible try)
Saucer: Odyssey
Hull: Odyssey
Struts: Prometheus (4 nacelle config)
Nacelle: Odyssey Bussard collectors with Dauntless type inter coolers (blue warp strips)
Pod: Secondary Deflector Pod (Premonition Configuration with a Kelvin-like deflector geometry)
 
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Were you trying for the Thunderchild variant from STO? Not bad.
 

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Thanks guys. I was going for this ship I had in STO. :) screenshot_2012-02-14-22-34-22.jpgscreenshot_2012-02-14-22-33-15.jpg

@Excalibur

If you post some pics of the ships I"ll see what I can do.:cool: It wont be as easy to mix the ship parts since the one I did was all akira, but I will give it a go and see what happens.:thumbsup:

Edit: oh, but I think that Odyssey variant is out of the question. It sounds complicated and there is no existing model of an odyssey besides that in STO. :sweat:
 

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I like it man! Then again, I'm prejudiced in favor most things involving the Akira-Class...

What format is that in?
 

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right now, just ms3d, but I could convert it to sod at any time. I already messed with the hardpoints to get them in the right places.:)
 

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Alright excalibur, Here is one you requested. I did something similar to my first ship aswell. :cool: This is made from Aad's Miranda and Excelsior 2, so the excelsior parts look a bit different than a regular centaur, but since Aad is consistent with his textures(which is awesome) It looks like the parts were made to fit together. This one turned out very well IMO. Makes a good Miranda refit.

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Alright excalibur, Here is one you requested. I did something similar to my first ship aswell. :cool: This is made from Aad's Miranda and Excelsior 2, so the excelsior parts look a bit different than a regular centaur, but since Aad is consistent with his textures(which is awesome) It looks like the parts were made to fit together. This one turned out very well IMO. Makes a good Miranda refit.


I love it I love it! When can I expect it to be Armada II ready? (I am making a total conversion so no sprite nodes needed.

Edit: I could use a hardpoint map when its released because I don't have an SOD viewer anymore.
 

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Well, I sent an email to Aad, to double check, but I don't expect him to have a problem with it. I would expect him to respond soon, since he is still fairly active on a2files. He gave me permission to convert his models to FO, but I need to make sure he is ok with kitbashing and releasing. :)

Looks like I can do your Orion class as well, but I need a picture so I know how the naclles go, and I need to know if you want the naclles to illuminated on both sides, or blue on one and dark on the other. look at the various miranda classes to see what I mean. :cool:

lolz, triple post. :sweat:

So I tried to check on STO, but I found out that by stargazer, you meant stargazer class, not constellation class. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make that one either because there is no existing stargazer model. Sorry to get your hopes up.:(
 
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Aad doesn't have an issue, he gave me his okay to kitbash his Sovereign and Akira into the MIdway class many moons ago. As always it's best to wait for his response, great kitbashing skills by the way Zax, very nicely executed. :thumbsup:
 

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Thanks maj! I actually Emailed Aad today, and got a responce only an hour or two later. :shock: Hes pretty awesome imo. He gave me full permission to do whatever I need and is obviously still very active. :D
 
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Sweet looking Miranda variant, Z.
 

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Looks like I can do your Orion class as well, but I need a picture so I know how the naclles go, and I need to know if you want the naclles to illuminated on both sides, or blue on one and dark on the other. look at the various miranda classes to see what I mean. :cool:

So I tried to check on STO, but I found out that by stargazer, you meant stargazer class, not constellation class. Unfortunately, I will not be able to make that one either because there is no existing stargazer model. Sorry to get your hopes up.:(

Its ok... I was thinking it could have been like a cheyenne with sets of retextured Connie 2009 nacelles in pairs on each strut. But I understand where you are coming from.

Thanks maj! I actually Emailed Aad today, and got a responce only an hour or two later. :shock: Hes pretty awesome imo. He gave me full permission to do whatever I need and is obviously still very active. :D

I can see how great he is... he is an awesome guy. ^^
 

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Hello:
I like the kitbashes you have done, I specially love the Miranda variant, as it is updated-looking for the new Starfllet fleets after the Dominion War.

Very awesome. Keep it up! :thumbsup:
 

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I don't play STO but it looks like you are doing good work man, keep it up:thumbsup:
 

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Finally got around to sending in the miranda kitbash. I have christened her the Taurus, Miranda refit.:cool: Expect to see her available soon.:cool:

I"m looking into the akira bash as well to see what needs to be done to finish her too. :)
 

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Ok, I just finished and sent in the Akira bash as well. Inspired by Thunderfoot's comment I have named her the Thunderchild class, though still only a variant of the akira.
 

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I finally got your stuff up, Z. About time, right? Here's the links for the Aeon, Taurus, and Thunderchild. I just replaced the old Aeon file with the new one rather than making a separate upload so anybody that already has it should go get it again. Also, I didn't know what time period to put the Taurus in so I put it in the TLE folder. If that's not right let me know and I'll move it.
 

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Thanks Cabal, I appreciate it. TLE seems right, I figure it would have been an active duty replacement for the miranda, and TLE fits because of the naclle design.:thumbsup:
 

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Maj inspired me to brush off milkshape and make sure my skills aren't rusty. I did a quick 30 minute build to see what I could come up with and, for having never done a shipyard before, I am quite happy with the result.:) Just for fun unless anyone wants it.

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It looks great! I don't even wanna think about the poly count, but it looks like a good shipyard
 

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Thanks man. I think it was like 10k, but I didn't really try to save any. There are quite a few places where I had unnecessary or hidden detail, but I wan't planing on ever using it so I didn't care too much.
 

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Hello

I know it has been a long time since I ever spoke. I mostly just come here to see if there is something that can reignite my desire to mod Armada II. And I figured that if at all possible I could propose a concept to you.


I was thinking that I would like a version of the Excelsior Class that would have some of the flavor of the JJ Star Trek Universe. I do have some mental images of what it would look like so I'll try my best to describe it.


Because of the fact that Captain Nero's vessel that interfered in the timeline had some Borg Technology. I figured that the "TMP" era of the JJ-verse would probably be very much reshaped. As Klingons have had encounters with the Narada. Chances favor the potential that debris from battles against Nero and his crew could have been recovered giving them access to Borg-oriented technology. Combined with the fact that Starfleet had acquired the Transwarp equation from Scott. Both sides of the war could easily have the potential of successfully integrating Transwarp drive into their starships by the time the Excelsior class would be developed. Keeping this in mind, I would think that the Excelsior class would be the first Mass-production vessel that has the Transwarp technology as its core feature. Because of this there would be significant differences to the original universe Excelsior.


In the Voyager Series; 7 of 9 made a remark when with Holographic Barkley that the Borg project their structural integrity field ahead of the actual ship (like the plow in front of a truck pushing through snow). Keeping this in mind Starfleet would have likely come across this problem when testing Transwarp prototypes. Hence they needed stronger deflector technology. So I would imagine that the Excelsior might possibly have Two deflectors. One on the Stardrive section and one on the Saucer sort of imitating the concept of the Norway Class. Also they would likely take some of the concepts of the Constitution type. So the Excelsior would probably have smaller but similar ranscoops as the Constitution. But would also have the dorsal intercoolers of the original Excelsior nacelle (in case you are unaware what an intercooler is... its the blue part of the nacelle that the warp plasma is often vented from).


With a war with the Klingons almost unavoidable in the future of the JJ verse, they would make the Excelsior class a combat oriented design by arming it with additional torpedo tubes including some that would be facing the Starboard and Port quarters of the ship. Additional Phaser turrets on the saucer would also be likely as well. So instead of five on the dorsal side and three (i think) on the bottom of the saucer. I was thinking there would be seven on top and five below and they would be more centered between the bridge and the outer rim of the saucer. They would also have phaser turrets on the nacelle pylons to help their aft flank.

A final note is that instead of two impulse thrusters it would be one wide one. As I noticed that in the end of the Sequel. The impulse thrusters was merged from two into one. So they would likely favor a single big engine over two smaller ones.
 

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While I like the idea, I kinda thought the dreadnought was the excelsior of AR? They had so many throwbacks to Scotty messing the Excelsior up I thought it was pretty obvious.:sweat:
 

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Thanks man. I think it was like 10k, but I didn't really try to save any. There are quite a few places where I had unnecessary or hidden detail, but I wan't planing on ever using it so I didn't care too much.

:lol2: Yeah you probably could shave off 1k of poly's from that thing if you really wanted to. It's a nice yard for sure and pretty good for your first shipyard. Also more amazing is the fact I have inspired someone. :Y

Hello

I know it has been a long time since I ever spoke. I mostly just come here to see if there is something that can reignite my desire to mod Armada II. And I figured that if at all possible I could propose a concept to you.


I was thinking that I would like a version of the Excelsior Class that would have some of the flavor of the JJ Star Trek Universe. I do have some mental images of what it would look like so I'll try my best to describe it.


Because of the fact that Captain Nero's vessel that interfered in the timeline had some Borg Technology. I figured that the "TMP" era of the JJ-verse would probably be very much reshaped. As Klingons have had encounters with the Narada. Chances favor the potential that debris from battles against Nero and his crew could have been recovered giving them access to Borg-oriented technology. Combined with the fact that Starfleet had acquired the Transwarp equation from Scott. Both sides of the war could easily have the potential of successfully integrating Transwarp drive into their starships by the time the Excelsior class would be developed. Keeping this in mind, I would think that the Excelsior class would be the first Mass-production vessel that has the Transwarp technology as its core feature. Because of this there would be significant differences to the original universe Excelsior.


In the Voyager Series; 7 of 9 made a remark when with Holographic Barkley that the Borg project their structural integrity field ahead of the actual ship (like the plow in front of a truck pushing through snow). Keeping this in mind Starfleet would have likely come across this problem when testing Transwarp prototypes. Hence they needed stronger deflector technology. So I would imagine that the Excelsior might possibly have Two deflectors. One on the Stardrive section and one on the Saucer sort of imitating the concept of the Norway Class. Also they would likely take some of the concepts of the Constitution type. So the Excelsior would probably have smaller but similar ranscoops as the Constitution. But would also have the dorsal intercoolers of the original Excelsior nacelle (in case you are unaware what an intercooler is... its the blue part of the nacelle that the warp plasma is often vented from).


With a war with the Klingons almost unavoidable in the future of the JJ verse, they would make the Excelsior class a combat oriented design by arming it with additional torpedo tubes including some that would be facing the Starboard and Port quarters of the ship. Additional Phaser turrets on the saucer would also be likely as well. So instead of five on the dorsal side and three (i think) on the bottom of the saucer. I was thinking there would be seven on top and five below and they would be more centered between the bridge and the outer rim of the saucer. They would also have phaser turrets on the nacelle pylons to help their aft flank.

A final note is that instead of two impulse thrusters it would be one wide one. As I noticed that in the end of the Sequel. The impulse thrusters was merged from two into one. So they would likely favor a single big engine over two smaller ones.

An interesting concept for sure.
 

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Hey guys, it's been a while! Here is a snapshot of what I've been up to in my Modeling/Texturing I class. This is the first project, but hopefully I'll have cooler stuff to show y'all at some point.
 

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You're doing a modeling/texturing class? I am doing a game design course myself.

Nice job on your first project. An interesting design. :D
 
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