Original Starship Design Thread

[thekillman]

i dislike the idea of an ori powersource, but it does look cool

[lordofseas]

very nice deatailing in the center of the "powersource" not to sold on the split bow tho.
so when are you going to give greebleing a try? and make something really detailed?
like my daedalus in my sig.

Heh, the reason I never post anything on here is because I hate greebling, but I also know my stuff looks like modelled poop without it.

[Saquist]

Earth Vessel - Athena

Spoiler:

having problems exporting her to kerky now...as soon as you go over 50mb sketchup file it fails.

It's a beauty.
Love what you did with the color but before I sign off I would like to see more than just the popular angles.

Thanks for the warning...I might stay clear of sketchup now...
I plan for big things.

some lightwave renders of the "sneaking suit"



any thoughts?

I'm not sure what to make of them ALX. The proportions are...odd. The second looks interesting as I look at the helmet. I'm just following your work as normal to see what becomes of it.

It should most definitely add to your...panel of skills.

[Alx]

ok what is "odd" spcificly? the weist is thin yes what else?
also it will be my take on a body as im not using "makehuman" or any other "cheaty" human making apps also i have not used any refrences to make these 2 "suits" and keep in mind im worjing with sketchup.

anyway,

something more, made a blade and a gun to go with the character.

Enjoy.

[thekillman]

proportions indeed seem off:


-upper and lower legs are equally long.
-elbow-hand = knee to foot
-lower arm= upper arm
-lower arm= length of foot.
-hands reach down to a bit lower than the thighs. one hand lenght from the knee.
-upper chest width is two hand lenghts.


there are many more of these proportions. the legs are too fat in comparison to the uber-thin body

[Alx]

wrong upper and lower legs (calf and thie) are not equally long.

and i wasnt asking for a lecture on how to make a "perfect" looking human!
besides i already know how to draw.

[thekillman]

it's not a "perfect" but a "normal" human being.

[Cmdr. Setsuna F. Seyei]

very nice deatailing in the center of the "powersource"

Thank you the "powersource" took me 4.5 hours to put together.(pain in the A55)

not to sold on the split bow tho.

Neither was i so i changed it you will be able to see it in my next update

so when are you going to give greebleing a try?

You know ive heard people talk about greebling but just WTF is it?

i dislike the idea of an ori powersource, but it does look cool

I called it Ori because at this time i havent come up with a cool sounding name for it yet.

[Alx]

geeble ing = panels pipes thingys etch basicly deatail
glad you scratched the split bow
4,5h?? seriously thats a while..
are u using components? if not i recomend you do for everything, makes thing easier imo.

[Merlin1701]

I quite liked the split bow had an Asgard feel and greeble is detail added to the hull

[Cmdr. Setsuna F. Seyei]

oh your talking about stuff like windows, vents, antennas, random technical crap, pipes and the like? if so cool.

@ALX i was going to put more detail into the ship anyway but it got late and i prefer to get my beautysleep. otherwise i look like this.---> or worse this---->

geeble ing = panels pipes thingys etch basicly deatail
glad you scratched the split bow
4,5h?? seriously thats a while..
are u using components? if not i recomend you do for everything, makes thing easier imo.

i didn scratch the bow entirely just changed it a bit.
and the 4.5 hours is while using components.(Damn computer kept hanging up)(old pc intel p4 1.7GHz proc.)

and using components can be a pain to however i've found that if you save the file you're working on and just open the file with the part you want, copy it and go back to the original file you can manipulate the part a hell of a lot easier, not to mention change some of the design if you so choose which you can't do with a component.

[Saquist]

ok what is "odd" spcificly? the weist is thin yes what else?
also it will be my take on a body as im not using "makehuman" or any other "cheaty" human making apps also i have not used any refrences to make these 2 "suits" and keep in mind im worjing with sketchup.

anyway,

something more, made a blade and a gun to go with the character.

Enjoy.

Killer said it best.
I keep thinking it's an alien.
It's mostly the Head...It reminds me of an asgard but taller....with a smaller head.

[Alx]

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[Alx]

how bout the both of you make something better then (USING the same tool.)
LOL.

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[thekillman]

i've tried some puppets, but adding the armatures and all.. pain in the ass. sacrifices time i do not have, or could spend better.


trying to do the classing "ring" animation, where this circle breaks up into smaller pieces, moving away to make place. anyway, it's for my ash'tak. and the problem is... you need 1 path per piece of circle. then rotate these paths, rotate the circle pieces. simple, but takes time