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    • ken28875K Offline
      ken28875
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      @liam887 said:

      I found a great competition to create a scfi ship for the eve online universe and ended up not having any time to do anything arghh although on a plus side I told Ken and watching his model build up was just as exciting as making my own, I hope he gets in the top three its great (if your reading I think you should donate me the intuos 4 I need an upgrade).

      Hi Liam,

      Sorry to hear about your laptop.

      If I do win the intuos 4, I am afraid I have to keep it. My wacom tablet is 10 years old and need to be replaced too. It's broken, so I have to tape it to hold it together. lol

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/misc images/wacom1.jpg

      http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt12/ken28875/misc images/wacom2.jpg

      Anyway, if I do win some monetary prize, I will certainly consider to give you a donation through Paypal to help you for the purchase of a new intuos. πŸ˜‰

      About your ship, it's looking great. Can't wait to see the finished model. It seems like yours and mine belong to 2 different races. We'll be shooting at each other. πŸŽ‰

      Have a nice day,

      _KN

      Follow Your Dreams.

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        liam887
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        haha thats ok i was only joking I already have an intuos 3 in pretty good nick I just like the 4 as its black how vain am I hey πŸ˜’ , yeah I was thinking of mine having no guns and more of a civil nature, from the universe of eve but not actually for game use as its got no guns. Not all spaceship need to be full of guns and bombs I suppose normal people live in the universe with no need to kill each other haha

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          kerabe
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          Fantastic ship Liam! The year I have taken off from modeling has put me so far behind but it has been great watching your progress. I was doing a couple of renders in Kerky but it's not so good now. Thea looks pretty good and I like seeing what you are getting up to using it! πŸ˜„

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            liam887
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            Well I have been so busy since I got back to university this year and have done zero personal projects or things in my own time. However just finished for a month so its time to dust off my tablet and have a go at something new!

            Decided to model a Mk2 Lightcycle from the new tron movie. Although the main bikes in the movie are Mk5 bikes they look like they would take much longer than a month to model so I best set a goal I can actually complete in the timeframe. Already started on the bike ill be able to post some images of progress tonight or tomorrow hopefully!


            Tron_legacy_lightcycle_2nd_gen.jpg

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              solo
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              @unknownuser said:

              Although the main bikes in the movie are Mk5 bikes they look like they would take much longer than a month to model

              Really?

              How many hours would you say?

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              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                solo
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                I wanted to model the new bike but could not find good reference images, the ones I saw were done in the dark with just lights showing.

                Animating it would be awsome however, with those lights and motion blur, it will be fantastic.

                http://www.solos-art.com

                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  liam887
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                  Well I dont have the whole month to work on it I have two briefs in for the 10th Jan and then one commission work so with the hours it would take I probably would not finish a Mk5 they are super slick

                  Link Preview Image

                  Plus I want to wait till SDS2 is out to make it extra special. This Mk2 can probably done in a (edit) week of modeling so spread out over the holidays will be easy! Going to try and animate it in thea it only has one moving part so should be easy haha!

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                    liam887
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                    Yeah movement it thea is ok I have that nailed down from the wired work I did the glowing trail will take some trial and error to get the desired effect but I dont think it will be too much of a problem ill drop a line on the thea forums when I get stuck haha

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                      ken28875
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                      Hi Liam,

                      Nice to see you back on the forum.

                      Looking forward to seeing your model of the MK2.

                      Best,

                      _KN

                      My interview with ASGVIS/V-Ray:
                      http://software.asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=886&Itemid=466&utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winning%20Subject&utm_term=Read%20more%20about%20Ken%20Nguyen
                      My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
                      http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
                      Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028
                      Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
                      http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030

                      Follow Your Dreams.

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                        11zulu
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                        @solo said:

                        I wanted to model the new bike but could not find good reference images, the ones I saw were done in the dark with just lights showing.

                        Animating it would be awsome however, with those lights and motion blur, it will be fantastic.

                        Use the force Luke, use the Force!

                        The Next Issue of 3DWorld will have a Tut on modeling the Tron Legacy Light Cycle, or Litcyycle as the Yanks call it [sorry could not resist...]. Not sure what App they'll be using though.

                        Laters

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                          liam887
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                          @ken28875 said:

                          Hi Liam,

                          Nice to see you back on the forum.

                          Looking forward to seeing your model of the MK2.

                          Best,

                          _KN

                          My interview with ASGVIS/V-Ray:
                          http://software.asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=886&Itemid=466&utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winning%20Subject&utm_term=Read%20more%20about%20Ken%20Nguyen
                          My interview with Sketchupartists.org:
                          http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/artists/sketchup-art-in-the-online-game-industry/
                          Sketchup for Fantasy Art:
                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27028
                          Sketchup for Sci-Fi Art:
                          http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=27030

                          thanks nice to be back around while I have a break from uni

                          @11zulu said:

                          @solo said:

                          I wanted to model the new bike but could not find good reference images, the ones I saw were done in the dark with just lights showing.

                          Animating it would be awsome however, with those lights and motion blur, it will be fantastic.

                          Use the force Luke, use the Force!

                          The Next Issue of 3DWorld will have a Tut on modeling the Tron Legacy Light Cycle, or Litcyycle as the Yanks call it [sorry could not resist...]. Not sure what App they'll be using though.

                          Laters

                          yeah I think ill get that and also wait for SDS2 before doing the light bike it will make the organic modeling easier and I wont have to do it in another piece of software!
                          here is a kitbashed hellicarrier I have been working on today the only bits from scratch are the hangers and forward upper section the rest it mostly from my eve online competition ship I didn't have time to finish so no point letting it go to waste may as well recycle it!

                          this is the basic shape still not sure where to put the bridge and design the back and of course still need to throw all the details on.


                          hell copy.jpg

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                            GoldenFrog
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                            Extreme! Very well done, Liam, maybe the only complaint is the colour πŸ˜„

                            Remember, great minds think alike, and fools never differ.

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                              boofredlay
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                              Nice and welcome back.

                              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                liam887
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                                Yeah thanks, ill try and get a lot more done tomorrow and start working over the placeholders I have put in so far. No point doing anything with colors or textures till its done it only slows the model and renders down while im still working on it.

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                                  boofredlay
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                                  Well with that color I can already see this thing flying low over sand dunes kicking up quite a cloud of sand. Love it.

                                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                    liam887
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                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    Well with that color I can already see this thing flying low over sand dunes kicking up quite a cloud of sand. Love it.

                                    Its just a default shader for now ill probably go with traditional aircraft carrier grey. Started working on the details of the front hangers. There are two 'runways' with a smaller pad in the middle for helicopters. I have started adding stairwells, ladders, doors and handrails although they have not shown up very well in the render. Also added some point defence guns and a bryce figure and F-35 aircraft for scale.


                                    front copy.jpg

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                                      liam887
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                                      Bit more


                                      bridge sht.jpg

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                                        GoldenFrog
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                                        This is amazing, Liam. I'm watching this thread, and I see updates so so fast. Really amazing, you're great at this. Basically, though, the thing that jumped out at me was the rather low detail on the tower part. Nice work otherwise.

                                        Remember, great minds think alike, and fools never differ.

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                                          liam887
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                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          This is amazing, Liam. I'm watching this thread, and I see updates so so fast. Really amazing, you're great at this. Basically, though, the thing that jumped out at me was the rather low detail on the tower part. Nice work otherwise.

                                          all in good time my friend!

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                                            liam887
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                                            I have done away with the humpback shape and decided to put a larger open runway at the back instead.
                                            Here is the work in progress on the vertical missle launchers located about midway on the back of the ship/helicopter?, they will also be covered by large doors that slide back to reveal the revolver style launchers I haven't got round to them yet.


                                            VLS copy.jpg


                                            side profile copy.jpg

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