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July 21st, 2008, 04:45 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
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What's the stats on each section/object?
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I'll have to check into that when i get back home. Right now it's actually progressing nicely but i've learned a great deal over the years about poly reduction during my modeling. If ya don't need it get rid of it. Merge points, delete poly's as you go. Means for a much nicer end result.
The model sit's at about 975,000 poly's presently.
I'll post some renders soon.
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September 13th, 2008, 09:01 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
My favourite scifi ship. Some REALLY impressive versions of the TOS battlestars
are appearing. I love the reimaged battlestars, and the new highly detailed TOS
models are their equal. Good job indeed! ^_-
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September 26th, 2008, 05:52 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Hi All, I'm back for another go around.
Well I think I have done all I can do to fix her...
I have temporarily abandonded the texturing idea, because I wasn't getting the results I wanted, and I couldn't make them look better than the poly-plating.
So I believe that I fixed the sizing problems with the Engine, Mid-Section and the Landing Bays, so everything looks more acurate in proportion.
I am pretty happy with the results, still not on par with Titon's effort, but I'm happy with it now.
As always, critiques welcome...
Folkrm
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September 26th, 2008, 06:02 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Folkrm it looks incredible .. It holds up great .. whats the polycount now ..
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September 26th, 2008, 06:49 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Folkrm, what version of lightwave are you running?
It's truely a wonderful accomplishment what you've done but i'd like to see a true perspective of it.
If you running lightwave 9 and above you can switch the camera to perspective. That will give you a true look of the model. Maybe you already set it that way but i'd like to know.
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September 26th, 2008, 07:30 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
I am running Lightwave 7.5. And now it seems I can't use the "i" key anymore to get poly info. I'm pretty sure that is how I've done it in the past, but all it does now is try to eliminate points. I'll have to look more into it, but for now the Poly Count unofficially stands at: 2494361 polys.
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September 26th, 2008, 10:47 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
That's looking really nice. You can tell you've made improvements. The shape looks a lot better.
How about a side view?
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September 26th, 2008, 06:06 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
If you have the cap's lock on and touch the "i" it will try to elimanate points. Look into that.
If your running 7.5 you will not be able to give a true perspective unless you move the camera out to about 2 kilometers....
This is the way we used to do texturing. It elimanated the distortion around the model when you moved the camera out and then zoomed in close to the model
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September 28th, 2008, 09:29 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Unbelievable - This is the best GALACTICA-Mesh I have ever seen... How many hours ( if you know ) did you need for a mesh like this ?
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September 29th, 2008, 02:00 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
To make an educated guess, approx 6 Months @approx 8-10 hours a week, on and off = ~240 hours, give or take.
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September 29th, 2008, 02:07 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
I almost forgot.... Here is your side-view and a front-on view with lights.
Enjoy
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September 29th, 2008, 02:16 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Boy oh Boy...do I want to see her kicking Cylon a$$ in an animation.....
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September 29th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Come's alive with the lights on ..
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September 30th, 2008, 03:52 AM
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Captain Tar´Kyren Dheran
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
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Originally Posted by Folkrm
To make an educated guess, approx 6 Months @approx 8-10 hours a week, on and off = ~240 hours, give or take.
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Many thanks for this info.
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Originally Posted by ernie90125
Boy oh Boy...do I want to see her kicking Cylon a$$ in an animation.....
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YES...! With her sister PEGASUS side by side...??
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September 30th, 2008, 12:29 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Still trying to put together a really nice Space Scene to photograph her in, but for now, this is one of my favorite shots. If anyone has already created, or has a good tutorial for creating a Realistic Space Environment, please let me know. Idon't want to have to re-invent the wheel here.
Thanks All;
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October 8th, 2008, 01:49 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Well it is finnaly finished and home among the Stars....
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October 8th, 2008, 02:11 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
That, sir, is a DAMN fine job!
Love to see my Viper and Cobra ripping out of those launch tubes
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October 8th, 2008, 03:40 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Stunning.
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October 8th, 2008, 04:54 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
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October 8th, 2008, 07:07 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Heh, I think I'll stick with small ships until I'm more familiar with modeling.
Right now, that beautiful monster you've modeled is rather intimidating.
When I saw it, my reaction was:
Hope I can equal that skill someday.
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October 9th, 2008, 01:14 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Its a massive modelled and masterly done by fulkrm
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October 19th, 2008, 04:42 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
I'm itching to see if I can crash blender on a conversion. I can load Steve's mesh into Blender 3D and work with it, but it does slow down in certain views with a 128MB video card, Core 2 Duo machine.
Excellent work, any shots of the landing bay available by chance?
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October 20th, 2008, 03:11 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
No real plans to do anything with the Landing Bay interiors yet because, I beleive Titon, has already done a beautiful one. The itch may get to me enough to pursuade me to do one, but not until I finish my other projects.
Thanks for asking though.
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October 20th, 2008, 05:16 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Taranis is the one that did a Landing Bay that's available.
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March 8th, 2009, 02:02 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Apologies for being so slow to comment on this thread. RL was crazy and I missed this.
Folkrm, all I can say is...WOW! You have done a very fine job. The detail is quite remarkable. The lights do bring her alive. I do hope someday you might tackle the landing bay interior. BTW, do you have plans to mount the landing bay turrets you were working on here in another thread? (Haven't been following that thread for a while also... )
As ernie90125 stated, I would also love to see this in an animation. Again, a stunningly beautiful and accurate model you have created. My hat's off to you. Very well done.
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March 11th, 2009, 10:24 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Your Galactica looks awesome dude!
I can't wait until mine gets finished.
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March 31st, 2009, 11:03 PM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
That came out really well. Now it just needs to be animated and rendered.
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April 1st, 2009, 03:27 AM
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Re: Highly Detailed Galactica model (CGI)
Its ear marked for use in the this fan film where I have played a small part in building a few models ..
https://www.battlestarfanfilm.org/sit...tpage&Itemid=1
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