[maje]

The First Transport is away!  Or I was hoping it would be tonight, but alas, the hull shell/plates were a real ***** to model and ate up several hours of time, making this feel .....meh  Kudos to anyone who CAN model this thing as the curved nature with sharp corners is really difficult to model.  But anyways, the hard part is just about done (I hope).

Here's a quick wire shot.  If anyone can see trouble, don't hesitate to point him out.  He's a wily bastard that seems elusive.

Just we're clear, this model is still in quads, though I have the tri count visible.

[Tempest]

Looking sharp. You've nailed the shape of it, and the engines look pretty good. This ship has been a roadblock for us for quite some time, nice to see someone churning it out.

[maje]

Here is an update.  I've got the engines and the command pod built, as well as the lower shell pieces and some cargo pods.  I just need to get the underside modeled and all should be well.   Also.... I hate this ship.

oh yeah, current count is 3,748 tris.

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[chief1983]

Your pain is our gain, thanks a ton for tackling it.

[jr2]

Maje, have you got the Ref shots I made?  If so, do they help any?

EDIT: They are here

[maje]

I believe so.  One of the more daunting tasks is that this ship has so many little obscure parts, that it's a literal mess, On top of trying to make a poly efficient model that doesn't look like crap.  Edgeflow is a nightmare on this thing.

[Turambar]

yeah, the interior is simply a ****load of boxes.

cant really think of a good way to tackle that other than making a ****load of boxes as a shell with the same UV (UV before you do it for the love of the gods) and then copy and paste paste paste paste paste, and then go delete all the faces you arent using.

just a suggestion

[maje]

It's slowly getting there.  I think I'm doing a decent enough job on the interior.  Only real question is on how to get the lower shell parts connected, as they're still "detached".  Meh, I'll find a way.



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[Alan Bolte]

I don't know what reference material you already have, and it doesn't really answer your question directly, but the Inside the Worlds of Star Wars book for the original trilogy has a partial cutaway of the Gallofree. You might also find it in the Complete Locations book, which combines all previous ItW books.
I'd scan my own copy, but I don't have an easy means to do so.

[jr2]

Decent All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Copiers are available for $70-100, you know.    Just the scanner would be around $50 more or less.

[Turambar]

...  I thought that I was supposed to be the frakkin RadioShack employee here...

[Flaser]

Decent All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Copiers are available for $70-100, you know.    Just the scanner would be around $50 more or less.

For everyone's sake: there is no such thing as decent All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Copier.

[Snail]

I have one.

[jr2]

Decent All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Copiers are available for $70-100, you know.    Just the scanner would be around $50 more or less.

For everyone's sake: there is no such thing as decent All-In-One Printer/Scanner/Copier.

For everyone's sake: Not true.  I have one.

[Snail]

Yeah me too.

[Jeff Vader]

Hear, hear.

[Alan Bolte]

But I would use it maybe once a year, and I'm presently unemployed. That money is better spent on gas, I'm afraid.

[Snail]

I use at least one of its functions at least once a week.

[maje]

So, anyways, back to the point of this thread.....



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[chief1983]

The only thing I'm noticing is that from some angles, you really catch some jagged edges sticking out.  I know it's getting kind of high already, but I think strategically smoothing a couple vertices here and there would really help a lot.  It may not look as apparent on the final model in game though.