hey how did you do the rain??!!

Good job, man!

@tld said: @unknownuser said: TLD, could you post your IR and LC settings? Sure i would. Been a while since I worked on this particular project. I would revisit it and attempt to recreate the view (hoping I get the same result or better) and put up the requested settings. Hope these help [image: kQQ0_IR.jpg] [image: M3hG_LC.jpg]

maybe i might try add some dishes to the tower when i get some time. Pretty sweet photo though, looks like there were great conditions up there

So far so good! Keep posting your progress.

Thanks, Richard. Er, don't you always yell?

@tig said: I worked on a similar 'Calcomp IGS 500' setup at the very same time - it was in the UK [it was the 1st CAD installation in England!]... By the late 80s I was working on 'Silicon Graphics Indigos' using 'Sonata' [the grandpa of Revit]... The digitizers were Calcomp, but the equipment was manufactured by a California company, which was purchased by GE around 1979.

If I where modelling this, I'd add the bevel. Naturally also a treatment with artisan. Also topology was a mess. Here is some good reference photos, if you still need http://tiinaliisak.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/jasper-johns-light-bulb-vs-harri-koskinen-block-lamp/

You're right, no help, but no matter. You did the job with what you had and it came out beautifully. It looks like it would have been made easier by having smoother, more consistent arcs, but that is something looking at your model made me focus on: the plugin workhorses seem to like it that way and that is something I need to learn, esp. good 3d arcs. The easiest, simplest path was for me 3 tangent arcs, welded, with a tangent line for the spout.

Thanks for sharing

I was browsing and noticed a very familiar logo from my youth, the Spar logo, then noticed you are South African. Great stuff, nice to see more Saffers on SCF.

Getting there Dave. As they say, "the devil is in the details" and that is where the other 20% should be focused. Its the little things that add to a more photoreal render. Some obvious things are better grass, texture that are higher resolution and that don't tile as bad, more detail into the house itself, lower the beds to create an obvious bed edge, better reflection and transparency, bump maps and doing a bit of post work in photoshop. Best of luck..you definitely have a good starting point.

keep up the good work bro..

Your rend'rins do Miss Vanderow justice!

Very impressive renders. Greetings!

@hellnbak said: Just found this thread (because of the previous post). Very nice work I love detailed models, and this certainly qualifies. Did you ever get around to adding the textures? I just got around to seeing the movie a couple of months ago, loved it. Unfortunately I watched it at home, no hi-def or 3D, so I undoubtedly missed a lot, but still it was a very good movie. Someday I'll move up to whatever century we are now in. Maybe. Probably not Well I went away from that design and went for a Navy version of the one from the movie, you can see it in this thread: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=333&t=18543&start=285 As I was making so many things that are on going I put everything in one thread rather than having multiple open ones, Sometimes I may work on 4-5 models at one time so no point cluttering up the forum. Wow thats a year old, just noticed!!

Allan Mate you really have a great handle on this workflow!! I'm still anal about verts being maintained though even in NPR and maybe even more so! Just a slight camera tilt would have fixed this.

Awesome Chris.....nice styles.

Tim: This is

Roofing screws? Richard, you seem to have figured out a way to be nuts AND be a valuable asset (AND have fun). Kudos and thanks. I am being nudged towards MfSU. Peter