Spacedock (2010)

My never ending fan project as it was in the year 2010.
As of 2025, I am in the process of bringing it up to date and release it to my supporters at Patreon (https://patreon.com/misterwilde) and KoFi (https://ko-fi.com/misterwilde).

Beauty Shot of my recreation of the Spacedock from Star Trek III - The Search for Spock.

Top view of the Spacedock model.

Bottom view of the Spacedock model.

Size comparison of top antenna area, Star Trek ships, and real world buildings.

Closeup render of the top section.

Comparison between the 3d model in WIP stage and the ILM model.

A closer look at the docking bays in WIP stage.

Wireframe of the interior docking port.

Wireframe closeup of the little details on the interior docking column.

Example of projection mapping technique I used to make sure the details are correct on the exterior.

Example of the projection mapping technique I used to make sure the details are correct on the interior.

I also used projection mapping to project photos of the shooting model from auctions onto the geometry.

Orthographic wireframe.

Detail wireframe.

The animatable doors from outside in WIP stage. I had to merge two ILM models in this 3d recreation.

The animatable doors from inside in WIP stage.