"Kirk's Last Ride"

Description

For those who aren't hardcore Trek geeks, The Enterprise-B was a modified Excelsior-class starship from the end of the "TOS" era. It was seen briefly in the film "Star Trek: Generations" and also showed up as the "U.S.S. Lakota" in an episode of DS9.

The file is broken down as follows:

- Layer 1: Main Model
- Layer 2: Lights and Illuminated Parts
- Layer 3: Basic Lighting Setup

Couple of quick notes:

1.) All textures are packed and must be unpacked before use. To do this, go to File -> External Data -> Unpack...

2.) All decals were created by me. They are "Fan Art" for sure, but they aren't stolen :)

3.) The warp nacelles have interior lighting along the side "vents". This is not accurate (for this version of the Enterprise, anyway). It's just something I made up :) The lighting comes from a separate object that you can easily delete if you're trying to match the studio model.

4.) I left the windows as a glass material. You can easily swap it out for an emission shader if you want (or if you want to go nuts, you can build some little sets with interior lighting).

5.) I'm releasing this as CC-BY-NC. That's a lot of letters :) I'm honestly not concerned if you use this and forget to (or can't) credit me. But since the rights are owned by CBS/Paramount, I didn't feel I could release it any other way.

Enjoy!

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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 (11)

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MaureenHarris over 9 years ago

Awesome! Thanks for all the hard work.

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ARADTech over 9 years ago

Amazing , thank you for your hard work and inspiration :)

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Mikel007 over 9 years ago

A typical ChrisKuhn :-) Awesome and thanks for sharing it with us.

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airwinggraphics over 9 years ago

Amazing Chris! Thanks for sharing! You are too generous. Art

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zulukilo over 9 years ago

As always: incredible! Thank you

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iamlookingforthebathroom over 9 years ago

Nice but what about the background ? I was really interested to see how did you manage to create that space view but I guess it was just a background photo... Or am I missing something ?

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ChrisKuhn over 9 years ago

Oh, yeah that was just an example of what you could do with it. Just a basic cloud texture and gradient flare in GIMP plus some screwing around with lights/contrast. The green "nebula" was me taking a paintbrush tool and randomly swiping across the screen a few times :)

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Trekkie1481 about 9 years ago

I am going to make a animation with some of your ships. Don't wory. I will credit you!

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evansnyder over 9 years ago

This is awesome! Excellent work.

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jcwstarship about 9 years ago

Awesome mesh Chris!! Thanks for sharing!!

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trekki1701 about 9 years ago

Very nice mesh, thank you for this one.

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