Silvershadows eye candy 2 : BLACK HAWK

silver_shadow

Nice stuff! Thanks for posting the images showing each step in building the fuselage. Very informative. I probably would have extruded the fuselage lengthwise rather than from the profile. Can you share your thinking on that?

i have extruded the fuselage from the side and bottom, and there they intersected i sort of got the idea of shape. (btw, its my first attempt to build something else than buildings lol )

I have updated the first page includin the raw maxwell renders as requested.

thanx for the support guys

Ross Macintosh

Stunning Silvershadow! The images highlight not only your skill but your love of crafting such a detailed model. You are justifiable in your pride of accomplishment. A big thanks for posting all the progress series. They really do inspire by showing that when you craft such a complex model you break it down into many, more manageable, smaller projects.

For EyeCandy3: I'd suggest this landmark.

Regards, Ross

watkins

Dear Jacque,

I am curious as to where you found the detail for the rotor assembly. Did you find that on the web or did you use another source?

Regards,
Bob

mister moon

wow man, it's really awsome what you did up there! congrats!
i saw you posted an image with the icons of the tools you used, but are these plugins or just tools 'cause i've been lookin' for them and i just can't find them, exept for the skin bubble...
in one of the steps you drew the different sections of the blackhawk, a succession of planes; how did you manage to convert them in the skin of the chopper?

roadkill

silver_shadow

Would you mind listing the scripts, plug ins and extra goodies you have installed with SU?
It is hard for a basic user to understand how such complex models can be made, any tips much appreciate.
Cheers

remus

I tihnk he gave a list of them in the first post.

Just to give them their names:
tools on surface
soap skin bubble
skin
projections
3d shapes
sandbox tools (native SU, enabled through window->preferences->extensions)
subdivide and smooth

Tekelwriter

wow

sketchy

much props. can't believe those images and your model. inspiring

silver_shadow

these were my sources for building my rotors. (form the internet)

top

and the back

i used the tool skin for connecting the faces. the tool connects 2 faces and fill in the missing geometry between it.Bit of a time saver

eter

Well played silver_shadow

Out of interest, how many polygons is the model?

kwistenbiebel

He he ...Silver,
It seems someone posted about your BlackHawk modeling/rendering in the 'off topic' section of the Maxwell forum.
Things like 'this can't be Sketchup' etc... pop up. You might want to check it.

silver_shadow

lol i have no idea
listen guys... i want to ask something off topic here...
What programs are best to use and easy too, that can do a lot, to me i still think SU are the best to pump out models quickly.

i was talking to a guy and said its like working with an dinosaur and there is much easier programs to have build this. (using nurbs) Isnt it taking longer to pull points around? just a thought, i havent build many things with nurbs before...so its just curiosity thats getting to me.
Wow i would tear my head of if SU 7 introduces particles, man !!

silver_shadow

yea we were talking about that so he suggested other apps to build more complex models...
to me...building a box is easier like doing 3 clicks and you have it...than building this in nurbs..
so it got me tickled...

CraigD

Absolutely amazing!! Incredible job!!!!!!

 - CraigD

Macho3001

Like I mentioned earlier, Silver

Don't you feel down when you have guys breathing down your neck with sermons on humility!

Frank Lloyd Wright, the great US Architect ubiquitously considered as a Master of Architecture spoke of himself (in his lifetime) as the best architect of all time; then too, as well as now, the world does recognize him as one.

An artist only needs appreciation for his work and appreciates others' good work; people demand humility from others only when its lacking in themselves (you crave for what you don't have)..

You have the talent to carry off your work without any need of self-effacement, so render on !!

Best wishes

Macho

Creasia

Amazing modeling work for any 3D program. Sketchup will get the respect of Maxwell users yet.

Keep posting Leo.

JuanV.Soler

Yes, I think it would be a great idea to post your works in good 3D forums.
The thing is that is you, with your great effort, and not only SketchUp.
I think it sounds obvious that Google has to open his eyes and seeing what is now possible to do with the software and the ruby´s scripts improvements you have used, as others, makes a version of sinthesis and strength that will allow you to climb higher.

Stinkie

@silver_shadow said:

yea we were talking about that so he suggested other apps to build more complex models...
to me...building a box is easier like doing 3 clicks and you have it...than building this in nurbs..
so it got me tickled...

Try MoI. Pretty cool app. The nurbs version of SU. Should be excellent for stuff like this. Cheap, too.

plot-paris

OMG, OMG, OMG!

when I saw the title of the thread, I was full of anticipation. And when I saw the images, I had to fight tears! this model, created in SketchUp, is simply so incredible, fantastic, frighteningly detailed.

you know these moments in life - when you discover that books do not allways tell the truth or that your parents are only human beings themselves - these moments of complete desillustionment. well, this was such a moment in a strangely reversed way. like somebody suddenly forces you to believe in fairy tales.

silver_shadow, this is the most detailed SketchUp model I have ever seen! thank you so much for sharing it (I can imagine how hard it was, working on it for two and a half months, desperate to show some of the incredible work. it was good though, to finish it first - and hit us with the full impact of it's beauty).
it is difficult for me to understand how someone can have such patience and persistence to finish that model.
Durants analogy to a ship in a digital bottle is the best way to describe it (I love this image, Durant!).

You are definitely the king of digital bottle ships!

CraigD

I gotta admit, SilverShadow, the SketchUp team is mighty impressed with your work!!

You have been a star this week! Honestly, it really pumps us up to see this kind of work!

Thanks for sharing!! ...I think extra good code was written in you honor!

Cheers, from SketchUp!

 - CraigD

EDIT: Ping me a PM...we'd love to highlight your work in the Blog or something. We're really impressed and would like to share your work. Cheers, CraigD