Challenge #9 - <:K.I.S:> - Project Pyramis

[<:K.I.S:>]

hey all in the attached image below is some rough sketches of my concept which is a defense platform on earth and is inspired by the pyramids hense the name. hopefully i will be posting some renders of what i have done so far tommorow sometime.
As always comments and crits welcome.

[efritsch]

From your sketches so far, it looks like it meets the criteria. I think it will make an interesting idea.

[<:K.I.S:>]

Thanks for the comment.
As promised i have started to model the whole thing but theres not mch of it yet just the basic shaper and some other details. i have also modeled the actual beam emmiter itself and played aroun with a few basic textures.
will post more soon

[The B5 Fan]

Is this a space based platform?(The docking bay thing would indicate eys but not necessarily) If so why not turn the other corners into thrusters for pointing it?

[<:K.I.S:>]

The B5 Fan Is this a space based platform?(The docking bay thing would indicate eys but not necessarily) If so why not turn the other corners into thrusters for pointing it?

my intial thought when coming up with this design was to have it be one of several based in egypt to blend into its surroundings in away but as you have metioned it would be better to have a space platform instead. thanks for the input

[fluxfire]

I like your approch to the pyramid however might i make the suggestion if you want to show off the peace in the top section why not close it out and make it look like it has 4 glass sides so you can see into it.

This has inspired the project i am gonna start soon..... nice work

[Dallidas]

If this is space based, will it be deployed in groups?

I like the idea, it just needs some fleshing out

[<:K.I.S:>]

hey all sorry for not posting sooner but i have had an art exam. i have done some updates and a render of paneling but the computer that i work on the tower will not turn on at all.

If this is space based, will it be deployed in groups?

I like the idea, it just needs some fleshing out
the idea of making them a kind of mini fleet never accured to me once i finish the whole piece and do a final render


I like your approch to the pyramid however might i make the suggestion if you want to show off the peace in the top section why not close it out and make it look like it has 4 glass sides so you can see into it.

This has inspired the project i am gonna start soon..... nice work

thanks for the tip that does sound quite good i will do another exactly the same but with glass top and compare the two

thanks for all the comments

[<:K.I.S:>]

ok so only a small update because i have just fixed my computer and things are a bit slow at the mo so any comments and crits welcome

[<:K.I.S:>]

JUst been playing around with a texture using mayas UV texture editor which i have never used before any tips on how to make it better are certainly welcome

[fluxfire]

Looks very good as far as i can see so far..... question though is that first pic from the previous post just the very top or did you change the whole pyramid to the core top????

[<:K.I.S:>]

Looks very good as far as i can see so far..... question though is that first pic from the previous post just the very top or did you change the whole pyramid to the core top????
i think this may answer your question i have remodeled the top section so that it is more open so you can see the main weapon more like you mentioned in one of your earlier posts

[fluxfire]

Ahh now i got yah..... ok then yeah i would say that top looks much better... and the details are going swimingly on that top platform :D

[<:K.I.S:>]

not much of an update but i have tried at plcing a texture on t
he connecting shafts and in the second image i have added a truster effect any comments welcome.

[fluxfire]

like the panel detail you got going on the airlock there.... is that going to be a thruster? and how many you gonna have?......

[Sphynx]

Information regarding Challenge #10 (http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/challenge-wips/54880-sensei-challenge-10-primitives-motion.html) has now been released.

[<:K.I.S:>]

ok so i have a slight problem regarding this mesh.... i had a system crash late last night and my file is now corrupted and it wont let me open it back up in maya so i won't ve posting for a little while until i can get back up to speed:(

[<:K.I.S:>]

In spite of recent events i have quickly redun my model however i have changed it in a few ways first of all i have reduced the scale significantly to about a little bigger than an average person i have added landing gears as well but kept the old design of the weapon head any comments are welcome. I've also started thinking about what i can do for the final render for challenge ten and i come up with something that i think you all will like.:p

[<:K.I.S:>]

Ok so not an update on the mesh but im looking to save up to by a new computer and found these specs on one and because im wanting to 3d animate on this machine aswell as pc gaming i was wondering if any one can tel me if this is a good computer ro go with thanks
Specification
Galaxy III Case, Blue Neon Bubble Lights, Side Window and 650Watt PSU
AMD Athlon64 x2 5200 Four core Processor.
Biostar nForce 520 Chipset 2000HT Motherboard.
640Gb SATAII 7200rpm Hard Disk Drive.
4096Mb DDR2 800Mhz memory (2x 2048Mb).
22x Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Re-Writer.
nVidia GeForce 512Mb 9400GT Graphics Card.
6 Channel High Definition Audio.
Integrated LAN 10/100 Network Card.
Wireless 54Mbps Network Card.
6 USB2.0 Ports (4 Rear, 2 Front).
Expansion Slots - 1x PCI-Express Graphics, 2x PCI-E, 3x PCI, 4x SATA, 1x IDE, 1x Fdd IDE.
External Connectivity - 6x USB2.0, 1x VGA, 1x RJ45 Lan, 1x Serial (Com1), 1x PS2, 1x Speaker, 1x Mic, 1x Line In.

[fluxfire]

AMD Athlon64 x2 5200 Four core Processor.


Not a quad core its a dual core :p As for the rest not too shabby for a prebuilt system... it will definetally get the job done.

[<:K.I.S:>]

I'm just about done with this mesh and i will be changing things when i see fit but I'm happy with they way that t has turned out any comments and crits welcome

[Dallidas]

I'd go with intel chips if you can, they are much better ATM.


I really like the glowy laser bit! How did you do that?

[<:K.I.S:>]

I'd go with intel chips if you can, they are much better ATM.
I really like the glowy laser bit! How did you do that?

the laser was quite simple actually i came accross it all i did was create a tube add a transparent purple blinn to it turn the glow intensity up and then created a helix streched it out abit added another purple blin to it turned the reflectivity on and the glow intensity way up.

And thanks for the input on the computer specs aswell:D