Battlestar Hangar Bay & Launch Tubes

[Mr Dob]

wow thats fantastic! expertly done

[Pearse]

Thanks chaps. I've now finished the tube more or less. Just needs some texturing work to complete it. I'm not totally happy with the lighting, but it turns out there are differences in how the tunnel was lit in the mini series and second season, so I went for a compromise between the two.

I made a quick vid showing a pilot's eye view of a launch. Might have a go at a more extended video once I've completed all the bay.. oh and a Viper.

http://www.johnpearse.partsking.net/tube2.mov

[AndyM]

Very nice, looks good to me.

[colbmista]

the last part of your avi is weird whys it jiggle? lol

[Pearse]

I was trying to make it look a bit like the Viper was banking from side to side as the pilot got to grips with his surroundings, just to give a sense of realism. It did turn out looking kinda weird, didn't it?

[cobywan]

That's turning out VERY nicely. The lighting in the tubes in the series is very dark anyways. I'm amazed you've been able to get things as close as you have been.

Great work!

[Pearse]

Well luckily there was a detailed (but really small) pic of the tubes in the first season Companion, so that helped me out a lot. I realised when I looked at screencaps that a few things were different from the image in the book, but nothing major. For that reason the lower section of the walls on mine are wrong, but I prefer them like this so I'm letting it go.

Since then I've been working on the Landram, which has crept up a few times on the new series. I'm thinking it'll be something fun to stick in the back of shots since it's small enough to fit inside the hangar bay.

Again, I'm trying to be fairly meticulous with the details, but as usual with these things, the reference material you thought was so abundant just seems to vanish when you start needing it.

[Pearse]

Had the day off today, so I tackled most of the tricky parts of the Landram, but I'm not sure how I'll do the tank tracks(which is what the giant cylinders are standing in for). I'd like to make it possible to animate them, so I guess I try putting them on a spline... I hope that works or it'll be staying still.

[kborak]

absolutley amazing...really!

[biotech]

Excellent work, there are a few tank track tutorials on the web, should help with those.