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    • J Offline
      john.warburton
      last edited by

      @bupaje said:

      Wow, amazing.

      Maybe in the future we will have live tracking of ships via GPS so we can watch your ship models moving on Google Earth.

      Not Google Earth, but....

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      favicon

      (www.shipais.com)

      Life's a reach, and then you gybe.

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      • D Offline
        designerstuart
        last edited by

        amazing - thanks for taking time to explain

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        • axeonaliasA Offline
          axeonalias
          last edited by

          Well here is a shot of the final lighting setup, the rudder indicator is missing here but it is modeled,had to create a special texture for it, was quite a challange,ill get a post up for it soon ๐Ÿ˜„

          http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5672355948_37c2373c58_b.jpg

          https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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          • axeonaliasA Offline
            axeonalias
            last edited by

            And heres the Final product in game : (Still need to add the instruments)

            http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5674083390_864557410c_b.jpg

            http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5673515185_000367615e_b.jpg

            http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5674083680_59690f1afa_b.jpg

            https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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            • axeonaliasA Offline
              axeonalias
              last edited by

              Getting there...Still need to render the new texture for the Wheel and get the throttles in,oh and of course the doors. But after adding the working bits and our renowned skipper,I thought Id show and tell.

              http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5680074869_8f66b2da0c_b.jpg

              https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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              • jason_marantoJ Offline
                jason_maranto
                last edited by

                Looks great! โ˜€

                I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                • axeonaliasA Offline
                  axeonalias
                  last edited by

                  Thanks Jason, And heres another Angle with the new helm and doors :

                  http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/5680836768_6f73d8e9a9_b.jpg

                  https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                  • B Offline
                    bupaje
                    last edited by

                    This is awesome work. You may have answered this before but I'm new - so what game is this in?

                    Burt
                    Stormvisions

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                    • axeonaliasA Offline
                      axeonalias
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Bupaje, heres the link :
                      http://www.hangsim.com/vsf/

                      https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                      • axeonaliasA Offline
                        axeonalias
                        last edited by

                        Work on the Model has finally begun,I decided on a scale of 1:40 which brings her overall length to 1.33m. The Hull Blueprints which where made in Sketchup from the Original Drawings, where printed onto a A0 page and Stuck onto a 1.8m x 1.0m .6mm Sheet of Plywood using woodglue,and then painfully cut out using a jigsaw cutter :

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5686858981_78b293a755_b.jpg

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5687428256_33474c108a_b.jpg

                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5687428358_46fb6b7f3c_b.jpg

                        This is the same process when making a ship in sketchup, and its just as much fun! ....although the copy and paste buttons are disabled in real life.

                        https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                        • S Offline
                          SketchUpNoobie
                          last edited by

                          Ooh. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

                          --

                          SketchUpNoobie: the complete noob in all things SketchUp.

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                          • D Offline
                            designerstuart
                            last edited by

                            wow a true modelling fanatic!
                            beware: in real life, another tool that doesn't work is Ctrl+Z!

                            are you modelling for fun?

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                            • axeonaliasA Offline
                              axeonalias
                              last edited by

                              Thanks Guys,designerstuart Im building in for remote control will be one of the Durban remote control club additions ๐Ÿ˜„

                              Well the virtual model has come to an end, here are some pics :

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/1.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/2.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/3.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/4.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/5.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/6.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/7.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/8.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/9.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/10.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/11.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/12.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/13.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/14.jpg

                              http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/15.jpg

                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/16.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/17.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/18.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/19.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/20.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/21.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/22.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]
                              [img:3pp3l38r]http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The Shop/Crane/shots/23.jpg[/img:3pp3l38r]

                              https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                              • K Offline
                                KiraNL
                                last edited by

                                Warning the next content of "Hopper Dredger "Crane" might make you feel like a crappy modeler, continue at own risk.

                                hehe, Awesome work. ^^

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                                • axeonaliasA Offline
                                  axeonalias
                                  last edited by

                                  Well after sitting 2 weeks without nails I finally got some, they are special brass artisania nails and there where none in the country!
                                  So work on the Real models continues, I have the motor, coupling and shaft ready but its still some time before those go in, the hull is still being prepared for filling, which will be followed by a few layers of resin, then of to fiberglassing she goes, then everything you see in these pics will be destroyed ๐Ÿ˜„

                                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2622/5761044317_c609ab6039_b.jpg

                                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/5761588888_ed738b5533_b.jpg

                                  http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/5761044587_94259a1a74_b.jpg

                                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/5761589164_540328f063_b.jpg

                                  http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5761044841_ea5f5983f2_b.jpg

                                  http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5761044929_a78ea7b252_b.jpg

                                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/5761045027_131fcdb8f2_b.jpg

                                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/5761589616_bb9b080834_b.jpg

                                  https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                                  • Bryan KB Offline
                                    Bryan K
                                    last edited by

                                    Wait. You've made other real life models and haven't shown us?!

                                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                                    • axeonaliasA Offline
                                      axeonalias
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks BryanK,

                                      Yup the other where not involved in Sketchup so not really relevant for this forum ๐Ÿ˜›

                                      First Layer of Filler applied and sanded,stil have lots more sanding to do,only have 2mm balsa planks so have to be carefull when sanding with a machine to not go to far, tricky areas get sanded by hand.
                                      Designed the hopper and made it from 1.5mm Styrene, still working on the supports but I think this Idea will pass, once the hopper is filled you will be able to lift it out and dump the contents, unlike the real ship that has hopper gates on the bottom, my hopper is 20mm from the bottom, also after doing some calculations im going to oversize the grab abit , it should take about 50 full scoops to fill the hopper.

                                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2237/5767753276_eda1f4787c_b.jpg

                                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2141/5767211441_2d7ea10085_b.jpg

                                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2139/5767753482_b81d9560a7_b.jpg

                                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/5767211623_c77758f9d4_b.jpg

                                      http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/5767211749_3ef3295981_b.jpg

                                      http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/5767753622_bbdbcab550_b.jpg

                                      https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                                      • axeonaliasA Offline
                                        axeonalias
                                        last edited by

                                        The hull is just a plug ready for fiberglassing, my contact who used to do the fiberglassing for me is MIA so Ill have to find someone else to make the mould.
                                        The real ship has Hopper gates that dump the sand at the dump sites, my model will see the entire Hopper come out manually and dump by hand I wasnt about to try making those 16 hopper gates work.
                                        Note this is my first scratch build and only my second scale model, and my first time using Styrene, but im loving it and styrene with claritie glue is definatly the only way to go, such a pleasure to work with.
                                        The first pic shows the prints in scale made in scetchup from the model.All the smaller details dont get printed as I just take the measurements from Sketchup directly.

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/5807569461_6c5b14f072_b.jpg

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2292/5807570127_646713e0f8_b.jpg

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/5807570985_4317e59cb9_b.jpg

                                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5807572219_93ae447947_b.jpg

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2632/5808139602_70d8290909_b.jpg

                                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5153/5808140126_682da1087a_b.jpg

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/5807574441_4d7cc5f7fc_b.jpg

                                        http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5807574983_58e4cd3989_b.jpg

                                        http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/5807575447_63eac420d1_b.jpg

                                        https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                                        • axeonaliasA Offline
                                          axeonalias
                                          last edited by

                                          Finally Traced my guy who will make the 2 piece mould for me with 2 hulls ( Friend of mine would like a copy ) ,been spending alot of time designing the Crane area in the Bow, Alot more complicated than I had initially thought, Still have to think on it to see if I can get it any simpler than this.

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080538-67-D1.jpg?d=1308065697

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080539-100-D2.jpg?d=1308065712

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080540-251-D3.jpg?d=1308065723

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080541-156-D4.jpg?d=1308065734

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080542-61-D5.jpg?d=1308065743

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080543-94-D6.jpg?d=1308065756

                                          http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/3/2/9/3/7/0/a4080544-50-Design1a.jpg?d=1308065765

                                          https://sketchfab.com/Axeonalias

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                                          • Bryan KB Offline
                                            Bryan K
                                            last edited by

                                            Wow. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                            See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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