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Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« on: September 16, 2009, 01:09:18 pm »
Taking a break from the job hunt, I decided to whip something up to keep my 3d mind from atrophying. Took me about two hours.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2009, 01:49:48 pm »
Predator and Mammoth Tanks?

Nice...
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2009, 01:57:17 pm »
I knew that comparisons to C&C were inevitable, but I didn't start these with that in mind.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2009, 05:25:45 pm »
 ;D Starfleet Marine Corps ?
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2009, 06:06:23 pm »
nite. it's almost as if the one could rotate the pods and "walk" on all fours.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2009, 09:01:40 pm »
Quote from: Klingon Fanatic on September 16, 2009, 05:25:45 pm
;D Starfleet Marine Corps ?

-shrug- Maybe, lol.

Quote from: Starforce2 on September 16, 2009, 06:06:23 pm
nite. it's almost as if the one could rotate the pods and "walk" on all fours.

ugh, no. I have walkers for that.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2009, 10:28:40 pm »
hmm... i thought halo when i saw the second one...
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2009, 10:33:06 pm »
Quote from: Tus-XC on September 16, 2009, 10:28:40 pm
hmm... i thought halo when i saw the second one...


Yeah, that was my brothers reaction, too, but for now I'm okay with it - its not a serious project.

EDIT:
Variant of the larger tank: one cannon and a missile deck.
« Last Edit: September 16, 2009, 11:38:54 pm by Furyofaseraph »
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2009, 01:13:48 am »
The Qari from the SFB simulator races.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2009, 09:36:52 am »
No, they are actual tanks.

EDIT:
Started another version of my old strike chopper - this one is coming out much better than the last one.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2009, 12:49:09 pm by Furyofaseraph »
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2009, 03:54:06 pm »
I must say, I like the Helecoptor concept.  The rotarery blades in the two rings is probably a better design then choppers we got today.  May I suggest either the same thing for the aft stabilizer or perhaps using a "Thrust" control to control the crafts rotation/stabilization?  I remember watching a military show once that had a prototype helecoptor equiped with a "Thrust" control, the military was seriously considering using it, but then dropped the idea.  ::)

Oh, the tanks are interesting too.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2009, 04:50:53 pm »
You mean something like this?


I was thinking of either ditching the idea of a tail assembly (aside from rudder and eleveators) but then I remembered the craft from that arnold movie, and I figured I'd go with some kind of vectored thrust tail.

EDIT

Here's the full line up, thus far.


I want to add a transport chopper, and then I think I'm going to start up on the Warthog-esque vehicles.
« Last Edit: September 17, 2009, 07:08:43 pm by Furyofaseraph »
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2009, 08:58:35 pm »


Transport exterior is pretty much solid. Details are all going to be made at the same time and added to the various vehicles to further bring them in line with one another - such as handholds, weaponry, landing gear, etc.

I am debating whether or not I want to model out the interiors of these crafts, as well. I've decided that my poly limit is going to be about 8k, and the most complex model so far only has 1k, so I have plenty of room with which to work. I've never tried modeling out a cramped interior before, either, so it will be a learning experience.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2009, 03:11:14 am »
These are pretty slick! Nice stuff, FoaS.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2009, 03:20:20 am »
Just wanted to say all those models look superb!  But I do have one complaint about one of the Helicoptors.  One of the new ones with the single ring bugs me.  Its actually a really good model, and the design is unique, but I don't think it would work well in real life. 

If I remember correctly from some shows I watched in the past, part of the complexity of a chopper is that its blade system is designed to keep the helicoptor from spining round n around.  The aft stabilizer helps in this, but its the design of the chopper blades that minimizes this aswell.  I may be wrong on this, but the single ring design might present a problem here.  Just wanted to let you know.

That is why I was so impressed with the 2 ring design.  I can just tell that the 2 ring design is really simple and straight forward, and you wouldn't have to worry about the chopper rotating around n around.  Heck, it might even help make it a faster helicoptor with the 2 rings.  Much less drag with the chopper blades not so exposed.  Clearly, that 2 ring design is just begging for it to be an attack helicoptor.   ;D

I would stick with the thurst/vector stabilizer.  From what I saw of the military show that discribed it, the system for it was incredibly simple.  Its actually linked to the turbo fans of the blade engine that shoots exhaust to the aft stablizer... hardly any moving parts except to aim the thrust.  Why the military rejected the idea is beyond me...   ::) 
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2009, 09:53:46 am »
The chopper you see with the single ring actually has two blades, one atop each other. It is designed so that one spins one direction while the other spins the other, countering the torque.
Also the tail has the vector jets - they just dont look like jets at the moment.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2009, 11:41:52 am »
the only problem i have w/ the helo w/ the blade going through the body is the deflection of the blades.  Granted this can be acounted for, but it would place definate hard constraints on the loads and gs it could take that wouldn't neccesarily be limited by the aerodynamic performance chararistics.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2009, 12:08:48 pm »
Eh, thats okay - I just wanted something that looks cool. It's hard coming up with new concepts when things have been done 20 times over. I think that the mid-body-rotor chopper is the most original one of the bunch.

In any event, I'm thinking on a few ideas for starships for these guys, too. It's not going to be glaringly original: kind of a hybrid of Halo ships (the frigates, not those hideous destroyers), and Homeworld with some Warhammer Tau and Babylon 5 thrown in a bit here and there. InterMech may be helping me flesh out the ideas, too.

Today, however, I'm still on the vehicles.
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #18 on: September 18, 2009, 03:56:09 pm »
How about a giant heavier than air, supersonic aircraft carrier?
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Re: Ehhhh just out of pure boredom
« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2009, 04:01:29 pm »
I was thinking about building a pair of trans-atmo dropships: a light and a heavy. I will probably also make a destroyer-size vessel capable of going atmo and landing - serving as a ground hq/fortress.

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Jeeps. Yes I know that it basically is a warthog, but I don't care.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2009, 04:34:49 pm by Furyofaseraph »
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