Topic: Orion Corsesca-class raider (Read 2919 times)

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **on:** May 15, 2009, 03:36:15 pm »

I have been wanting to make a ship model for a while and still haven't gotten around to it. Just for fun, I tried making a new ship design. When I try modeling, I might try this one. The outline of the design is inspired by a pronged electrical plug (pretty domestic for a pirate

). After drawing it out, it didn't seem original enough to work for a new race -- from the top, it looks a lot like the SFB Orion ships -- so I decided that it would be a new kind of Orion ship, the Corsesca-class raider, after the Renaissance polearm.

It's still in the design phase, so please offer any ideas or suggestions.

Atolm-Rising · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2009, 04:10:45 pm »

Thats damn cool!
nice work evolving a plug into a ship, very "atolmian" of you

I'd further the design process just a bit more to make it more refined(unless you are satisfied as is... If so, then I'll just shut my yap) in the details, but the overall shape is really cool

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2009, 09:26:33 am »

Thanks! I do want to keep working on the shape, like having the wings swoop back or making the main hull less "bulky."

I remember a cool ship design with a model made from sink parts and other things, was that yours?

Atolm-Rising · « **Reply #3 on:** May 16, 2009, 10:10:42 am »

most likely

Good to here you will be refining the shape some more

Spartan-039 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:06:04 am »

Very nice, I haven't seen stuff that creative for a while. Good luck with it.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2009, 05:40:35 pm »

Thanks! I saw your "beginning modeling" thread and it helped me out, too. I am going to try Gmax because of the free factor and low system requirements.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2009, 07:31:13 pm »

This is darned fun! Just playing around so far, getting the general shape. There's probably a way to get the blue cylinders to angle so they connect with the cone...

Spartan-039 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 17, 2009, 08:20:08 pm »

I'm sure you could angle the base so it could aligin correctly with the cone.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2009, 05:11:43 pm »

It's rough so far, mostly where some shapes overlap. I haven't learned how to cover any drawn-in lines with a surface, so everything now is made by moving and copying pre-made boxes, cylinders, and cones. The design has changed a little, but I'm still going to play around with it... any thoughts on how to refine it?

Starfox1701 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 20, 2009, 01:54:59 pm »

I like it. It has that "we don't have alot of money but we are still serious" feel to it.

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2009, 07:25:40 pm »

What program do you use?

I can't wait to see a more refined form of it.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2009, 07:55:14 pm »

Thanks. I am using Gmax (very happy that it is made to run with older machines), and just started fooling around with moving around the vertices.

Roychipoqua_Mace · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2009, 05:22:18 pm »

The biggest problems now seem to be getting the soft areas around the base of the nose to be smoother, with less obvious overlaps. I don't know what a good color scheme would be, either...

Spartan-039 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2009, 09:08:30 pm »

Wow, really good job. Which modeling program are you using?

Starfox1701 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2009, 01:44:15 pm »

Sweet!!!

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2009, 02:16:03 pm »

Quote from: Spartan-039 on May 22, 2009, 09:08:30 pm

Wow, really good job. Which modeling program are you using?

Quote from: Roychipoqua_Mace on May 21, 2009, 07:55:14 pm

Thanks. I am using Gmax (very happy that it is made to run with older machines), and just started fooling around with moving around the vertices.

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