Made a random panel map in Substance Designer...testing using displacement on some of the large interior areas. Definately not a final loook, but glad the test worked, especially on 1 subobject material vs another.
Tried to plow through one of the areas that's really hard to see in my references, finally found Max's newish super extrude feature where you can shift click extrude on geo and even when you extrude back into the geo it rebuilds it for you so you don't get weird coincident faces, really sped up extruding out the thin greebled areas! Turned off displacement for now...
Render test using Vray Triplanar mapping, so I don't have to unwrap most things, the triplanar mapping does the trick instead also added more greebles on and on but don't want to bore with renders of those...also added some lights like the closeups of the dropship area which I think start to give it a great scale...
Triplanar mapping the panels is not working well because the paneling does not respect the modeled plating and it is limited to a 90° box projection. I use triplanar only for grime.
Triplanar mapping the panels is not working well because the paneling does not respect the modeled plating and it is limited to a 90° box projection. I use triplanar only for grime.
Yeah there are some areas that will have to unwrap like the large angled beam, but I think for the objects at 90 degrees it could work. I'm sure for at least the front of the ship I will hand paint the panels to be more exact like the model
trudging through greeble land! This top area really doesn't have much reference besides the side of the tower...glad to be getting through it, windows are still very rough
I'm watching this build with interest and you're doing a great job. This is one of my favorite scifi ships and was on my modeling bucket list as well. Your attention to greeble detail is inspiring.
I've collected TONS of reference over the years. If you're short on ref for an area, let me know.
I'm watching this build with interest and you're doing a great job. This is one of my favorite scifi ships and was on my modeling bucket list as well. Your attention to greeble detail is inspiring.
I've collected TONS of reference over the years. If you're short on ref for an area, let me know.
Thanks man! It is hard to come by....especially the 18 foot model. I'd take some if you're offering...especially the smaller towers and the rear..
Would you like to know more? Link expires in 30 days. http://ge.tt/9zUgly73
The green one is an 18 footer, the photos were take somewhere on the Sony lot, so I think it would be the Thunderstone model, not the Boss Film one. I don't think that's the true color, but who knows.
There's 2 fonts in there that are close to what's used on the ships - Gnaw Hard and Saved By Zero.
The gray/purple damaged one is a 9 footer from the Prop Store auction. There's various other stuff too, like the Chronicle Collectibles model, an edit of all the spaceship scenes.
Enjoy, and shoot the nerve stem to put the bug down for good!
Here's an image dump...been adding tons of greebles and trying to finish up the engines and towers...very close although I keep finding sides I forgot to do... Thanks for the ref Mustang!! I've been plowing on those areas cuz that ref is so good! Renders progress from top to bottom:
Finished up the side of the nose....one of the larger chunks of greebles on the ship Hoping to just copy and mirror chunks around for the other side...
Some more areas greebleized...broke down and used a greeble plugin on 1 or 2 places cuz the model is just random boxes there...beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel...
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This one was too colorful to pass up:
Edit: added more renders
Yeah there are some areas that will have to unwrap like the large angled beam, but I think for the objects at 90 degrees it could work. I'm sure for at least the front of the ship I will hand paint the panels to be more exact like the model
I keep hearing the main theme in my head every time I visit this thread.
Don't forget the Millennium Falcon hiding away behind the primary dorsal tower unit.
I've collected TONS of reference over the years. If you're short on ref for an area, let me know.
http://ge.tt/9zUgly73
The green one is an 18 footer, the photos were take somewhere on the Sony lot, so I think it would be the Thunderstone model, not the Boss Film one. I don't think that's the true color, but who knows.
There's 2 fonts in there that are close to what's used on the ships - Gnaw Hard and Saved By Zero.
The gray/purple damaged one is a 9 footer from the Prop Store auction. There's various other stuff too, like the Chronicle Collectibles model, an edit of all the spaceship scenes.
Enjoy, and shoot the nerve stem to put the bug down for good!
Awesome! You're a hero, thanks so much!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRhLEHgwgTKxsalM5YznYQ
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Looking excellent! Don't even want to ask the poly count ...
1.5 million and counting...but objects...probably like 8000 at this point. Will definitely be doing some attaching...