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The Hive - WIP002

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Yet another model that sprang forth unbidden - I just had a sudden urge at trying something a little different from the standard space drydocks I've seen in Trek. Most of them appear to be floating frames to hang lights, and not much else - the idea here was to consider that they are really factories, if not small cities in and of themselves, so I hope to add an upper structure that has habitats, fabrication centers, hangar bays for all the support craft, and pressurized work and transit areas within the framework itself. It's also modular - this is 4 units docked together to get the length needed to house a Crossbow-class ship; I'll probably also add drive units so the spacedock segments look like they may actually be able to maneuver.

And I gotta say, I so love Poser's indirect lighting for shots like this ;).

Background by QUaZ.

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2014/09/13 - A little more work on the dock - UV mapping of the command structures, additional framework supporting the lighting arrays, pressurized work environments within the dock (I still need to add some hatches, docks, hangar doors, etc. to them) ... oh, and remodeled the main trusswork to make it a little less chunky, a little more detailed. I just didn't think I needed to create a new, separate post for the WIPs - so stay tuned! ;)
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