[cahdoge]

Hello folks

i discovered blender some weeks ago and started modeling.
I'm trying a experimental ship inspired by the historical ship of the line and Spanish galeons.
My modding skills are rather low and, I don' have that much time as i would like to have.
So I would be very glad if someone has interrest in supporting me.
And I would be truly glad about a high amount of fair comments.

[coffeesoft]

Welcome to the world of amateur modellers   

I´m learning and practice as well, so right now i´m building a basic set of containers to make my skills better.
Is a good idea to start with basic models just to learn the other process more easy, i mean UV map and texturing.

There are many nice tutorials on the web and also on this forums....

If you are using Blender here you have a very nice tutorial, may be you know that...

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=84335.0

Here the models that i´m working on...., good luck and be patient 

[Rodo]

Your works look decent enough, plus you seem to have a good texturing skills which are rare to find on a modder.
Might I inquire how are you treating flat surfaces?, I'm saying this because some of the models seem to have a little more polies than they'd need, eg: the first canister class-k. It shows 4k polies yet it's blocky enough, save for those lateral slim tubes.

(take all of this from a modder that made his last model 3 years ago )

[Luis Dias]

So I just signed in to p3d and the funny thing is the very first thing I get to see when I logged in was a video tuturial of how it works with a model by... Oddgrim!!

[Black Wolf]

Cahdoge - It's a good start and an interesting concept, though you may struggle to get it appropriately greebled if you stick too slavishly to your inspiration, so don't be afraid to branch out a but. Also, why the huge number of quads on that one side?

Coffeesoft - if you want feedback, maybe you could post a separate thread? This one looks like it might be on the way towards an (inadvertent) hijacking.

[cahdoge]

I'm thinking of a kind of heavy artillery.
So my main plan is placing around 100 turrets where the squares are.

I placed them.

[coffeesoft]

Your works look decent enough, plus you seem to have a good texturing skills which are rare to find on a modder.
Might I inquire how are you treating flat surfaces?, I'm saying this because some of the models seem to have a little more polies than they'd need, eg: the first canister class-k. It shows 4k polies yet it's blocky enough, save for those lateral slim tubes.

Yes, those models are not finished, just i use like a example.
I have to finish the modelling and change some things that can be done with textures and normal maps, also the texturing is not finished.
Now i´m working on other things so i don´t have too much time to finish them.

Anyway, many thanks for the feedback, i will to share with the community when i finish the job and make a new thread  ,
but i want to finish at least 2 of the Containers...

NOTE : The imperial, rebel pilot and Escape Pod of my p3d account was not modelled by me, just i do the conversion for Freespace.

[cahdoge]

coffesoft nothing personally, but could you be so kindly to move your models in a other thread.
I'm searching for response to my model.

If you have constructive critics please tell me.

[Lepanto]

cahdoge, this model could be an interesting concept if fleshed-out, but it doesn't quite seem FreeSpace-y. Do you want this to be an FS-universe model, or something in a different setting entirely? 100 small artillery cannons don't seem like the kind of weapons which an FS warship would have. Also, how big is this ship?

Also, it seems a bit too blocky; maybe you could break up the shape of the ship with some more lines/curves/detail.

[cahdoge]

I'm planing to offer it to the Freespace comunity.
My in tension is making a prototype at all points.

The greebles are still missing and will be added at last in the process of modeling.

I'll try to show the fully turreted version around next week. (I' celebrating carnival so I can't promise everything)

I'm thinking of a length of about 3000 meters / 1.7 nautical miles

[cahdoge]

The Turret thing went faster than I thought.

[cahdoge]

I've started greebling and search for inspiration and critics.

[Lt. Spanks]

Looks pretty good so far... better than I could ever conceive with blender, as I am more of a mission and table modder

Keep adding detail and get her textured and it will be a great addition to the fleet 

[cahdoge]

I finished greebling the flak- and beam-turrets.

Does anyone have ideas for the backside greebles?

[Nyctaeus]

If I can suggest something....

Don't waste that many polys on turrets. They're cool but also small, and not that noticable. I think you should focus on greebling main hull of the ship, and smoothing prow of the ship.

[cahdoge]

More like this?

Or more like this?

[Nyctaeus]

More or less. It's a good start . Remember about Edge Split, and go add some details all across the hull.
You can also rethink some change to the overall shape. I think front of the ship should looks similar to this:

Goodluck!

[cahdoge]

I added the nose and some other stuff.

[cahdoge]

Hello guys.
The work isn't going as planned the look of just gets worse and I'm so far away from my originla idea that I decided to make a break and will restet the whole attempt.

I'll delet this topic the coming weekend at the least.

[Black Wolf]

Please do not delete the topic. You may or may not technically have permission to do so, I'm not sure how the board is set up. However, deleting posts is frowned upon  on HLP, even the mods and admins don't do it. You're perfectly welcome to do whatever you choose with the project itself, of course.