3D models

Timstone · #1 November 24th, 2004, 10:11 AM

Hi all,

I've been away for quite some time (about 2 months) and during that time I begun and almost finished another education. I'll be graduating coming april and then I'll officially bear the title of doctor!! Yeah!
Okay enough explaining.

During my absence I have also been doing some 3D modeling on various models. I have no intention of making a full size shipset soon, but it's a beginning of something that might come.
Please give your unsalted opnion about this model. I think you will all recognize it without too much trouble.

Raging Deadstar · #2 November 24th, 2004, 10:25 AM

That is very dam impressive Timstone.

Perhaps a little dark but it looks very cool, just like the borg ships should

Timstone · #3 November 24th, 2004, 10:30 AM

Hey RD!! I was hoping I would find you here. Glad to hear you're still around.
Thanks for the comment. I thought the first comment would be about too much lighting.

David E. Gervais · #4 November 24th, 2004, 12:31 PM

Nice texture, the beauty is in the details. I like how you have different 'focus areas' where the detail is higher. It forces the eye to move around the pic and this in turn ads a certain excitement to what would otherwise be plain.

I can't wait to see how 7 of 9 turns out in your models.. What? you don't have plans that involved? That's ok, my imagination will fill in the blanks.

Oh, and welcome back.

Cheers!

Timstone · #5 November 24th, 2004, 12:42 PM

Hahaha... 7 of 9, nah, people aren't my thing I could try but like you said it isn't I don't have that planned. I would like to do more Borg ships, but I'm having trouble with my 3D program (Solidworks), so untill I have solved those trouble all work is on hold.
I have done another model, but it is untextured. I'll do a search for it on my HD, when I find it I'll post it here.

Timstone · #6 November 24th, 2004, 04:07 PM

Okay, I found the other model I was working on. I hope you guys and girls like it.

It's a model from a Star Wars game, I don't know anymore which game.

David E. Gervais · #7 November 24th, 2004, 05:04 PM

Wow, that second model is very well done. I like the shape, very slick and fast looking. Obviously a fighter. You say it's from a star wars game? I don't recognize the ship, so I can't help you there.

Keep up the fantastic work.

Cheers!

P.S. BTW what program are you using to render the pics/ships?

Kevin Arisa · #8 November 24th, 2004, 11:44 PM

The Borg Cube is awesome. The fighter reminds me of Vic Viper from Gradius. That's a very good thing. If you did make a shipset I would certainly download it. Keep it up!

Timstone · #9 November 25th, 2004, 07:26 AM

Thanks guys for the positive replies. Thanks a bunch!

Maybe in time I'll do a nice shipset for SE V, maybe...

David:
I use 3DS MAX 6 to render it all. I tried Lightwave, but I can't seem to get the hang of it very quickly. I do want to get more familiar with it though.

As for the fighter, I searched for it and I discovered that it is a fighter from the Star Wars Jedi Starfighter game.
Toth's starfighter

I don't have good idea's yet on how to texture the fighter, maybe I'll stick with the example of Star Wars as seen in the pic on the page I gave in this post. Any suggestions?

David E. Gervais · #10 November 25th, 2004, 08:50 AM

Well, I like the shape and think that it would look good with some simple x-wing type stripes. see this sample for what I mean.

As for the body, a nice old beigeish brushed metal with a bit of dirt/stress marks on the engines and exhaust vents on the side of the ship.

Cheers!