I don’t think I really realized the scale of this starship until you had that shot of it against your car. It makes me want to quote a character (I forget who) from an old SF movie (I forget which) who said, “My God! That thing’s huge!” I look forward to seeing it in person when it’s done. If I’m on FTO, I’ll come in to see it if I can!
Personally, I think the non-symmetry helps make it more realistic. Sure, us humans tend to try to duplicate things on each side, such as guns and stuff, but there’s always something that is going to be different on one side than the other…wire routings, piping, access hatches…the small details like that. Guns, radars, and such offensive/defensive details will tend to be near identical. They are placed, after all, for maximum defense and firepower orientation. Since our ships tend to be designed the same on each side as far as shape goes, what’s most effective on one side will be the same on the other, but even so, there will be some differences on other stuff.
As for the lighting, I think the harsh light is great on this model. It is, after all, what it would be like in space. The problem is our light from the sun is diffused, in space it wouldn’t be…the details would stand out a little more, the shadows would be starker.
I really like that next to last shot, too.
I don’t think I really realized the scale of this starship until you had that shot of it against your car. It makes me want to quote a character (I forget who) from an old SF movie (I forget which) who said, “My God! That thing’s huge!” I look forward to seeing it in person when it’s done. If I’m on FTO, I’ll come in to see it if I can!
Personally, I think the non-symmetry helps make it more realistic. Sure, us humans tend to try to duplicate things on each side, such as guns and stuff, but there’s always something that is going to be different on one side than the other…wire routings, piping, access hatches…the small details like that. Guns, radars, and such offensive/defensive details will tend to be near identical. They are placed, after all, for maximum defense and firepower orientation. Since our ships tend to be designed the same on each side as far as shape goes, what’s most effective on one side will be the same on the other, but even so, there will be some differences on other stuff.
As for the lighting, I think the harsh light is great on this model. It is, after all, what it would be like in space. The problem is our light from the sun is diffused, in space it wouldn’t be…the details would stand out a little more, the shadows would be starker.