Topic: WIP SS RAVEN

[James Formo]

Here is my latest mesh. Its your ship in a way-so open to some suggestions.  It is around 4600 polies.  Mesh is done I think. I never can leave it alone   Have to try to make a few seams smoother.  Then my least favorite part textures. Part of the reason I picked this ship is because there are not alot of details to texture in. The ones there are I added into the mesh.
So what do you think. Should I scrap it

 Scroll to bottom for latest WIP photo- trying to keep it so page loads faster

[Khalee]

Make it a monitor or large freighter kinda what it looks like.

Or even maybe a supply ship or tug, it would fit any of thoes roles

[Daekyn]

FANTASTIC! I have been looking for this ship for a very long time. Lord Bile had emailed me to say he would try to make it if I could send him some good pics, but I  hear he is also busy putting up a new site (cheers to him for a new site! keep up the good work). If I can help at all let me know, I am no moddler by any means, but I have tons of phots, size comparison charts and even the Armarda 2 Model of the Raven. Please let me know when I can download this ship!

Daekyn
 

[Daekyn]

Actually, the Raven is a small research ship, about 80 meters in length.

[Clark Kent]

Nice- I know alot of people have been asking for this.  You've most likely made ALOT of people happy.
CK

[James Formo]

Quote:
FANTASTIC! I have been looking for this ship for a very long time. Lord Bile had emailed me to say he would try to make it if I could send him some good pics, but I  hear he is also busy putting up a new site (cheers to him for a new site! keep up the good work). If I can help at all let me know, I am no moddler by any means, but I have tons of phots, size comparison charts and even the Armarda 2 Model of the Raven. Please let me know when I can download this ship!

Daekyn
 

Thanks for the comment. Hey send me some pics too if you have any of back or just any really. I only had 1 pic to work from.  Would like to see if your pics are textured similar.   send em to makeitjames@hotmail. com

Yea I read on a chart it said 90m. So alot of this detail would be lost once it is resized. Thats why I might include the canon scale and then one about freighter size  for taking good close up screenies  

[sandman69247]

Check your e-mail James and send me as many pics as you want...I'll start your own folder if you want, then you'll know the addy, just change the jpg name to fit.  

[James Formo]

Thanks Sandman-but guesswhat?  I got a free trial of AOL so can post my own for awhil .  Really appreciate your offer though. Ahh good ol AOL-they drive me crazy but oh well.

Heres an earlier pic-before I meshed in the side windows-this one has Taldren textures that I just threw on to help bring out the shadows and look for mesh flaws.

Pic removed so page would load faster for 56kers including me

 

[Daekyn]

I am so drooling as I see this take shape. God I wish I could do this sort of thing instead of just admiring you talented folks.  

[Daekyn]

James you should be getting a crap load of pictures in your email, let me know if its enough.

[Kreeargh]

Beautifull Keep it up !    That looks great.  

[Bernard Guignard]

Nice Going James keep up the good work.  

[Captain KoraH]

Great ship!

Captain Korah

[Daekyn]

James, did you get the pics I sent? lent me know.

[James Formo]

Yea I did thanks. Did you get my reply.  I was asking if you wanted to research this ship. Just maybe 1 paragraph of its history to include it in the readme when its release. You seam to know alot about it. If not I can do it. I know it was 7of 9's ship. Was the episode just called Raven?  

[Daekyn]

James-
No, I hadn't received anything from you yet, which is why I replied to you here. I can be also found on Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger and AOL, all under "daekyn". I would be honored to do such a thing for you, and the ship made two (three if you count the two part episode) appearances, one in the episodes where  7 of 9 goes back through her parents research on the borg and another called "The Raven" where the ship is crashed on a planet. I will send you something, can't wait for it to be done so I can play it.

Steve
 

[James Formo]

Thanks for the replys everyone

Latest Update- thanks in part to  Daekyn's detailed pics.  In no particular order. Changes to mesh as follows:

-Nacels lowered slightly
-Removed hidden faces
-Made all seams flush
-Added forward sensor array
-Added pulsar emmitters
-Added entry hatch
-Added cargo loading bays
-Added 2 more formation lights (4 total)
-Added rus thrusters
-Detailed the back
-Welded and smoothed all faces

The mesh is finished    Final poly count 4898.

Next up mapping textures  

Pics in 1 or 2 days of basic textures. I hope.

Kind of want opinions on how light or dark I should make the hull overall.  Notice I have 2 basic shades so far. Sould I lean towards the light shade seen on the front or the darker one.

Heres a teaser
 
 




 

[starforce2]

Go with the lighter one. I seem to remember it having a standard light hull like most fed ships.

[Captain KoraH]

I think you should try something in between. Try this:

Make your aztec pattern for base hull color from 3 shades of grey. All shades of grey are made with red, green and blue in equal ammounts, but at different levels. Taldren uses greys ranging from 160-175 (that is, all 3 colors are the same number, ranging from 160 to 175) for the base hull color on the Akira, and 95-105 for the darker parts (lower numbers = darker grey).

Just my 2 cents about color.

Captain KoraH

[Daekyn]

I agree, something inbetween the two would be fine. BTW James, I you finally managed to get an email through to me, don't know what was up with my hotmail accounts, I was using them to send you the files cause my main one wouldn't let me send large files at one time. anyways, yes, I do have that information you sent, I have read those descriptions, I will be sending you something in bit, I have a thesis to defend at the moment.

Daek

and I am so glad I could help