3DMKVI Fighter

kaden

Been working on this recently, still have to work on the wings and the twin engine cowling a bit more then on to details like the cockpit and thrusters then its on to paint

somacruz145

Wow this looks really good ! I remember the 2D wip from somewhere around here and I must tell you it looks even cooler in 3D. The panels are just darked polys or actual intrusions ? It's hard to tell due to the compression ...

kaden

the cockpit lines are all modelled eventually all the lines will be modeled in with only the paint job and decals being textures, and probly cockpit stuff too

im doing a few more renders to try fix up the softness of the lines

kaden

heres some other renders

edit: and one more before sleep

BorgMan

VIII, maybe, but VI? No. This craft is way too angled for that. The II was pretty bulbuous and the VII was streamlined when compared to the II, this fighter does not fill the gap between the two designs as, IMHO, this is a progression from the VII instead of an evolution between II and VII. I think that this would be the result of industrializing the Stealthviper...

Let me make clear that I like the concept 100%; just not it's place in the timeline as you have just stated... Can you place it against a model of the II and VII for scale? That'd be awesome...

Dr.Sleep

Man, this looks really great!

Starship

Cool bird Kaden!
I belive the upper "wing" could be a litlle more tall, just it.

colbmista

could we get an orthographic shot of this beauty

madmatt

Nice start, keep to post...

Coolhand

i like the tall fuselage, and that constant angle over the entire front section reminds me of this old fighter model i made http://www.scifi-meshes.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=779&title=bloodhound&cat=all

publiusr

It woudn't take much to convert that into a Raptor to go with this Viper. The recumbant seat makes sense, like the recumbant bikes we saw in Popular Science years back..

kaden

almost finished the modelling

Buckaroohawk

I love the way the triangular shape translates across all the different views. It gives the ship an aggressive, always-moving-forward feel. My only nitpick is the upper fin. It looks like it's just been stuck on as an afterthought. It's not integrated into the overall design. If this were a "real" space-fighter I'd say that would be a very weak structural point, an area that would fail if stress was applied to it. I suggest blending it in more with the strut leading to it so it appears stronger.

somacruz145

Well I think the fin is only looking strange from this angle ... Overall it turned out really great - the panels are flawless :thumb:

kaden

little update on this

aylaa12

I really like this viper can't wait to see it finished

Galen

nice work bro!

Meph

Very cool design! Love the shape and lines, it has real tension in the form.

Jimi James

I really like the shape and the model looks great, but there's something about the hull panel lines that keeps distracting me. It's almost like the hull is too busy and pulls my attention away from the overall design to the detailing in the panels. I think the hull panels could stand to be a bit more subtle, with the lines spaced farther apart so there aren't as many panels overall.

In the end, it could just be a personal preference, since I tend to like the MK II Viper with it cleaner hull more then the MK VII with the intricate hull panel scheme.

floodcasso2

This just might be my favorite viper design. It has the lines of the older mk v model without being as swoopy and silly looking as the viper mk vii

kaden

Jimi James wrote: »

I really like the shape and the model looks great, but there's something about the hull panel lines that keeps distracting me. It's almost like the hull is too busy and pulls my attention away from the overall design to the detailing in the panels. I think the hull panels could stand to be a bit more subtle, with the lines spaced farther apart so there aren't as many panels overall.

In the end, it could just be a personal preference, since I tend to like the MK II Viper with it cleaner hull more then the MK VII with the intricate hull panel scheme.

that will probly be because of the colours that are on it at the moment combines with radiosity and ambient occlusion, when i do the textures the lines will probly lighten up, they are only 5mm deep and wide so shouldnt be to bad (apart from the reverse thruster hatch and landing gear hatches thsoe are a bit bigger)

but thats pretty much the outer hull, still needs a cockpit and a bit more on the engines then finally onto textures

kaden

did some of the cockpit and threw on some random texture to see how it would look

LockeFP

What have you got going on inside those engine exhaust cones? I really like the exterior detailing, and I'm wondering if the *ahem* drapes match the carpet, so to speak?

kaden

like this?

want to do something similar to the mk2 vipers engines where the blue polygons are

aylaa12

looking good there kaden

Buckaroohawk

Ain't it amazing what a little red striping will do? You put them on and BAM! you suddenly have a Colonial Viper. The latest round of pics look good. It's all coming together quite nicely.