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Offline WileyCoyote

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3140 on: May 31, 2011, 09:56:40 PM »
Slight update- I'm nearing completion with the Probert Ambassador and it will be near the 16-18k poly mark. Pictures coming soon. :)
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3141 on: May 31, 2011, 11:21:57 PM »
Saucer sep?  :angel
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3142 on: May 31, 2011, 11:23:09 PM »
Slight update- I'm nearing completion with the Probert Ambassador and it will be near the 16-18k poly mark. Pictures coming soon. :)

Pics or it didn't happen  :dontcare:

Seriously I can't wait to see more :)
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3143 on: June 01, 2011, 01:08:34 PM »
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Saucer sep?
Not for this one.

I am finished with the mesh and the final total is 17.5k polys.
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3144 on: June 01, 2011, 01:19:01 PM »
I LIIIKE IT!!!!! Are you gonna texture it as an early TNG like the concept pics? or give it more of an FC flavor like the Sov..so that it reflects that its being built for the late 24th century

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3145 on: June 01, 2011, 01:23:34 PM »
Not for this one.

I actually had a feeling you might say that!

Either way you got my DL :)
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3146 on: June 01, 2011, 02:46:45 PM »
Am I the only one thats realised that most of this ship screams JJverse?
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3147 on: June 01, 2011, 04:17:53 PM »
Am I the only one thats realised that most of this ship screams JJverse?

Probably not...but it would technically be Probertverse :P
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3148 on: June 01, 2011, 07:09:13 PM »
Am I the only one who's noticed how cheerful this ship is? :D
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3149 on: June 01, 2011, 07:11:50 PM »
lmao cookie for Bren!  :yay:
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3150 on: June 02, 2011, 09:26:02 AM »
Am I the only one who's noticed how cheerful this ship is? :D


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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3151 on: June 02, 2011, 10:03:51 AM »
Looking good, Wylie!  What program do you make these renders in?

Also, any headway on a post-Nemesis Sovereign variant yet?

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3152 on: June 02, 2011, 10:22:23 AM »
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Looking good, Wylie!  What program do you make these renders in?
Thank you. I made these renders in the same program I built the ships- Autodesk 3ds Max 2010.

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Also, any headway on a post-Nemesis Sovereign variant yet?
Not yet. Keep in mind, that I just got done with 2 ships- the FC and the Nemesis variant of the Enterprise-E. Mvam is being very tricky with the captain's yacht, and I may need help.
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3153 on: June 02, 2011, 11:13:48 AM »
That's interesting.  I use Max for everything as well, but I always have obnoxious lighting issues on my renders.  I guess I'll have to play around with the lighting options to find a better render setting.  Thanks for  the info!

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3154 on: June 02, 2011, 01:40:05 PM »
That's interesting.  I use Max for everything as well, but I always have obnoxious lighting issues on my renders.  I guess I'll have to play around with the lighting options to find a better render setting.  Thanks for  the info!

Aaron, go to MadKoiFish's Tutorials and check out the lighting section.  It's the most useful place I have ever gotten information on making starships look good.

Wiley, I thought the converters for NIFs were only current with Max 2009?

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3155 on: June 03, 2011, 11:43:59 AM »
Working on the upper saucer's textures. I'm trying to find a good color scheme for when I get back to working on the Enterprise-D.
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3156 on: June 03, 2011, 11:53:31 AM »
Very nice.
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3157 on: June 03, 2011, 12:02:08 PM »
looking good. :P Just one small question. The neck detail...will you add slats in at the front like you were originally going to do with your first attempt at doing the proto Ambassador. Like the Excelsior neck, instead of just a plain texture.

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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3158 on: June 03, 2011, 12:36:57 PM »
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The neck detail...will you add slats in at the front like you were originally going to do with your first attempt at doing the proto Ambassador. Like the Excelsior neck, instead of just a plain texture.
I don't think I will be adding that. That would be a lot of extra unneeded detail.
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Re: My WIPs - Proto Ambassador rebuild - NO REFERENCE PICS PLEASE :)
« Reply #3159 on: June 03, 2011, 03:19:52 PM »
i love it! great job wiley. Perhaps a bit more blue? Like the ambassador (i'm colorblind so if it wasn't blue my apologies)