VSFX's video: SS Valiant 3D Model

This is what I have been doing for the past month. I couldn't find a Valiant made by someone else so I decided to create my first complete 3D model ship. It's based on the image of the S.S. Valiant in the Star Trek Chronology, which is a physical model built by Star Trek model maker Greg Jein. The ship's fate is spoken of in the second TOS pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before", where the vessel's disaster beacon is recovered by the Enterprise. During the building of the model I discovered on Doug Drexler's blog that there are other images of the Valiant model, but I decided against replicating that design to the last detail and rather made my own ship, while sticking to the general shape of the Jein model. This has been a learning curve and I'm sure an experienced 3D model maker could do a simple design like this in a day. I just have to add some interiors inside the windows to give nice sense of realism. The model will feature in a video at some point in the future about the mission of the Valiant, launched from Earth in 2065. Download the model at www.trekmeshes.ch * * * * * * * * Valiant 3D Model by VideoSpaceFX Valiant Mission Patch/UESPA Logo by Kristian Trigwell. * * * * * * * * Music: Jason Graves * * * * * * * * Made purely for non-profit purposes. STAR TREK is a registered trademark of CBS/Paramount Pictures etc. No infringement intended.