Original Starship Design Thread

[Merlin1701]

Show of hands, who agree's and uses bob's scales?

[Experiment 442]

I agree and use bob's scales.

[Experiment 442]

On a different note:
I've started some of detailing and I've textured the ribs:

Spoiler:

[Saquist]

Yeah, I'm not going to take that time lol.

incrementally, I won't mind. But not all at once. I'll have to sample every possible image for this project.

Show of hands, who agree's and uses bob's scales?

The data is conclusive at this time.
I will continue my research.

On a different note:
I've started some of detailing and I've textured the ribs:

Spoiler:

I like how real it is rendered. Apparently this program is capable of stellar amounts of detail.

I just tried to import my ship from auto Cad to Blender...didn't work...
It should be more than capable of doing so but I'm really new.
Assistance would be appreciated.

[Experiment 442]

SU is actually a good program for boxy ships with pipes. The follow me tool is what makes pipes easy to do. Other than that, its just boxes and shapes that I've pulled out and scaled down.

[RJB]

I would not base your scaling on RJB's model. It is not cannon, only the general shape and placement of things are, for example the bridge and communication tower are in the same spot. I don't believe the scaling is going to be accurate with the current Daedalus in the show.

I don't think that there are any orthographic projections of the real ship. That's why I use screen shots of the show to do mine.

If I remember there is more than one Daedalus model used in the show depending on what effects firm at the time was working for them. As for scaling yeah I go with my own size since on screen scale seems to vary with the wind. I placed myself between the two extremes of suggested size also taking in account similar real life objects like carriers and tankers just scaled up to support the extra systems a spaceship may have.

[thekillman]

i follow the ship scaling sprites thread. IE, deadalus being 600m i believe, with a ha'tak at 850m.

[thekillman]

Spoiler:

[Saquist]

SU is actually a good program for boxy ships with pipes. The follow me tool is what makes pipes easy to do. Other than that, its just boxes and shapes that I've pulled out and scaled down.

Hmm...and that is what we're dealing with mostly.
I may be learning multiple disciplines after today.
Should be intresting.

If I remember there is more than one Daedalus model used in the show depending on what effects firm at the time was working for them. As for scaling yeah I go with my own size since on screen scale seems to vary with the wind. I placed myself between the two extremes of suggested size also taking in account similar real life objects like carriers and tankers just scaled up to support the extra systems a spaceship may have.

RJB,
What was your ship's size?

[Experiment 442]

Killman: the spoilers don't show anything...

[Experiment 442]

The one thing I really need, is a cam outline, so I know what's in the render.

Spoiler:

and when there's a ship there:

Spoiler:

[the mather1]

https://"My Space-Fighter"]http://ht...6677520034e137
Here's a space fighter I made, the link leads to the sketchup warehouse where you can download it.

[Dr Lee]

Link isn't going anywhere for me.....

[the mather1]

Try this, I think i just changed the wrong thing in the last one.

[Pharaoh Hamenthotep]

Killman: the spoilers don't show anything...

It's a link to an animation, an mp4 file which gateworld isn't set up to show..

From Killman's spoiler tag:

http://img190.imageshack.us/i/animatief.mp4/