Topic: LSF Gunstar wip *Update 05-28-06*

[Antivyrus]

I believe I seen a request for this ship

[Starforce2]

where did u come up with the caretaker array in your sig?  Gunstar is going to rock too, love that movie.

[Antivyrus]

update

[Antivyrus]

where did u come up with the caretaker array in your sig?  Gunstar is going to rock too, love that movie.

the Caretaker Array is my own mesh, which I'm hoping to release after the first of the year

[Magnum357]

I always thought the Gunstars from that Last Starfighter movie was one of the neatest ships in SiFi.  Are you planning to make both versions of Gunstars?  If I recall, there was basically two versions of it in the Movie, although I'm not sure if both versions had looked different from one another.

[Starforce2]

where did u come up with the caretaker array in your sig?  Gunstar is going to rock too, love that movie.

the Caretaker Array is my own mesh, which I'm hoping to release after the first of the year

Well,  it rocks about as much as  my Karma  rating sucks..lol +1 or u.

[Major A Payne]

Ah. The Gunstar. A personal non-trek favourite. A few things of note here:

1) In the film whilst there weren't two different gunstars, the one that was actually used was a heavily modified standard version. Grig himself stated that it could survive several direct hits (which meant that its shields/armour were far suprated compared to the normal version). It also carried the special weapon known as the "Death Blossom" which was a last resort but highly destructive weapon.

2) The film was the second to carry completely 100% computer generated graphically made items on screen (Tron was the first), although it was the first to have completely CGI space and ship settings.

3) A sequel was planned but never got past the script stage. Apparently it followed the continuation of Alex Rogans life and was supposed to be set directly after the first film. It went on to show the rebuilding of the Star League and Xur was supposed to return. Shame really as I've always found it to be an amazing film for its time.

4) The actual game Rogan plays was rumoured to have been made by Atari. Shame really because ever since I seen the film i would have loved to play the thing.

Anyway, now I've waffled in anough, the model looks great. Highly accurate from what I can see and might I suggest using http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=gunstar&sa=N&tab=wi as a bit of reference for texture colouring etc.etc.

[Adonis]

There are two versions, the standard one, and the souped up one, which has the Death Blossom.

If ya need screenie, just say it, I have the movie

[ModelsPlease]

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

-MP

[Riskyllama]

that's awesome! i request and poof here it is.

[Magnum357]

Hmm... ya, the main one in the show had the Death Blossem and extra protection.  But didn't the Standard verion look a little different then that one?  Wasn't it a little smaller?  I thought I remember in one scene we could see a whole squadron of them in the hanger bay, were those ones standard or the uprated? 

Also, in a couple of scenes where we see the Computer Game Simulator (for Fighter recruiting of course    ) wasn't the opening scene of a Gunstar show it a little smaller then the uprated one?  Maybe I'm wrong, just looks a little smaller.

[OlBuzzard]

Over all it looks good ..  wasn't it longer (proportionately ?)  just curious ?

excellent model though.

[Antivyrus]

Over all it looks good ..  wasn't it longer (proportionately ?)  just curious ?

excellent model though.

she is longer than she appears in the screenie, her stubbyness is a product of the shot angle

[KBF MalaK]

Hmm... ya, the main one in the show had the Death Blossem and extra protection.  But didn't the Standard verion look a little different then that one?  Wasn't it a little smaller?  I thought I remember in one scene we could see a whole squadron of them in the hanger bay, were those ones standard or the uprated? 

Also, in a couple of scenes where we see the Computer Game Simulator (for Fighter recruiting of course    ) wasn't the opening scene of a Gunstar show it a little smaller then the uprated one?  Maybe I'm wrong, just looks a little smaller.

The hanger bay was filled with the 'standard' version, the one Grig and Alex had was a one of a kind proto-type.

[OlBuzzard]

Hmm... ya, the main one in the show had the Death Blossem and extra protection.  But didn't the Standard verion look a little different then that one?  Wasn't it a little smaller?  I thought I remember in one scene we could see a whole squadron of them in the hanger bay, were those ones standard or the uprated? 

Also, in a couple of scenes where we see the Computer Game Simulator (for Fighter recruiting of course    ) wasn't the opening scene of a Gunstar show it a little smaller then the uprated one?  Maybe I'm wrong, just looks a little smaller.

The hanger bay was filled with the 'standard' version, the one Grig and Alex had was a one of a kind proto-type.

yes it wa still being worked on for last minute prep..   as it was a prototype.  That was probably why it was spared in the attack.

[Antivyrus]

Hmm... ya, the main one in the show had the Death Blossem and extra protection.  But didn't the Standard verion look a little different then that one?  Wasn't it a little smaller?  I thought I remember in one scene we could see a whole squadron of them in the hanger bay, were those ones standard or the uprated? 

Also, in a couple of scenes where we see the Computer Game Simulator (for Fighter recruiting of course    ) wasn't the opening scene of a Gunstar show it a little smaller then the uprated one?  Maybe I'm wrong, just looks a little smaller.

The hanger bay was filled with the 'standard' version, the one Grig and Alex had was a one of a kind proto-type.

yes it wa still being worked on for last minute prep..   as it was a prototype.  That was probably why it was spared in the attack.

Thats exactly why it was spared.  it wasn't in the main hanger at the time but in a separate test area

[Antivyrus]

UPDATE:
 
Mesh is complete except for some minor tweaks

[Magnum357]

Totally Awsome! 

[Major A Payne]

Excellent work AV. Whats your poly count??

[Antivyrus]

UPDATE     

will have the mapping done in a few days

but I'm going to need a lil help from some nice soul  out there


Seeing as OlBussard has taken a leave of absents  I need a volunteer to do the paint job on this baby, any one willing  please IM or PM me 


thanks