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    • tademaT Offline
      tadema
      last edited by

      Thank you everyone.
      Rick, this was a challenge as I only had a floor plan and one section cut, so it was quite a trial end error at times.
      Lee, sometimes I think I'm round the bend myself!

      Forgot to add, if anyone would like the model please E-mail "john.higgins9 @ ntlworld.com" as I don't think the site supports a Skp. of 6MB??? and I'll send a copy.

      Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on the site.
      John
      Edit:
      by TIG discombobulated the email address to thwart harvester-bots [' @ '==@]...

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      • tademaT Offline
        tadema
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        1'st render


        finished Image.jpg

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        • numbthumbN Offline
          numbthumb
          last edited by

          Added to "Most impressive" collection.

          Comfortably numb...

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          • Bryan KB Offline
            Bryan K
            last edited by

            <speechless>

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

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            • ely862meE Offline
              ely862me
              last edited by

              Wowtastic ! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

              Elisei (sketchupper)


              Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
              Come and See EliseiDesign

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              • simon le bonS Offline
                simon le bon
                last edited by

                Strange story as that of William Thomas Beckford:

                @unknownuser said:

                In 1771 when was ten years old, he inherited ยฃ1.000.000 and annual income of ยฃ100.000. After years of traveling abroad and a failed marriage he decided to have a Gothic cathedral built.

                ...

                @unknownuser said:

                Beckford's 500 laborers worked in a day and a night shifts.

                ...

                @unknownuser said:

                ...and decided to use faster materials like timber and cement - instead of more appropriate stone or bricks....
                The first part was the tower that reached about 300 feet (91 meters) before it collapsed.

                http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/Phobos.europe/FonthilAbbey29.jpg

                @unknownuser said:

                Beckford lived alone in his abbey and used only one of its bedrooms for his own use. His kitchens prepared food for 12 every day although he always dined alone and sent other meals away afterwards. Only once, in 1800 he entertained guests when Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Hamilton visited the Abbey.

                Strange story and strange man. That sound like a Orson Welles's film: I can't avoid to think to Citizen Kane....


                @tadema said:

                ... All credit to numbthumb for suggesting this project.

                This refers to your recent Thread and Numbthumb post: Windermere ๐Ÿ˜‰

                @tadema said:

                Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire.
                Modeled over 6 days, finally found time to finish the model. Family life should never come between man and Sketchup!

                Oh my!! 6 days;;;; but as we are driven to say: only 6 days ๐Ÿ˜ฎ _ I can understand the passion which keeps you 6 days long and at the same time the difficulty to justify this to the family.. But At the end, what a fantastic piece of work John!!

                @unknownuser said:

                this was a challenge as I only had a floor plan and one section cut, so it was quite a trial end error at times.

                I am actually modeling laboriously a house (I don't speak about the number of days ๐Ÿ˜• ) from a floor plan and elevations views.
                It appears not evident to choose what to draw first and in what order. Do we have to elevate the walls with their thickness or just first the global volumes. Do we have to draw the timber before the roof,,,. Many details are missing. how to reinvent what is hidden. It is a bit like to complete a skeleton with missing bones..... etc..

                Would you be enough kind to share some of your method and few tricks?
                Something between picture 2 & 3 ๐Ÿ˜‰

                Ho! Numbthumb had put Beckford's Folly into Most impressive SketchUp modelling thread.
                +1 for me

                ๐Ÿ˜„ simon

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                • EscapeArtistE Offline
                  EscapeArtist
                  last edited by

                  Great job again! Nice change of pace - not that I'd get bored with your renditions of Voysey!

                  Out of curiosity, how did this acquire the "folly" in the name? I thought follies were completely impractical or useless for any real use. I guess I should visit the Wikipedia entry on the building.

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                  • tademaT Offline
                    tadema
                    last edited by

                    Thank you everyone ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                    Simon, your posts always convey a certain personal warmth, thank you. PM on it's way.
                    Jeff, I posted the wiki entry above, it's quite a tale.

                    re-rendered images: Placed her on the ground!
                    John


                    1.jpg


                    2.jpg

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                    • pbacotP Offline
                      pbacot
                      last edited by

                      John,
                      You've outdone yourself this time! Quite inspiring to see someone able to excel after it seems there is no room for it!

                      Curious does this model bog-down SU?

                      I like the grayscale image. That could be taken to an engraving style nicely.

                      BTW I received the Voysey Monograph myself for Christmas!

                      Peter

                      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                      • tademaT Offline
                        tadema
                        last edited by

                        Thank you Peter, hope you enjoy Voysey. The model did not slow down one single bit, even without layers. Never turned any geometry off and no plugins used for drawing. The only plugin used was Thom's brilliant Cleanup3, I was really suprised.
                        John

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                        • EscapeArtistE Offline
                          EscapeArtist
                          last edited by

                          Thanks for the link, John. Fascinating, and a beautiful building.

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                          • N Offline
                            nickenzyme
                            last edited by

                            This is an amazing project!

                            Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... It's about learning how to dance in the rain!

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                            • irwanwrI Offline
                              irwanwr
                              last edited by

                              ๐Ÿ‘ these last two are more impressing.
                              could you tell me what was the renderer and post pro if any?

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                              • jo-keJ Offline
                                jo-ke
                                last edited by

                                absolutely great project!

                                http://www.zz7.de

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                                • tademaT Offline
                                  tadema
                                  last edited by

                                  Irwan, sorry for the late reply. I used V-ray to render her. The PP was PS, grass and two foreground trees, curves, colour balance ect.
                                  Thanks everyone.
                                  John

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                                  • irwanwrI Offline
                                    irwanwr
                                    last edited by

                                    well, those two are very awesome indeed ๐Ÿ‘

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                                    • StinkieS Offline
                                      Stinkie
                                      last edited by

                                      Those two last ones are really good. ๐Ÿ‘

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                                      • U Offline
                                        unclewk
                                        last edited by

                                        ๐Ÿ˜ฒ speechless

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                                        • AnssiA Offline
                                          Anssi
                                          last edited by

                                          MartinPH has got a competitor. Haven't noticed any new things from him for a while since he posted Castle Howard.

                                          Anssi

                                          securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                                          • tademaT Offline
                                            tadema
                                            last edited by

                                            Thank you,
                                            Anssi, Castle Howard was brilliant, no comparrison to Fonthill, she's much more accurate! David has no competition from me (I take my hat off). I would have loved to have seen Castle Howard rendered, it's a shame he's never posted more.
                                            take care
                                            John

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