@knight; stretched the cockpit out, it looks much better, less bubble like. @Coota0; Well this one is a planet based one. I'm imagining the soviets are not that big into carrier based transatmospheric craft and prefer vacuum only space fighters. As far as landing, I'm thinking match speed and heading and then a movable gantry latches onto the fighter and drags it into its docking bay. @Stonecold; I'd say so, clear canopies are just for emergencies.
Much better, very nice looking, but again, just raise the spine behind the cockpit a little and blend it into the back of the canopy a little more, you started doing that, but just increase that a bit, I think it would just make the whole thing look a lot better, though it is gorgeous as is.
Update on the Framer. Today is one of those days when sketchup simply refuses to do what I want it to do! Frustrating!
coming on beautifully, you mention going over it in photoshop to fill in the details, is there no way to texture them in sketchup. you could make a large texture for the whole model including all the dirt and wear etc then use position texture to put it on all the faces. that might allow for export to other software where you can render. really nice detail work, panel lines look like they are properly indented.
Thanks again! @Knight26; I'm afraid to extend the spine any more would require basically redoing the whole rear fuselage. But I'm going to incorporate your suggestion into doing a 2 man version that is a dedicated attack craft, sort of the SU-34 version if this one is the SU-27. @Starfighter; Nope, no textures yet. The panel lines look indented because they are! I use the invaluable joint push pull plugin to make life easy.
Oh, the finished Squall is up in the finished work section BTW.
Last WIP before moving on to the frigates! I really enjoy doing the soviets. Going to do a 3 tone splinter camo scheme on this one
EXCELLENT!!! have you ever considered adding internal detail to the cockpits or such, that way the canopy could be transparent which would improve your models even further.
Couldn't get it done by Victory Day unfortunately, but it's up in the finished work section now. So done with the first round of fighters! On to more substantial stuff. Here is a very early WIP of an american frigate; I usually start at the front and work my way back with the ships, so I thought I would change my routine up and start at the middle with the spin section;
Here is tonight's update on the hab pod. Debating on putting some windows on it to give it some color. I plane on doing these in very stark lighting conditions rather than the well lit look of the fighters.
As a function over form guy, I have to say that windows on a rotating hab section would REALLY mess with people's inner ears. I can't imagine living in a room where down felt like down but the windows showed me endlessly falling.
That said, it's your model and it looks GREAT! They all have so far.
One of the things I'm thinking off is basically breaking down the vessels into two broad categories; ships and boats. Ships are able to travel interstellarly and boats, regardless of their size, are interplanetary only. Boats would still be FTL capable, just with a range that is a fraction of ships. It just seems to make sense that a smaller nation that does not have colonies would have not need of expensive long range jump drives that would never be of use. I also think it makes sense for the major powers to have both, pretty much equivalent to today's naval ships that seem to be classified as either blue water or littoral. Anyone want to sound off on this idea?
good spin section but i'd like to see the rest of the ship. idea of boats and ships could be interesting, an interesting variation on the normal ideas of either starships that can do everything(and fighters that can do the same), or of starships for space travel and shuttles for surface to orbit.
Agreed. The idea of FTL capable but not interstellar capable "boats" is a good one. Like you say even big nations would use them for system patrol/defence and they'd be a godsend for smaller countries. Also agree with Sanderlee, windows would be too confusing for the crew.
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@Coota0; Well this one is a planet based one. I'm imagining the soviets are not that big into carrier based transatmospheric craft and prefer vacuum only space fighters. As far as landing, I'm thinking match speed and heading and then a movable gantry latches onto the fighter and drags it into its docking bay.
@Stonecold; I'd say so, clear canopies are just for emergencies.
also very awesome, have you started to texture in this image?
p.s. far prefer the front view, just looks a bit strange from the rear, still very nice however.
@Knight26; I'm afraid to extend the spine any more would require basically redoing the whole rear fuselage. But I'm going to incorporate your suggestion into doing a 2 man version that is a dedicated attack craft, sort of the SU-34 version if this one is the SU-27.
@Starfighter; Nope, no textures yet. The panel lines look indented because they are! I use the invaluable joint push pull plugin to make life easy.
Oh, the finished Squall is up in the finished work section BTW.
Also, some maneuvering thrusters nozzles on engine pods would be a nice detail.
-Will
That thing looks vicious and delicious!
Happy Victory Day!
Would be fun coincidence, if Bbzw2 will complete his MiG today
Agreed
That said, it's your model and it looks GREAT! They all have so far.
One of the things I'm thinking off is basically breaking down the vessels into two broad categories; ships and boats. Ships are able to travel interstellarly and boats, regardless of their size, are interplanetary only. Boats would still be FTL capable, just with a range that is a fraction of ships. It just seems to make sense that a smaller nation that does not have colonies would have not need of expensive long range jump drives that would never be of use. I also think it makes sense for the major powers to have both, pretty much equivalent to today's naval ships that seem to be classified as either blue water or littoral. Anyone want to sound off on this idea?