Just getting back into 3D, hopefully I havent forgotten too much, they do say its like riding a bike.
This isnt a massive ship, maybe the size of three double decker buses end to end.
Textures not finished, and not finished adding details yet, just added some lights to get some idea of how it would look.
Anyway, thanks for looking.
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What's the big airfoil at the aft end for?
foiling air?
nice design.. with the red and the fins and the rocket engine, there's something very 'flash gordon' thinking of the 80's movie, about it.
btw i think you could use some fill lighting and perhaps a less clashing background.
Will definitely adjust the lighting and background for the next render.
I think you need to cut that main window in.
Added a greeble in, but not sure the front end needs any, might look better with just panel lines and leave this sort of thing for the back end.
Added fill lights and different background, hope this doesn't contrast as much.
wait... So you are a Rich Dyke?!
No onedare woman chase after you!
Seriouly, Yeah the cut for the cockpit windows looks much better.
Might want to add a frame to the edge, but that not really needed.
Done a little more tonight, I know the cockpit isnt exactly high res, but its not meant to be seen that close.
Also given the containers a different sponsor, people on the PSN, or people that remember my stories might find the name familiar.
This ship fit into that v'urse very well and gose well with the dropship you did just before break from the site.
Will add pics of a bomber I am working on later tonight.
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Got something weird going on with the tail of this one, so thats coming off in a minute and I'll make a new one.
And here is a fighter I have been working on.
And I still need to add the wing tip vectored thrust engines.
It is, of course, your craft, and you should do what makes you happy. But there's a reason why engines out in the distal third of the wing are rare. (The only real-world example I can think of is the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey). The reason is that generally, as you get out from the fuselage, the wings are more and more lightly built. So where the same wing at the proximal end might well carry the load of cargo and engines, it might not at the distal end.
Of course, this is science fiction, so perhaps you have stronger materials than aircraft aluminum, and certainly having the engine where the thrust is needed simplifies things.
But like you say, when it comes to sci fi, all the normal rules go out the window.
In this ship the wings are just there to hold the engines in place, not to provide any lift.
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Absolutely. :cool:
@ biotech: I like the last ship also, but I think the wings could be longer.