[3D]Firefly class ship. (Image heavy)

[Balzac]

Ho ho, Some crap I'm modeling inbetween work.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/serenity_engine.jpg
WingThruster.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/thruster_wing.jpg
Thruster with wing.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/rear_engine.jpg
Early rear engine.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/ff_with_engine_gantry.jpg
Rear engine with gantry.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/ff_pipework_added.jpg
Rear engine with added pipework.

This isn't a replication of the Firefly ship from Firefly/Serenity. It's just a Firefly class ship. So please don't make comparisions to it.

Also the renders aren't anything special, they were just quick renders made to show a few people in irc at the time and get a little feedback from them.

[Rostum]

Nice work. Mind if I see some wires?

Edit: Not sure if the original has nickeling, but do you plan to sub-d it or soften the edges to make it look smoother?

[escobert]

thats sweet stu :D

[Balzac]

Nice work. Mind if I see some wires?

Edit: Not sure if the original has nickeling, but do you plan to sub-d it or soften the edges to make it look smoother?

Not sure what you mean by nickeling. If you mean the faceted look, then yes, I'll be adding a smooth modifier to the the mesh when I come to add textures. As I said, this isn't a replica of the original ship, it's just a Firefly class ship.

[Ledious]

Hey!! cool! Thats really good, what program are you using for this? do you have any other examples of your modeling?

[Balzac]

Hey!! cool! Thats really good, what program are you using for this? do you have any other examples of your modeling?

I'm using 3ds max for this, but I can use Maya and SoftImage XSI too. As for other examples, I do have some. Some I can show and others I can't due to signing NDA's.

[Shlup]

THIS THREAD IS FULL OF NERDS!!

Myself included. It's pretty!

[Balzac]

Some wires.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/close_up_detail_001.jpg
Some close up detailing.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/close_up_detail_002.jpg
Some more close up detailing.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/left_wire.jpg
Left view wire.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/top_detail.jpg
Some details.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/top_wire.jpg
Top view wire.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/wing_and_thruster.jpg
Wing with thruster.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z180/Balzak309/with_cowl.jpg
Side view with the cowl.

[Ledious]

Oh those are very nice! So what exactly are you doing with this anyway, I checked out your site and I don't really understand what its for. Is it a game studio or an animation studio? Those models have a much higher poly count than mine from the looks of it so I wouldn't think it would be for game design.

[Balzac]

My website is for arsing about with a couple of friends, hence it not doing anything.

At the moment as is, the model stands at 174,458 polys, which is not all that high considering, too high for a game. And I'm doing it for http://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifhttp://forums.eyesonff.com/images/smilies/rpg_009.gifs and giggles. I have no real reason to do it, much like why I modelled the APU from the 3rd Matrix movie and started modeling the Sentinel. I just like to keep up the practice.

[msurmint]

I want to find a 3d model that I can put into my Garmin product. The Garmin GPS units allow a 3d avatar for your car, and I'm presently obsessed with having Serenity there. Any ideas?