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Title: USS Iowa Revisited; scratch built weapons pod 12/22
Post by: Red_Sharif on December 22, 2007, 03:45:05 pm
I'm still learning how to be a 'real' modeller, as opposed to a kitbasher. I doubt I'll ever do more than bash someone else's work and add in my own little touches. What follows is my first attempt at doing just that: adding my own mesh to an existing model.

I wanted to create a weapons pod along the lines of the one Tachy uses in his TOS Miranda model. It took a few tries, but I came up with something I liked. Next, I had to figure out how to add a texture. I'll mention here that there are some good video tutorials up on YouTube that deal with Milkshape. PM me if you want a link to them. While using one of LS's existing textures, I came up with a configuration (quite by accident) that I like. Please take a look at the following screenshots and let me know what you think. Any comments, criticisms, suggestions are welcome.


(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3425/pod1xy8.jpg)

(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8459/pod2fg4.jpg)

(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1856/pod3dh1.jpg)

(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8995/pod4dz8.jpg)

(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5167/newpod1uu6.jpg)

(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6664/newpod2jq6.jpg)

Title: Re: USS Iowa Revisited; scratch built weapons pod 12/22
Post by: Starforce2 on December 22, 2007, 03:53:51 pm
maybe use the same type of launcher that is just ahead of the bridge rather than slots like a tmp launcher? And use 4 instead of 2?
Perhaps more pronounced gridlines? Otherwise it seems to fit.
Title: Re: USS Iowa Revisited; scratch built weapons pod 12/22
Post by: Star Dragon on December 22, 2007, 04:12:09 pm
For a kitbash that's a great job!
Title: Re: USS Iowa Revisited; scratch built weapons pod 12/22
Post by: Red_Sharif on December 23, 2007, 04:16:08 pm
i want that pod

Sent to OutaLance@gmail

Glad you like it.
Title: Re: USS Iowa Revisited; scratch built weapons pod 12/22
Post by: BlackRook_32 on December 23, 2007, 06:51:57 pm
Very unusual design there, I love it! TOS was always my first fixation.  8)