Topic: Mackie's 5 new ships to be done (with luck) tomorrow..

[atheorhaven]

I see that they put the tumbsup emoticon back... good.. (now if they could enable a "classic look" I'd be happy again).

Here's a repost of what I posted over at TheMackieStuff:

==== Original Message - 16 hour workdayZ will do that to a project =======================

Originally posted by Mackie
although they happen to be on halt... wonder why

But, they're done as soon as I adjust the registry on the Sentry and Adelphi.  The others are done now.

So, the completed ships are:
Armada
http://www.nightsoftware.com/atheorhaven/imgs/armada_sfc2_1.jpg

And the other one I did today you didn't know about.. the Magellan
http://www.nightsoftware.com/atheorhaven/imgs/magellan_sfc2_3.jpg

Chesterfield
http://www.nightsoftware.com/atheorhaven/imgs/chesterfield_sfc2_2.jpg



And the remaining ones (and the one thing needing to be done yet)
Sentry (registries need to be fixed yet)
http://www.nightsoftware.com/atheorhaven/imgs/sentry_sfc2_1.jpg

Adelphi (with fixed bottom texture, registries need to be completed)
http://www.nightsoftware.com/atheorhaven/imgs/adelphi_sfc2_8.jpg

So there you are..  Hope to have the registries done by tomorrow.. and if I could sneak Paint Shop Pro and the fonts onto the computer at work, I'd do them there tonight.  
==== Original Message - 16 hour workdayZ will do that to a project =======================

[Lord Vader]

cool! now we have alot more stuff to enjoy, thanks for the info Atheorhaven    

[James Formo]

Um- I am getting page can't be displayed on the pics

[James Formo]

Ok the pics loading for me now. Must of been my ip connection timing out,

Sweet ships there

[atheorhaven]

They're all up for download at TheMackieStuff...

http://www.themackiestuff.com/vb/files.php?action=viewcat&catid=2&s=

Enjoy guys..

[Lord Vader]

YES!, lets rock and rool    

[E_Look]

Forgive me if I sound stupid, but how    does    one download from The Mackie Stuff. com?  I can't seem to access the files!  

[Mackie]

one needs to register before downloading... i know id disable that if i could  

[Bishop3560]

It wasn't you James, I couldn't see em first too. Although now I can...  

[Bishop3560]

Models are looking good pal!

[atheorhaven]

Quote:
Poster: Bishop3560
Subject: Re: Mackie's 5 new ships to be done (with luck) tomorrow..
It wasn't you James, I couldn't see em first too. Although now I can...

I think that the Nightsoftware server is hiccupping again...

 

[atheorhaven]

Quote:
Poster: Bishop3560
Subject: Re: Mackie's 5 new ships to be done (with luck) tomorrow..

Models are looking good pal!

Thanks, but Mackie does most of the work... all I do is:

a) Convert the file from Lightwave to a 3ds format.

b) Import the file into 3dsmax and remove the box around the mesh and rotate it to fit the flat plane (noseforeward)

c) Pick up the materials from the .3ds material assignments
    (at this point, the ship is ready as a break mod, where it's exported as such)
    (if the registries need to be adjusted or any other texture work needs to be done, it's usually done at this point)

d) Join the parts together to form a solid mesh

e) Import some hp/dps (the closest match in my opinion)

f) Save the mesh as a .MAX file

g) Export the mesh as a .MOD file

and then add credits (if necessary) and archive it up.  Mackie is the creative one here (unless I add texture work), otherwise I'm just a starship mechanic.