Ell_fen Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I decided to build a farragut class battlecruiser from Elite Dangerous after i saw that there were some nice plans for the ship kicking about. I think i underestimated how much work this thing would be when i started but 11000ish blocks placed by hand (about 20000 overall in its current state) and im too deep to stop. -stats as of a few days ago- -Closer to its current progress- Still not done any of the detailing, the central structure at the back needs starting on, also the whole thing needs more paint and the insides havent been touched realy yet. But give it another 20 hours or so and i may be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19MT70 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Looks gorgeous so far and I look forward to seeing the ship when it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraStar Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KooperChaos Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Wow looks really amazing! But seriously! you can't build a Farragut Class Battlecruiser with -0 om. Firepower! Even as an imperial I can't accept that >:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Give it time :), ive got to change the outer armor when i add details so anything i mount now will probobly be removed later, i got the engines done last night so only the central structure to go before detailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KooperChaos Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Will you build an Majestic class interdict or as well? Would be cool to see both ships fighting each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 yer ive defiantly thought about it but the complex curves and support beams on the majestic would suck the life out of me as i dont think they would ever look quite right. but hey once this is done maby il start doing an elite dangerous shipyard here so i guess the answer is maby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrax Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 yer ive defiantly thought about it but the complex curves and support beams on the majestic would suck the life out of me as i dont think they would ever look quite right. but hey once this is done maby il start doing an elite dangerous shipyard here so i guess the answer is maby. Well, from my own experience, I find that once I complete a ship, i find little nuances to improve it, but I wont go back to that same because of time. In working in a class or style of ships, I find that the "next" version, bigger or smaller is easier to build and challenges are more easily overcome. I hope that is your experience when you move onto your next ship or back to remake a familiar one. Good luck ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Well, from my own experience, I find that once I complete a ship, i find little nuances to improve it, but I wont go back to that same because of time. In working in a class or style of ships, I find that the "next" version, bigger or smaller is easier to build and challenges are more easily overcome. I hope that is your experience when you move onto your next ship or back to remake a familiar one. Good luck ;) Thanks, il have to see what i can do when this is finished then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 latest screen shot of my progress on the engines, they didn't come out quite how i would of liked on the small details due to blocks refusing to be placed but im happy with the overall look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 now thats some pretty a...aft-section! Nicely done, looks pretty cool, but since i never played Elite:Dangerous i dont get it with those bumpers, on the first picture you posted they were almost invinsible, and my first thought was "why the hell he added them?", then i realized they were always there... Surly would look damn sexy without them, but thats just my view on it, nevertheless great looking ship so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 now thats some pretty a...aft-section! Nicely done, looks pretty cool, but since i never played Elite:Dangerous i dont get it with those bumpers, on the first picture you posted they were almost invinsible, and my first thought was "why the hell he added them?", then i realized they were always there... Surly would look damn sexy without them, but thats just my view on it, nevertheless great looking ship so far! Thanks for the complement on my ships b..back area. I use the surrounding scaffolding just to make it able to move before it was more complete, and most importantly of all, i use the squares that make up the surrounding scaffolding as distance markers so that i can create this working off the plans available on the elite dangerous wiki, in the end i will remove them. -you can see here a comparison of an early stage of construction and how the scaffolding was placed, also the main image i used as plans taken from the elite dangerous wiki- also no idea why the image for the plans was so small so here is a link so you can actually see the small squares i used for measuring distance http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Farragut_Battle_Cruiser?file=Farragut_Fed._Battle_Cruiser_1.png each square on the dorsal view is approximately the same as the squares of the scaffolding EDIT: the image is showing as the correct size now but i will leave the link to the wiki page in anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 update on progress, started detailing and insides -shot without the Hud active- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze959 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks absolutely amazing! When I first picked up this game I had wanted to try and make this ship, but found that I lacked the creative skill. Really looking forward to seeing it finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell_fen Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks absolutely amazing! When I first picked up this game I had wanted to try and make this ship, but found that I lacked the creative skill. Really looking forward to seeing it finished! thanks for the complement, the current progress is that the ships structure and insides are pretty much done, im now working on the layered armor sections and colors of the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofa Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Oh she's beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze959 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Looks absolutely amazing! When I first picked up this game I had wanted to try and make this ship, but found that I lacked the creative skill. Really looking forward to seeing it finished! thanks for the complement, the current progress is that the ships structure and insides are pretty much done, im now working on the layered armor sections and colors of the outside. -snip- Thanks for the update, looks even better with the progress so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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