Knight26 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Nice details you are adding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rodavan Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Well done with the print - looks amazing 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Looks so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 I took a break from this for a few weeks. I think I'm satisfied with the proportions on this one. For now anyway. Here are some quick panel line breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, The Original Cobywan said: I took a break from this for a few weeks. I think I'm satisfied with the proportions on this one. For now anyway. Here are some quick panel line breaks. Hey! good job! Panel lines are a PITA. How do you carve them? I manually cut them by hand in 3DS Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 I've been using a non-destructive boolean modifier stack on the paneling until I feel it looks good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 I'm not quite ready to get into texture mapping this mesh yet. So I compromised and made virtual decals that are warped onto the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Looking amazing. What scale are you printing it at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 4 hours ago, jenius said: Looking amazing. What scale are you printing it at? 1/32nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Awesome job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 I got super frustrated trying to sort out how the canopy shield can deploy during transformation. I decided to do something simpler and attach the aircraft to the ground in my renders. If I didn't decide to learn mechanical rigging it would have been easy as pie. but...... Ouch my brain hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Yeah the canopy shield is a serious engineeing pain in the ass. Great undercarriage though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 12/15/2023 at 4:08 PM, The Original Cobywan said: I've been using a non-destructive boolean modifier stack on the paneling until I feel it looks good enough for me. Ah - only saw this now. Boolean works a lot better in Blender than it does in 3DS. When I use boolean in 3DS it usually kills my meshes in some way or another, so I have to be super careful when going that route. And look at that print! Nice one - I bet the walls are a bit too thin. I had that with my VF-9 and had to redo the wall thickness on my meshes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 I went ahead and collapsed the modifiers into a medium resolution mesh to play with rigging and bones. I feel like there are some proportion issues I should address soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Really positive so far. You have the 1/48 Yamato long nosecone issue which comes with the territory. Are you going to be engineering all the joints and transformation mechanisms? I have lots of thoughts on engineering I've been wanting to work on in Fusion 360 but I never have any time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 I haven't stopped working on this. It's just most of the progress I've made isn't anything that shows up in renders. I have come close to wrapping up the tail block/back pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the white drew carey Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 This is all looking so stellar! I've done some minor faffing around in Blender, but I'm not experienced at all. But it does give me a greater appreciation for how awesome this is and the work that is going into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Yeah. It's not a quick set of skills to pick up. I've been using Blender for 4 years now. I only just recently become confident enough to try this subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 8 hours ago, The Original Cobywan said: Yeah. It's not a quick set of skills to pick up. I've been using Blender for 4 years now. I only just recently become confident enough to try this subject. I mean, it looks so good! Especially the modeling skill progression from the first pics to now... but you're now getting a granular level of detail that is just... wow! That VF-1J head was a double-take I couldn't believe how fine it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 I started adding panel labels and markings from the Master Files books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olitech Industries Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 3/13/2024 at 4:02 PM, The Original Cobywan said: Oh hell yeah. That’s the right stuff!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olitech Industries Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Stellar work sir. You had me at ‘non-destructive boolean’. Now i’ve seen everything. Lol! Love what’s going thru your mind in these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Great work brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 More little decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Cobywan Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:34 AM (edited) I'm really struggling with my render settings and setup. In an attempt to get a better sense of realism in the image I found a free Aircraft Carrier on Sketchfab to plant my model on. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ofs-kestrel-d40d8d249ed94cb5a7c5c48a668f5e6b p.s. The cockpit interior is by Pablo Roldan. Found for free online. I will me building a TV version for this when I feel good about the rest. Edited yesterday at 02:45 PM by The Original Cobywan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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