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**Tinukedaya** · 09-03-2008, 12:27 AM

I find the panelling job on behind the towers a bit too rought. I guess you want to add an heavy armoured feel to it, but I would go with litlle more suble approach...

Other than that, great shots as always.

**Meph** · 09-03-2008, 08:45 PM

Cheers guys!

@Tinukedaya: Hmmmm, perhaps some of the panels do stick out too much just a little bit. Perhaps I should tone those down to the level of the other ones.

In the mean time, I added a texture to the flight deck to get rid of the plain 'WIP' grey. I intend to further detail the flight deck though, both on textures and on modeled details. This is just a quickie, a quickie being 4 hours of the afternoon that is...

**Meph** · 09-03-2008, 11:03 PM

And one more.

kborak · 09-03-2008, 11:43 PM

ok I like alot, but the question is, when they do land do they wait untill there is a full pad then move in all at once or is it an individual thing?

**Freak** · 09-04-2008, 12:40 AM

I think it would be an Individual thing. Other wise they would be sitting duck there.

Nice work Meph.

**Meph** · 09-04-2008, 10:49 AM

Well, the idea is that the smaller lift in front is used primarily for the fighters as that one goes directly to a prepping area close to the launch tubes. The main lift is intended to be mainly used for the dropships. Two of those, each being a tight fit on the lift. This makes me think I should block out a basic interior structure to help clarify how I envision it. Perhaps i should also make a rough mockup for the intended drop ships. In total, The Heracles will carry two +- 50 meter dropships, 4 fighters (Freak's design currently seen scattered around the Heracles for size reference) and 4 fighter/bombers which I still have to design but I've got a rough blocking for those.

The large lift can handle 4 fighters at the same time, taking them down to the main hangar bay where they can be rearmed/refueled and then prepped for the launch tubes but this way takes longer than taking them directly down with the small lift. The small lift and launch staging area can handle the fast rearming/refueling during combat operations to ensure a quick turn around to the conflict area.

Ice-Dragon · 09-04-2008, 07:09 PM

I really like what I'm seeing Meph

**Meph** · 09-04-2008, 08:47 PM

Cheers mate! Here's some more then

Door closed and door open, lift up

The texture definately needs some more work though.

Any thoughts?

**Freak** · 09-04-2008, 10:18 PM

Skid marks and burn marks for ships landing and coming in hot.

kborak · 09-04-2008, 11:48 PM

are you planning on any lights on the flight deck?

09-03-2008, 12:27 AM	#211 (permalink)
Tinukedaya The Dwarf Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Karel Join Date: May 2006 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 30 Posts: 690	I find the panelling job on behind the towers a bit too rought. I guess you want to add an heavy armoured feel to it, but I would go with litlle more suble approach... Other than that, great shots as always.
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09-04-2008, 12:40 AM	#215 (permalink)
Freak Project Lead on SFM Film Realname: Dean Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Age: 28 Posts: 8,033 Blog Entries: 7	I think it would be an Individual thing. Other wise they would be sitting duck there. Nice work Meph.
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09-04-2008, 10:49 AM	#216 (permalink)
Meph Cat-Herder Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leuven, Belgium Age: 31 Posts: 1,444	Well, the idea is that the smaller lift in front is used primarily for the fighters as that one goes directly to a prepping area close to the launch tubes. The main lift is intended to be mainly used for the dropships. Two of those, each being a tight fit on the lift. This makes me think I should block out a basic interior structure to help clarify how I envision it. Perhaps i should also make a rough mockup for the intended drop ships. In total, The Heracles will carry two +- 50 meter dropships, 4 fighters (Freak's design currently seen scattered around the Heracles for size reference) and 4 fighter/bombers which I still have to design but I've got a rough blocking for those. The large lift can handle 4 fighters at the same time, taking them down to the main hangar bay where they can be rearmed/refueled and then prepped for the launch tubes but this way takes longer than taking them directly down with the small lift. The small lift and launch staging area can handle the fast rearming/refueling during combat operations to ensure a quick turn around to the conflict area.
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09-04-2008, 07:09 PM	#217 (permalink)
Ice-Dragon SFM Guru Realname: Rob Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: East Sussex, England Age: 26 Posts: 966	I really like what I'm seeing Meph
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09-04-2008, 10:18 PM	#219 (permalink)
Freak Project Lead on SFM Film Realname: Dean Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Age: 28 Posts: 8,033 Blog Entries: 7	Skid marks and burn marks for ships landing and coming in hot.
	*“Well, I guess wiping out 2 billion people sort of qualifies as a dick move.”* - Guerrilla TH&B Project: Fighter 2 \| Ships of the Naraka Empire \| Ships of the Commonwealth of Solaris

09-03-2008, 11:43 PM	#214 (permalink)
kborak SFM Guru Realname: Ryan Wolfe Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: my mind Age: 29 Posts: 603	ok I like alot, but the question is, when they do land do they wait untill there is a full pad then move in all at once or is it an individual thing?

09-04-2008, 11:48 PM	#220 (permalink)
kborak SFM Guru Realname: Ryan Wolfe Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: my mind Age: 29 Posts: 603	are you planning on any lights on the flight deck?

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