2D > 3D requests here ^^ First ship! 3D Helios!

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What do you think of this idea?

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Post by Kaelis »

Okay, a few crits from me, if you don't mind:

Its hard to grasp any sense of scale on that ship. Big weapons that stick out make it look like something smaller, yet there are no visible hull features you would expect on a small ship like big engines, exhausts, bridge/cockpit.

Side wings seem too thin to be able to support those big ass cannons (or whatever they are). Front wings look odd, their supports don't have enough bulk, they almost look like their just floating there waiting for someone to shoot em off.

Hull detail is a bit too generic (or uniform, if you will) and plain. Negative extrusionson those wings don't look quite right either.

All in all, this modelling style was okay for a War Clockwork, but not for this one.

The texture is fine... for a block of concrete.

And agreed with Chaos, those weapons don't look like they belong there.

To give you my personal opinion, its ugly as hell :P But then im biased because of all those great spaceship models ive seen in my lifetime.
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Post by Natch »

Nice. Never really imagined it like that, but awsome nonetheless. Do you have other angles I could see it from?

Also, you said you were doing "a few" of my ships. Care to tell me the others?
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Post by Boba Fettuccini »

If requests are still being taken, may I request a ship of non-BF origin? I have a few sketches...
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Post by Hades »

I found this in a photo:album:http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... LPA-1A.jpg
Can you model it?
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OK: In no real order:

Post by MachinesInMotion »

OK, so here goes:
Everyone: Just so you know, the fact that you post a request is no guarantee that I will make a model, and the models from now on will come on an as-I-feel-like-it basis. I devote about 3/4 of my free time to this project, but I can't keep up, and there is no way I'll spend any more on it. With build season (the 6-week period in which I spend all of my time either doing homework or building a robot) I'll likely only be able to spend about an hour a day, so expect a MAJOR slowdown.

Hades: I'll put it on the list, after the 3000 other projects.

Natch: OK, I lied. I think I'm only going to do this one of your ships, as I'm fresh out of free time thanks to my robotics club. Also, more angles to follow with new version.

ChaosTheory: See below for planned changes.

Kaelis: Thanks for the feedback! I love it when people look at the problems in the model so i can improve it. In order:
1: I'm working on a spacesuit model to put on the oustide, but progress will be slow for a while. When that's done, I can link one to each ship, and the scale problems wil be no more.
2: Thanks for that, but I don't see it. I thought that, if anything, the side wings were a bit too thick.
3: The hull detail looks better now, ran a few faceted subdivs and smoothed it, so the color changes between the parts are not so jarring, and I'm trying to work a new texture that will add some detail. Worst case scenario, I can just greeble the edges ;)
4: See previous, woring on getting the shader to work better. More later.
5: Working on making the weapons more apropriate.
6: Shinier, smoother, and a bit prettier now. Will attach a new render to my next post.
7: Working on adding something to the front wings, but I have no idea what. Good idea, more later.


Also, one more thing: Would there be an uprising and beating if I asked for donations? Each of these takes about 20-30 hours and I'm kinda broke.

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Post by Boba Fettuccini »

ask TH15. :)
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Post by Hades »

2: Thanks for that, but I don't see it. I thought that, if anything, the side wings were a bit too thick.
Yea, usually they are sharper and more aerodynamic.
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Post by Kaelis »

Hades wrote:I found this in a photo:album:http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... LPA-1A.jpg
Can you model it?
He would need to ask for permission the guy who made it first. And i don't know whos the author of that.
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Post by Hades »

Kaelis wrote:
Hades wrote:I found this in a photo:album:http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj31 ... LPA-1A.jpg
Can you model it?
He would need to ask for permission the guy who made it first. And i don't know whos the author of that.
He would?
Just to model it?
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Post by Kaelis »

Yup. You can't just use someones design and model it like nothing happened.
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Post by Boba Fettuccini »

well, you can, but it isn't ethical.
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Post by Hades »

I think we broke MIM.
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Post by JaffaJoke91 »

try this one,
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Re: OK: In no real order:

Post by Aralonia »

MachinesInMotion wrote:
Everyone: Just so you know, the fact that you post a request is no guarantee that I will make a model, and the models from now on will come on an as-I-feel-like-it basis. I devote about 3/4 of my free time to this project, but I can't keep up, and there is no way I'll spend any more on it. With build season (the 6-week period in which I spend all of my time either doing homework or building a robot) I'll likely only be able to spend about an hour a day, so expect a MAJOR slowdown.-
Translation: HE IS BUSY. HE WILL NOT MAKE MODELS FOR YOU. END OF DISCUSSION.
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