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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Maxwell on December 18, 2006, 10:35:41 pm

Title: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Maxwell on December 18, 2006, 10:35:41 pm
Something I had in my sketchbook for a while.
I finally decided to build it in 3d, hashing the thing out with as few polys as possible. Not sure if I'm going to go back and do a more reasonable looking version yet.

If it looks a bit clumsy and outdated, thats what I was shooting for  :nervous:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Fury13rt/pose8.jpg)
Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Mefustae on December 18, 2006, 10:38:30 pm
Looks like legos.
Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Maxwell on December 19, 2006, 10:00:58 am
Course it does, barely 400 polys in the thing :p
Just a bad habit of mine to build quick models when trying to make a 2d idea in 3d.
(1337 texture painting skillz in action...  :doubt:)

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Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Getter Robo G on December 20, 2006, 08:03:05 pm
heh nice. You know to me it looks a tiny bit like a super deformed version of Mark's Jet (G Force).
Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Maxwell on December 20, 2006, 10:27:16 pm
Actually its based on a Mig-15 UTI... or was at one point.
Its meant to represent an early space fighter/pod designed by people that needed ships but had no real idea of what else they needed.  So its just a fuel tank with thrusters bolted on in convenient places.

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Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: bizzybody on December 21, 2006, 12:58:34 am
That sketch looks a lot like early German designs for jet fighters. Plonk the engine down behind the pilot, run an intake duct around both sides of the cockpit (which is why the MiG-15 has the vertical divider in the nose), attach the tail as close as possible and fill the wings with fuel.

The American F-86 had the cockpit higher and used a single intake duct running below it.

Why later designs had the longer fuselage in the rear was mainly to move the tail back for better stability. Even so, the MiG-15 had more rake to the fin than the F-86 and put the stabilizer at its top to help more with stability.
Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: aldo_14 on December 21, 2006, 10:04:04 am
Cute.

Looks like it shares some influences with something (http://www.sectorgame.com/aldo/twentyk/art/gtfleto.jpg) I did.
Title: Re: Experimenting with polys.
Post by: Dysko on December 21, 2006, 11:20:26 am
Quote from: aldo_14 on December 21, 2006, 10:04:04 am
Cute.

Looks like it shares some influences with something (http://www.sectorgame.com/aldo/twentyk/art/gtfleto.jpg) I did.
Vaguely resembles the Ta.283. Were you inspired by that?