Spacedock Closeups
Hey, look at that, it's my never ending relationship with my Spacedock model. I brought it from LightWave to blender a while ago, and while working on my Akira class model (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vbaRk6), I figured out how to make nice shallow depth of field renders, so I applied the same to the Spacedock.
A look at the top city.
A big hangar, with detailing inspired from Star Destroyers.
A smaller hangar.
Little shuttle bays.
A biiiig shuttle bay.
Often mistaken for a USB port, these are what I consider the thrusters that keep the giant Spacedock in orbit.
The lower section has a mix of big and small docking bays.
Again with inspiration taken from Star Wars.
Shuttle bays, shuttle bays, shuttle bays.
A look at the bottom antennas.
A look at the top city and antennas.
The surface of the upper dome.
Figuring out the roughness map took me quite some time...
... and I like how the light bounces off at certain angles.
The Spacedock doors are animatable, including the "landing lights".
The underside of the top hat with lots and lots of little docking bays.
Light show.
The top hat has a couple of openings that lead into the interior docking bay.