Topic: Buzzards first "bash" WIP (Read 5375 times)

OlBuzzard · « **on:** September 11, 2005, 11:18:13 pm »

wellllll more like a refit !

A big thank you to Antivyrus for all of his assistance in gettng me started ... and answering questions as we went though this process.

I'll get a coat of paint on her as soon as we get a new MAP .... ( never tried that before either )

Dizzy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2005, 11:42:56 pm »

Whoo! Looking forward to seeing her clothed. She's quite naked right now. And speaking of naked, the warps are so far apart that it makes her look like a blonde asking for a commitment... Might want to tighten that up a bit, hehe.

Even so, nice job!

Adonis · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:35:24 am »

Looks cool man

You could give more attention to the smoothing groups tho

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2005, 07:30:22 am »

1. I'll see what I can do about tightening up the nacelles .. a lot of it is depending upon my ability to properly manipulate the pylons .... ( and not distort them too much )

2. The smoothing thingy ... Yup .. you are right .. I need to smooth out a couple of areas ( mostly around the bridge. Wouldn't hurt if we use the bevel tool ( never tried that either) ...

Once we get that done it will be time to try to "weld" the sections togeather. After that I hope Antivyrus can walk me through the mapping out of this puppy to add the textures to it.

Again .... thanks for the support .. and the suggestions !

Mr_Tricorder · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2005, 07:45:18 am »

Which 3d modeling program are you using?

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2005, 08:06:11 am »

Wings

Mr_Tricorder · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2005, 08:36:09 am »

I've never heard of it before, but I'm checking out the home page now. Do you like it?

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2005, 08:55:30 am »

NIce job Buzz !!!!!!!!

-MP

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2005, 09:01:16 am »

yes... but I have to have someone (Antivyrus in this case) import the mesh on another program .. and convert the MOD files to .3ds.

The tools are easy to use. And its easy to change from one axis to another view in order to review your work BEFORE you screw it up..

But I still manage to zig when I should have zaged !

LOL !

One thing I have learned from doing textures ... always save an extra copy of the latest file you are happy with. I have several of the Titan ... at various stages of development. Once we get done with it .... I'll dump most of them except for a couple key meshes.

Mr_Tricorder · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2005, 09:59:14 am »

Personally, I prefer 3ds max, but that's mainly because I learned on it first. I have Milkshape 3D also, but I mainly use it for converting files. I have recently started using Linux and am planning on learning how to use Blender since it came pre-installed with my Linux distro.

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:12:42 am »

If my computer was on a more secure line .. I'd probably but Milk shape. But I'm too old fashion .. and dont like giving my charge card number to anyone over the internet.

As for 3-D Studio Max .. that is one of the best ... but I don't have 3K to purchase it. ( And I'm not sure it's a good idea to get a "copy" from the internet. Even if it is an older copy). Someone said that the newer versions of 3-D Max is not compatable .. cant get it to MOD files ... or something like that . Can't remember ... having a senior moment !

LOL ..

At any rate ... I seemed to catch on to Wings fairly easily. I'm just a bit slow on some of this stuff. But it's great fun to do this.

Mackie · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2005, 05:29:54 pm »

nice bash but something could be done about the nacellas :p
but what the heck is a 3-D Studio Max?

Tus-XC · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:04:32 pm »

4 was the last one officially supported, however i do believe the plugins work for version 5.

Centurus · « **Reply #13 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:10:28 pm »

Quote from: Tus on September 12, 2005, 06:04:32 pm

4 was the last one officially supported, however i do believe the plugins work for version 5.

Yep, they do. I have a copy of Max 5, and I have no problems importing/exporting ships for SFC. And I was lucky enough to download a clean version of 5, and a full version too with a keygen, off the net. Shhhh......don't want to get in trouble.

Sandman3D · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:18:28 pm »

Good job Buzz!!

The smoothing seems to be a relic from converting...smoothed it in max before I converted to mod, but mod seems to do its own thing sometimes.

Anyway, Poor Buzz is forced to do this cause I am dragging my feet...everytime I open the file to work on it something bad happens...be careful Buzz, knock on wood, break out the rabbits foot and 4 leaf clover etc. etc.

Dukrat · « **Reply #15 on:** September 12, 2005, 10:50:16 pm »

This is one of the few fed ships on my like list. Very nice job!

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #16 on:** September 12, 2005, 11:01:16 pm »

Quote from: Sandman3D on September 12, 2005, 10:18:28 pm

Good job Buzz!!

The smoothing seems to be a relic from converting...smoothed it in max before I converted to mod, but mod seems to do its own thing sometimes. Anyway, Poor Buzz is forced to do this cause I am dragging my feet...everytime I open the file to work on it something bad happens...be careful Buzz, knock on wood, break out the rabbits foot and 4 leaf clover etc. etc.

Bud .... dont worry about it at all ... I 'm just getting my feet wet. Soooo I just thought I'd tackel this little project. One thing is for certain ... I have a greater appreciation for the work that goes into one of these.

And a big thank you to Antivyrus for spending his time helping me !

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #17 on:** September 13, 2005, 02:57:23 am »

Looking really good Buzz !!!!
-MP

KBF-Kurok · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2005, 09:00:17 am »

way to go bud. Still think your talents are more towards klingon ships

. Ill still be happy to blow this one up for you over and over.Nice work.

OlBuzzard · « **Reply #19 on:** September 13, 2005, 09:31:46 am »

Quote from: KBF-Kurok on September 13, 2005, 09:00:17 am

way to go bud. Still think your talents are more towards klingon ships . Ill still be happy to blow this one up for you over and over.Nice work.

LOL !

Ya know bud ... one of these days the ol' man is going to have to mess around and see what he can whip up !

Oh ... and Sandman ... I meant to tell ya bud .. the ONLY reason I tried to tackle this one first ... I've seen this in my head enough now I can see it in my sleep .. LITTERALLY ! If I had to do one from scratch (the way you did .... well .... (hehehehe) their aint no tellin' what she'd look like !

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