BSG Colonial Movers

[biotech]

Been wanting to make this for a while, so far I've done the easy part, plus with only a few modifications, I'll be able to turn the container into a truck!

Pictures edited for thread thumbnail

[evil_genius_180]

Awesome start. This has always been one of my favorite BSG ships because it really portrays the sense of finding literally any ship that could carry people and heading for the stars. I can't wait to see more. :thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks, I am stuck until I can find the font they used on the show, I suppose I should be modeling the rest of the ship, but I wanted to texture the containers first.

[Gilmour]

Always loved this ship. Truly gives the fleet a sense of depth in class and travel. Makes the fleet seem more like a trucking convoy seeing as though it contains such heavy load ships. You've made a super start.

[Freak]

Looks good Rich.
One of the ship that was not touched for the re-imaging.
Any plans to do a pic of Vipers coming out of one the container, like in the Hand of God?

[biotech]

Havent seen that ep, but assuming I ever get this finished, we'll definitaly be seeing some vipers in the same image.

[Freak]

Well if you ever want any screen shoots of it just let me know, and I'll send them over to you.

[biotech]

Thanks, I think I have some good images already, but more would probably come in handy.

In the meantime, does anyone recognise this font?

http://www.cloudster.com/sets&vehicles/GalacticaFleet/JimCrevelingColonialMovers/JCmovers03.jpg

[Scotchy]

Desdemona

[biotech]

Thanks!

[Freak]

Thanks, I think I have some good images already, but more would probably come in handy.

In the meantime, does anyone recognise this font?

http://www.cloudster.com/sets&vehicles/GalacticaFleet/JimCrevelingColonialMovers/JCmovers03.jpg
All I can give you are the one form the Hand of God, but they should be useful, I'll try and get it done tonight if not Wednesday.

[biotech]

THanks!

In the meantime, heres todays update.

[Dallidas]

the text needs to be dirtier, but other than that it looks great!

[Forcemaster2000]

Wow! Looking great biotech! Also one of my favorites from TOS. Looks like you're going to have a fantastic looking ship when you're finished!

[biotech]

Its early days on the texture, Ive only just started dirtying her up.

[Larsen]

Looking sweet man:thumb:... do you have those nice images frem the new show?... the differences from the org - if any - are very small!

Great job so far!

[biotech]

I dont really have any screen grabs, I am basing all this off a web page with the physical model on, and I'm not sure if its the TOS or new version.

[biotech]

I'm thinking of adding running lights to the containers, it would make sence, I dont know if the new version has those, I know the TOS one probably didnt.

[Freak]

I don't think the are any on the contaniers, in the RI. But when I do the screen grabs for you I'll be able to see.

*edit* BTW the text on the containers looks good.

[al3d]

Looking good mate..let me know if you need any reference..:)

[biotech]

I can always use references, especialy from someone whos worked on the show!

[evil_genius_180]

Nice work texturing so far. :thumb:

[backstept]

yeah it's looking great so far :thumb:
it's one of my favorite shippys :D

[biotech]

I've been tweaking the textures again, logos are no longer pure black, burns correctly wrap around edges.

Still needs some more dirt and scratches, maybe a seperate map entirely for spec.

[Forcemaster2000]

Looking great so far! The running lights would make sense to me, even if it's not canon. Maybe even put them on in a seperate layer so they could be turned off for a more traditional look, or turned on to jazz up the image.

[Freak]

Here are the ref, not as good as I through, but should be helpful.

Al ref are going to be alot better.

[biotech]

Thanks for those!

[Freak]

No Problems.

BTW the container is looking really good.

[biotech]

Thanks, a few more tweaks on that one, and I can start colouring the others.

[biotech]

Didnt get chance to work on this last night, but making up for it tonight.

The purple container dosnt have as much detail in the texture as the yellow, so went together fairly quickly.

[Larsen]

Looking good man:thumb:

[nuno]

nice work. :)

[biotech]

Thanks guys, and nice AV nuno!

[evil_genius_180]

Great work, biotech. :thumb:

And, nice avartar, nuno. :devil:

[Freak]

Looking good.

Have you just done work on the containors, or have you started on the main ship?

[biotech]

Just the containers, when I get them locked I'll do the rest.

[Freak]

Look forward to seeing it.

[biotech]

The stripes proved quite tricky on this one, since the UVs originally werent the same size on all sides of the container, so took a little tweaking to get one stripe to flow right all the way round.

[Freak]

sweet!

[biotech]

Thanks again!

[biotech]

Only one more to go after this.

[casivona]

looking spiffy! keep up the good work!

[biotech]

THanks!

Last container done, now I can get to work on the spaceship itself.

[Forcemaster2000]

Looking great! Can't wait to see what you do with the ship itself!

[biotech]

I thought I would start with the middle section first, its the hardest to see in the references, but I think its off to a not bad start.

[Larsen]

Looks awsome man:thumb:... you know that part is from the Saturn 5 rocket... so maybe just go look for some refs of those huh;)

[punchface]

...and it'll prove to all of us Colonial Fleet nerds that ships without guns can still be cool.

punchface

[evil_genius_180]

Awesome job on those textures for the containers. The rocket-thing looks like it's off to a great start also.

[DarkSapiens]

This is coming along very nicely. :thumb:


P.S.: Why I always think that the girl in biotech's avatar is Number Six from BSG? Damn... :D

[biotech]

No, still Kylie!

[Freak]

The containor look great, and you are off on a great start on the main ship. I look forward to your next update.

[Forcemaster2000]

Good start on the ship, definitely looks like what I remember so far.

[biotech]

Thanks, I am starting to get into the details that are different on the old and new versions, but I will try and make a best of both worlds fudge.

[Freak]

Rich it coming alone real well.

[biotech]

Thanks, I think the modeling for this section is done, so I'll start whiping up some textures, then move on to the rear.

[backstept]

lookin' great :thumb:

I'll probably think of something more to say once I wake up *yawn*

[biotech]

Thanks, I must say it looks rather monocrome when the containers arent in view, but I can fix that.

[biotech]

Ok, back to the grey!

Back end is forming.

For those that are interested in that sort of thing, the girders were made with a line, with circles inside, then extruded.

[Forcemaster2000]

Thanks, I am starting to get into the details that are different on the old and new versions, but I will try and make a best of both worlds fudge.

Mmmmm! I love fudge! :D

And I'm loving your progress so far! One question, is there supposed to be any connecting piece going through the center of the containers, or did the containers just connect to the "bridging" piece?

[biotech]

Mmmmm! I love fudge! :D

And I'm loving your progress so far! One question, is there supposed to be any connecting piece going through the center of the containers, or did the containers just connect to the "bridging" piece?

Does this answer your question?

[Larsen]

Splendid mate:thumb:... absolutely cool modeling, Can't wait to see this beatup and weathered:D

[Forcemaster2000]

Question answered :D

...And it's looking good :thumb:

[mental|plate]

Nicely done Bio, love the textures and loving the details.

one stupid q.....will bottom of the containers stay that "empty" or are we going for the insane detail club membership :shiner:

[Brickhead]

Hmmm, this has a very familiar look to it, very cool and nicely done.

[biotech]

Nicely done Bio, love the textures and loving the details.

one stupid q.....will bottom of the containers stay that "empty" or are we going for the insane detail club membership :shiner:

Well unless any references turn up that tell me different, they are empty on the filming models too, plus really hard to see with all six containers in place.

So I'll stick with empty for now.

[evil_genius_180]

Looks great. I really like your cool dirty textures. :)

[Freak]

Rich you really are building this thing fast. Sweet job mate!

[biotech]

Thanks, it does help having a few days off sick!

The latest on the back end.

[Bug 2000]

Looking very good, great modeling.

Take care, mate.

[Freak]

Thats looking great.

hope you get well soon! (Or not so you can have more time to model :devil: )

[biotech]

Thanks guys, heres a little shot of everything I have so far.

[mental|plate]

looking good mate, can wait to see it fully textured!

[biotech]

The textures on the back end are temporary, but the containers and middle section are pretty much done.

[mental|plate]

well i can see that :shiner:
hope you'll post scaled textures so we all can see it!:D

[biotech]

I am going to finish modeling the back end, then apply the textures.

I have broken the back end down into several peices, which I hope will make texturing slightly easier, it will be a pain having so many textures, but I can make them all a multi texture later on.

[Forcemaster2000]

Looks fantastic! :thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks again, starting to sort out the engines now.

[Freak]

The engine look Sweet!

[biotech]

Thanks, theres a lot of greebles inside the engine I need to add, so still a fair amount of modeling and most of the textures to do on the engines before I can start work on the front.

Trouble is most of this weekend is going to be spent decorating the bathroom, so the textures I'll be applying over the next few days will be paint and wallpaper, with the occasional bit of plaster.

[biotech]

Got a bit of a break between painting, so managed to whip this up.

I think I might have to save some of my textures as jpgs instead of keeping them paintshop, some of them are refusing to load, and I keep getting vertual memory problems.

[mental|plate]

Wow that looks awesome!

[citizen]

Looking good!

I think I might have to save some of my textures as jpgs instead of keeping them paintshop, some of them are refusing to load, and I keep getting vertual memory problems.I tend to use PNGs for texturing now, I find the files aren't much bigger and the quality is much better.

[biotech]

Thanks guys.

Had to reduce all my textures from 4000 x 4000 to 2000 x 2000, although it did free up a lot of memory doing that.

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_26_360.jpg

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_25_705.jpg

A couple of new renders.

[Forcemaster2000]

I really like the engine section...and the textures look just as good, I don't think the smaller texture size is noticeable at all.

[biotech]

Started on the front end last night, done a little more this morning, it looks like this will be the most detailed and greebled part of the entire ship, so while the end is near, it isnt close.

[Captain Untouchable]

:eek:

Sweet!

The engines look great, as mentioned. As does everything else. Everything is just spot on.

Ace! :thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks!

[mental|plate]

Man that looks cool, i cant see the difference in textures, it still looks awesome, and the front part looks badass!

[biotech]

Thanks, I guess 4000 was overkill anyway!

[mental|plate]

Well you could mix 4k and 2k maps, 4k for the parts that are exposed, and 2k for the less exposed parts.....but when i think about it...this ship is all exposed...so it dont make any sence.

[biotech]

Yeah, but unless you are going to render each part that has a 2K map at higher than 2K resolution, chances are people wont see the pixels start to show.

Max has stopped throwing a wobbler since I changed all the finished maps to Jpegs anyway, but I still have the original photoshop files to amend if I need to.

[Freak]

Looking really Sweet Rich, Love the detail you put into the engine.

[biotech]

Done a little more to this side thingy.

I have no idea what details should go under this part, so guess I'll wing it.

[mental|plate]

Yup pretty cool details! Cant wait to see them textured!

[Freak]

what ever that thing is for it looks good!

[biotech]

Thanks, the pipes are red and yellow on the model for some reason, but they should look a little better than that when I'm done.

[biotech]

Added some more details, inbetween decorating.

[Forcemaster2000]

Looking good biotech! I like the detailing so far...did notice this little area where your texture doesn't meet up quite right, though perhaps you just haven't tweaked it yet.

[biotech]

Those are temporary, they'll get fixed

[mental|plate]

Nice Bio, you have some "black something" on those new thingies you builded, but you've prolly seen them!

[biotech]

Yeah, I had to connect a few vertices to avoid getting the errors, a couple of seconds fix-up.

[Freak]

looks Intresting!

[biotech]

THanks, a little image of the work so far.

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_30_137.jpg

Ok, not so little!

[mental|plate]

Nice me likes it, nicely done!

[Freak]

It all comig together!

[Cinnamon]

Ok, not so little!

Oooh, that's okay... I *like* 'em nice and big. ^_-

I do love it when you build a ship from BSG... this is shaping up to be almost as pretty as yor Viper! Really nice work. And thanks for the note about how you made the girders... dunno about anyone else, but I find it very educational.

Can't wait to see more!

-jaime

[biotech]

I'm glad it was usefull, if I can ever help with other tips let me know.

[biotech]

Not had a lot of time tonight, and the greebles are quite time consuming.

[Coolhand]

might be time consuming but its looking good, great stuff.

[Freak]

^ Could not agree more!

[biotech]

Thanks guys.

Like I said before, its slow progress, I envy the guys that could churn out a ton of greebles in half an hour.

[mental|plate]

Slow but cool progress bio!

One thing bothers me...three black cylinders on top an those things over them, they look a little odd, and dont seem to fit the overall greebel!

[biotech]

I doubt they were on the original model, but they are on the new version, they appear to me, to be the launch tubes from teh underside of airwolf.

[biotech]

This side of the front end is done now, I couldnt find any references of the underside, so added some tanks and tubes.

[biotech]

And starting to work around the other side now.

[mental|plate]

Looking good mate

[biotech]

Thanks!

And now the end is near, well not really, theres still a ****load of texturing to do.

[drunkclam]

biotech, like your model. I've written a BSG fanfic that features a Colonial Mover very porminently. Would you let me use it when I post an update to my story? Eventually a small fighter squadron will be operating from the ship in my story. Let me know if you would like to be involved. I check sfm pretty regularly.

[mental|plate]

Nice update Bio! Loving the details!

But i see some "black errors" on thouse cones! Can see it properly need a biger render :shiner:

[biotech]

Drunk Clam, I can make some renders for you, but I wont be giving away the model.

LOL, is that a hint for a bigger render Menty?

I'll see what I can do.

[mental|plate]

naaaaaaaaah :p

[biotech]

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_36_141.jpg

There were a couple of misplaced verts in those cones that I have subsequently collapsed.

So the next render shouldn't have any dubious black pixels.

[drunkclam]

Drunk Clam, I can make some renders for you, but I wont be giving away the model.

LOL, is that a hint for a bigger render Menty?

I'll see what I can do.

A render would be wonderful. Thank you very much.

[lennier1]

Nice progress.
I hope there´ll be a pic of your then-finished CM being escorted by some of your Vipers. ;)

[mental|plate]

WOW, nice!
So do i get a cookie! :D

[biotech]

You can count on that Lennier!

I'll see about that cookie Menty.

[biotech]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Choco_chip_cookie.jpg/275px-Choco_chip_cookie.jpg

There you go

[evil_genius_180]

Wow, that looks great. (the model. though the cookie looks quite enticing as well. :devil:) I really like the way you're texturing as you go so we can see how each part will look in the end. :thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks, I just need to add that radio antenna, or whatever that thing is back of the living quarters, and then make up some **** to go underneith where there are no references, then I can start texturing properly the bits with temp textures.

[biotech]

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_38_210.jpg

Another look at whats been done so far.

[mental|plate]

going smoothly mate....looking good so far!

[evil_genius_180]

Definitely supreme meshy goodness. :thumb:

[Freak]

Rich she come alone nicely since I last checked this thread. :thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks guys, its been a while since I updated, and in the meantime I have seen a new episode that breifly showed the CM with running lights, so took the liberty of adding some.

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_39_104.jpg

Just in case they are hard to make out with the light from the sun, heres one just with running lights, and the light inside the cockpit.

http://www.lonaf.com/phpBB2/files/colonial_movers_40_176.jpg

[mental|plate]

Finally some update :shiner:

nice and cool update!

[Freak]

Love it, althrough I doubt you would ever do a pic that dark.

[Cinnamon]

She's rendering up very nicely indeed... I like the lights!

-jaime

[biotech]

14 months between WIP posts, got to be something of a record.

Its back baby!

[Freak]

Jesus! Has it really been that long? It seems like only yesterday you where working on this girl.

Nice update as well.

[biotech]

The length of time surprised me too, I guess I stopped working on here when I was trying to move house, and never picked her up again when I did.

[Ice-Dragon]

Nice update biotech,
It's good to see you back at this:D

[Lonewriter]

Looking good, nice update. I was afraid you making my Hawking model had worn you out.

[Pearse]

Heh, I was looking at this thread just the other day. I thought it was all finished and ship shape, but any extra detail is always a good thing IMO. :)

[biotech]

Thanks guys, there's not much more modelling to do, but a lot of texturing.

I have been re texturing the containers, as I'll show later.

[fieldgunner]

Late entrant to this thread....re the Font...isnt that from Bioshock?

[biotech]

No idea, but its the closest I could get to the original model

[biotech]

For some reason max is throwing a wobbler if I try and render this ship at the full resolution of my screen, keeps saying out of memory, when I have 3GB on this machine.

So here are a couple of not as big as I'd like them to be pictures, showing some of the new container textures.

[Freak]

new textuers look great.

[Pearse]

Nice. Looks like some scorching from all the explosions that happened near it lately. :)

[Ice-Dragon]

Those new textures are look great:thumb:

[biotech]

Thanks guys.

I was finally able to make a full sized picture, although considering how long the ship is, its hard to find an angle that shows it all off decently.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/biotech/art/cm46big.jpg

[Freak]

Nice

[biotech]

Thanks, I have started texturing the middle section of the ship now.

[biotech]

Just about done I think, tried to blur the lines as much as I could.

[Freak]

Looking great Rich.

[Pearse]

You could try adding a bit of damage to the actual structure as well. Maybe have one of the sets of ladders/steps be a bit twisted, like some space debris bumped into the ship and contorted its shape a little?

[biotech]

They dont have that on the one on the show, but its a good idea.

[Freak]

dosen't hurt to make a few of your own changes.
That is if you don't mind not having it identical to the shows.

[Hitman]

Excellent work Rich. I thought you've given up on the ship... :)

[SolPro]

yeh it is seen in the opening battle of season 4, in one of the many uber closeups of some of the fleet ships you see.

Good model.