[Water]

I'm not sure who's going to actually release theirs first, but if VA doesn't, Water you might have a look at his cockpit.
His is a lot blockier than yours, but it still looks hi-poly. Smoothing isn't everything, look at the Hercules or Loki.

Well, the cockpit/neck area is the part that looks correct smoothed (IMHO). PL_Harpoon's version also had the cockpit area smooth although the neck was very flat.

cb_valkrie.ani for me shows the cockpit/neck as mostly smooth except for the upper neck. So that part doesn't need to be blocky and could be said to have  support.     *

If I want super dooper smooth, I'll fly a Perseus. Valkyrie's should be blockyish.

Thing is, that the lods for the Perseus are labled valk. I'm guessing the Perseus was possibly aimed as a Valkyrie 2 at one stage. It's the only other fighter that has the wings cranked near the tips.

Of the two I like the top one better. I think it is possible to smooth the back a bit and have it look good, but think it does need to retain some sort of blockyness.

* Yeah I know viewers choice 

[Galemp]

Blocky doesn't mean it has to have razor-sharp corners.

[Water]

Blocky doesn't mean it has to have razor-sharp corners.

agreed

[Water]

Not quite there yet

[Topgun]

looks good, but what are those humps on the engines ?

[Water]

looks good, but what are those humps on the engines ?

That's the part that's not quite there yet.

[Water]

Normal map and some wear 

[Herra Tohtori]

It's looking great, albeit a bit... tan? Not a bad thing, it's just different hue than the mostly gray vanilla Valkyrie.

Normal maps could have a bit more depth on them, but not much.

[Galemp]

Wow, it looks like a WWII fighter! Like an RAF Spitfire or something.

Really, really cool.

Herra's right, though: the saturation needs to come down a bit. From what I can see, it also looks like you need to darken the underside.

[peterv]

What can i say... i'm impressed.
Just a small note: I think that the nose diameter should look biger than the diameter off the cockpit at the point where they adject.

[Solatar]

Where'd the cockpit go?

other than that missing feature it looks freaking sweet. it doesn't just look hi-poly, it looks almost real.

[Titan]

heh, i'd be willing to play it now!

[Droid803]

Awesome!

[Water]

Thanks for the pointers 

I'll sort out those problem areas. There is a cockpit but it will be fixed last.

[Mars]

So who's valk will end up in the package, and will the other be available for download?

Gorgeous BTW

[blowfish]

* blowfish sees the FPS indicator at the bottom of the screenshot

That's in-game already?

[Water]

* blowfish sees the FPS indicator at the bottom of the screenshot

That's in-game already?

[Cobra]

I want it so bad now.

[Mars]

lol that's in game? I thought that was a render for posterity

That's really amazing it looks great... although... I kind of wish it was a little shinier (more spec not a whole lot though). It looks like it has a coat of non-reflective paint.

[Herra Tohtori]

It looks like it has a coat of non-reflective paint.

Which absolutely makes sense. Non-glossy surfaces have a lot of advantages over glossy ones. Mainly, reduced observability (glints don't catch enemy's attention) on visual range, and furthermore glints won't distract the pilots' ability to observe their surroundings.

If weight reduction is necessary or you just don't want to use paint, brushed metal surfaces are preferable to polished metal surfaces.

That from utilitarian viewpoint. I was never a fan of overly shiny glossy ships. Some parts, surely, but not the whole surface. Makes no sense at all.