My first 3-D pic!

SWAT · Post by **SWAT** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:11 pm

How do you like it?
I did this just for fun.

I also made a scout, interseptor, and capship that macth the fighter.

Ps: This is my first 3-D pic (in all my life)

Jazel · Post by **Jazel** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:38 pm

Nice gunmounts ^^

SWAT · Post by **SWAT** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:36 pm

Jazel wrote:QUOTE (Jazel @ Jul 28 2008, 06:38 AM) Nice gunmounts ^^

what do you mean?

the "BIG" tubes are the engines the little tubes are the guns.....

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:02 pm

It's pretty ugly. But for a first 3d model it isn't too bad.

I would ditch the tubes, entirely. Replace the side tubes with some form of wing (Perhaps a small one like the X-15's), and pull the rear ones so they are just sticking out of the tail, and not sticking out sideways in any way.

Also, are you using milkshape? Milkshape sucks. Gmax is old, but is much better, and free

Loriana · Post by **Loriana** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:07 pm

it is pretty nice for a first try.

just try over and over and you'll be really good some day /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
i'm not a big fan of tubes, but thats not my choice to make /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
I do agree with andon, you should use something different than milkshape. it sucks for moddelling.

but moddeling is the easy part, skinning it is the hard stuff.

good luck with it!

Hockfire · Post by **Hockfire** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:46 pm

Nice model. At least it was better than my first model - a big cube that would ... 'supposedly' represent an outpost... well, until it met the Recycle Bin. /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

Milkshape is good for irregular models , were you stick a image in your views and start moving stuff. Milkshape is more for creating the vertexes and faces from scratch, giving you much less chances of getting errors in the model, but if you are thinking of modelling with tubes and boxes, nothing beats Wings 3D.

I only use Milkshape for its excellent file conversion. Wings3D for the whole rest - but use whatever floats your boat, its more a matter of personal taste, comfort and the fun you get by modelling than actually the power the application offers.

QUOTE but moddeling is the easy part, skinning it is the hard stuff.[/quote]
That is soo true.

SWAT · Post by **SWAT** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:27 pm

/doh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doh:" border="0" alt="doh.gif" /> /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roll:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ok ill try stuff.... (all those joints trashed...... ohhhhhh)

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:36 pm

What did you do joints for? I NEVER do joints until I am COMPLETELY finished with the model. It's just such a pain to have to re-do them every time you make a change

SWAT · Post by **SWAT** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:50 pm

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Jul 28 2008, 01:36 PM) What did you do joints for? I NEVER do joints until I am COMPLETELY finished with the model. It's just such a pain to have to re-do them every time you make a change

I dont have to re do them when I make changes, just move-em around...but they say to change the 3-D software......

amsunaakage · Post by **amsunaakage** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:41 pm

Nice Work Commando , as long as this is your first one , then i wonder what will become of your number 100.

Keep it up and trust Andon , the past 70 yrs he has been working on modeling /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> also you might ask Zapper for any advice he's good too , actually they're all great .

SWAT COMMANDO-181 wrote:QUOTE (SWAT COMMANDO-181 @ Jul 28 2008, 10:36 PM) what do you mean?

the "BIG" tubes are the engines the little tubes are the guns.....

he meant the tiny little tubes at front (Gunmount)