Topic: Wanted: Starblazer (i.e. BB Yamato) models for a SFCx project / server. (Read 6400 times)

CptCastrin · « **on:** October 29, 2003, 11:54:41 am »

Hi all,

First time post (well it's been a loooong time) long time lurker...

We in the SFCx group are looking for models, created or new, to fill out the Starblaser universe for a current project.

If you are interested, have models, or are willing to make a few please contact me (email or PM here) or better EmeraldEdge (our lead model guy). We would welcome any and all models from the "big dog" (BB Yamato) to the smallest fighters.

We are working on setting up a campaign that would use all of these and a custom shiplist and fighterlist. So feel free to do what ever cool things that you want to, as long as they are based on Starblazers. However try and keep the poly count reasonable as this will be for a campaign that will be open to the general public.

Thanks all ahead of time.

Links:
http://dougd.hispeed.com/sbgal.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Harbor/3904/geoyamato.html
http://members.fortunecity.com/wendhausen/BRStarshipsv3/profile/yamato/starblazers.htm
http://members.aol.com/neghvar2/
http://www.geocities.com/thymallusarcticus/
http://www.ryucom.ne.jp/users/mithos/yamato/ (Japanise heavy)

*note: the above links are not all inclusive but are the best examples of the looks and colors of the ships from the series that I've found to date.

DonKarnage · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2003, 01:16:00 pm »

i got the green arcadia made by atrahasis if you want?

CptCastrin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2003, 02:00:43 pm »

If it's ok to send it please do.

Thanks!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2003, 02:31:36 pm »

I have one meshed, I might finish it if there's enough begging.

CptCastrin · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2003, 11:43:11 am »

<gets down on one knee...>

Oh pleeeeessseeee model god!

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On a more serious note ... this request is NOT a gag guys. I'm serious and will welcome any help / submissions / advice. We are working on a proof of concept mod for a possibly even larger project so we really need models and modelers.

Thanks.

Atrahasis · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2003, 11:56:50 am »

Yeah.........dang, it's been meshed for about a year, i just have to make the textures for it. It's a nice mesh too, about 5000 poly. That gets greatly reduced with LOD's of course.

EmeraldEdge · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2003, 01:33:18 pm »

Here's one I just got "done" with the mesh for.

I'm goin' for something on a lower end level so it won't tax the folks with lower end systems (there seem to be a lot in the SFC community, at times. Maybe most have upgraded now, I don't know), but that's my personal drive. I haven't tackled any textures yet because I really don't know what the textures on these look like. I've never seen the series unfortunately, but have heard about it a lot, and there aren't a lot of pics of these. I'm workin' off the schematic views at:

http://www.shipschematics.net/yamato/

Trying to do the ones that are "official", at least at first. Anyhow, it woud sure be nice to see what other people can come up with. It's a lot of models to build for an entire mod.

CptCastrin · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2003, 01:35:23 pm »

Atrahasis, that is soooo sweet that words fail ...

Anyone else? More ... I want more cool stuff!

Johanobesus · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2003, 04:42:24 pm »

[gets down on TWO knees]

Let me add my voice to the begging. I've been pining for this model for a year now.

Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2003, 05:10:21 pm »

Starblazers, Captain Harlock, Grandizer, Area 88 and other Pre-Robotech Japanese anime were mainstays of my weekday after school life in the early 1980s. I used to get into fist fights with my younger siblings for control of the TV... I now HATE the Brady Bunch TV series....

The Starblazers ships would get many other non-SFC players that I know to play SFC games on and offline. My brother is one of those folks who would play a Starblazers mod for SFC. Who can forget the mighty Argo? A single ship that ultimately saved the Earth from the Gamelons, Comet Empire and a myriad number of other foes.

I'll never forget the scene in the end of the first series where the Gamelons had a screw equipped missile penetrate the wave motion gun and nearly split the ship in half but they managed to pull through! Then came Star Trek: Voyager with a bazillion episodes that pitted that single ship against the Borg Collective, the Krenim and other super ships/fleets....

I do know that somebody, I don't remember who, posted pics of an EDF Hornet cruiser. I believe that post was on the OLD Taldren model forums.

Hollis J. Wood did make Prince Zordar of the Comet Empire's flag ship (minus the comet effect). Perhaps the Comet effect could be done using planet luminiation effects as used in SFC3????

The ORIGINAL Klingon version of the Starblazers series makes GREAT klingon OPERA!

"...Through all the fire and the smoke we will never give up hope, if we can win the EMPIRE will survive... our Starblazers.."

Qapla!

KF

CptCastrin · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2003, 05:17:35 pm »

I just wanted to add that these models would have to compatible for SFC:OP. Without missles (drones), SFC3 is not an option.

KF, that's why were working on it. We feel as you do, that people will like it. If we can just get a good mix of models and some other graphics I think it will work. We certainly want to give it a good try.

Besides we're bored.

Atrahasis · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2003, 04:06:41 am »

Don't forget I also made an Andromeda, which Hollis J Wood really liked. I'm gonna have to update that one too.

Desty_Nova · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2003, 04:58:47 am »

These ships rule. The Yamato is one of my all-time favorites.

Just for fun, I should make the Soyokaze.

CptCastrin · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2003, 10:30:47 am »

Quote:

Don't forget I also made an Andromeda, which Hollis J Wood really liked. I'm gonna have to update that one too.

Actual have that one, it's a beutiful ship. Twin Wave Motion Guns (WMG) on the bow make for a scary sight when they are pointing at you.

An updated version would be soooo cool.

Back to the SBB Yamato ...

There are two official (note, I said 'official') versions of the SBB Yamato (c2199 and c2202) and it also has a "sister" ship the SBB Musashi (c2202). The Musashi has, get this, a Wave motion TURRET as well as the WMG in the bow. Can you say "ouchies for everyone"? Yikes!

As far as I know though the SBB Musashi info can only be found in the Starblazers FBS rules (which I have) and I've not seen any online pics of it.

Thanks for all the offers of help guys. I'm getting more excited than I was before!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2003, 10:40:40 am »

I remember in the 2nd series that the turrets were upgraded to have 1% of the wave motion gun's power.....could that be what you're referring to? If it's a full wave gun turret, I would like to see what it looks like.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #15 on:** October 31, 2003, 10:42:17 am »

Hey CptCastrin!

Would you mind sharing your Andromeda?

I haven'r seen that ship in years...

Atrahasis · « **Reply #18 on:** October 31, 2003, 11:02:36 am »

The Andromeda model is available at SFU in the archives, but of course I plan to upgrade it soon. It was actually one of my first models after I got confident with texturing. It's an early work, so please forgive it if it's not perfect.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #19 on:** October 31, 2003, 11:19:36 am »

Thanks guys!

I'll go check her out tonight!

And thank you Cap for the Andromeda spec! She's armed to the teeth!

Kaenyne · « **Reply #20 on:** October 31, 2003, 11:29:23 am »

Hey Atra:

Could you give me the name of the file for her in SFU?

I'm not having nay luck in my searches.

Thanks, man!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #21 on:** November 01, 2003, 05:00:25 am »

I don't know what the file might be called, but you may be able to tell it's mine by the author's name.

Atrahasis · « **Reply #22 on:** November 03, 2003, 06:22:49 am »

Detailing on the Yamato is coming along nicely, it will stun and delight everyone.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #23 on:** November 03, 2003, 08:50:24 am »

Yup, I did that first but no luck. (I wonder about that search page sometimes).

So instead I went through the archives page by page until I happended upon a file named sb_andr or something very similar. And it was what I was looking for!

I d/l'd her right away and look a look at her in Mod Viewer. Awesome ship! Thanks Atrahasis!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #24 on:** November 04, 2003, 05:42:45 pm »

Still working on the Yamato........I'll probably make some of the fighters for it as well.

Desty_Nova · « **Reply #25 on:** November 04, 2003, 06:23:17 pm »

Cool, can't wait for this one.

CptCastrin · « **Reply #26 on:** November 06, 2003, 01:37:35 am »

Geeez, I'm away for a little while and have to hunt for this post.

Hey I haven't forgoten guys, I'm still here and waiting for more cool models. Just got distracted for a bit.

CptCastrin · « **Reply #27 on:** November 10, 2003, 01:31:39 am »

Still looking for more models but for those that missed it here is Atrahasis Yamato:

http://forums.taldren.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=208424&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

still looking for some badguys so anyone game to make a few Gamilion Empire ships? I have pics if needed though they are only two dimentional. Come on now we need targets for the Yamato to blast!

CptCastrin · « **Reply #28 on:** November 14, 2003, 11:24:07 am »

We need some White Comet bad guys now and if anyone wants to build out some more of the EDF it would be welcome!

Comming soon: pics on the most popular (and documented) ships. Stay tuned!!

CptCastrin · « **Reply #29 on:** November 21, 2003, 09:28:38 am »

This keeps getting lost so I'm going to pin it for a while. Not permanetly mind you but I'll be posting some spec files and stuff this weekend (I hope) and figure this is a good place to make them available.

Now we are still looking for White Comet and other baddies. The shiplist is comming along nicely and I will be putting that up as well for all to play with but we really, really need ships.

So if any of you ace modelers have a few extra mins / hours / days

I ask for your help.

Thanks all!

CptCastrin · « **Reply #30 on:** January 06, 2004, 06:04:08 pm »

Best laid plans of mice and men ...

Well obviously I have not yet had the chance to post any new data but work is proceeding on this mod however slowly.

Thanks to whom ever for unsticking this ... I'll find out who you were and suitably "reward" you ...

Again, we are still looking for models of all kinds. Atra will hopefully have his three pack done before we all expire of old age (j/k!!! I'm just as bad!!) but 3 ships does not a mod make. So if you are willing and able, please look at helping out with a model or two.

And yes, I still intend on posting pics for reference.

Peace.

Lyrkiller · « **Reply #31 on:** January 08, 2004, 12:22:35 am »

if you guys need any help i do have the Starblazers Technical Manual, and be willing to scan the pages for your viewing pleasure...only thing is i cant host as for another project i am doing...

Lyrkiller · « **Reply #32 on:** January 11, 2004, 09:39:29 pm »

BUMP

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #33 on:** March 03, 2004, 06:03:40 am »

BUMP

Captain Ron · « **Reply #34 on:** March 03, 2004, 07:36:30 am »

E-Mail Atrahasis he has 2-3 of those models done they just needed textures in a few cases, it would save allot of time.

EmeraldEdge · « **Reply #35 on:** March 03, 2004, 08:13:59 am »

Well, to whet some appetites (or perhaps to chase some people away from ever wanting them, if they don't like) here's another little preview.

First, we have Atrahasis' Andromeda I found on a site a long time ago. Nice model (although a little hard to see but I was in a hurry).

heh, and again, but with a couple of my CA Koenigsberg's in the foreground. There are a number of other ships in there too, but they are fairly dark, and lacking in full textures (as is the Koenigsberg, but I can't help myself but to play with them early sometimes).

The above has my Koenigsberg (lower center), Gearing (right) and the FF Airone (left) as well as an Arcadia but I couldn't find the file showing who did that one.

and finally a closer shot of the Koenigsberg and Gearing.

Mine are all suffering from texture issues (and a few other issues), as I've been through about 10 different looks on some of them, I just can't get what I want (although it would help to know myself). Not sure if I want to go for a more anime look or for more realistic, aaargh! The madness! Anyhow, they are being worked on.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #36 on:** March 03, 2004, 10:28:47 am »

Well, I don't care what you think of 'em 'cause I can see that the Koenigsberg, Airone and Gearing are absolutely gorgeous!

Are they available for playdates, as in are they available for download somewhere?

Great work, man!

...and are there more like those that I haven't noticed?

EmeraldEdge · « **Reply #37 on:** March 03, 2004, 01:05:54 pm »

Well... I guess I could put up the Gearing, it's at least completely covered with textures. The problem is I'm having trouble accessing my ftp space over at nightsoftware. I'll probably put them up at SFCx when they are totally done, we'll see what I can come up with.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #38 on:** March 03, 2004, 01:14:27 pm »

That would be great.

Another option you might consider is Starfleet Universe's Models Repository.

And that Gearing of yours is Swwwwwweet!

EmeraldEdge · « **Reply #39 on:** March 04, 2004, 01:56:48 am »

Well, here it is (such as it is). I'm fairly certain that somewhere down the road I'm going to make new textures for it (or at least finish putting them on correctly, as some of it is fairly slap dash, but at least it's a model.

As for the rest I'm going to give it what time I have, a little push here and a little push there.

http://nightsoftware.com/emeraldedge/DD_Gearing_Beta1.rar

Kaenyne · « **Reply #40 on:** March 04, 2004, 08:01:53 am »

Thanks man!

I'll be downloading her in aprx. 9 hours (when I get home).

She is a great lookin' ship!

Atrahasis · « **Reply #41 on:** March 04, 2004, 11:01:48 pm »

I do plan to finish these projects, and right now I even have another one in the works: a complete line of D-6 / D-7 Klingon ships and their variants.

Atrahasis · « **Reply #43 on:** March 05, 2004, 12:35:37 am »

TOS, in celebration of the Polar Lights model kit that was released last month.

BTW my site is back up! No new DL's yet but it's as it was before.

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #44 on:** March 05, 2004, 02:26:39 am »

Welcome Back !!!!! WooHoo time to go do some D/L'ing

-MP

Kaenyne · « **Reply #45 on:** March 05, 2004, 08:39:22 am »

Atra's back!!!!!!

Good to hear from ya!

Anthony_Scott · « **Reply #46 on:** March 08, 2004, 10:21:27 am »

And one last BUMP!
(mother's voice in background: somebody get him away from the coffee already!)
Semper Fi, Carry On

CptCastrin · « **Reply #47 on:** March 25, 2004, 03:56:51 pm »

Bump ...

I knew that Emerald had released something ...

We're still looking for more models.

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