The ship is looking great.
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Originally Posted by ulimann644
I guess by planning different Versions of one Ship it´s better to modelling it (especially Reg and Name. USS DEFIANT with NCC-1764, ISS DEFIANT with NCC-1764, ISS DEFIANT with ICC-1764 after 2165...)
BTW: ICC = Imperial Construction Contract.
This is the ship so far - I guess, I´ll model the Reg. at the Narcelles again (the Spaces between the line and the NCC/1764 aren´t looking good).
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I've actually done multiple ships both ways, with textured text and modeled text and it's not really easier or better one way or the other. Either way, there's some work involved. As long as you don't have the text permanently attached to the hull, you can swap out modeled text fairly quickly. I had it worked out in TrueSpace to where I could whip up a new set of markings for a Connie in about five minutes. Meanwhile, with textures, as long as you have them saved in layers somewhere, you can swap out text on those and whip up a new batch fairly quickly also. I only modeled them on mine because I was doing HD quality textures anyway.
