The Nadesico A

Bryan K · 10 Jul 2022, 23:23

Antennas created.

I learned... something incredible when making the base of the antennas. You can Push/Pull+Ctl (new extension) then scale, then... ROTATE JUST THE SELECTED FACE ON ANY EDGE! Even if it's oval!

But you have to hold the Down Arrow key when it's a weird shape and an even weird angle.

I would have never been able to construct this line by line. I literally stumbled across this.

Still had to twiddle the lines points to get it flat on the surface, but this easily saved hours!

Bryan K · 10 Jul 2022, 23:23

You're welcome and thanks!

Bryan K · 12 Jul 2022, 06:43

Underneath upper deck detail update. I may have overdone it, but there is still one more key element to add.

I can't even begin to describe the teasing and twisting I did on this detail.

tuna1957 · 13 Jul 2022, 01:38

When do you start putting in the rivets? Looks like your around third heading for home !

Bryan K · 13 Jul 2022, 23:04

Front, under hanger landing blocks roughed in. Second main element under upper deck completed (the vertical cylinder thing). Forward indented the underside of the upper deck and scaled the pods things forward. All major module blocks are completed.

FINALLY!

Now on to the detailing after I take a few days to look it over before committing.

ntxdave · 13 Jul 2022, 23:30

The details in your model just keep getting interesting. Sure will be neat to see the final model and a rendering.

Bryan K · 14 Jul 2022, 01:13

Thank ntxdave!

There is a lot of detail on this design yet to come. I've just got the big stuff completed. However, it's mostly greeble after I finalize the landing pods and neck shapes.

Bryan K · 17 Jul 2022, 08:34

Still pushing around the shape of the under-pods.

Bryan K · 17 Jul 2022, 08:38

Fiddled around with the bridge. Shrank the lower half height and made the windows just slightly larger. Also cleaned up the neck.

The face and line joins of the neck to the bridge is not exact yet.

Bryan K · 18 Jul 2022, 02:55

Almost there.

All main modules completed. Started details. Barring future discoveries of badly shaped modules, it's just detailing from here onward.

As tuna said, I'm now rounding third and headed for home. Finally.

majid · 18 Jul 2022, 07:17

These are so brilliant works done using SketchUp. I may never imagine being able and patient to model such a thing using SketchUp.

L i am · 18 Jul 2022, 08:34

Epic mate

Bryan K · 18 Jul 2022, 18:04

Thanks majid. I did not think it would take 5 months to model this or I might not have started. Granted, I only worked on it a few hours at a time, but still, it has not taken me 5 months to model anything in years.

Thanks L i am. I'm ready to finish this and start other projects.

I've learned a lot from this model. Things I wish I had learned years ago. When I get a new PC, there will be more epic models.

HornOxx · 18 Jul 2022, 18:56

what a great example of both - the cool model itself and that, besides skills, patience and persistence pays off

tuna1957 · 18 Jul 2022, 19:23

@hornoxx said:

:thumb: what a great example of both - the cool model itself and that, besides skills, patience and persistence pays off

I’ll second this

Mike Amos · 18 Jul 2022, 21:20

I'll third that. Epic indeed.

Bryan K · 20 Jul 2022, 00:49

So close. So, so close to being finished.

The details are really making it pop.

Bryan K · 20 Jul 2022, 04:38

Thanks HornOxx!

Thanks Tuna!

Thanks Mike!

Thanks Majid!

Maybe another week or two and it should be finished.

Bryan K · 21 Jul 2022, 21:21

It's finished.

I could detail this for the rest of the year, but all my references have gotten to the point where the "rivets" no longer match each other. So this is it.

I'll post a scene in the main gallery and the model as well.

Whew!

If anyone has request for close-ups of certain sections, let me know and I'll post them here.

Bryan K · 21 Jul 2022, 21:23

Continued.