Blondersheel Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Sheel's Steel Inc. Ship Classification Description (Credit to Mobiyus for the naming convention) [ship name] [material]-[slots] [ship role] Detailed Replicas: She's finally ready! Tachi-Class "Rocinante" Xa-06/03/02 The Rocinante from "The Expanse" TV Series. I've been working on this for quite awhile and now I feel like I've gotten it to the point where I'm comfortable releasing! MORE PICTURES! I'm releasing the ship in three sizes, details listed below: Size Comparison Picture: From left to right: 3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 40:1(building scale) WARNING!:All of the versions below have very good maneuverability, however what they don't have is break thrust(on purpose). It is HIGHLY recommended to use the "flip and burn" strategy depicted on the show! 10:1 Scale Version: This size just "feels" right to me even though its 10x the actual size. It is very maneuverable and has enough size to make it capable of taking on a large variety of opponents. It has 6 module slots and mounting points for 6 x 1.0 turrets OR 24(!) x 0.5 turrets. Details: Cost: Credits:587,570 | Iron:675 | Trinium:14,871 | Xanion:40,512 Stats: ~5:1 Scale Version: I scaled the ship down closer to actual size, but maintained the ability to mount 0.5 size turrets. This ship is ridiculously maneuverable and still has some fighting capability. It has 3 module slots and mounting points for 6 x 0.5 turrets. Cost: Credits:73,960 | Iron:82 | Trinium:7,197 | Xanion:4,997 Stats: ~3:1 Scale Version: I scaled the ship down further, maintaining the ability to mount a size 0.3 turret. The only thing this size really gains over the 5:1 version is that it is closer to the "real" ship size. I can't scale the ship any further without losing the ability to use the turret mounts even in their modified state. It has 2 module slots and mounting points for 6 x 0.3 turrets. Cost: Credits:21,196 | Iron:21 | Trinium:6,624 | Xanion:1,369 Stats: XMLs: 10:1 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3VDHeJyS1dQaXlGdWRoX3BpeFE 5:1 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3VDHeJyS1dQSkxiZFBPUXJ0bms 3:1 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3VDHeJyS1dQbTRITmRLU3ZRTFk Original Designs: Venture Xa-09 Freighter The Venture is a long range freighter designed for deep space operation. With a significant cargo capacity, high jump range, and adequate shielding the Venture has what it takes for even the most demanding delivery man! Additional Shots: Cost / Stats: Cost: 2,976,031 Credits | 153,851 Xanion | 169,540 Trinium | 17,884 Iron Stats: Special Features: Advanced Shield Generator: Powered Utility Hardpoints: Jump Range Enhancement Grid: XML: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3VDHeJyS1dQV3hvdWFTVC1oMVU Outdated Designs: These designs are considered obsolete and may undergo retrofitting in the future. NCC-1701 Replica Tr-07 [Non DTU] Additional Details: Cost: 1,812,609 Credits | 131,646 Titanium | 122,069 Naonite Stats: XML: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3VDHeJyS1dQVVJjTkVIc205Wlk Any comments would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicSocket Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This is fantastic Blondersheel! Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delvar Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 really nice, i was thinking of doing enterprise as my next ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr4zyErA Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 i`ve got a question: how do u made this round engines? is there a trick or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunamik Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Lot of edge blocks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks for the compliments! @Cr4zyErA: Pretty much like Tsunamik says: lots of edge blocks! I did use a small trick in that I first created my sphere (the previous ship I mentioned above). From that I created all of these round shapes by scaling the sphere (I.e. Saucer halves are flattened sphere halves with some editing; nacelle/engineering sections are cut-and-reattached layers of the sphere stretched out in the length direction). Even with tricks, creating round shapes is pretty time consuming as any little mistake shows up very clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 News: Sheel's Steel Fabrication Inc. Takeover! Ship Preview: Venture Xa-09 Freighter (Details in OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobiyus Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Very faithful NCC-1701 you got there, shame it's outdated! And that freighter man, i absolutely love those rings. It inspires me on many levels. Great stuff and looking forward to see more :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Very faithful NCC-1701 you got there, shame it's outdated! And that freighter man, i absolutely love those rings. It inspires me on many levels. Thanks Mobiyus! Funny, but your saucer sections are one of the reasons I want to rework the NCC-1701. I want to work in a bump on the top/bottom like in your cavia porcellus. Thanks again for the saucer XMLs. I'm definitely happy with how the freighter turned out, but it needs some DTU love. Hopefully soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 News: Ship Released: Venture Xa-09 Freighter Flight testing is complete and the Venture is available for acquisition! (Additional details in OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19MT70 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Love it, nice heavy hauler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 News: Ship Preview: Rocinante A little sneak peek at my ongoing project. Still a ways to go, but getting there slowly! (Additional details in OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilponderoci Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 wow nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestHemingway Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Great, great job for the OC design! I love Venture Xa-09 Freighter! I had a similar ship in mind, sort of a modular battle satellite with rings around it, and attachable modular arms. Keep up the good work! I might embarrass myself and post my ships, too later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 News: Ship Preview Update: Rocinante Ready for some paint! Should be ready in the next couple days! (Pre-paint photo updated in OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrAvatar Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 The detail work on the Rocinante is excellent, but it looks to be a way bigger scale that the actual ship (Judging from the look of your tiny thruster blocks). Not a big deal if you don't care about scale. The length I found says it's 46 meters in length, (A corvette class ship) so approximately 9 size 1 blocks in length. or 9.2 blocks in length (given in game it says a 0.2 block is 1 meter.) do you think it would scale down correctly to try to reach that scale without loosing much of your detailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Good eye, it is definitely significantly bigger than actual..for building and detailing purposes. It is built on a scale multiple though and will be scaled down for release, and yes all the detailing is preserved. I'll probably release in two sizes. One: as small as I can make it where the turret mounts are still large enough to mount turrets (unfortunately I don't think I can go quite down to "actual" size). Two: a bit larger where it "feels" right to fly and can be more of a capable ship. The larger size will likely be 1/4 of the size shown in the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 News: Ship Added: Rocinante Xa-06/03/02 She's ready to go! Happy flying! (Additional details in OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'll be re-releasing the 10:1 scale version with the modified turret mounts to accommodate 6 x size 1 turrets or 24 x size 0.5 turrets. Also just realized some titanium snuck in there somehow so I'll fix that as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Phoenix Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 That Tachi-class is incredible! The accuracy and detail is stunning in its accuracy, regardless of scale. Absolutely phenomenal work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondersheel Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Thanks Sable Phoenix :) I've applied the modified turret mountings to all sizes (the 10:1 size can now mount size 1.0 turrets) and corrected the rogue titanium that made it into some of the internal thrusters. OP is updated with revised costs and updated XMLs Happy Flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrAvatar Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Great work Sheel! as for being able to use the gun mounts on the smaller scales, I'm betting if you sacrificed it's rounded shape for a rectangle one, you probably could squeeze a little bit bigger turrets on the smaller scales. or just fill in the turret holes completely with one block (now if only there were moving blocks to have the turrets actually retract and the shutter doors that would also open and close.) But regardless I will download it if for no other reason but to get a closer look on how you finished off the front nose cone. (I couldn't figure it out when I was building my own Rocinante inspired but not 100% detail accurate Starter corvette class ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rendelsiand Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 You sir are a wizard! Your work on the Rocinante is incredible. Don't suppose you could do a Rasa from Dark Matter :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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