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Not dead yet!

November 20, 2021 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
Shuttlecraft Winfield performs a high-speed exit from the Starship Enterprise shuttle bay

Get ready for the understatement of the century: It’s been a weird 18 months. But I’m still here, and this project ain’t dead yet! This is a still of the shuttlecraft Winfield making a hasty exit from the Enterprise hangar deck. The deck sports its shortened-length so that the back wall and the enclosed elevated … [Read more…]

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

That’s hot.

March 12, 2021 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
The Starship Enterprise fires her forward port phaser bank

The Starship Enterprise fires her port forward phaser bank in this image published on March 12, 2021.

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

A little closer…

March 2, 2021 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment

Getting a little closer to the look I’ve been searching for. The pig smells his truffles and is zeroing in on his reward. Other than a slew of lighting adjustments, this update has several minor (and not-so minor) modifications to the model/scene configuration: Adjusted the gamma on the star background to help the foreground blend … [Read more…]

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

A new image just so Fled Cruz isn’t the headline

February 23, 2021 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
The Starship Enterprise prepares to fire February 23, 2021

Nothing much new here; just didn’t want Flyin’ Ted Cruz as the cover image anymore 😉

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

Ted Cruz Takes a Stroll

February 19, 2021 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment

Ted Cruz takes a stroll on the Starship Enterprise

Posted in: Meatspace, Politics, Star Trek Tagged: NCC-1701, Star Trek, Starship Enterprise, Ted Cruz, USS Enterprise

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

USS Enterprise WIP #121-A

October 8, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment

Getting close to the finish line! Today’s work in progress is a test of the warp drive and impulse engine effects. I think the impulse engines are “throbbing” a little too much (as if they were under stress or malfunctioning); I may need to tweak that. I’m also still not quite satisfied with the appearance … [Read more…]

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

Darker? You decide…

September 19, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
USS Enterprise WIP Test #116 September 19, 2019

Hmm. Click here for the YouTube version. This is the same source material used in test #116 published earlier today, but without the heavy gamma correction applied (just some minor color curve adjustments that I made in the nonlinear editor I’m using to assemble these test videos). The only reason I’m publishing this is to … [Read more…]

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

USS Enterprise WIP #116

September 19, 2019 by Scott Gammans Leave a Comment
USS Enterprise WIP Test #116 September 19, 2019

Just a quickie for today. YouTube: https://youtu.be/AKGQ6o3QExs   Vimeo: The exterior of the secondary hull is finally finished, and I revised (again!) the “Christmas lights” visual effect behind the domes at the front of the warp nacelles. Judging by this test clip, I still need to do a little tweaking on the brightness and color … [Read more…]

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