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Title: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: The Dagger on October 04, 2015, 10:42:20 pm
"Designed to counter destroyer- and juggernaut-class threats, the GVB Maahes is a new addition to the Imperial bomber fleet. The Maahes's gargantuan secondary weapon bays provide offensive capabilities unprecedented in the GVTA. Enhanced shield technologies and tri-layered polymer hull plating provide substantial defensive protection. Nevertheless, the bomber's slow speed and poor maneuverability necessitate vigilant fighter escort if it is to deliver its devastation upon its target."


Originally a design by Dark, Galactic Emperor and Sesquipedalian recreated it for the Scrolls of Atankharzim. By Goober's request, I made this new high-poly version and we are releasing it to the community. The assymetric design sold it to me, I hope you enjoy it too!

Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download/1n8auoqr96uzr7q/Maahes.zip) Now with table included (Thanks Goober!)


This model is released under a  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GTV Maahes
Post by: Lepanto on October 04, 2015, 11:05:08 pm
Weird, but in a good Vasudan-y way. :yes:
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: majorvader111 on October 04, 2015, 11:33:07 pm
Behold The Zod Space Trilobite.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: niffiwan on October 04, 2015, 11:58:02 pm
Very cool!  :yes:  Also vaguely reminds me of a B-Wing with the cockpit at the other end :)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: mjn.mixael on October 05, 2015, 12:31:37 am
Dear Scroll, I'd love a high-poly Mekhet and you clearly have the skill. pls2mod for me. Kthx.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: tomimaki on October 05, 2015, 05:33:14 am
I wonder if pilots will like it but bomber looks great :)
Highlight it!
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Mongoose on October 05, 2015, 11:52:05 am
That is the fishiest bomber ever, and I wuv it.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: The Dagger on October 05, 2015, 12:26:40 pm
Download updated with a table from Goober.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Luis Dias on October 05, 2015, 12:40:18 pm
:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Rodo on October 06, 2015, 08:41:24 am
It looks awesome!
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Galemp on October 06, 2015, 12:06:31 pm
Dear Scroll, I'd love a high-poly Mekhet and you clearly have the skill. pls2mod for me. Kthx.

Really? Well, if you say so... I had no idea anyone cared. :)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Droid803 on October 06, 2015, 12:49:14 pm
O nais, can't believe i missed this for two whole days!
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 07, 2015, 01:27:11 am
I love darks stuff.
Apollo advance?
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Phantom Hoover on October 07, 2015, 02:55:21 am
This is a very nice model. Although that protrusion on the cockpit pod does look way too much like part of a fish.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Alan Bolte on October 07, 2015, 08:00:07 pm
B-Wing inspired?
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Goober5000 on October 07, 2015, 11:09:53 pm
I love darks stuff.
Apollo advance?

I assume you're asking if someone is going to HTL the Apollo Advanced model?  It's always possible, but we're not using that ship for Scroll.  In fact, I wouldn't know where to find the original Apollo Advanced model, as it isn't on Dark's old site.


B-Wing inspired?

Very likely.


By the way, here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=15187.0) is the original announcement (back in 2003) that Galemp had recreated the Maahes for this mod.  Note that this was only an announcement; the original standard-poly model was not released at that time.

We do still have the standard poly model in case anyone wants to use it.
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: woutersmits on October 08, 2015, 08:11:17 am
well done on making this bomber this bomber is strongest amunst others
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Nyctaeus on October 10, 2015, 07:25:56 am
A-WE-SO-ME :D
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Black Wolf on October 11, 2015, 08:48:20 pm
There's so much to like here. The modelled gunports around the cockpit are really cool, particularly their location relative to the cockpit, the trilateral symmetry of the weapons pod, the clever use of greebles in the same area - it really looks good. If I had one small gripe, I would have like to have seen a tiny bit more colour variation for the textures on those greebles - just varying their shade of grey relative to the rest of the model would have been enough. But, as I said, that's a tiny issue compared with the overall result, which is fantastic. :)

To me, the cool thing about it is that it's such an unusual shape and convenient size that I have no problem imagining it in roles that are probably a long way from expected. I'd love a mission where a half dozen of these things are trying to attach themselves onto the side of a destroyer to burn through the hull and either disgorge Vasudan marines or just leave a hole for transports coming right behind them. Or, hell, if they're attaching to the side of the hull, why not let that little cockpit break off as its own teeny tiny ship (it has that engine after all), and then have the rest of the ship blow up behind him, like a limpet mine?

Anyway, I think it's a great mesh with lots of potential uses. So stoked to have more quality Vasudan stuff. :)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: The Dagger on October 13, 2015, 12:10:49 pm
Thanks for your review BlackWolf. I hope the model gets used!
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: wardog300k on October 18, 2015, 03:29:03 pm
We do still have the standard poly model in case anyone wants to use it.

Gimme!

Oh, and nice ship BTW.  :yes:
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Goober5000 on October 18, 2015, 07:52:05 pm
We do still have the standard poly model in case anyone wants to use it.

Gimme!

Glad to hear it. :D  Check the Scroll of Atankharzim website download page; both the high-poly and low-poly models can be downloaded from there.

(To get to the Scroll website, click the Scroll badge below any Scroll member's username.)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: GTVA Qlurzach on November 04, 2015, 11:40:50 am
Authentically Vasudan indeed. Thats amazing man!!! Just curious, what software did you use to make that model?
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: The Dagger on November 04, 2015, 01:36:09 pm
I used Blender for the model and GIMP and Krita for the textures. They're all free if you want to get into modeling. :)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on November 08, 2015, 12:51:30 am
Reminds me of the Outrider from Star Wars flipped horizontally and given a Vasudan theme. Great model. :)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: Galemp on December 15, 2015, 11:58:51 am
Now wikified! (http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/GVB_Maahes)
Title: Re: RELEASE: High-poly GVB Maahes
Post by: The Dagger on December 16, 2015, 07:25:55 am
Thanks!  :D