Well, long story short, I got inspired by
Dan's thread and went a little crazy with it. Here's a good two days' work, more to come most likely tomorrow. The funny thing is, going through and modeling these parts and subsequently finding them from my collection for reference has made me realize I probably have enough parts to make this myself.
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LEGO 7191-1: X-wing Fighter | Brickset: LEGO set guide and database
Downloaded the plans from that site.
Either way, loving the work so far!
As a side note - going by brickset's listing on this set, looks like I'm about 27% done.
*Edit: On second thought, the canopy is $30-$60 on bricklink.
Yes they can be expensive, but only on the derliver. IF you buy enough parts it can be cheap.
very nice work, cant wait to see more
i do see that above the big middle red block there is a part with a small en big hole that doesn't seem right to me...
You're right, didn't think anyone would catch that. Guess I'll have to fix it.
Great start!
This is the start of the rear portion. The blue Technic pieces sticking out is where the wings will attach.
Edit: Stonky, thanks for your kind words! Do you have any suggestions for the plastic texture? I've been having trouble getting it to look like LEGO plastic.
your bricks look great though, cant wait to see more!
here's all the colors i picked and choosed from myself:
BrickLink Color Guide
LUGNET LEGO Color Reference
Color Reference
Peeron Color List
Color List
its odd, most colors still needed tweaking to match the actual brick shades. (or maybe it was just my lighting)
BTW, do you have any wip or finished shots of your LEGO models? I love seeing what other people do with LEGO in 3d.
Yours is looking fantastic by the way.
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/42747-1st-model.html
here's the thread with my own lego stuff
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/3d-wips/70562-lego-101-a.html
i'll take a couple renders of my brick palette's too, and post them up there later this afternoon. i'd be happy to share them. (but i could probable make better versions now that im better versed in modeling) haha
Just thought I'd share, in case you guys haven't seen it already:
Lego dimensions:A?the measurements
This has been very helpful to me during this whole process since I don't possess calipers. I do have all the physical LEGO pieces I have modeled so far though, so it's been easy to compare them.
here's one i found for some of the technic stuff too
The Brick Bakery: LEGO Dimensions.
i dont have any small guage calipers here either, i resorted to holdin bricks up to a ruler, haha
As for getting the plastic to look like Lego plastic, I'll never stop tweaking mine, but I found that the trick (for me, anyway ) was to make sure that the edges were bevelled, that the Lego logo on the studs was there, and that the reflectivity and decay (IOR at around 1.4, maybe?) were set to something that I though was reasonable and looked kind of close to what I thought it should look like. Have a look at some of the renders in my Lego Galaxy Explorer thread and let me know what you think.
i really like the bevel you put on the base of your pegs where they meet the brick. i only put a bevel on the tops of my pegs, but the one you created really helps to mimic the look of those older bricks. i'm going to have to incorporate that the next time i get into a lego something or other.
i swear to god though, the first pic of your rendered minifig, the closeup in the cockpit, that is an incredible job you did on him, looks like a photoshop of a real one in your render!
i've been wanting to try another Lego endeavor myself, i've been thinking about doing a set from my own childhood. this was the last set i ever got as a kid (hell i was probably 13 or 14 when i got it, but i was still adicted to legos even at that age). i thnk i'll give a shot at this one when i get the chance
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ok, hijack over! on with the x-wing!!:flippy:
More X-Wing please!!!