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zubruu · May 2010

Hi everyone,
After watching several threads here, I decided to start my own WIP. I hope you will help me improve my modeling skills. I'm not an artist, only hobby. Now I'm planning to make some sort of move in BSG style. Here is my Viper MK II model i made about half year ago, and model, I'm working currently, of BSG style frigate. Textures are not mine;) Never been good at making them.

Any comments and help are really welcome.

EDIT:
All my current work and current WIP:

Colonial Viper:
viper.jpg

Colonial light ship:
tiger-ost.jpg

Cylon raider:
raider1.jpg

Current WIP:
b2.jpg
b1.jpg

Fre'dni · May 2010

Zubru, really nice detailed texturing. You have a great start in the basic hull structure of the battle star. The launch bays need a teensy bit of work, but you have the mesh set for a little judicious extruding

Aardwolf · May 2010

It seems kind of odd that you've got those external runways like that. I mean, it's just the sort of thing that the shielded (that is, protected by armor on all sides) landing bays and the launch tubes were probably designed to avoid. As it is, it'd just take one lucky hit to shut down all launches and retrieval on that entire side of the ship.

As I understand it, the concept of the bays+tubes is this: The bays allow retrieval (with a decent margin of error). If the bays get shot up, they're big enough that the debris won't completely shut down retrieval operations. The launch tubes allow fighters to launch at high speed, clearing the space around the battlestar relatively quickly, so even if the battlestar is being pummeled, the fighters still have a chance to get into the battle. Also, there are many launch tubes, so to prevent the battlestar from deploying its fightercraft, they'd have to all be damaged. Even then, it would still be possible to exit the bays, although fighters exiting at the ends of the bays would have the disadvantage of being slower targets flying through a choke-point.

zubruu · June 2010

I place runway outside because it is quite small ship.I thought all about place that is needed for ammo, food water, quoters, and so stuff... If I place a launch tubes, I will need an iner hangar, tubes that will take all wing of ship. But you are right, maybe I will do some huge heavy hangar doors that will cover this landing bay I have. When vipers will need to start or land they will open, but normaly will be close.
I hope I will make some update next week... I love exams time on University

Thanks for comments and advices.

zubruu · June 2010

Finally an update;) I decided to place landing bay, with lunching equpment inside, simillar to Cyngus.
No I'm working on interior of hangar bay. Comments and sugestions always welcome:)

L2K · June 2010

i liked the external landing bay more. especialy the inclined end. looked a bit like the russian style aircraft carriers. they have no catapult but instead a kind of springboard ramp.
its good to think about machinery and human needs. water tanks, spare pieces stores, crew quaters and so on. lots of people tend to forget that.

your turrets (the smaler ones) look really starwarish. not a bad thing in itself, but they dont blend so well with the others...
(i mean, they are 2 distinct styles. too distinct.)

good job

anthsco · June 2010

Wow! Beautiful work, looking good!

zubruu · June 2010

Hi everyone, still working on the ship.

Meanwhile, I'm working on minigun defence on the ship. I want ito to throw out shells. I use particle system with obcject visualisation. And now there is a problem. Shells don't rotate as the gun. On image you can see what I mean. Can anybody help me with it?

Edit: Ok I found resolution. Small update, add some shield, airlock and first minigun test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYLBREcSl5o

Freak · June 2010

Some very nice work there.

zubruu · June 2010

Thanks for comments

Little progres... New renders.
What should I add on the 'wings' and the back side? How improve it?

And some main gun test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6kvGzNec_c

Like always waiting for comments;)

Dr.Sleep · July 2010

make shallow hollow and add some nurnies

Very nice model btw.

zubruu · July 2010

Ok,
I've made a cylon raider now. I think it's look quite nice;) Textures I took from internet, there wasn't author on it. I have to improve my uv mapping;)

Enjoy
comments and advices are always welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOFRSn9Z0S0

Gog3t3k · July 2010

Your ship is cool ;P Are you using normal/bump maps ?

zubruu · July 2010

I use bump maps;)
No updates, because I'm working on short animation, so I'll post it when ready;)

zubruu · August 2010

After long time, I.m ready to upload something. It took me lot more time then I expected. Plus I have to work and SC2 is a great game XD
Ok, here is my short animation. I know it is no perfect, however I decided to finish it for now, to start working on somethig else.
C&C always welcome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HordQrYowg

zubruu · August 2010

Ok, i've started new procjet. Here is engine. As always please comment:)

Dr.Sleep · August 2010

I suspect thatAâs gonna be a fighter engine!

Nice one, but it looks kinda small in thruster area... (my opinion)

zubruu · August 2010

We will see when rest of the model is ready, maybay I will put some changes. How can I change main thread photo? T

zubruu · September 2010

Ok here's new fragment of the fighter;) I didn't want the circle to get too smooth so I used few vets.
Any comments and suggestions are welcomed.

Dr.Sleep · September 2010

Nice, I really like that type of machines. Since I saw Manta from UT 2004 for the first time

Really looking forward to it

BrianSzep · September 2010

Hi,

You can make your object look smooth by selecting the object then hit the smooth button. That way you don't have to use a bazillion verts.

Brian

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