Scifi-Meshes.com http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/ Massive 3D model and Art forum focused on Science Fiction en Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:25:13 GMT vBulletin 200 http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Scifi-Meshes.com http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/ Comrade Alexei Leonov http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76290-Comrade-Alexei-Leonov&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:43 GMT Well, the aliens have left me alone long enough that i can do some more work, awful internets on that mothership, they really need to stop using... Well, the aliens have left me alone long enough that i can do some more work, awful internets on that mothership, they really need to stop using Tiscali.

I'm building this for a miniature model kit, this section is about 4.5cm tall when printed... See if you can guess the model.

*Congrats to Death Angel for being a massive human geek and correctly guessing the ship this image is from, well done Death Angel, you are a credit to your species:)*
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]]> 3D WIPs Coolhand http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76290-Comrade-Alexei-Leonov Cylon Centurion http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76289-Cylon-Centurion&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:05:53 GMT ... (This is version 3.0 of the centurion I was working on a while back) ...

(This is version 3.0 of the centurion I was working on a while back)
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]]> 3D WIPs today http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76289-Cylon-Centurion <![CDATA[I'm Back, And I'm making a city.]]> http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76288-I-m-Back-And-I-m-making-a-city.&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:11:41 GMT City is for an online group I started, used to run, still lives, and still running strong. Its inspired off of Caprica, Dubai, and Philadelphia. (Odd... City is for an online group I started, used to run, still lives, and still running strong. Its inspired off of Caprica, Dubai, and Philadelphia. (Odd Mix) Here are shots of its Progress. Its maybe at 15% now? Still got alot to do and alot to add. I've been working on this for about a month and will show you its overall progress and evolution.

First I started by making a basic zone using a high res satellite photo of the Philadelphia metro area

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Then I began to build on the river front.

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The first Skyscraper

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And then it grew...

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Then one day I had alot of time and energy...

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Before I began to do UV work on the main towers (Which Im still new at) I changed their clunky designs.

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And finally the first building was lit just before sunset, The Zammy tower.

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The behemoth Memorial Spire shortly followed afterwards

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Night has fallen and the Ventrelli, and Rasei Center was completed, I began to experiment with strobe lights

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Later on, to accomidate the streets being UV'ed in, I re arranged all the buildings.

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And where we are now, Currently working on the streets before I texture the rest of the buildings and add more in.

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]]> 3D WIPs Casperhead http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76288-I-m-Back-And-I-m-making-a-city. A new Jupiter 2 that makes sense http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76287-A-new-Jupiter-2-that-makes-sense&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:50:20 GMT Hi everyone,

I'm now involved with a new web series that will revive the old Lost in Space franchise. This means that we needed to create a "new" Jupiter 2 that makes some sort of sense. Those of you familiar with the original know quite well that the ship as designed could never house the two decks shown in the TV show.

The original ship was only 52 feet in diameter (depending on who you talk to). This worked with the early concept shown in the pilot episode in which the ship had only one deck. But since the broadcasted show firmly established the two-story version but never bothered to re-work the exterior of the ship to reconcile the change, I had to go back and re-visit everything about the craft in an attempt to "make it work."

Rather than play the game the movie did and completely toss out the original design, we decided that the ship is so iconic that we wanted to preserve the proportions of Robert Kino****a's original design. (edit: Robert KinoSHEETA - LOL to the language filter!)

After a lot of experimentation, I settled on a new diameter of 98'-4". While this may seem arbitrary, it actually results from careful studies of the landing gear and lower deck, which I'll go into more detail in succeeding posts. A smaller diameter can work, but it means drastically altering the lower level to accommodate the landing gear structures.

Anyhow, here's a quick shot of the lower hull section, with a figure for scale...
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]]> 3D WIPs Avian http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76287-A-new-Jupiter-2-that-makes-sense Atlantis V3 http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76285-Atlantis-V3&goto=newpost Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:36:09 GMT Atlantis V3 Atlantis V3
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]]> 3D WIPs themyth212 http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76285-Atlantis-V3 Phoenix Rising http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76284-Phoenix-Rising&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:24:06 GMT Here is a Logo I created for an internal news letter at my day job. They wanted a Phoenix Rising so this is what I came up with. Sean... Here is a Logo I created for an internal news letter at my day job. They wanted a Phoenix Rising so this is what I came up with.


Sean Tourangeau
7-30-2010
Created In Adobe Illustrator
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]]> 2D Gallery Dark Saber http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76284-Phoenix-Rising Tobias Ships of the Line 2011 entries http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76283-Tobias-Ships-of-the-Line-2011-entries&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:49:40 GMT So, since Deg posted his stuff I assume it is safe to post my entries for next years calendar as well. Here are the new Enterprise and the Kelvin... So, since Deg posted his stuff I assume it is safe to post my entries for next years calendar as well.

Here are the new Enterprise and the Kelvin - both IŽm sure pretty familiar. Finally youŽll also see the starbase that a fellow artist built for this one shot. It was also a pleasure to animate both pictures for Doug Drexlers video blog on startrek.com. Make sure to check it out!

Hope you like them...

BTW - please buy your copy of the calendar, so we might get a chance to make some more cool pictures next year :)
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]]> 3D Gallery tobiasrichter http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76283-Tobias-Ships-of-the-Line-2011-entries The Homeworld 2 Mesh Collection - A Question http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76281-The-Homeworld-2-Mesh-Collection-A-Question&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:44:37 GMT MODS: Not sure where to put this, so feel free to move it somewhere appropriate. Many moons ago I started an old topic here regarding the... MODS: Not sure where to put this, so feel free to move it somewhere appropriate.

Many moons ago I started an old topic here regarding the Homeworld 2 ship models. Some of you might remember a guy called Fabio first produced these models, converted out of the original Relic Game, as a set of ZIP'd Lightwave files. My intention back then was to convert them all over to Max format. I began, but the task soon became way too daunting, so I faltered and... well, the usual.

Since then I have received, via these forums, many requests for the model files. I never did convert all the files to Max, but I do retain all of Fabio's ZIP files, and more importantly the actual game and all the necessary tools and utilities to extract and convert the game files to OBJ format, as well as all textures to DDS and/or BMP format, so I can produce a 'clean' extraction of every single model file in the game. Luckily, I'm still on WinXP and everything works fine for me - I understand there are 'issues' attempting this on a Win7/Vista rig.

Is there any interest for these models? I ask, as it seems to me the best way to approach this, given that SFM's users are spread over a wide variety of 3D apps, is for me to simply produce a compete set of OBJ ship files, with textures as BMP format. That way, the maximum number of interested parties can take the files and use them, rather than face exclusion due to possibly not having the right app.

Do let me know if this seems like something you'd be interested in. I'd also need some kind soul to provide permanent web space to host the extractions for everyone to collect them from.

Once I know there's some interest for this I'm more than happy to set about putting together a complete, definitive Homeworld2 mesh collection (in .obj format) that hopefully will be usable by everyone, regardless of choice of 3D platform. I could begin with a test model, to make sure everyone is happy with the formatting and file types, etc.

Peace. ]]> General Discussion Cal http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76281-The-Homeworld-2-Mesh-Collection-A-Question Getting to grips with Blender: Dreadnought http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76280-Getting-to-grips-with-Blender-Dreadnought&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:38:58 GMT I've been using Google Sketchup, on and off, for about 5 years now and never got round to moving on to any of the more conventional modelling programmes, I tried learning Blender maybe two or three times before each time giving up.

Over the past week, though, it's finally stuck :)

I've been tinkering around a bit, learning how to model particular shapes, but this is the first Blender file I've actually saved; it's a ship based on those found in a small, online space combat game called DarkSpace.

Here's a selection of renders as I've been going along, I've been making moderate changes to the design on the way.

Be glad to know what you guys think :)


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]]> 3D WIPs YIIMM http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76280-Getting-to-grips-with-Blender-Dreadnought <![CDATA[God's Hammer And Thor BattleShip WIP]]> http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76279-God-s-Hammer-And-Thor-BattleShip-WIP&goto=newpost Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:27:14 GMT As part of the angelcore branch i've decided to work now on a thor class battleship and its weaponry i started working on a design for the battleship but somehow ended up with a gun barrel lol so about 20 minutes after making the start of a ship i ended up with a gun barrel for a turret which then appeared about 5 hours later

the gun itself is almost completed minus a few external details and its interior

the bay on the other hand is going thorugh changes every time i get a new idea for the design of the ship

let me know what you think guys

for those of you that might wonder the model in the pictures has 18,744 polys or 36,823 tri's
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]]> 3D WIPs metalsnake http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76279-God-s-Hammer-And-Thor-BattleShip-WIP Big mada****ing E http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76277-Big-mada****ing-E&goto=newpost Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:05:23 GMT Sorry for the thread title...
I was inspired with SGA's voyager picture so i had to make something..this is it. Hope you like it... :p
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]]> 3D Gallery Latos http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76277-Big-mada****ing-E Hello http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76276-Hello&goto=newpost Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:21 GMT Found this sight while I was looking at model ideas, and well I love so I'm here to stay! lol I use Autodesk Maya and 3Ds Max, but I'm still somewhat of a nube ]]> Introduction Forum ashtond http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76276-Hello deg_Ships of the Line 2011 calendar http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76275-deg_Ships-of-the-Line-2011-calendar&goto=newpost Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:17 GMT My humble contribution to the 2011 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar, available now at Amazon.com... My humble contribution to the 2011 Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendar, available now at Amazon.com, for any that are interested in a year's worth of some great starship porn to hang on the wall.

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deg

It's only a model. - Patsy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Ps. Thx, dug!
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]]> 3D Gallery deg3D http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76275-deg_Ships-of-the-Line-2011-calendar Pirateships Made by Beginner xD http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76274-Pirateships-Made-by-Beginner-xD&goto=newpost Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:14:21 GMT Hey Guys, i thougt i show you my first own model which i made in 3ds max. I work since 1 year in 3ds max, but most it was little work like an bite... Hey Guys, i thougt i show you my first own model which i made in 3ds max.
I work since 1 year in 3ds max, but most it was little work like an bite texturing or litte works on space ships for others but never an own ship, or something like that.

Now i thougt i made some Pirateships
first ship is a little Boat
the secon i want to start is a karavelle, a middle size ship with about 12 canons
the last ship i want to make is a Warship, with 64 Canons and many Glamourus stuff^^

How you see , i made vom easy to heavy because i want to skill my skills (thats sounds badxD)

Now here is my first finished ship in the attached Thubnails
its a litte "nussschale" how we sais in germany
it means a little boat which made more fun then scare ^^




As the sekond ship i make a Karavelle, but i cant make an good unterside of the ship, can give me some help?
I dont wanna ships, only help in words

PS: I hope Everyone here understand me XD I dont think so xD
Maybe the german members gives me help in german for difficult explantions
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]]> 3D WIPs SystemlordSokar http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76274-Pirateships-Made-by-Beginner-xD World War III Posters http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/showthread.php?76270-World-War-III-Posters&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:52:35 GMT Here are a couple of Teaser Posters that I have created to Promote my issue of Action Force from Rising Sun Comics. Here are a couple of Teaser Posters that I have created to Promote my issue of Action Force from Rising Sun Comics.
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