Topic: Vorcha WIP ***UPDATED 8/1/04***  (Read 5600 times)

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Vorcha WIP ***UPDATED 8/1/04***
« on: July 05, 2004, 12:58:00 am »
Well, almost finished with the Tholian, and had the modeling bug, so started another one from my list of projects. I know it's not a great representation, but since I mostly do Feds, I'm liking the way it's turning out. :) Let me know what you think.


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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2004, 11:32:44 am »
Looks great so far....

I started working on a Vorcha varient the other day too.. so when I post it im not stealing ur ideas.. in fact it doesnt look anything like your model..

But yeah.. looks great so far!!! ;D

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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2004, 11:44:23 am »
A very good model, IMHO. Wanna see more...
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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2004, 01:56:46 pm »
Thanx guys!! :D

I'm starting to get into splines and shapemerge and so on, and this looked like a good model to do....tried the K'Tinga, but can't seem to get it right. :banghead: I don't use templates in the viewports, I just eye-ball it, so that's probably the reason, lol. :P But, eventually, I want to do a high poly Constitution Enterprise...I'm talking HIGH!! :P Definitely not game size....100,00 polies+. :rwoot: Every detail modelled....Oh the dream!! ;D
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« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2004, 02:13:59 pm »
high eh... sounds like fun.....



    oh... and time consuming..     cant wait 2 see it!!!

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2004, 03:36:26 pm »
Thanx guys!! :D

I'm starting to get into splines and shapemerge and so on, and this looked like a good model to do....tried the K'Tinga, but can't seem to get it right. :banghead: I don't use templates in the viewports, I just eye-ball it, so that's probably the reason, lol. :P


hehe, I know the feeling.
Did you get the loftandsplinecage tutorial from http://www.scifi-meshes.com/ ?
It is very good for a start.
Ah, BTW, thanks for you video tut thread.!!!

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« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2004, 05:47:04 pm »
Looks great, cant wait to see it to completion.


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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2004, 02:03:15 pm »
OK, did a little more detailing. Thanx go out to WZ for sending me some great ref pics. :thumbsup:

Was wondering, should I do the hull paneling all over, or just on the wings and goom? She stands at about 2800 polies right now, and I haven't even done the nacelles yet. :P Let me know what you think.
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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2004, 02:46:51 pm »
Its looking great!!!
I suggest you do the nacelles and then check again the poly count.

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2004, 03:33:08 pm »
 ;D ;Dlooking cool sandman really cool ;D ;D

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2004, 06:07:03 pm »
jezz dude your cuming on leeps n bounds, i bow to you now

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2004, 11:41:28 pm »
Just when I think canon TNG Klingon ships can't get any better you crank out this!

Well done.

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2004, 12:42:39 pm »
OK, added the nacelles, and, well, I don't this will be game friendly. :P 11,512 polies, and I'm not done. :P Oh well, it's still a fun model to do, and hopefully will look good in renders. ;) Let me know what you think...


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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2004, 01:16:10 pm »
 :o :o :o
It looks awesome!!!!

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2004, 12:15:23 pm »
OK, well, now it's over 12,000 polies, but looks really good! :P Now, I need to do one that will be more game friendly. I'll do one without the armor plating on the wings detailed, just do it with textures...this 1st one was a test, a good looking test, but still a test. ;D
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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2004, 01:11:34 pm »
OK, well, now it's over 12,000 polies, but looks really good! :P Now, I need to do one that will be more game friendly. I'll do one without the armor plating on the wings detailed, just do it with textures...this 1st one was a test, a good looking test, but still a test. ;D

What the hell did you do to make it have 12K polies?
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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2004, 02:20:58 pm »
fantastip ship. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2004, 03:41:37 pm »
OK, well, now it's over 12,000 polies, but looks really good! :P Now, I need to do one that will be more game friendly. I'll do one without the armor plating on the wings detailed, just do it with textures...this 1st one was a test, a good looking test, but still a test. ;D

What the hell did you do to make it have 12K polies?
Well, like I said, it was a test...a test of Splines and Shapemerge. I can get it down around 7,500-8,000 by Optimizing the mesh, but there are a few errors that can't easily be removed. :P All that mesh detailing eats up polies...that's why most of use textures to simulate the details. ::)
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Re: Vorcha WIP
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2004, 03:44:56 pm »
looking great man really looking good

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Re: Vorcha WIP ***UPDATED MESH***
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2004, 10:23:10 pm »
OK, made another mesh, this time without all the details. This mesh is only 1,799 polies...pretty good. ;) I'm going to start texturing as soon as I get done here...have a new Klingon Base texture I want to try...made it myself even, lol. ;D Let me know what you think...



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