Untitled Capital Ship WIP
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I worked on the Docking Rings and the Landing Struts and decided to try the free version of Maxwell for SketchUp. I might just buy the paid version. Keep in mind I'm new to rendering. Check it out:
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Cool stuff, if you want to get a space look you can try an Image Based Lighting environment using a star HDR or EXR image -- or for a quick and dirty approach I like to use a Sky Dome Environment set to nearly black (for horizon and zenith) and enable the sun... this will mimic space in direct sunlight (which is pretty harsh).
I've used a star HDR for this project:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=304138Which I got from here (it's not the greatest, but it is free):
http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.htmlHowever if you are looking for more variety to choose from you could buy this:
http://www.doschdesign.com/products/hdri/Space.htmlMaxwell uses the "Spherical Map (Latitude-Longitude)" format, so make sure any HDR/EXR images you use are in that format.
Best,
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You might also find this Substance to be useful:
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/561105
It can generate thousands of variations of a spaceship hull very quickly to get exactly the look you want.
To use it you will need to download the free player here:
http://www.allegorithmic.com/products/player
This will allow you to create and output any variations you may want for use in SketchUp or Maxwell (or both).
Best,
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Thanks for the information Jason, that will help me a lot.
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Here is the first weapon for the ship. It is a heavy turbolassr cannon based on the ones from a Venator-class Star Destroyer.
I might scale up the size of the barrels a bit. It is going to be manned by a trooper.
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Bigger Barrels, Better!
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@unknownuser said:
Bigger Barrels, Better!
Careful, Charles. According to a well-known little green Jedi master, one shouldn't judge by size! The model is looking good.
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@daniel said:
Careful, Charles. According to a well-known little green Jedi master, one shouldn't judge by size! The model is looking good.
[attachment=0:9wbxos1v]<!-- ia0 -->Rebellion for dummies.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:9wbxos1v]Correct, you are, correct, you are! But, the gun did look silly considering, the main weapon for a 280 meter ship, is it. Yes, hmmm.
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I decided to change the engine layout and the way they are mounted to the ship to make it more consistent with Star Wars style ships.
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Young Mr. Jedi,
Do I have this right? The change in engines is to put them on a level position and make them both the same size (they looked different in size to me on the original configuration)? Just curious if I understand you.
Another small question – if I come straight down on the turbolazer cannon will it be able to elevate to meet my attack? It looks like about a 10% blank spot in the barrel elevation angle. Wouldn’t want you discover that AFTER launch.
It is good to note (Daniel) that in this case big means “bigger projectile, or beam or whatever” which I would prefer in armed conflict, not having the mental powers of the Yoda. Side note: I’m making different titles for my Dummies Manual to put on and sit around where people can see me. Toooo… funny.
The ship looks better, and more formidable. all the time
Lloyd
Thinking about ship weaponry, have you ever read David Weber's Honor Harrington series? Possibly the most unbelievable deep space fleet battles in Science Fiction. I will never forget the unfortunate and awesome destructive power of "bomb pumped lasers", yeow!
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@roidsan said:
Do I have this right? The change in engines is to put them on a level position and make them both the same size (they looked different in size to me on the original configuration)? Just curious if I understand you.
Yes, I decided they should be level with each other. The reason for the change is to make the "wings" flat because the old ones looked too Romulan and I though I also like Star Trek, that's not what I am going for. I also wanted a trench on the leading edge that would match the rest of the ship. Before, the two innermost engines had an additional segment which made them 20 feet longer than the other two. I decided to make theme all the same now because the ship doesn't need to be so long.
@roidsan said:
Another small question – if I come straight down on the turbolazer cannon will it be able to elevate to meet my attack? It looks like about a 10% blank spot in the barrel elevation angle. Wouldn’t want you discover that AFTER launch.
Good point... I'll fix it.
@roidsan said:
Thinking about ship weaponry, have you ever read David Weber's Honor Harrington series? Possibly the most unbelievable deep space fleet battles in Science Fiction. I will never forget the unfortunate and awesome destructive power of "bomb pumped lasers", yeow!
I haven't heard of that but sounds cool. I have a lot of Star Wars audiobooks but they seem to deal mostly with planet side battles.
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Now it can fire straight up. The gunner will love that...
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