Calling all Stargate Fans!

[Elowan]

Originally Posted by scorpius

I often think modelled grid lines look nicer than textured. I have seen some really nice results with textures but with modelled lines you know they're actually there and resolution and things like that aren't an issue.

There's displacement mapping

[RJB]

Originally Posted by Elowan

There's displacement mapping

Well I'd also like to add that doing it as a model does give me the ability to adjust things on the fly which really does come in hand when your trying to get an certain look..

[Dr Lee]

Raynor- Something came throught my mind, so here is alpha schematics for space station build on few (six) 'midways'. I've called it Malta station, from Malta is an island, like Midway. The idea is that this is primary long therm exploration station build at unknown parts of space. First of them should be near Orilla, or what left of it, to retrieve as many technology from ex-planet as possible. Station is almost unarmed, but has shield generator and few jumpers or 302s.

Curses and naughty words..... I have been beaten.

I've had an idea in my head for a while now about connecting a number of the Midway modules in that kinda layout and i've done a quick frame for a module but i decided to leave it till i finish the 308

My idea had one module on it's end with four forming a square around it's base and a sixth, and larger one, acting as a hanger bay under the whole thing...kinda like this quick mockup i've just done

[-Raynor-]

It could be cool to join stargate and jumper/hangar bay together into one module. Shield and Iris on stargate would be like airlock and as stargate usually would be inactive, jumpers could fly through out. However 302s are too large for Midway.

[elitewolverine]

im trying to do a render, and i was wondering how long the orion ancient warship is...approximation is obviously ok

[-Raynor-]

About 1800 m?

[elitewolverine]

Originally Posted by -Raynor-

About 1800 m?

hmmm the lead designer bruce was unofficially stated that a deadalus was just over 700m in length...

i was thinking the orion would be at like 6000m, seeing as how it was unmentioned also by lead designers said that the raith hive ships were some 11000m in length

[Bar]

Originally Posted by elitewolverine

hmmm the lead designer bruce was unofficially stated that a deadalus was just over 700m in length...

That cannot be believed.
Those guys are specifically told to not give out info and, if they do, it's mis-information...
I have sized the Daedalus based on the width of the F-302, which i know to be 26 metres across, and the Daedalus scales out at about 500 metres.
Bar.

[elitewolverine]

Originally Posted by Bar

That cannot be believed.
Those guys are specifically told to not give out info and, if they do, it's mis-information...
I have sized the Daedalus based on the width of the F-302, which i know to be 26 metres across, and the Daedalus scales out at about 500 metres.
Bar.

not denying your specifications, was just re-irritating what bruce the lead designer said, cause all fan estimates are anywhere from 350m to 700+m for it...

just asking where did you get the exact 26m across for the 302? cause a full unswept tomcat f-14 is only 19m which is the largest inservice fighter, is also a two seater, and from the images from stargate shows etc, a unswept f-14 appears to be larger than a x-302, which imo more closely resembles a f-15 in wing span

just saying that at 26m wide, it would be over 27ft WIDER than a unswept f-14 tomcat, which has engines just as wide as the cockpit area, where the f-302's engins appear to be skinner than the cockpit, as well as the f-14's cockpit being a larger 2-man cockpit thand the f-302...

[mikala]

That cannot be believed.
Those guys are specifically told to not give out info and, if they do, it's mis-information...

And where did that information come from?