Thanks Bryan, but a stomach bug caught up to me forcing me to rest for 2 days! good time to spend collecting reference though

Deck level gangway details complete, small details added here and there, next the foredeck needs its final touches, then I think the superstructure mast needs attention

Thanks guys, Yes ocean going vessels have always captivated me, the largest purpose built moving objects mankind has ever made for the harshest wearing environment, sets the stage for endless entertainment

Winches, chocks and fairleads fitted, the anchor chain will need special attention, the current modeled version is far to poly heavy to be used in game

Thanks nxtdave, glad you are enjoying the show

Forecastle area getting there, still need to add support posts, cut the hull, fairleads etc, and then on to the winches!

Bridge blockout complete, and some railings ,theres way more to do on this bridge then on Panther! this should be fun, currently on 30K polys

Thanks! I wish I was doing this full time! then I could go at a much quicker pace

Focusing on the superstructure for now to get it balanced with the rest before moving on to the last final detail pass

Thanks guys, im enjoying the process and apologies if im posting to many updates, but as much as I enjoy modeling, I enjoy rendering as well.

Hull complete, started work on the poop deck

More decals added, these might look tiny but they are to scale, and my attempt at the prop

Her Liebherr Fcc 280 45t cranes are in, they are just blocked out at the moment, they will still be getting plenty details, along with some hydraulic lines. Her macgregor stackable hatches are on, hatch guides and bearing pads are in along with the cell guides. Container foundations are marked and spreader supports are on, cleats will come next along with coaming stays, once im happy with her cargo deck gear ill move on to the rest of the hull

Thanks, currently focusing on her cargo holds for now, will be completing the hull details as soon as everything is snug and located

@gus r said:

Where do you get your blueprints?

This is the most difficult part of the process! especially with modern ships where the hull shape is a close guarded secret between companies, in this case a friend of mine knew an office aboard this vessel that had access to the shipyards plans

@solo said:

Looking awesome, can you show mesh with lines and how you achieved the organic hull shape?

Ive done things slightly differently here, I drew the lines from the plan and then chose how much detail I wanted for the mesh by drawing the hull point by point manually, usually I just draw the ribs and use curviloft to join them, or if I want clean topolgy I would draw a subdiv mesh in blender, but this usually ends with far to high poly

This will be the largest vessel I have undertaken to date, I could not have better sources to work from so there`s no excuses! I have to keep the details reasonable though as she will be gaming ready.

Took 4 years but better late than never!

Smit Panthers bridge is complete, ready for testing in game before proceeding to unwrapping:

Thanks, all built into twinmotion

And heres the final shots

Thanks guys, I am glad you are enjoying it, this has been a fun project so far, im excited to get to the sails, no idea what im going to do there yet as far as materials go.

The hull is almost ready, just tweaking the materials until im happy with them, trying not to overdo the weathering, but its so pretty

Thanks guys, we are in the last stretch now!

After about 20 Hours (3 Days) of UV Mapping, shes just about ready for the next phase, heres how it looked after day 1 :

And now :

Oh and I forgot to mention another day was spent just getting her animating correctly in game:
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Ive noticed many errors already, but all in all the wood is bending just how I was hoping it would, its the first time ive managed to map a hull correctly so that a straight material will follow the hull curve correctly.

And heres with some colours applied, this will all be properly redone soon:

Thanks Majid, those are done in Vray

She`s just about ready for the next phase, just need to optimize all the mirrored items and touch up here and there.

Heres a short vid, not sure how to embed it properly here :
https://flic.kr/p/2oPT9qC

And heres that wireframe :

Sails are up! the fishermans sail will unfortunately not be able to work in game as it is fixed to 2 axis and deforms by nature, the sim does not support this and it would look very strange if it rotated on either of the 2 axis.

Work continues on Lettie G Howard, new items include the charlie noble, her starboard anchor, new furled sails & Temp Nav lights, im still deciding how many props (if any) I want along the decks since these are not possible to move in game. Next the eagle figurehead needs to be done!

As for the Dory`s ive been searching all over to see if they were covered with Tarp when not in use, I have not been able to find a single image with tarp, so for now, they stay open!

Shot looks great, but the scale is off with the HDRI there, Looks tiny now, like a 1:5 scale RC Heli?