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Title: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on August 28, 2010, 01:07:36 pm

Been working on this on and off for the past few weeks as I am busy on a course..  already posted at BCC

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on August 28, 2010, 02:17:29 pm

Tonights addition.

This would look good flying out of the Typhon  ;)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: GotAFarmYet? on August 28, 2010, 08:17:14 pm

looking good so far :D

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Bernard Guignard on August 29, 2010, 09:06:33 am

Very nice work there
 ;D

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on August 29, 2010, 10:20:58 am

Nice Danube man

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: atheorhaven on September 07, 2010, 02:50:43 pm

Thanks for posting it here.. not all of us go over to BCC... :)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on October 15, 2010, 04:06:12 pm

Thanks for the comments fellas.

  I have been so busy lately and it's not going to change any time soon.. but I have been working on her when I have had the chance, I have mainly concentrated on cleaning up the model (allot) and smoothing her out as you can see. She did weigh in at 8.5k polies she now sits at a healthy 3.5k polies. I still have more cleaning to do and more detail to add, but I cannot see the poly count going over 5k as a finished mesh. I am enjoying this one so I intend to finish her. I will probably use the name U.S.S PROPHET or summat like that, like a special edition runabout to celibrate the first ship through the wormhole or summat..

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on October 15, 2010, 04:41:08 pm

nice I can't wait to see the skined version.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: TAnimaL on October 15, 2010, 09:30:19 pm

really really nice model, can't wait to see it done.

But I can't help thnking that all runabouts are named for rivers. "Eridanus" is the river that figures in the myth of Phaethon dying when he drove Apollo's sun-chariot, and the constellation with that name is the longest in the sky. Unfortunately, by most "maps" DS9 and Bajor are in a different part of the sky...

"Yolja" and "Holana" are names of rivers on Bajor.

Maybe a translated phrase - "zvezdy reki" is "star river" in Russian.

Just throwing out ideas

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on October 16, 2010, 05:23:44 am

I never knew that, I will keep that in mind for different reg's etc. Thanks.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 05, 2010, 12:11:01 pm

Been very busy past few weeks, think i better just get used to the hugely long hours now, before we deploy to Kenya for pre Afghan Training. Anyway tonight I have to myself so I wanna do a little more on the "Rio Grande"

Thanks for all your comments and input thus far.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 05, 2010, 02:15:18 pm

Here is a comparrison with the studio model that was sold in "Christies Auction!"

I was not going to show this, i was making it for a comparrison for myself but I liked it so I am sharing.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on November 05, 2010, 02:53:11 pm

nice good work

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 05, 2010, 03:08:47 pm

Thanks Starfox.

I have now rounded off the circular bit on top (Impulse related???) and the windows too.. rear windows cut in and the rear has been adjusted to show the cuts of each layer (deck) that were not there before.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 05, 2010, 04:27:42 pm

So I have no idea what to do next.. the front side of the impulse housing and rear.. the bits under the arc, are so un referenced and i want to get it right.. also no refs of the underside bar the necelles... 

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on November 06, 2010, 11:08:21 pm

These should help

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Post by: Starfox1701 on November 06, 2010, 11:10:02 pm

And a few more

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 08, 2010, 06:07:00 am

Thanks Starfox, Im certain a few of them will prove very usefull, especially on the texturing phase.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 18, 2010, 07:47:23 am

Hi Fellas,

Final Poly Count 5.5k Polies thats about 9.4k Triangles. Both versions will be released once textured.

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on November 18, 2010, 12:22:07 pm

Cool beans ;)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 19, 2010, 02:33:27 pm

Started,

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: pepperman on November 19, 2010, 05:12:00 pm

some mighty fine work there markyd!

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 26, 2010, 01:07:43 pm

Quote from: pepperman on November 19, 2010, 05:12:00 pm

some mighty fine work there markyd!

Thanks mate

Update on the textures....

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 26, 2010, 03:02:03 pm

Final one for tonight, this is a planned release on BC for crimbo The SFC release will be before dec 20th  ;)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: TAnimaL on November 26, 2010, 10:33:56 pm

Frakkin' awesome model, just beautiful, even in just the "clay model" images. Can't wait to try the SFC version out!

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on November 27, 2010, 12:24:10 am

nice ;)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Bernard Guignard on November 27, 2010, 08:00:05 am

Great job there  ;D

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Magnum357 on November 27, 2010, 08:02:59 pm

Yes, a very nice model.  Great job.   8)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: markyd on November 30, 2010, 08:09:28 am

Thanks fellas.

A few more hours on her today  :)

Title: Re: Rio Grande
Post by: Starfox1701 on November 30, 2010, 02:25:19 pm

nice, you going to do visable insides in the windows?