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Still here!

May 1, 2020 by Scott Gammans 1 Comment
USS Constellation WIP #129 1 May 2020

Just a quick check-in. I’m still not back-back and working on this project, but I haven’t touched the models since early March and I wanted to just do a quickie render to keep the muscle-memory intact. More to come when I’m able to get back to this full-time.

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI Art, Star Trek, USS Constellation, WIP

Donald Trump Is Trying to Kill You

April 24, 2020 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
Clorox Chewables

Up until now I’ve (mostly) resisted posting overtly political content on the Gammans Zone, and in a way this isn’t political; it’s just a simple fact: Donald Trump is trying to kill you. How else to explain this incredible statement from the President of the United States during his press briefing on Thursday, April 23, 2020? … [Read more…]

Posted in: COVID, Meatspace, News Tagged: Fucking moron, Ignoramus, Moron, Traitorous Imbecile, Trump, Yep we are boned

Status update

April 17, 2020 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
Live LONG. And prosper.

For anyone wondering where I’ve been the past month, well, I’ve been right here! Unfortunately, self-isolation and social distancing have not allowed me more time to work on my “Doomsday Machine” project for two reasons: I have worked from home full-time since 2014, so my schedule during daylight hours hasn’t changed (if anything, I’m working … [Read more…]

Posted in: Meatspace, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: Meatspace, Star Trek

The Constellation Exits from Warp

March 3, 2020 by Scott Gammans 1 Comment
The Starship Constellation decelerates from warp and reenters normal space.

The Starship Constellation exits from warp TMP-style in today’s video.

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI, Star Trek, Starship Constellation, USS Constellation, VFX, Warp Drive

Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew! Pew!

March 1, 2020 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
The Starship Constellation fires her forward phaser banks (image 1 of 4)

The Starship Constellation fires her main phaser banks at an unseen enemy in a new test video I’ve uploaded to Vimeo and YouTube.

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI, Phasers, Star Trek, Starship Constellation, USS Constellation, VFX

So long, LightWave. It’s been aggravating.

January 23, 2020 by Scott Gammans 1 Comment
The Constellation sails towards her fate... and so does LightWave

Hi everyone! Nope, not dead yet! But as far as I’m concerned, LightWave is.   I’ve been gone for a while with no updates, so I thought I’d punch in and let you know what’s going on. After six months of battle, tonight I finally came to the frustrating conclusion that LightWave 2019 is irretrievably … [Read more…]

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: Blender, LightWave 2019, NewTek, OctaneRender, OTOY

Starship Constellation WIP

December 5, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
Starship Constellation WIP #129 December 4, 2019

I’ve been bad about publishing updates, but not because I’m slacking off, I assure you! Here’s a work-in-progress image of the Starship Constellation from a video I hope to have finished in time for the U.S. Christmas holiday.

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI Art, Starship Constellation, USS Constellation, WIP

The Starship Constellation

November 13, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
The Starships Enterprise and Constellation meet in happier times.

Work continues apace on the starship Constellation. The Connie has haunted my dreams ever since I was a seven-year-old boy staring transfixed at the Trinitron whenever the local TV station reran “The Doomsday Machine”. How could a giant starship be wrecked like that?! Impossible! But as I got older, I started noticing how, er, undetailed the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI Art, NCC-1017, Starship Constellation, USS Constellation, WIP

USS Enterprise Initial Modeling Completed

November 2, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
Frame grab from WIP video #123

She’s ready to fly! The initial round of modeling on the Starship Enterprise is finished, so this will be the last test video of the model for the foreseeable future. There are a couple of minor tweaks needed that I’ve noted in this video, but nothing significant (some texturing errors on the secondary hull ventral … [Read more…]

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: NCC-1701, Starship Enterprise, USS Enterprise, WIP

Back in the saddle

October 28, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
USS Enterprise WIP #123 October 28, 2019

After a much-needed three weeks off I’m back in the saddle. The model as shown in this image does not include any new features compared to WIP video #121-A from three weeks ago; it’s just a test image that I rendered to reacquaint myself with the Enterprise model and see what’s left to do. Click … [Read more…]

Posted in: Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine 2019 Tagged: CGI Art, LightWave 2019, NCC-1701, OctaneRender, Starship Enterprise, USS Enterprise
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