PurpleDingo Posted April 22, 2007 Posted April 22, 2007 Hello, everyone! I'm not sure if this is asking too much, but I'm hoping there's someone out there who would be willing to help for the fun of it, or who knows where I could find one. I love A:M's easy to use choreography interface and finding staging and animating very intuitive, but a modeler I am not. To be honest, between writing the script, teaching myself how to greenscreen, research, etc etc, building a model from scratch is something I'm not having a lot of time left to dedicate to. If you are interested in jumping onboard, please contact me. I'm looking for a realistic as possibe Rebel A-Wing. All the 3DS models out there import very poorly to A:M. Quote
Darkwing Posted April 23, 2007 Posted April 23, 2007 I'll give it a whirl. An A-wing isn't that hard. Do you have a date when you want it finished by? Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 24, 2007 Author Posted April 24, 2007 I'll give it a whirl. An A-wing isn't that hard. Do you have a date when you want it finished by? This is all still really in the preproduction phase so no, I don't have a set time. I really appreciate your reply and looking forward to seeing what you can do. Thanks!! Quote
clonewar12345 Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 Hey would you mind posting the file here when you are done? If not i understand, but i could use one and when you import a 3DS file the quality is subpar. Quote
Darkwing Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 No problem, I'll put the whole prj. Here's where I'm at after 10 minutes. Quote
LeeAnderson Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 That's a great start! I can see it already! You're bad luck is that I'm a Star Wars fan so I see some things that could be improved! The split in the middle could go further back, and there's some wrinkles around the area that possibly shouldn't be there Also...I'm interested to see how you model in the difference between the red center and white outer parts... Good job--keep it up! Lee Quote
clonewar12345 Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 I like the design. How did you do it? It looks like you extruded a loopd spline? I am modoling an x-wing, and will post it sometime Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 25, 2007 Author Posted April 25, 2007 Wow!! I feel like I've created a monster with this thread! Lookin' good, so far DarkWing! Keep it up! Quote
Darkwing Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Sorry it's been a while. Here's a little more on the starfighter. Modeling should actually be down in the next week or so, and then i'll move onto texturing. Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 27, 2007 Author Posted April 27, 2007 No problem, Darkwing. There's no rush. Looks like it's really coming along! I'll be posting some stills of my greenscreening efforts with the osprey model in A:M. Thanks, again! Quote
Dark_Jedi Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Just a quick remark... the crease in the middle of ship dosnt go that far to the end.. you should stop it way before then Heres a look at it from top and front if it helps Quote
Darkwing Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Hey, what do you know, that's the exact image I'm using for my rotoscopes! Quote
Tralfaz Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Any other ships that you need? Thanks... Al Edit: In case you need them, I have been working on an AT-AT in A:M... ... as well as this Jedi Starfighter and Hyper Ring. It was created in Anim8or, but I don't think it would be that difficult to re-create in A:M. Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 28, 2007 Author Posted April 28, 2007 Great looking models, Tralfaz. Right now, all I've decided on for sure are A-Wings and TIE Interceptors. The interceptor is taken care of by use of a really great 3DS model that imports perfectly. I've been toying with the use of a stardestroyer and possibly some random freighters...but who knows. There's an A:M destroyer running around that I found....looks great in far shots, but not so great close up. Again, this is all really in the development stage of "what can i pull off?" Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 28, 2007 Author Posted April 28, 2007 Sorry it's been a while. Here's a little more on the starfighter. Modeling should actually be down in the next week or so, and then i'll move onto texturing. Something I just remembered..... What's the possibility of having the cannons able to rotate on an axle? One shot i had in mind is of one of the awings being chased by a TIE and the pilot rotating his cannons 180 degrees to shoot at the chasing TIE. Quote
BrainLock Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 I found photos of plastic models of the A-Wing. They may help in your modeling. http://www.starwarsmodels.com/awings.html http://www.starwarsmodels.com/awing.html the second link includes a photo of the underside. You can by the plastic model on Ebay. One vendor is even selling a model that has been completed and painted. Quote
Darkwing Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 Something I just remembered..... What's the possibility of having the cannons able to rotate on an axle? One shot i had in mind is of one of the awings being chased by a TIE and the pilot rotating his cannons 180 degrees to shoot at the chasing TIE. That's no problem at all. As for Star Destroyers, I'm working on a few designs for my own tests and stuff, so when they're built, I can let you have them. The Jedi Starfighter was created with Anim8or!!! That's awesome, I haven't used that program in ages! Quote
Tralfaz Posted April 28, 2007 Posted April 28, 2007 The Jedi Starfighter was created with Anim8or!!! That's awesome, I haven't used that program in ages! Anim8or was actually a pretty good free polygon based program. I got to be not too bad at modelling with it, but Anim8or lacked some features that I was looking for when it came to animating. A:M has all those nifty features and a whole lot more!! Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 29, 2007 Author Posted April 29, 2007 That Jedi starfighte is amazing! Darkwing, Stardestoyer you say? That would be fantastic...... ...muahaha.....muahahahahahaa....Laugh with me, I say!! MMUUAAAHHHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Quote
Darkwing Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 Here's a project I started to work on, but never finished. This is the pinnacle of my anim8or creations http://cosmiccamera.mybesthost.com/prophotos.htm Quote
Kelley Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 What's the possibility of having the cannons able to rotate on an axle? Should be no problem. Just go into Bones Mode, add a bone, select [highlight it] marquee all CP's that should move and they should start to flash on and off in the bone's color. They will then move wherever you point the bone. Quote
Kelley Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 What's the possibility of having the cannons able to rotate on an axle? A quick footnote: Here's a four-step sequence. The Chin Turret is 'Translated to" the main body of the UAV. Each of the two Muzzle Flashes are 'Translated to' the Chin Turret. In addition, you need to give each Muzzle Flash an additional constraint: Orient Like. If you don't, the flashes will move with the guns allright, but will continue to point in the direction they were initially set...in this case, facing forward. Quote
PurpleDingo Posted April 30, 2007 Author Posted April 30, 2007 Hey everybody! Here's some screenshots from some of the greenscreening test footage. The ship is the Osprey model included in A:M. The distant pair of Star Destroyers are the ones I'd mentioned earlier. The starfield was done in A:M and composited with FXHome CompositeLab Pro. The pilot is a good filmmaking buddy of mine. Quote
Darkwing Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 That's awesome! Have you started filming then? I'll have some models for you very soon, but I have an important project for school that will take the better part of two weeks. I will work on your project whenever I get the time. Quote
clonewar12345 Posted May 1, 2007 Posted May 1, 2007 That looks very well done. I like it. Oh and could you post the model of the star destroyer? Quote
PurpleDingo Posted May 1, 2007 Author Posted May 1, 2007 Actually, I'll try finding the site I downloaded it from. There were several other models as well. Quote
PurpleDingo Posted May 2, 2007 Author Posted May 2, 2007 FOUND IT!! A:M Models Here's the site with the Star Destroyer. The Tyderium shuttle is actually pretty decent. Rigged with folding wings!! Quote
Darkwing Posted May 2, 2007 Posted May 2, 2007 I see what you mean about the star destroyer. It looks a little... unfinished, surface wise. Could use more details. I'll try and either build from scratch, or take that and modify it. Quote
Darkwing Posted June 16, 2007 Posted June 16, 2007 Well, sorry it's been a while, I'm about halfway on the modeling. I don't have a rendered pic yet, but it's looking better from the last time I posted. I don't think I'll have time to build other models for this project. Sorry. Quote
PurpleDingo Posted June 21, 2007 Author Posted June 21, 2007 Well, sorry it's been a while, I'm about halfway on the modeling. I don't have a rendered pic yet, but it's looking better from the last time I posted. I don't think I'll have time to build other models for this project. Sorry. No problem, Darkwing! I really appreciate your work on this. I've been playing with the X-Wing Jeetman provided in meantime. Can't wait to see the A-Wing! Thanks again Quote
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