Tough Little Ship

Description

This is the U.S.S. Defiant from ST: DS9, for those old enough to remember :)

It was Starfleet's first "warship" (although it was technially classified as an "escort vessel", I believe).

Fairly detailed, although not as much as some of my other work. Mostly this was an excuse to play with the compositor. Final model is around 100K polygons.

I had a lot of fun with the node setups on this one... the primary model is on Layer 1, but there are multiple objects on different layers. This annoys me becuase it seems messy... but it's kinda nessecary to use the compositor. Of course, you can just import the model into a new Blend file if you like and start over :)

As always, textures are packed and must be unpacked before use (File -> External Data -> Unpack...). A couple of notes on textures:

1.) The decals were created by me... so they are FAN ART for sure, but they are not stolen.

2.) The star background is a copyright-free NASA image... just so nobody gets the wrong idea :)

Enjoy!

-Chris-

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Please note that this model may NOT be used commercially. "Star Trek" and all related marks, logos, and designs are owned by CBS Studios, Inc. This model is not endorsed, sponsored, or affiliated with CBS/Paramount or the Star Trek franchise.

Comments (17)

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chrisbreen1995 almost 12 years ago

Awesome Model :D . not old enough though to remember it :p , but I'll have to look into it now. Thanks for the share.

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ChrisKuhn almost 12 years ago

Thanks! Some of CG is a bit dated, but you can find plenty of Defiant clips on YouTube :)

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daren almost 12 years ago

I remember the first time that thing came on screen, machine gun phasers... I had a nerdgasm right there.

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Temujin almost 12 years ago

I love it............. one of my favorite ships in the series. Now i wait for the DS9 Station. ;-)

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ChrisKuhn over 10 years ago

Your wait is now over - check my profile :)

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rahulraina almost 12 years ago

its awsm..............loved this blend....

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oldtimer almost 12 years ago

As always, atonishing work and a nodes setup good to look into. Thanks, Chris.

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likesmeso almost 12 years ago

Love the ship, looks great!

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DmytroKovkun almost 12 years ago

Looks like Suzanne head)

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ChrisKuhn almost 12 years ago

I'll let the folks at Paramount know :) In fairness, the Defiant made it's first TV appearance in 1994 so it beat Blender by about a year :)

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Jonas108 over 11 years ago

Yep, sweet ship (and show). Thanks! :)

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tofarley over 11 years ago

My favorite ship of the series! I am old enough to "remember" but I actually didn't get into Trek until ~2010 so this bad boy is fresh in my mind. You did an absolutely amazing job!

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Allengib over 11 years ago

it looks great tried doing the same ship several times yek (my version)

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davincibrush about 8 years ago

I remember all to well. Was 23 years old when Deep Space Nine first started. Love what you do. I hope they got you busy working somewhere. They need a person with a keen eye like yours to work on the new Star Trek Discovery. Show them kids what Star Trek should look like. Love all your work. Best of wishes to you.

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Naseem about 6 years ago

Thanks for sharing, DS9 was my favorite show and the USS Defiant was my first attempt in 3D modeling its bridge

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Raitan2008_1081055 about 6 years ago

"Little?"--Commander Worf.

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andyw3d over 3 years ago

I hid it in one of my scenes haha I love it. Thank you so much for making this <3

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