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CAClark · 02-09-2003, 08:13 AM

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan.jpg

Still a lot to do, but its taking shape. It's the Centauri Vorchan Cruiser as seen in Babylon 5. It's not 100% accurate as I have no good ref images, but it should be a nice detailed model when done!

Cheers!

DigiMatt · 02-09-2003, 09:02 AM

wow, very nice! great detail you got there, looking forward to see more of this

Endorphin · 02-09-2003, 10:13 AM

lookin' good, keep us posted.....and thank the NewTek-gods for "bevel".....

CAClark · 02-09-2003, 10:43 PM

Endo... Indeed!

Anyway, a slight update:

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_01.jpg

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_02.jpg

Cheers!

Leovenous · 03-09-2003, 06:18 PM

Is that all weighted subpatches, or did you combine box and patches?

CAClark · 04-09-2003, 08:38 AM

Here is the latest update:

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_10.jpg

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_11.jpg

http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_12.jpg

Only the head section and the intake boxes were modelled as SubD (and then frozen and optimised a bit)... everything else is just conventional poly modelling. I find its easy to fall in to the trap of building everything SubD when it doesn't really need it.

I'd quite like to know exactly what the 'boxes' on the wings are for. They look like they should be air intakes, but I don't think they would be.

Cheers!

sod · 04-09-2003, 01:08 PM

It looks very good.

How does it land on the ground?

CAClark · 04-09-2003, 02:40 PM

Very quickly, and node first if they aren't very careful! LOL

Seriously (no-more so than required though) it isn't an atmospheric vessel...... it may be able to fly in the atmosphere with the aid of anti-gravity drive, but typically it's a space fairing vessel, one of the most manouverable and dangerous capital ships in the Babylon 5 universe (with the exception of vorlon/shadow and mainbari ships). Apparatnyl it would still fair well head to head against one of those though. There you go, that's much more than you needed (or wanted!) to know LOL

Cheers!

CAClark · 13-09-2003, 04:22 PM

Latest update of the rebuilt model (I lost the other when my HDD partition got corrupted).

Cheers!

DigiMatt · 13-09-2003, 06:04 PM

I just love that detail, great job mate!!

Endorphin · 14-09-2003, 08:17 AM

wow, give us a higer res render,plz

CAClark · 14-09-2003, 08:34 AM

Your kidding right? Click the little image, and that'll load upa 166x1200 render

Cheers!

Endorphin · 14-09-2003, 08:36 AM

oh, doh!...sorry mate!..

....uhhhh, it looks EXCELLENT!

CAClark · 14-09-2003, 01:31 PM

LOL Thanks! I'll post more updates later today

Cheers!

CAClark · 15-09-2003, 12:12 AM

Getting there, not far to go on geometry.

Cheers!

02-09-2003, 08:13 AM	#1
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Another "in progress" I'd like to get finished! http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan.jpg Still a lot to do, but its taking shape. It's the Centauri Vorchan Cruiser as seen in Babylon 5. It's not 100% accurate as I have no good ref images, but it should be a nice detailed model when done! Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/ Last edited by CAClark; 02-09-2003 at 08:28 AM.

02-09-2003, 09:02 AM	#2
DigiMatt Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,182	wow, very nice! great detail you got there, looking forward to see more of this __________________ http://www.digitalmagic.se mattias@digitalmagic.se icq:1687432 msn: eternal_e@hotmail.com

02-09-2003, 10:13 AM	#3
Endorphin Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 316	lookin' good, keep us posted.....and thank the NewTek-gods for "bevel"..... __________________ : : i rock, therefore i am : :

02-09-2003, 10:43 PM	#4
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Endo... Indeed! Anyway, a slight update: http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_01.jpg http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_02.jpg Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

04-09-2003, 08:38 AM	#6
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Here is the latest update: http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_10.jpg http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_11.jpg http://www.threewaystudios.com/xfer/vorchan_12.jpg Only the head section and the intake boxes were modelled as SubD (and then frozen and optimised a bit)... everything else is just conventional poly modelling. I find its easy to fall in to the trap of building everything SubD when it doesn't really need it. I'd quite like to know exactly what the 'boxes' on the wings are for. They look like they should be air intakes, but I don't think they would be. Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

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03-09-2003, 06:18 PM	#5
Leovenous Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 367	Is that all weighted subpatches, or did you combine box and patches?

04-09-2003, 01:08 PM	#7
sod Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 213	It looks very good. How does it land on the ground?

04-09-2003, 02:40 PM	#8
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Very quickly, and node first if they aren't very careful! LOL Seriously (no-more so than required though) it isn't an atmospheric vessel...... it may be able to fly in the atmosphere with the aid of anti-gravity drive, but typically it's a space fairing vessel, one of the most manouverable and dangerous capital ships in the Babylon 5 universe (with the exception of vorlon/shadow and mainbari ships). Apparatnyl it would still fair well head to head against one of those though. There you go, that's much more than you needed (or wanted!) to know LOL Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

13-09-2003, 04:22 PM	#9
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Latest update of the rebuilt model (I lost the other when my HDD partition got corrupted). Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

13-09-2003, 06:04 PM	#10
DigiMatt Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,182	I just love that detail, great job mate!! __________________ http://www.digitalmagic.se mattias@digitalmagic.se icq:1687432 msn: eternal_e@hotmail.com

14-09-2003, 08:17 AM	#11
Endorphin Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 316	wow, give us a higer res render,plz __________________ : : i rock, therefore i am : :

14-09-2003, 08:34 AM	#12
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Your kidding right? Click the little image, and that'll load upa 166x1200 render Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

14-09-2003, 08:36 AM	#13
Endorphin Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 316	oh, doh!...sorry mate!......uhhhh, it looks EXCELLENT! __________________ : : i rock, therefore i am : :

14-09-2003, 01:31 PM	#14
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	LOL Thanks! I'll post more updates later today Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

15-09-2003, 12:12 AM	#15
CAClark Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 148	Getting there, not far to go on geometry. Cheers! __________________ Craig A Clark Ark VFX Ltd \| Sheffield \| UK www.arkvfx.net \| www.f-nine.co.uk \| www.pbase.com/caclark/

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