Quite white!

I reverted back to a stock template. This should make the blog lighter both in color (check) as in performance. I think the scrolling speed has improved and it is not so distracting anymore while viewing images. :)

Once again happy new year to all of you!


While I'm at it... look at that poll, where did I get myself into this time! :)

A toast to You, visitor!

I woud like to thank everybody for their support this year! I hope you all have a happy and healthy 2010 withs lots of cool images! :)

For me it was kind of a hectic year, I bought a house, it's absolutely absurd how much time, paperwork and effort it takes to get things done, and it's not over yet. (Currently the house is under construction.)

This week will be one of extensive modeling because I'm detailing my entry for SOTL 2011.
I want to deliver the final around the end of January. I can reveal that it's a canon piece...sort of... :)

When I'm finished with the above it's time for the Aventine MKII. The MKII will be a refined version of the current model, certainly upclose.(I'm seeing it as a refit.) I promise to flood my blog with pics of it, perhaps also some work in progress pictures. I'm looking forward to this!

After that I will continue with the small science ship. (Merian class) It's an ongoing project that I use for experiments so it could take some time.

Also I will add a poll soon on the left for a new main project in 2010, I'm interested in what people would like to see. If you have an other suggestion dont hesitate to post it in the comments. :)

I will end this post with the full resolution image of the U.S.S. Spirit from this years calendar, enjoy! (2mb to load)

Thanks again!

A lighter blog

I think the blog looks decent, but it seems to me that with all the image content already in it, the extra images of the layout create a massive slow browsing experience. I'm considering to go back to a more stock setup. Will decide tomorrow. :)

Runabout

Update:


Initial 2x4 cm post it sketch:

I have no excuse, I made it at 4:00 in the morning...

To answer the question about a 3 view, I have a 5 view but again from the "NX version" it should give you a general idea though.

Because of the size of this ship, I thought it would be wise to create an interior of the area's that would be exposed to the viewer. This shows the cockpit and universal room behind it. It seems the coffee got cold by now...  Must admit that the plant and the furniture are not standard issue, then again I'm all for comfort, after all it's the 24th century. :)

The NX 5 view.

End of update
I noticed Doug Drexler posted my sotl2008 image on his blog (thanks!) I got a hard time posting links within the comments there so here are the images I was talking about:

Above image shows how the runabout would look when the lower container is being exchanged.

Same here but this shows the prototype, the final model had at least 80 changes. The largest changes where the increased bussard size and improved paneling, to make the model more "serious"

And a close up of the guy that just replicated 2 coffee

The same prototype but now equipped as a gunship. I doubt this would be something that Starfleet would use though. :)

Did the experiment fail?

What happened to my 1 post a day... well I got a heavy migraine "attack" fridaymorning, probably the most severe I ever had. I will spare you the details, but on Fridaynight I was still not able to eat 1 spoon of rice without it coming out again. I felt quite miserable the days after and it seems this was more like a combination of a mild flue and a migraine attack. Anyway I'm feeling a lot better today, so lets try this again. :)
Tonight I will work some more on my SOTL2011 entry. The task started out easy but there is this 1 shape in it that is (far) more advanced then I anticipated.

Anyway, besides that I'm franticly shopping online to buy gifts for my family because soon (5th of December) it will be "Sinterklaas" here in the Netherlands. (It's a bit like Christmas only earlier....and ofcourse Christmas is still coming after that.) :) Bottom line of this tradition: people get presents. I have mixed feelings, I seriously have no wishes and still I will get something.

For now: tea, a change of outfit and some modeling. :)

p.s. to make my writing a bit quicker I decided to not read and reread everything 20 times, so there could be errors and strange constructed sentences. Hope I sound like Yoda not...