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Published: 2013-05-24 02:36:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 10210; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 308
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The Starfleet scout ship, USS Rama, observes a migrating flock on avian aliens while two crew members take in a more intimate observation while riding the ship's two exploration bikes. The "bikers" wear environment belts which serve as aeroshells, negating the need for windscreens on the vehicles.Background by Koko_Stock with many modifications. The Archer class scout mesh created by Mark Azevedo - www.3dmaz.com. Ship design by Masao Okazaki. Poser/DS conversion and enhancement by Ptrope w/ texture support by me. Grav bikes (recolored and custom textured)by Simon-3D with equipment boxes by Serrge. Starfleet jumpsuit is my own tweaked version of the suit from Hunterman (shop.poseraddicts.com/index.ph⦠by Royloo. Sky Manta by Digital | Designs www.daz3d.com/skymanta . And many thanks to the artists who provided the other fine details.
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Beautifully finished composition, and it's great to see the environmental/life support belts in use
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I thought they were a bit "meh" back in the 70's, but I've come to prefer them over the clunky 23rd century space suits. They feel more in line with Trek's high tech.
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youtu.be/Wa30eohOhtg?t=1396
That should be the soundtrack to this epic picture. I would stop at 25:15.
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This is awesome! I always knew the Federation would hover bikes and sky cycles. My hat is off to you.
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This is truely awesome and inspiring.
Your gallery is really cool and so,... diverse.
Awesome, how creative and imaginative your art is.
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I find you guilty of awesome in the first degree!
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LOL! Thank you!!!
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I think this is my favorite of your pictures. I've always been fascinated by flying creatures like this.
And I like motorcycles too! And the whole atmosphere is full of action and yet peaceful as well.
GOD bless
John 3:16
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Thanks! It's a personal fave of mine for most of those very reasons
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Nice image and wonderful concept! 
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This is a really awesome picture, it adds feeling to see the guys on the bike so close to the flying creatures. And I also love the bikes Very cool picture.
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Note: Neither of these characters is Space Vladamir Putin.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldβ¦
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Now I want to do a render of Space Vladamir Putin. LOL!
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This is just beautiful! Always loved the Archer class and those hover bikes are incredible cool!
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Glad ya like the bikes. Y'know, I look at this one as see "Trek", but little here has any Trek identification that the mainstream could tie into. That's OK. I'm not complaining, but this piece drives deep into the hardcore TOS-devotee mythos... and then some. It's a playground that I enjoy
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Truely awesome work!
I just love artwork featuring the Archer-Class, possibly one of my favourite designs ever--which is why I'm basing an upcoming fanfic on one.
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Cool! Will you be publishing the fanfic on DA?
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Hopefully, once I get it started.
To be a little different however, it is set in the 2370s and focuses on a small crew of civilians.
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Hey, I'd be more than happy to tag along!!
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That is a truly magnificent idea and well executed. Nice colors, too. Once again, pure Trek at its best!
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Thank you! It's nice to see others haven't lost the "strange new worlds" spirit of Trek
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Oh no, absolutely not. In fact the most favorite episodes of all time for me are those that deal with scientific discovery. Action is not a bad thing, but it gets tiresome after a while!
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Agreed. It's "balance" and creativity that make for a good episode/show.
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Well, there is a time and place for everything; and certainly, even the most positive outlook into our future cannot be all fluff and roses, but still, even in war science and research continue and that should also be reflected in Star Trek. For the most part they do that, but if you look particularly at the recent JJ re-invention; there is maybe 5% science involved (in terms of research, exploration etc.) The remainder is action and kaboom (without spoilering too much).
While that is OK from an entertainment aspect, it is not Star Trek for me. Star Trek for me are episodes (like early on in VOY), when they are inside a nebula trying to figure out what happened, or when a second Picard suddenly shows up, or a small universe gets caught in a Runabout's warp nacelle. That is what science is all about.
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Yeah... there's little to no intellectual meat to JJ's stuff ("Red Matter"????), but then he's publicly stated that he hated Trek's intellectual side.
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Yeah, well, I happen to like exactly that. It has made Star Trek devoid of too much idiocy in the fan base (I know I'm being blunt here); but hey, I guess you gotta cater for the masses if you want to make money.....
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Beautiful
The colours! The light!
These flying ...creatures!
It's all so quiet and friendly!
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It could be a Starfleet recruitment poster!?!
Glad you like. I knew the colors would tickle you
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yes, the colours....
Where can I sign in?
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Thanks for the Mr.Archie seal of approval!!!!
If only this is how Hollywood saw it....
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They'd ruin it with adding a 'revenge theme' (trademark Hollywood Hacks Inc.) from some random character who we are suppose to know when he reveals he ominously spoken name.
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Swellegant. Nice, sweeping image. Feel bad for the poor helmsman who has to keep Rama crawling along at what has to be a painfully slow speed.
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Weep not for the helmsman. It makes the results of his habit of texting while driving less catastrophic....
...for the ship.
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I really want to do a 1:144 model of that ship with small rooms behind the windows.
BTW, nice TAS reference with the environment belts!
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I prefer them
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Is the environment belt based on the life support belt from the animated series?
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What a great scene - all flying along, in peace, enjoying the moment.
The Rama looks brilliant here - and I love the uniforms of the crew. Excellent idea about the portable shield.
You know what I always say about scenes like this about this franchise...
Wonderful - and the sun - C'est bon!
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BTW, if you care, the two bikes are named "Thunder" and "Lightning".
There was a storm outside while I was working on 'em
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Well "peace"? Easy to say unless you get cause in the wash of one of those beastie's wavin' wings!!!
But that interjected, I rather suspected you'd be on board with this one, my friend. In looking at it I noticed that there's almost nothing the mainstream viewer would see here as Trek... but us in the know (and especially Vanguard readers) will take it in pretty quick. I maintain that the enviro belts are cool and while they may have been created by TAS-driven reasoning, I think they're better/cooler/more tech-appropriate SF. Jack McDevitt has used the same tech in his SF series to great result.
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