Vulcan Maymora Class (D’Kyr)

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
somebody can not wait to see the first pics of my new ship!:D

Okay here a little history:
I believed, that the name of the ship class is D´kyr! WRONG!!!!! the right name (i hope so) is Maymora! you can find it here:
Star Trek Starship Handbooks - Volume 5 (http://trek.escape-committee.co.uk/volume5.html)
the D´Kyr is a ship of these class!

The 3-side-views from the ship sent me my good friend "Big Skip" Andrew! These views are the orignals from John Eaves! the views of the D´kyr at Ex-astris are wrong!!!

I started with the construction from zero! the easiest part is the warpring, but the rest is the hardest way i ever had to design a Star Trek ship!
here are two screenshots of the final model and one of the stand! I´m not so happy with the stand! it show the emblem of Vulcan! Maybe someone has a better idea, but please: not a Vulcan harp:eek:

[D-WHALE]

And here are the first pics of the testbuild! not finished yet! I don´t know when i release it! But i hope to christmas i will be finish!
that is the roundest model ever; many, many curves!!!
And i know, that the inner ring is more blue! don´t forget: it is just the testbuild (2nd try:o )

[D-WHALE]

and here some size comparisons! did i say, that the scale is 1/1700?:D

More pics soon

CU
Marko

(and sorry for my bad english)

[gomidefilho]

Beautiful model Marko!!! As usual ;)

[Millenniumfalsehood]

Awesome!! I love that ship design! Keep it comin'! :D

[Paragon]

I can't wait to get my hands on that kit! Great build so far, great design, excellent textures. It'll be a great addition to my 1:1900 fleet!

[D-WHALE]

THX guys, but don´t forget: the model is only pretextured!!! I hope that the final texture will also looking good - and of course in HiRes!

BTW: if somebody want to do the support shuttle for the D´Kyr, feel free and make it! I don´t want it (maybe later)!

Greetings
Marko

[bf109]

looks great as all your models do , thanks

[starship builder]

Im like a child right now looking at those pictures i love this ship ever since ST: ENT cant wait to see the finished product.

[D-WHALE]

:D:D:D
i guess, you must wait a little bit! at first i must finish my commercial model (see first pic)

the second picture show the parts! at the moment approx 220 parts, and i think it will be more! So it is not a model for guys without patience;)
(i must also add some parts for an internal structure for the big main part!)

[Paragon]

Is the inner ring connected with some sort of pivots for it to be able to fold in like that?

:D:D:D
i guess, you must wait a little bit! at first i must finish my commercial model (see first pic)

the second picture show the parts! at the moment approx 220 parts, and i think it will be more! So it is not a model for guys without patience;)
(i must also add some parts for an internal structure for the big main part!)

Gah!! So close! I don't have paper or ink right now, but I still want it so I can look through the design...

Hurry up! :P

[D-WHALE]

:D:D:D:D:D wait man, wait! did you forget, that there is also a McKinley-Station and the Krenim Timeweapon ship? the station is also unfolded, but i have some problems with the "arms"! they still not moveble! and for the Krenim ship i need a good idea to put the texture on the parts:confused:

back to the Dkyr
Okay here is the whole Warpring and the main body!

[D-WHALE]

So close!

it is not close enough, but maybe this one:D

[Phil]

Amazing stuff Marko! Love the church (?) and congratulations on going commercial!

[D-WHALE]

Hi Phil!
yes, it´s a church, my second! here some pics of both! more pics at Kartonbau.de! (the scale is 1/87 like the beer truck)

[Phil]

Nice work my friend!

[Paragon]

I think I'm gonna go ahead and design a small model of the support ship that should be able to dock with your Maymora class. Mind sending me a sample of the texture (or just the model so far) so I can make sure they match?

Also, does anyone have a better version of the Surak class? I built the one from Domatine, but its somewhat lacking for details, and the "tail" is far too short.

[D-WHALE]

:D You really can not wait to get this one, huh?
The main point is, the i MUST change the whole texture (color, shades and shadows)! currently i have no sample yet for the final texture!!!
Second thing is, that i have no permission from Skip to give the pictures of the original CGI-model to a third person! Sorry!

But i think, i have something else for you! I will send you an email!

Marko

[Millenniumfalsehood]

Hi Phil!
yes, it´s a church, my second! here some pics of both! more pics at Kartonbau.de! (the scale is 1/87 like the beer truck)

There is something wrong about a beer truck parked next to a church . . .

:D:D:D

Is there any way you can create a support structure inside the warp ring next to the attachment points? For one thing, they will need reinforcement for rotation, and another thing is that when attaching the pivots it would be nice to have something solid to attach them to so I can get a secure bond without the structure collapsing under the pressure of my finger.

[D-WHALE]

There is something wrong about a beer truck parked next to a church . . .

:D:D:D

Nothing is wrong! the truck bring the "holy water":D

Is there any way you can create a support structure inside the warp ring next to the attachment points? For one thing, they will need reinforcement for rotation, and another thing is that when attaching the pivots it would be nice to have something solid to attach them to so I can get a secure bond without the structure collapsing under the pressure of my finger.

No problem! I did that! The ring has five components! On both pictures you can see it! the place on th main ring for the pivots you don´t need to cut out;)

[Paragon]

Ah, I thought you were using the texture you've got on it now, it certainly looks good.

I'll go ahead and design it and then change the textures and scale to match once you're done.

[jacberk]

Simply excellent work as usual D-Whale! I love your designs and your scale fidelity! Thanks for filling out the Star Trek Universe's ship roster.

I've loved this ship and the Surak since I first saw them on Enterprise.

Waiting on pins and needles!

Jack

[THE DC]

Aren't you all glad he's come over here!

If you think the previews are awe inspiring, what till you see what he'll finish up with?

Once again, Marko...we wait with respect!


The DC

[Millenniumfalsehood]

Yeah, I'm so waiting with respect here, but that doesn't mean I'm not on the edge of my proverbial seat! :D

[Paragon]

Well, here's what I've got so far. I haven't built it with, so I don't know how well it will go together yet...

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Cardmodel%20Images/th_MaymoraDSRV-1.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Cardmodel%20Images/?action=view&current=MaymoraDSRV-1.jpg)

[D-WHALE]

Okay that looks not so bad! But i think we need a good testbuild! I can not really figured out all the parts:confused:

[Sidewinder81777]

Excellent work so far Marko! and Paragon you want me to build that for you? and do you have a picture of what the hell its supposed to look like lol.

[Paragon]

Parts going right by row starting from the top left:
- Aft primary hull
- Mid primary hull bottom detail
- The four swept triangles fold in half as the "winglets" that go on the front of the annular warp nacelle
- Inner annular warp nacelle
- More mid primary hull bottom detail
- More mid primary hull bottom detail
- Mid primary hull
- Bow primary hull (four pieces around it are bottom detail for it)
- Outer annular warp nacelle aft
- Outer annular warp nacelle fore (above it are bridge deck details)
- Mid secondary hull (spoon shape)
- Bow secondary hull
- Top hull connector (large ^ shape)
- Bottom hull connector (small ^ shape)
- Finally, aft secondary hull

[Paragon]

Just found huge issues with the primary hull, don't bother building it yet.

[Paragon]

I realize the windows are a little too big.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_2994.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_2994.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_2995.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_2995.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_2998.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_2998.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_2999.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_2999.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3000.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3000.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3001.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3001.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3002.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3002.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3003.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3003.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3004.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3004.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3007.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3007.jpg)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_IMG_3008.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=IMG_3008.jpg)

Edit: With necessary changes, including resized windows.

[D-WHALE]

Hi James!
Looks not bad, maybe a little bit to orange! But it´s okay! and indeed, the windows are to big, better half size!

[Paragon]

Whoops. forgot to included the image after that edit, with the resized windows and seperated warp drive.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/th_MaymoraDSRV.jpg (http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h123/strangename19/Maymora%20DSRV/?action=view&current=MaymoraDSRV.jpg)

Yeah, it does look too orange, but that was the printer and setting I used. The first (and completely impossible to build) version came out very dark from my other printer. You can see that I stayed pretty true to the original colors in Drexler's illustrations.

All in all, it was a pretty quick build. Anyone interested, feel free to try building it, let me know if you need help.

Now we just need that Maymora so I can resize it to fit!

[Paragon]

Any ideas as to how we can actually make the DSRV dock with the Maymora?

[D-WHALE]

:confused: No, not really! that was also a reason wha i didn´t design it!
I have approx 90% finish of the testbuild! After that i testbuild your shuttle and will see how it fit together! I the meanwhile you can send me the HiRes plan to my e-mail adress!
have you a scale for it? i guess not, or?

[Paragon]

No, no scale, I figured it would be best to scale it to fit the Maymora, then scale the Maymora to a standard scale.

The image above should be fine for the Maymora, since you'll have to scale it down. It should end up looking the same using either version.

I will be posting a larger scale version of the DSRV at high res on my website though.

[Millenniumfalsehood]

What about rare-earth magnets to dock the DSRV?

[Paragon]

The DSRV is probably only going to be two inches long at most. I don't think there's enough room for any magnets.

[Millenniumfalsehood]

I've seen neodymium magnets which were 3mm x 2mm for sale at Wonderfest at Starship Modeler's table. I think they would work for this little ship.

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
I think there is not enough place for a magnet in the D´kyr! On the first picture you can see, where the shuttle docked! the part is to small (red marked; approx 4 mm thick) and not straight (many curves)!
on the second picture you can see also a red marked part! That part is absolutly straight! Maybe i can add a small part so, that you can push in the shuttle!

[Paragon]

Thats what I was going to suggest, a third prong beneath the other two, that the DSRV could fit snugly into. It might require a hole in the hull at the bases of the prongs too, for the tip of the DSRV to fit into.

So how soon will you have that model ready? I just got paper and ink and I'm ready to build!

[D-WHALE]

Hi James!
I don´t really know that! First i must finish the church! Money rules;) and i must recoloring 13 A4 pages! So i hope, i can release it (perhaps with another model) to Christmas!
But I have an idea for in the meanwhile! There was a request about a simple Factory station for the Starfleet ships, because they currently not exist! My McKinley station is designed, only the pivots for the arms not yet! maybe you can do 2 or 3 different station for the people? What do think about that?

CU
Marko

[Millenniumfalsehood]

Why not just magnets in the nose with metal contacts in the docking clamps?

Alternatively, you *could* make a slit in the docking clamps, then cut triangles out of the DSRV which slip into them.

[D-WHALE]

That sounds very complicated! where and how should i do this??? Can you make a drawing?

[Millenniumfalsehood]

When it's available for download, I'll post my pic of the alteration I have planned.

[Paragon]

You don't really mean it'll be 5 months until release, do you!? Is there anything I can do to help you release it sooner? Work on the texture? Consolidate parts?

[D-WHALE]

Is there anything I can do to help you release it sooner?

yeah, NO STRESS! you was a great help with the shuttle, but you can really nothing do for me! good texture need many time! and i hope you know that! You will be the first who get this ship!

[Paragon]

Just felt like mentioning, according to Ex Astris Scientia, the support ship is actually far larger than I expected, 180m long, meaning the model I've designed is actually only slightly larger than 1:1700 already, not the 2 times larger I thought it was. Apparently the Maymora is also 600 meters long. Is that the same size you're basing your model on?

[D-WHALE]

COOL:cool: Pics say all!;)

0.353m*1700=600.1Meters

[Paragon]

Wow...I guess I just didn't realize how big it was. Thats huge for ships of that era.

Anyway, my current build of the DSRV is 1:1636 scale. I'm going to go ahead and rescale it and post it on my site.

[D-WHALE]

Heh James! do you want to see, how the pdo looks like 3 corrections and 2 test builds? :eek: Are you shocked?

Good night from Germany:D

[Paragon]

So those are two different versions of it? You certainly have come a long way with it so far.

[THE DC]

Looking excellent, Marko. Its going to be big and beautiful!


Much anticipation,


The DC

[D-WHALE]

Hi Guys!
I finished the second testbuild! http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Huepfen/smilie_hops_005.gif (http://www.smilies.4-user.de)http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Huepfen/smilie_hops_005.gif (http://www.smilies.4-user.de)http://www.smilies.4-user.de/include/Huepfen/smilie_hops_005.gif (http://www.smilies.4-user.de)

Here are the first pics!

[Paragon]

Wow, very nice looking. So what needs to be done before she's ready?

[D-WHALE]

And of course i built paragons DSRV:D and added it to the Maymora!

this was not so easy! i needed a hole and two paper stripes for that! the procedure is simple but to hard to explain with my english:o

[Sidewinder81777]

Excellent work Marko! Just finished the Sh'Ran, need to do the DSRV then eagerly awaiting the Maymora :D

[D-WHALE]

Wow, very nice looking. So what needs to be done before she's ready?


I really need time for my church!!! Sorry bit i think i have something for you and for some other guys! I need some testbuilders for an other ship! More about this in the next days!

So and here some pics from the side, how the ring rotate!

[D-WHALE]

and here a first pic of my actually project!:D

(That´s not all the project is finished, need only to unfold!!!)

[Zathros]

Man, that is awesome!!

[Paragon]

Well I can see I need to resize the windows on the DSRV again, but otherwise it looks like it fits in really well. Also looking forward to that next model.

[D-WHALE]

True! The windows are a little bit to big! also the ship is to big! it has over 11 cm! maybe i did it wrong, because i print it out in 100%! if i use the printer properties "fit to page" i have a size of 97% and that IS approx. the right size!

To the new ship: i will make another thread and it will be a riddle ;)

CU
Marko

[THE DC]

Ah, Marko! When could a paper kit EVER be too big?


The DC

[outersketcher]

oh yeah... want this.

David

[jones brandon]

when will it be ready for download! i love what i see.

[D-WHALE]

Hi Jones!
Good to see you here!

when will it be ready for download!

I don´t really know that!!! in the moment i have many family problems! Sorry!

CU
Marko

[jones brandon]

so about that! keep me posted:):)

[jacberk]

A thing of beauty is worth waiting for. We'll wait

Family first! Do what you have to do.

Keeping you and yours in our thoughts.

Jack

[jones brandon]

same here! sorry about that. take care of family first. besides i'm working on uss griffin it going to take some time too! keep up the good work!:):)

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
Few weeks later and here are the first pics of the final product;)

[Sidewinder81777]

Oh wow Marko that looks great! I'm quivering in anticipation over this one.

[D-WHALE]

Hi Josh!
You and the other guys must wait a little bit more! I finished only 2 pages of 13:o
Example: the first page has 38 parts and over 30 layers for shades, lines etc.:eek:

[Sidewinder81777]

I am capable of some degree of patience lol

[57townsman]

WOW! :eek:

That's some of the finest texture work I've ever seen on a paper model. This will really be a work of art when its completed.

SteveK

[Paragon]

Holy crap, those parts look awesome! I trust the color codes from the DSRV helped?

[Bones]

wow... can't wait to built this 1

[jones brandon]

Love what i see man:):)

[jacberk]

Patience is a virtue! And this is definitely worth waiting for!! Progress looks great!

Thanks in advance

Jack

[Millenniumfalsehood]

Incredible! I believe these are some of the *best* textures I've ever seen for a model!

[binario]

Really interesting!

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
thank you to all for your comments!

@james
the color codes were really helpfull! The problem is only, that I printed the DSRV in an other quality out! So i guess, i must build the DSRV again!

Here is a screen shot from the back of the D´Kyr! it´s just an appetizer;)

[jones brandon]

like i said before love what i see man! keep up the good work:):)

[Bones]

any update on this one?

[D-WHALE]

Yes! I will show the update in the next few days! I have now 6 of 13 pages finished! here is another apetizer:D

[Juckiz]

Gotta love the quality of those textures :)

[Bones]

sweet... :D

[Paragon]

This is going to be such a great model when its finished. You really should hurry up! :P

[starship builder]

I'm drooling

[D-WHALE]

Okay here ia the update with some parts i have finished!

[D-WHALE]

And her 5 main parts

[D-WHALE]

Next is the Warpring with over 50 (!) parts! here are some of them! Two rings as an internal frame i don´t show here! (i didn´t make a picture of them :o )

[Sidewinder81777]

Looking great Marko!

[Bones]

that is so fine... :rolleyes:

[jones brandon]

love what i see!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lucien]

how do u get that depth look with your lines is it just shadowing or scoring. its amazing

[D-WHALE]

how do u get that depth look with your lines is it just shadowing or scoring. its amazing

Thats a simple thing;) I use Corel Photopaint for texturing! In this program are two cool effects: Shadowing and "Plastic"! Both works with light and shadows, but it needs a lot of time to bring the light in the right direction! On the first two pics you can see the different if you don´t use the shadow effect!
on the next two pics you can see the plastic effect!
and on the last pic you can see an aging effect ("stone" and "elephant skin")! I did these effects on sidewinders Romulan ENT-BoP!

[lucien]

amazing work thanks for the reply

[D-WHALE]

thanks! If on one page are approx. 15 parts it needs 300 to 500 layers (or more) for each page to look so! If you combine some texture lines then there only 30 to 50 layers! And it cost a lot of time ;)

[Paragon]

This is going to be such an awesome finished model. I may have been plenty content with the original version with the bad texture you used, but there's no doubt this will make it twenty times better.

[Bones]

i love that vulcan design... they have awesome ships...

[D-WHALE]

I finished the first attempt of the Warpring and IMHO it looks not so good! I will change the texture of the middle outer ring and try an other way to glue together both endrings to the middle ring!

Here the pics of the first attempt!

[Loenf]

I finished the first attempt of the Warpring and IMHO it looks not so good! I will change the texture of the middle outer ring and try an other way to glue together both endrings to the middle ring!

Here the pics of the first attempt!

Hi, that looks very awesome for a first attempt. In my opinion are no other attempts necessary. Regards Loenf

[Juckiz]

I finished the first attempt of the Warpring and IMHO it looks not so good! I will change the texture of the middle outer ring and try an other way to glue together both endrings to the middle ring!

Everyone is always their own worst critic ;)

[jones brandon]

love what i see:)

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
I finished now finally the second version of the warpring and he look definitly better than the old one!

[D-WHALE]

Also i finished some important parts, inclusive the bridge:)

[D-WHALE]

and the whole ship!

I guess, i can not finish the ship to christmas! Sorry for this bad news!:o

[redhorse]

I don't check in on the Alternate Dimensions area that often, as I don't really know much about it. I do know beautiful work when I see it though! Great job so far.

[Sidewinder81777]

Whenever it is done Marko, it will be well worth the wait!

[Paragon]

Wow, this is going to be one splendid model when done. Take your time.

[Juckiz]

Wonderful!
I'm currently watching Enterprise for the second time and i really like this ship's design

[Darth Windius]

and the whole ship!

I guess, i can not finish the ship to christmas! Sorry for this bad news!:o

Don't worry if we don't have this splendid gift for Christmas!!!:cool:

The very fine quality of this model is worth the supplementary time we will wait! "The longer, the beter";). So, we wil have time enough to prepare us to the shock of seeing he printed sheets!!!!:D

And spare time enough to enjoy Christmas time and New Year Parties with family, beloved, loved half, friends, and so on. Life is more important than Paper Modeling ;):D

[D-WHALE]

To the end of this year some bad news for this project! on sunday, the 20th December i saw some new drex files of a battle damaged version of the D´Kyr with new details for the Warpring:

Shi’Kahr, We Have a Problem. (http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/shikahr-we-have-a-problem/)

so i changed the parts for the inside of this ring and built him again! a 4th time!!!!!!! it´s only a small thing which i added!
after the build i saw, that i drew too few blue plasma exhausts! I drew 7, but there are minimum 14 exhaust per quarter ring:(:(:( but i have no more patience to change that an build this stupid ring a 5th time!
I guess it looks good enough!

here are the old ring and the new one! I hope you can see the different!?

[Zathros]

What a beautiful building! Is there a historical reference or is it your own design? Either way it is awesome.

[D-WHALE]

but i also built some new parts for this ship! The "shoulders", where you can add on the tail paragons DSRV, and some parts for the bottom (including the 2 lamps)! I missed to make a pic of the upper parts! :o

[D-WHALE]

What a beautiful building! Is there a historical reference or is it your own design? Either way it is awesome.

The original designer was John Eaves, the CGI creator was Doug Drexler! Here you can find some orthos and pics from the series:
Vulcan D’kyr Class Pt1 (http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/vulcan-dkyr-class-pt1/)

[pdmccool]

Looking good, Marko.

I can sympathize with the build issues. The ttrial and error building of the Chaffee Shuttle that Sidewinder recently test built for me consumed an entire pack of card stock and two sets of ink cartridges.

[jones brandon]

like what i see!

[Darth Windius]

To the end of this year some bad news for this project! on sunday, the 20th December i saw some new drex files of a battle damaged version of the D´Kyr with new details for the Warpring:

Shi’Kahr, We Have a Problem. (http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/shikahr-we-have-a-problem/)

so i changed the parts for the inside of this ring and built him again! a 4th time!!!!!!! it´s only a small thing which i added!
after the build i saw, that i drew too few blue plasma exhausts! I drew 7, but there are minimum 14 exhaust per quarter ring:(:(:( but i have no more patience to change that an build this stupid ring a 5th time!
I guess it looks good enough!

here are the old ring and the new one! I hope you can see the different!?

Of course, I can see the difference!!! And what I see as a new design is PERFECT! :)

Keep on the good job...:):)

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
Here is just a sneak preview of the next following pictures :D

[Juckiz]

You've got some grey blob stuck to where the DSRV should be... oh, no wait... :p
This'll be so great

[Darth Windius]

Hi guys!
Here is just a sneak preview of the next following pictures :D

Fantastic!! You have captured the beauty of the lines and the power of this Ship!!! :):)

Congrats and thanks, Marko!!!!:):)

[D-WHALE]

HAHA grey blob:D
A member from Kartonbau.de said,that the position of the DSRV on the D´kyr is a little bit indecently! If you think about this, think twice, because it is the "nose" of the ship ;)

Okay here the new pics! I finished the upper and lower side for the front middle part (including the bridge), the "shoulders" with the tail end for the DSRV and the last ring part! these ring part has a whole to put in the DSRV nose!
I began also to make the stand! I guess the theme is well known!

enjoy the next following pics!:cool:

[D-WHALE]

and so it comes together! The lower part is still not on the front section, because i need an internal frame to fix it!

Oh another picture with the blob:D

BTW: you can also follow a detailed build report with more pics at Kartonbau.de

[D-WHALE]

i forgot to show the "shoulders":o

[Rhaven Blaack]

D-WHALE,
Looking good so far. You are doing a great job on it.

[jones brandon]

Love it. I will build this when its ready for download!

[Sidewinder81777]

Looking fantastic. I am really looking forward to this one!

[Darth Windius]

.. I am wordless...

[D-WHALE]

Thanks guys!
Yesterday i made the shoulders on the ship! Also i finished the internal frame for the middle section! It need a little preasure to fit it in the ship!
You must glue the parts for the frame to 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm cardstock (perhaps from a frozen pizza box (thanks to sidewinder for this phrase ;) ))

[Sidewinder81777]

you are quite welcome Marko

[nothing]

this is very awesome!

[Juckiz]

I like the "prämiert" hood ornament you used there... :p
This'll take me some time to build :eek:

[Zathros]

Thanks for posting the cut-away picture as I had trouble convincing some people it was an actual model, not a computer rendition. Es ist unglaublich!!:eek:

[D-WHALE]

Thanks guys!
@Trent
I know, you are better than me!!!
@Juckiz
Good eagle eyes! I didn´t saw that, but now the other word is also important under "prämiert" -> "Spitzenqualität"! I hope it has these quality, because the bottom is the critical point now!

[D-WHALE]

At the moment i have problems with the lower side! I can not fix the part on the middle section! DAMN!!! I try an other way!

In the meantime i built the stand together! Not a big thing like the Vor´cha stand, because the ship is relevantly!
Also I fit the DSRV holder on the ship! I want to build the DSRV again, because i was not so happy with the result! it is also a little to big and the print out color was not right!

BTW @ paragon:
if i see the Drexfiles of the D´Kyr i can´t see any red impulse engine (or is that also the Warp engine)! Do you know, why it is so? Or did you use some stuff from John Eaves?

Greetings
Marko

[SEBRET]

Looks great! Very smooth model.

[Paragon]

I designed the DSRV mostly based on the concept images by John Eaves, yes, but none of them showed the back. It needs some sort of propulsion...

[D-WHALE]

hmm, maybe Doug Drexler release in the near future some orthos of the DSRV!

[mchale]

hi any more on nx class ships

[D-WHALE]

No! I´m waiting also for some new informations! Here is a little teaser about the NX-Refit:

NX-01.5 – Season Five Refit – Teaser (http://drexfiles.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/nx-01-5-season-five-refit-teaser/)

looks like the "Atlantis"!

[mchale]

wow are the bringing star trek enterpise back for a fith season

[D-WHALE]

Hi guys!
Bad news and good news!
Bad news first: i failed with the second attempt to fit the parts on the lower side!:mad:
Good news: i found a third way and finished the lower side :D

I added another frame for the front section and began with the middle parts! these i glued on the ship from front to back and added the rest from back to front! (maybe it is visible on the pics!?)

the middle part was a little too long and i cutted the rest off!

[D-WHALE]

after that i glued the "ringstoppers" on 0.5 mm Cardstock and added these on the ship! the position for the stoppers is marked!

[D-WHALE]

And now it´s wedding time;) Body and engine came together! "Just married!":D

[D-WHALE]

But how it looks with the stand, the DSRV and the rotable Warpring?
like this!


(Now only 4 building groups with approx. 20 parts and the ship is FINISH!)

[mchale]

how long until it is ready for every one else to build it i would like to build it

[D-WHALE]

how long until it is ready for every one else to build it i would like to build it

Good question! I don´t really know that! :o Maybe end of February!

[vulcan8630]

Outstanding work! The design is very sharp! Very clean work! This is one reason I want to to stop making plastic model kits.

[Darth Windius]

But how it looks with the stand, the DSRV and the rotable Warpring?
like this!


(Now only 4 building groups with approx. 20 parts and the ship is FINISH!)

Really fantastic creation and building works!!!!!:):) 3D effects on the surfaces are pure art :eek:

Many congrats Marko, you're really among the bests!!!!:cool:

[shiftdel]

Excellent, I think it is your best texture work ever; looks very realistic, congrats D-WHALE, you are really an artist!!

[D-WHALE]

After the big harddisk crash here, some posts are lost!
I will show only some of the last pics of the final model!

The model is now available at Kartonbau.de (members only) and i hope in a few hours (or days) it is also here available!

Greetings
Marko

[D-WHALE]

Forgot to say: at kartonbau.de is also available a new third version of my Klingon Vor´Cha cruiser, retextured by Christine_U! Really good work!
The model will be also available at Papermodelers.com

(C) of the Pictures by Christine

[binario]

Thank you!

[pdmccool]

Awesome job, on both models, Marko. Thanks for all the work you've done to share these.

[D-WHALE]

No problem, but i guess, we should also say "Thank you" to Christine for her re-work on the Vor´Cha! ;)

[Blackronin]

I am amazed. You are an amazing creator of models.

[D-WHALE]

Both models are also now here for Download!

Thanks to Chris Gutzmer for his help!!!

Greetings and enjoy the build
Marko

[sargasos1976]

fantasticos modelos mis respetos es un increible diseñador y muchas gracias or hacer de este pasatiemo un arte

[diegocs]

wonderful model, Hope to find a Surak or sh´ran class models with this same quality

[Neptune]

Awesome work D-Whale.

[D-WHALE]

hi folks!

i have to say some words! i hope everybody understand this!?

First: i´m sick since 5 month and i don´t know, when I am again healthy! it´s a neurological problem and the doc´s can´t find the reason! i hope, i can return to my projects next year!?

Second: and thats the problem no. 2! My external harddisk crashed and i lost all my files! from the old projects and from the future projects including the 2 Klingon battleships and the the Bajoran transporter! also my commercial projects are lost!
I hope, that a good friend can rescue some of the file, but i guess not!

so here the last pics of my projects! i will only return to these projects, if we can rescue the files!
maybe next year will be better :confused:

Greetings from Germany
Marko a.k.a. D-WHALE

[spaceagent-9]

i sure hope that you feel better and recover soon dwhale.
jim

[ThunderChild]

Your models are wonderful! Hope you get them back.
Good luck with the recovery Marko, we wish you all the best!

[Zathros]

D-Whale. I really hope that the Doctors can help you, soon! Your health is of the most importance.

I suggest that either you or someone else post the exact file names so that we can search our disc drives for the lost files.


D-Whale. Ich hoffe wirklich, dass die Ärzte Ihnen helfen können, bald! Ihre Gesundheit ist der größte Bedeutung zu.

Ich schlage, dass entweder Sie oder jemand anderes den genauen Dateinamen Schreiben so dass wir unsere Festplatten für die verlorenen Dateien suchen können.

[pdmccool]

Marko, take care of your health, my friend. Paper models will still be here afterward, and if I have anything you need, you only need to ask.

[THE DC]

So sorry to hear of your troubles, Marko. You're a talented and generous person and one of the few deigners who's directions equal your work. Sorry you're having a time of it.

I just checked my files but I don't have copies of these to send back. I usually keep a copy of everything you do, so I thought I might be able to help, but I missed these.

Please get well and let me know if your missing any others. I'll check my back up disk.

Slainte.

The DC

[Sidewinder81777]

Marko my thoughts and prayers are with you my friend. As has already been said your health is the important thing and that should be the primary concern. I do however wish you luck in recovering your files lol. If theres anything I can do for you just let me know.

[Bones]

take care mate... hope u get better... ;)

[Sushibones]

Get well soon mate :)

[Neptune]

Good luck and God's speed, hope the best for you. Have faith.

[sargasos1976]

hola acabo de leer que se encuentra mal de salud espero y se recupere pronto y lo de las computadora mala eso es comun ha mi se me ha dañado monton de veces espero y logre recuperar su informacion porque es un gran esfuerzo el invertido como para perderlo

atentamente


Carlos

PD que Dios lo bendiga y le traiga salud y bienestar

Translation:

Hi I just read that is in poor health and I hope will recover soon and the bad that's common computer has damaged my I hope lots of times and got its information because it is a great effort invested to lose

attentively


Carlos

PS God bless you and bring you health and wellness

[Millenniumfalsehood]

D-Whale, I'm sorry to hear about your health problems. I do hope you find out what's causing it so you can get cured!

[sargasos1976]

hola feliz 2012 espero y se encuentre mejor de salud

[zitro25]

This is an amazing model! Thank you, D-Whale for all of your hard work. Since I'm getting a little tired of building Federation star ships, I might try to attempt this one next or maybe the Klingon Vor' Cha. Besides the pictures that are here, are there any good instructions for either of these ships?

[Sidewinder81777]

Very good photographic instructions are included with D-Whale's models

[zitro25]

Thanks for responding Sidewinder. I've gone though all of the files I've downloaded and can't seem to find any photographic instructions for the Vor' Cha and have found only two pictures of the completed Maymora. I guess I'm missing them.

[D-WHALE]

if you downloaded this D´Kyr-file:

PaperModelers.com - Downloads - Star Trek: Vulcan Maymora/D´Kyr class (http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=421)

the instructions are inclusive in a ZIP-file!

the same for the Vorcha class:

PaperModelers.com - Downloads - Klingon Vor´Cha Cruiser retextured by Christine_U (http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=422)

only the color of the model is different, because it was the first attempt with the true color!

And here is some yum yum for Josh! :)

[zitro25]

Thanks D-Whale!

[Sidewinder81777]

Oh that is BEAUTIMUS!

[Sushibones]

That's a fitting adjective for it! Can't wait to try it!

[spaceagent-9]

the ferringi ship always has looked pretty alien to me,
but you can see the standard equipment there, warp panels, weapons, nav deflector, sensors.
pretty cool!
i heard it was modelled after a horseshoe crab.
feel better dude! we need your great modelling to keep us chipper!
jim

[sargasos1976]

Hi I think a great job this Vulcan ship have tried to make it on their instructions but I had problems to correct shape without that it would be crooked and wanted to ask you with that is that the paint to protect them

[Skupilkinson]

Beautiful mate.

[TomW]

Unfortunately, the Vulcan Maymora/D´Kyr class is not in the system. There is an entry point in the listings but the model is not there. Can anyone supply the orriginal model? (http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=421)

TomW.

[D-WHALE]

the model will be available at Zealot.com if they have change the server! you can send me a PM with your mail adress!

[ELBPapercraft]

Fantastic. This was always a fave of mine from the Enterprise series.