[mandobardanjusik]

well, since I need some practice, and its one of the few fighters/bombers left, and the least curviest I think, I guess I will give a crack at this bird, I will proably have a pic of the start tomorrow, and give me a bit of wiggle room, I have no idea how this will turn out, but knowing me, it should be a decent ship in its own right, though it may look rather different, and feel free to give ideas, and heres the pic from the wiki of course

and dont worry, I can uv it, though, the texture is another matter

[SypheDMar]

Good for you! By the way while not confirmed, the PVB Sekhmet is based on the SB Nahema. Have fun modeling.

[BrotherBryon]

Go for it dude, that one has been sorely tempting me for months as I have another heavy vasudan bomber in dire need of replacement for inferno as well. Some concept art has given me some very good yet dangerous ideas but those would only fit a completely different ship. This bomber has a lot going for it in the original texture, I recommend incorporating those lines in the overall design. Feel free to embellish them of course but try to strike a balance between implied texture shaping and your own concepts and you can't go wrong. I would also recommend looking at the Hesat for some ideas as it has some similar design concepts most notably in the weapons pods.

[mandobardanjusik]

ok thanks for the idea BB, also is there a place with FS2 concept art? that might be helpful. also I may end up going after the seth too, as its not that overly curved, and who knows I could make something interesting out of it, just remember to give me some leeway as you never know what may come out, I mean look what I did to the SF2 mothership, but then again I did have a whole lot more detail on that, and thats not done either. you know what, I will start on both today   and again remember, I can model them, I can uv them, but you proably want someone else to texture them

[mjn.mixael]

Two things. The Seth is already being worked on. You can still make your own, but just be aware of it.

Secondly, while we prefer that people push their skills and try to UV and texture the models, we in FSU will be able to texture and finalize assets.

[mandobardanjusik]

I know I just saw the other seth, so forget it, it was too curvy for my liking anyways, also can so one update the list then? also I can do texture, but I cant promise how good it will be

[mandobardanjusik]

and mjn.mixael, if you have any other ideas or suggestions, feel free to say them, I prefer something with sharper lines, and though fighters/bombers are my prefered I can do something bigger if enough detail, is given, and if I develop interest, I could even do stations if need be, though I am still doing the sekhmet


actually lets just wait and see what I manage to do with this, then you guys can sic me onto something new

[mandobardanjusik]

hey would it be possible for me to get someone to mark the firepoints on the original model? as right now I only have a vague idea of where they are

[Rampage]

You can view the firepoints in PCS.

IMHO this thread is a bit unorthodox, as most people announce upgrading an asset with some progress to show.

R

[mandobardanjusik]

well thats cause I am starting this afternoon, and was hoping to get some background first, I plan to have first looks tonight

[BrotherBryon]

Concept art can be found in the wiki. http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Concept_art

[mandobardanjusik]

ok, its just the middle, and its just a start, but I figured I would go ahead and post some early wip pics


note its still underdevelopment, but its a first look oh and the guns are place holders

[Rampage]

It might just be easier to modify and add details to the old mesh.  Also, make sure you take full advantage of the mirror function in the program you're using.

R

[mandobardanjusik]

well it is tougher, however it will create a better result, and max has symettry, but I save it until I need it on hull. oh and I am still having issues with a complete importation

[Rampage]

Use Wings3D; the current iteration is much better than previous versions.  Blender is also good but has a higher learning curve.

R

[Black Wolf]

Rampage - Check the FotG Forum - mandobardanjusik knows what he's doing with Max, and probably doesn't need to swap programs any time soon

[mandobardanjusik]

ok update time, did some experimenting wiht the paneling    

[mandobardanjusik]

ok I still have plenty of work to do, but I do have a base of the other pieces now, but still have tons of work to do, so here is a small look

[Beskargam]

looking good so far! keep at it!