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Imperial Creative Engineering => Graphic Artwork => Topic started by: smeagol92055 on June 25, 2012, 06:15:13 PM

Title: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on June 25, 2012, 06:15:13 PM
From my fan comic "Rules of Engagement," here is the flagship, the UNSC Sagan.

Commissioned in 2578 and launched in 2583, the Sagan is the United Nations Space Command's newest exploratory vehicle.  Possessing a crew of Human and former Covenant races, the Sagan's mission is to explore the gulf of space between Madrigal and as-yet still unexplored Beta Centuri.  Authorized by the Office of Naval Intelligence and funded by the shadowy Weyland-Yutani Corporation, the UNSC Sagan boasts some of the most impressive technology ever seen on a Human ship, with a fully integrated Slipspace turbine, reverse engineered from Forerunner technology.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7448677480_cd790d88b5_z.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7448677480_cd790d88b5_b.jpg)
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on June 25, 2012, 08:34:19 PM
A brief rundown of the technical specifications of the Sagan.  It features a unique hybrid Slipspace turbine, which powers itself from raw slipspace energy.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7448677966_b602bd40e4_z.jpg) (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7448677966_b602bd40e4_b.jpg)
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: Art deWhill on June 25, 2012, 10:33:56 PM
cool idea!
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: Tamer on June 26, 2012, 05:54:23 AM
I just got done reading the latest Forerunner Halo book by Greg Bear (save you money). Wow, this is cool. Look for it on our fp soon.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on June 28, 2012, 09:13:18 PM
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7464761514_f91de87dcb_m.jpg) (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7464698216_0203b89333_b.jpg)
(Click to embiggen) ;D
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: Tamer on June 29, 2012, 04:27:28 AM
Wow, where is the full comic or are you still working on it? The graphics are sweet. Time to go to the fp.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: hangarbay94 on June 29, 2012, 05:54:23 AM
A... MAZE....ING!

Where do we find your comic, I'm excited to see it... plus why not feature it here!

J
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: DocOutlands on June 29, 2012, 08:32:54 AM
Very cool ship concept!  You don't usually see the over/under config on engines like that.  Gives it a very unique look.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: Tamer on June 29, 2012, 10:39:31 AM
I want to see this ship in action! I must say I liked the first Forerunner book, but just finished the second one by Greg Bear and I think he forgot which fans were reading these books. I would definitely like to see a post war Halo Verse which is what looks like you are making.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on June 29, 2012, 01:50:29 PM
Quote from: Tamer on June 29, 2012, 10:39:31 AM
I want to see this ship in action! I must say I liked the first Forerunner book, but just finished the second one by Greg Bear and I think he forgot which fans were reading these books. I would definitely like to see a post war Halo Verse which is what looks like you are making.

Yeah, when I heard that Bear was writing Halo books, I went and checked out a couple of his books to know what his writing style would be like in advance.  The guy's a little cerebral for me.  I haven't had a chance to read the Forerunner books, but I keep hearing the same thing about them.  I'll get around to them eventually, but in the meantime I just use Halopedia to make sure that my fanon doesn't contradict too much.

Thanks so much to everyone who posted!  The comic is indeed in production right now, but it will be some time before I post any pages; each page takes a LONG time to make, and I'd like to get a comfortable buffer of pages done before I post anything.  Be on the lookout for more teasers, though!
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: hangarbay94 on July 01, 2012, 06:16:44 PM
I'm very much looking forward to seeing your comic.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on July 12, 2012, 01:14:10 PM
Just so you all don't think I've died, I'm still working on models for the comic.  I made the first page and hated it, so I'm re-working the models a bit in various rendering programs.

(http://i.imgur.com/kFxNN.jpg)
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: Tamer on July 12, 2012, 02:21:13 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: hangarbay94 on July 13, 2012, 01:28:16 AM
Smeagol, your work on this looks stunning. I guess that much of the work on this project is on the front end, so seeing these preparations is very interesting.

Let's see more!
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: smeagol92055 on July 17, 2012, 11:32:58 AM
Quote from: hangarbay94 on July 13, 2012, 01:28:16 AM
Smeagol, your work on this looks stunning. I guess that much of the work on this project is on the front end, so seeing these preparations is very interesting.

Let's see more!

Thanks!
I was working on exporting some of the character models to 3D animating programs so I can start getting skeletons rigged on them; here's a quick preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6wNbYed1dI) of some of that process.
Title: Re: The UNSC Sagan
Post by: hangarbay94 on July 17, 2012, 03:43:07 PM
Out of this world! the program you are using looks a lot like the end titles of Iron Man.

This looks like an absolutely amazing project as you have some truly amazing skills.