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Offline Bones

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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #400 on: October 24, 2008, 01:03:21 PM »
Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 24, 2008, 11:10:16 AM
I haven't had much to update.  Life has been pretty depressing for me.  Bones if you're still interested in texturing the Norway and the Sabre, let me know :) I'll send you the Norway as soon as I can.  I'm gonna work on the Steamrunner when I get home from work, so be on the lookout for more updates
Same here I barely make any progress on my projects but I'll see what can be done tho now to quote Khan : "Time is the luxury you don't have..." (or something like that :D ) in my case that's perfectly true :(
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #401 on: October 24, 2008, 10:17:37 PM »
Quote from: Dr_McCoy1701A on October 24, 2008, 01:03:21 PM
Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 24, 2008, 11:10:16 AM
I haven't had much to update.  Life has been pretty depressing for me.  Bones if you're still interested in texturing the Norway and the Sabre, let me know :) I'll send you the Norway as soon as I can.  I'm gonna work on the Steamrunner when I get home from work, so be on the lookout for more updates
Same here I barely make any progress on my projects but I'll see what can be done tho now to quote Khan : "Time is the luxury you don't have..." (or something like that :D ) in my case that's perfectly true :(
Or Dr. Soran: "Time is the fire in which we burn...right now my time is running out, Captain."
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #402 on: October 27, 2008, 10:51:21 AM »
I've been working on this, and a decal sheet for my AMT/Ertl Enterprise E LOL.  So work has been going slowly on this :) But it's getting there.  Next thing on my list is trying to cut the aztecing off the edges of the Saucer of the Sovereign and put in a line for the sensor strip :).  That's gonna be a hard one lol.  Steamrunner is on hold till I properly learn how to model phasers, which requires me to block a number of people on MSN so I can talk with Aeries :P (namely my ex and her crew)
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #403 on: October 27, 2008, 11:46:15 AM »
Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 27, 2008, 10:51:21 AM
block a number of people on MSN so I can talk with Aeries :P

AWWWW! :3

Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 27, 2008, 10:51:21 AM
(namely my ex and her crew)

Eeewwww....
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #404 on: October 27, 2008, 11:49:45 AM »
guys please keep this thread spam-free...

thx :)
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #405 on: October 27, 2008, 08:49:08 PM »
Sorry Jimmy, at least it's my own thread instead of someone elses.  I really don't mind the spam, but for you buddy, I'll keep it clean :D.

I haven't had a chance to get on MSN, as it's acting up on me, so Aeries I hope I can talk with ya soon about modeling phasers for all the ships (Norway, Sovereign, and Steamrunner)
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #406 on: October 28, 2008, 07:27:20 AM »
Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 27, 2008, 08:49:08 PM
I really don't mind the spam, but for you buddy, I'll keep it clean :D.
much obliged - however, i would ask that about any thread that is not in the FreePost forum lol ;)
if someone didnt jump in to "intervene", it would become too common-place where threads all start to drift very offtopic and pages would go by where the topic becomes less than remotely about the original purpose of the thread :P
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #407 on: October 29, 2008, 11:06:32 AM »
Well, as of next month I'm going to be moving, I hate this crap.  So what i'm trying to do is save everything to CD so I can work on this with my (ugh) laptop.  I may eventually buy a wireless mouse for it and do what I can with the models.  Right now I'm modeling on the bottom saucer details that need to be there which will add about a few hundred more poly's to the entire mesh, if I can get on MSN Aeries is gonna help me with phasers for the sovereign steamrunner and norway.  I'm taking artistic liscensing for the Steamrunner and Norway as I can't get any good references to the phasers on the bottom of the saucer.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #408 on: October 29, 2008, 11:11:24 AM »
Quote from: eclipse74569 on October 29, 2008, 11:06:32 AM
Well, as of next month I'm going to be moving, I hate this crap.  So what i'm trying to do is save everything to CD so I can work on this with my (ugh) laptop.  I may eventually buy a wireless mouse for it and do what I can with the models.  Right now I'm modeling on the bottom saucer details that need to be there which will add about a few hundred more poly's to the entire mesh, if I can get on MSN Aeries is gonna help me with phasers for the sovereign steamrunner and norway.  I'm taking artistic liscensing for the Steamrunner and Norway as I can't get any good references to the phasers on the bottom of the saucer.

Just gimme a holler when you can, or even just PM/email me. Due to a PM I just got, though, I will be even busier than normal [is this possible? :S] with another project [which makes... what? four in total now?]. I will, however, do my absolute best to try to help you out. Best luck buddy.

-Aeries
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #409 on: November 02, 2008, 03:28:41 PM »
Sorry for the lack of updates, I just haven't really been motivated to do anything with this the last couple of days :(.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #410 on: November 02, 2008, 09:52:51 PM »
I know how you feel.  a few days ago, I felt the same way, of course, then, I had nothing to do, so no one really cared.  Instead of trying to do what I was too upset to do, I decided instead to write music, and stand and wait. 
"'They also serve, those who only stand and wait' -John Milton"
     -Miguel Diaz, quoting Milton in BC single player (hehehe, couldn't wait to quote someone quoting someone else...maybe that line from Milton quoted someone before him?)

anyway, to return to the topic again, you're not alone.  we all know how you're feeling, having been there at one time or another.  have fun with your project, Eclipse, have fun finding a motivation.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #411 on: November 12, 2008, 10:57:47 AM »
I may end up using my laptop for this.  I'm having a hard time placing the windows on the Saucer of the Sovereign.  I'm doing the best I can, but the rotations just don't seem to fit right.  Anyone have any good tips?
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #412 on: December 02, 2008, 11:01:29 PM »
Jeez I didn't think texturing the portholes for the secondary hull would be tedious...I'm having to redo them over and over to get the proper spacing lol.  But the sovvy is still in works...I'm alternating between Steamrunner and Sovereign when I have the time to do this.  I might push the release date further than the two year mark to account for everyday life things :S.  That is unless I get a few people involved in helping me with texturing and hardpointing.  Bones you still in for texturing the Norway?
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #413 on: December 13, 2008, 01:31:25 PM »
UPDATE:  I've gotten a few portholes worked out on the secondary hull, they should be correctly sized, and I'm working on getting those finished, I should have them done by late this evening :)  Here's a starter photo :D
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #414 on: December 13, 2008, 02:05:22 PM »
Keep up the good work and remember art can't be rushed  :lol:
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #415 on: December 13, 2008, 04:08:44 PM »
Thanks for the compliment :)

Here's another progress pic.  I'm done for now LOL
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #416 on: December 13, 2008, 04:18:09 PM »
Is it me or is the secondary hull too thin in that last picture? The saucer looks too bulky compared to it.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #417 on: December 13, 2008, 09:09:55 PM »
It might be, considering this is CG's model, and he did say something to that effect a while back.  While I wish I could, I can't fix this because my skills at modeling are limited, I'm still in the process of learning how to model.  About the only thing I did was make ID maps on the saucer nacelle and secondary hull.

EDIT:  Here's a side view of the ship, if anyone wants to help me fix that (if being the case of the sec hull being bony), I'd be happy to hear advice.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #418 on: December 23, 2008, 09:17:07 PM »
So, I was fiddling around with this today, and I noticed that now I'm having a slight issue with the Speculars. 

In essence, when I have them on, the glows on the ID glow are brighter than the rest of the ship.

To answer some questions that I know will be raised.

Yes, I checked the specular map, and no there is no alpha.

I'm not sure whether it's the plugin or not.
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Re: Smitherine Productions Works in Progress!
« Reply #419 on: December 23, 2008, 09:24:18 PM »
try dimming the Alpha on the ID glow texture
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