[brandx0]

Well, I've been doing so much work on game models the last few years that I decided to make for myself a render only model, get back to my roots as a render artist for a change of pace, no more polycounts to worry about or number of bitmaps or resolution or any of that.  When I discovered an old printout of my very first 3D studio model, I decided to give myself something to compare it to, hence I'm in the process of creating a high poly, render only model of the VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross. 

So without further ado, here's the first WIP shot:

[StarSlayer]

Great Start!

[Blue Lion]

Kinda hard to see so far but 

[Titan]

Heh, I was just playing the Macross Saga on my GBA the other day.

[brandx0]

And an update here:

[Titan]

I can't remember, who pilots that one? Hunter, right?

[Narvi]

I can't remember, who pilots that one? Hunter, right?

Oh, man, don't Robotech me.   

The VF-1's your bog-standard fighter. Everyone flew a variant in the show. Except for those who flew battlepods anyway.

[Blue Lion]

I can see it better now, and it looks better! 

[Rodo]

that looks really good! you are really a gifted one...

and how does the comparison goes so far?

[Titan]

I can't remember, who pilots that one? Hunter, right?

Oh, man, don't Robotech me.   

The VF-1's your bog-standard fighter. Everyone flew a variant in the show. Except for those who flew battlepods anyway.

I never watched the show (P.S. There's a show?). I just played the GBA game, which might as well just said go there, shoot stuff.

[Mongoose]

I never watched the show (P.S. There's a show?).

*weeps*

Note that I have never seen either the original or its American variant, but still...*weeps*

[Narvi]

I can't remember, who pilots that one? Hunter, right?

Oh, man, don't Robotech me.   

The VF-1's your bog-standard fighter. Everyone flew a variant in the show. Except for those who flew battlepods anyway.

I never watched the show (P.S. There's a show?). I just played the GBA game, which might as well just said go there, shoot stuff.

Yes, there's a show called Macross. I've never actually watched the original, just its excellent spinoffs, but it's generally considered a classic. Very fun, none of this BSG grimdark.

[Blue Lion]

I thought the Macross was a ship 

[brandx0]

It's also the name of the show.  The show is named after the ship.

[brandx0]

And, even though it's not nearly ready for it, I just had to stick some colours on it, mostly for materials testing purposes, but also for fun!

[NGTM-1R]

The proportions look off to me, in comparison to the (beautifully detailed) semi-plan drawings of the VF-1 from the Robotech RPG book.

Yes, there's a show called Macross. I've never actually watched the original, just its excellent spinoffs, but it's generally considered a classic. Very fun, none of this BSG grimdark.

Man, what show were you watching? The original Macross/Robotech had Earth get beamspammed by the Grand Fleet, 17 million Zentradi warships doing orbital bombardment. 50% of the water on the planet never to return, human population all but wiped out.

[brandx0]

The proportions look off to me, in comparison to the (beautifully detailed) semi-plan drawings of the VF-1 from the Robotech RPG book.

You mean these ones? 


vs.

[NGTM-1R]

Yes. Your nose is a bit too long and there's something weird about the legs/thrusters. (I'm also thinking of the nearly full-page drawing of a VF in flight.)

[brandx0]

Well, according to every schematic I've seen, which surprisingly almost all match up, I'm right on my proportions.

Also note that the image you're referring to, while I haven't seen it, is already a perspective shot it sounds like.  Determining proportions from a perspective shot of a drawing is pretty much impossible.  Orthographic views are the only real way to go about these things.

Perhaps you could post the image in question?

[chief1983]

The proportions look off to me, in comparison to the (beautifully detailed) semi-plan drawings of the VF-1 from the Robotech RPG book.

Ok maybe you don't frequent FotG much but we have rules about those types of comments there.  See the 'Model X...' comment.