RJB's Stargate Thread

[RJB]

First off I'd like to say hello and that I'm a friend of Mikala from another forum.

Now my title makes it obvious that I'm a huge stargate fan and since Mikala pointed me here I felt it was right that I should share some of what I have been working on.

Now here are a few of my finished models. (kind of a build up to the wips ;) )

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From left to right based on the top image: USAF Excalibur, USAF Ares, USAF Deadalus, USAF Tempest.
In a way its funny since it also worked out that from largest to smallest is also my oldest to newest.

Here are a few more shots of my 2 newest finished ships.

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Now onto the wips.

Since the upcoming new ship from Atlantis "the Phoenix" turned out to be another Daedalus class I started my own Daedalus refit.
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And since my fleet is missing an Al'kesh equivalent for a mid range bomber. (I'm slowly working my way down to fighters :) )
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Well I hope you all enjoyed my designs and I look forward to sharing more as time goes on.

[Oscaron]

Um...wow.

[Tony Gardner]

Got some nice designs there RJB.

By the way they're taking a long time to load, why not host the images here using the upload tool.

[RJB]

Got some nice designs there RJB.

By the way they're taking a long time to load, why not host the images here using the upload tool.
Well I had them this way to follow the flow of the post but yeah I can add them also using the sites uploader.

PS. Thank you for the warm welcome. :)

[JackDeL]

From one Stargate fan to another....AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! :cool:

[Tony Gardner]

We figured out how to do inline images in your posts, upload the images using the uploader and then start typing, click the paperclip when you get to where you want to place the image and select the one you want.

[RJB]

We figured out how to do inline images in your posts, upload the images using the uploader and then start typing, click the paperclip when you get to where you want to place the image and select the one you want.
I'll try that out in one of my future posts. Thank you. :)

[pnevai]

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[Mikala]

Great stuff and thanks for posting. Glad to see you made it here!
We have to keep the Trekkers at bay somehow my friend! Soon there will be an army an army I tell you..... Whew okay now the meds have kicked in.
All I can say is keep posting your work it's wonderfully detailed and executed.

[RJB]

Great stuff and thanks for posting. Glad to see you made it here!
We have to keep the Trekkers at bay somehow my friend! Soon there will be an army an army I tell you..... Whew okay now the meds have kicked in.
All I can say is keep posting your work it's wonderfully detailed and executed.
The spread of trek can be a scary thing. ;)

Well it's good to join you here (I know you wanted me to come here for awhile now) and I'll try not to disappoint you.

[Raffs]

Very nice fleet you have there nicly modeled and textured:) I like your reimagined Phoenix has a touch of asgaurd about it.
keep it up.

[Rigel]

First of all, RJB, welcome to Foundation3D. Any friend of Mikala's. . .

Secondly, while I am not a Stargate fan, I do appreciate good modelling. And that is a nice collection of models you have there!

Thirdly, at the start of a post, just give a quick blurb about which software you are using to create your work.

Enjoy your stay!

[no_mad11]

Wow....those are some awesome looking ships. No doubt about it, you're a stargate fan allright. Welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing what other stargate universe ships will be coming out.

[sumisu55]

RJB,

I have seen your Excaliber on another site and as I said there, that is a damn fine ship. Your design looks like it should be in the Stargate universe and I wish they would ask you to use it. I would love to see it in action. You have also inspired my brother and I to make a micromachine size model of it. It is not highly detailed but it is good enough. Attached are some pics. Thanks you for the ship and the inspiration. Keep up the good work.

[RJB]

Very nice fleet you have there nicly modeled and textured:)
I like your reimagined Phoenix has a touch of asgaurd about it.
keep it up.Thank you and yeah I wanted to play with some asgard ideas since the SG1 series finally.

First of all, RJB, welcome to Foundation3D. Any friend of Mikala's. . .

Secondly, while I am not a Stargate fan, I do appreciate good modelling. And that is a nice collection of models you have there!

Thirdly, at the start of a post, just give a quick blurb about which software you are using to create your work.

Enjoy your stay!
1) ..... Thank you ..... I think. :)

2) Well I'm glad you can enjoy the models from both the design and modeling stand point.

3) Sorry, I guess that comes from being new here.

For anyone that want to know I use Lightwave.

Wow....those are some awesome looking ships. No doubt about it, you're a stargate fan allright. Welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing what other stargate universe ships will be coming out.Thank you and I look forward to being here.

RJB,

I have seen your Excaliber on another site and as I said there, that is a damn fine ship. Your design looks like it should be in the Stargate universe and I wish they would ask you to use it. I would love to see it in action. You have also inspired my brother and I to make a micromachine size model of it. It is not highly detailed but it is good enough. Attached are some pics. Thanks you for the ship and the inspiration. Keep up the good work.Thank you and that’s very cool. For awhile now I have been tempted to make some miniatures myself and your work makes me want to try even more. :)

[Masterjedi]

Beautiful work! Congrats!

[Meurig]

I'm not sold on the red and blue glowing bits on the non-canon designs, partly because they aren't present anywhere on the canon ones and so don't fit the trend. I also don't see any valid reason for having red or blue glowy bits on a ship design line that pretends to be function over form.

Good modelling all around though, the Daedalus especially looks very nice. Time to put it in a scene and post that up :D

[RJB]

I'm not sold on the red and blue glowing bits on the non-canon designs, partly because they aren't present anywhere on the canon ones and so don't fit the trend. I also don't see any valid reason for having red or blue glowy bits on a ship design line that pretends to be function over form.

Good modelling all around though, the Daedalus especially looks very nice. Time to put it in a scene and post that up file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/PEACEM%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gifWell the red came from a render of the Prometheus I saw when it was jumping to hyperspace and it's two small side pods where glowing red inside. Since then the idea stuck with me and finally I’m working my way out of it. The blue is to represent the integration of Asgard technology into the ships since the original designs are set a while after season 10 of SG1. Also I seem to have a strange fascination with things that glow blue. ;)

Thank you Meurig and I have some scenes done I’ll just have to get around to posting them. :)

I finally just started back on the Phoenix. Not to much done so far but I have started to add a neutrino ion generator as seen on Thor's Beliskner.
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[Mikala]

Ah good so you found some of that elusive "time" people talk about!
You've got the building blocks in place almost time to get in there and do what you do best...greeblization.

[no_mad11]

Nice looking start on the Phoenix. It definitely has some design cues from the Daedalus. Looking forward to seeing some more of it.

[RJB]

Ah good so you found some of that elusive "time" people talk about!
You've got the building blocks in place almost time to get in there and do what you do best...greeblization.
I can't say I found time I just had to force myself to make time.

Yeah it's now time to start with the detailing. Another long journey awaits. :)
Nice looking start on the Phoenix. It definitely has some design cues from the Daedalus. Looking forward to seeing some more of it.
Thank you and that would be because I used my Deadalus base model as a starting ground for the Phoenix. :)

[RJB]

Another Phoenix update.

(Here is me making time. ;) )

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[Mikala]

You know if you don't make it others will try to nab it off you anyways!
Loving the definite link to Asgard tech on the bottom of the ship.

[RJB]

You know if you don't make it others will try to nab it off you anyways!
Loving the definite link to Asgard tech on the bottom of the ship.
lol yeah I guess so.

I'm happy that both styles are flowing together nicely. Almost better than I thought they would. lol

[Darrell Lawrence]

...ummm Damn!

Seeing that collection reminds me of Thor's old SG collection.

[RJB]

A small update. Only started back on it today.

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Can't wait till the 22nd then I'm off on holidays till the 3rd of next year.

[bsg]

Wow, the finished models are fantastic. Big a55ed fan of the SG series (only recently converted to it) and love your work :-)

[RJB]

Wow, the finished models are fantastic. Big a55ed fan of the SG series (only recently converted to it) and love your work :-)
Thank you and I'm glad you like them. :)

[Mikala]

Really loving the Asgard influences on this ship!
Great shapes in the details.

[RJB]

Just started on the front top of the ship.

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[Mikala]

Very nice!
Would it be a bother to ask for a couple of closeups of the front end? All that detail from far away is ...Hell I just want to see it up closer.

[RJB]

Very nice!
Would it be a bother to ask for a couple of closeups of the front end? All that detail from far away is ...Hell I just want to see it up closer.I'll do that for you in the next update. :)

[Mikala]

Thanks!
So are you wrapping up stuff and getting a bit of free time now?
Thats what is finally happening around here.

[RJB]

Thanks!
So are you wrapping up stuff and getting a bit of free time now?
Thats what is finally happening around here.Tomorrow will be my last day of work till the 2nd or 3rd of next year. I have a few odds and end but I'll be more or less free to work on my models.:)

[RJB]

Now that Christmas is over I can get things going again.



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[Mikala]

Details details details!
Well turkey didn't get you I see. Keep the updates comin"!

[mJAstro]

Looks great RJB. Details look good and its a nice little ship design.

[RJB]

Here is an updated size chart for my Tau'ri Fleet.

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[Mikala]

I love that Prommy variant. That one ship (first on left) is huge!

[RJB]

I love that Prommy variant. That one ship (first on left) is huge!The USAF Excalibur, yeah she's a big girl. lol (my fleets battleship)

[RJB]

Here is the start of a new ship from me. I was inspired by a design of a friend of mine so here is where that inspiration took me.

Fenrir Class Patrol Ship.
The Fenrir is just a little over 50m long with 3 decks.
She is still a wip.

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[Crome]

*Waits for computer graphics and animation department that works on Stargate to come and hire you*
These are really awesome your original ships are unique and look great and you manged to keep them all fitting in to the Tau'ri fleet.

Quick question for you are you getting Stargate Worlds when its released?

[RJB]

*Waits for computer graphics and animation department that works on Stargate to come and hire you*
These are really awesome your original ships are unique and look great and you manged to keep them all fitting in to the Tau'ri fleet.

Quick question for you are you getting Stargate Worlds when its released?
Thank you and I haven't decided if I'm get SG:Ws yet, I'll have to see where I'm at for free time when it comes out.
Too many MMOG will be the death of me. :(

[XRaiderV1]

big fan of your ships.

nice work.

[Crome]

Thank you and I haven't decided if I'm get SG:Ws yet, I'll have to see where I'm at for free time when it comes out.
Too many MMOG will be the death of me. :(
Yeah I'm also waiting for the Star Trek MMO (Not optimistic about the quality of it right now but I'll give it a go) the Firefly MMO and the Stargate MMO there is no way I will have time for all that.

[eXecutioner]

Stargate MMO ftw, GREAT models by the way

[RJB]

My "I'm still around" post.

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[bmckain]

Good to see you're still around and still at it, a nice project all around so far.

[Mikala]

Glad to see this hybrid still kicking.
Looks like you are detailing the hay out of this.

[jontom]

I'm really liking a lot of the fan designs for the USAF ships. Its great to have a whole new sandbox to play in!

Looking good!

-John

[ƒel!pe]

STARGATE in power :D

[Davs]

Some fine work there my friend. Lovin' all that detail! :cool:

[RJB]

Thank guys. Once work slows down I hope to get more done. :)

[thedoctor75147]

brilliant models, any chance of releasing them for download when you are finished?

[thebigalex]

Nice models! And all this details! Love it. :)

[Kayden]

I like it,
I love it,
I want some more of it!

[RJB]

brilliant models, any chance of releasing them for download when you are finished?I'm be doing a limited release which will be on a person by person bases.

Thank you guys.

[A3DLover]

Here is an updated size chart for my Tau'ri Fleet.

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Wow spoilers galore! i thought to not read on but being a big sg fan i had to look..
that really big model is impressive cant wait for season 4 of sga to hit the shelf
for sure now. also that big ship reminds me of a model i made along time ago
but sure not that amount of detail i gotta get this ware lightwave, too many bills right now
tho heres a pic of something done in anim8or but i use hexagon2.2 now mostly
render was done in bryce 6.1

[animation91]

Hi RJB, I think the ships are great. I'd say at least studio quality and the custom ships are very much following style of the show. Any chance you could post the poly-count for each ship?

animation91

[RJB]

Wow spoilers galore! i thought to not read on but being a big sg fan i had to look..
that really big model is impressive cant wait for season 4 of sga to hit the shelf
for sure now. also that big ship reminds me of a model i made along time ago
but sure not that amount of detail i gotta get this ware lightwave, too many bills right now
tho heres a pic of something done in anim8or but i use hexagon2.2 now mostly
render was done in bryce 6.1Well only 1 of the ships are from the show while the rest are orignal designs.

Hi RJB, I think the ships are great. I'd say at least studio quality and the custom ships are very much following style of the show. Any chance you could post the poly-count for each ship?

animation91Going by the size chart from left to right.

USAF Excalibur - 134,256
USAF Ares - 37,796
USAF Daedalus - 375,604
USAF Phoenix (still wip) - 83,935
USAF Tempest - 284,782
USAF Mara (still wip) - 1,197

And here is the USAF Fenrir (still wip) - 17,537

I see I have a few images I have not upload yet.

New size chart
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USAF Fenrir update
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[A3DLover]

awesome work and detail nonetheless, hope to see more of your inspirational wortk here

[thedoctor75147]

i thought i had seen a prometheus (F-303) design on an earlier comparison chart

[RJB]

i thought i had seen a prometheus (F-303) design on an earlier comparison chartThat may have been the Tempest which is my prometheus replacement. (simular basic design)

[amagon]

i think that a lot of very nice pictures.

[reeldigital]

DAMN COOL!!! Fantastic

[Majestic]

As I say on the other sites, awesome work RJB.

[StormSinger]

Think you could have added a little more detail in there? ;)

First class work, models and textures both.

[XRaiderV1]

Think you could have added a little more detail in there?
I couldnt stop laughing.
that said, nice image.

[RJB]

Think you could have added a little more detail in there? ;)

First class work, models and textures both.like jello, there is always room for more. ;)

Thank you guys. :)

[Washi]

Your work is very impressing, keep up that way :)

[BlairStewart]

Nice job.. When I saw your Battleship there I was thinking that there is no way that could have been built on surface and flown to orbit, to Earth must have a few orbital facilities now. Hmm i might have my next project.

Nice designes either way.

[section33]

I did a few designs some time ago for Gate universe ships, but none as nice as these... AWESOME!

[RJB]

It's been awhile but I finally got back at this one. Just got to keep the momentum going.
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[RJB]

Some more progress.

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[Bells of Freedom]

RJB,
Fantastic work. I'm a huge Stargate fan, so thank you for sharing your work here. You really do the Stargate universe justice. Keep it coming!

[Meurig]

Ah yes, the familiar Stargate concept of making the human ships look 'detailed' by covering them in random meaningless crap.....

Does look good for it though ;) Definitely in the spirit of the ones on the show. Nice work :)

[theCommander]

Cool ship, man! Good detail and looks realistic!

Keep plugging away

[RJB]

Ah yes, the familiar Stargate concept of making the human ships look 'detailed' by covering them in random meaningless crap.....Now that I think about it, that is true for most human designs in sci-fi, in away it's kinda funny.

Thank you Meurig. :)

[Dark_Angel]

I am deeply impressed by your amazing skills as a 3D artist,
I just wish I could make ships that nice,
Especially being such a Stargate nut :D.

[D-a-k-a]

gr8 work

[du_burn]

the ships look grate mate....well done

[XRaiderV1]

while I like these ships, I think that form must follow function, in otherwords, one should design the look and feel of the ship around its function, and not the other way around.

I just wish the lunk head vfx guys who did the F series of ships on the stargate shows would realize this. you dont need to over greeble something to have it look visually interesting.

the phrase KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) comes to mind.

and for the record, no this isnt directed at anyone affiliated with this site, but rather the vfx lunk heads in charge of designing ships for stargate sg-1 and atlantis.
(feel free to moderate this if need be, just speaking my mind.)

[Flying_Eagle]

^^ That was random ^^

Back on Topic - All of the ships look very cool, I really like the newest one. I like the intergration of the Asgard stuff on the bottom and the detailing is very nice.

[MajorPainSGAA]

Very nice work.

[XRaiderV1]

Ah yes, the familiar Stargate concept of making the human ships look 'detailed' by covering them in random meaningless crap.....

Does look good for it though ;) Definitely in the spirit of the ones on the show. Nice work :)


sorry about that, saw this post, and just had to say something, I did not intend to sound like a ticked off klingon, so to speak, was just trying to get my point across in as simple and straightforward a manner as I could possibly manage(and now, I realize, with all the subtlty of a rampaging rhino........).

I hope I did not offend anyone.

[RJB]

A bit more done on the Phoenix .

Some of the new details are inspired by the ancient aurora class.

[Mikala]

Glad to see her get some work done.
Level of detail always a joy to see.

[Bells of Freedom]

Gorgeous detail on that Phoenix. Good job!

[RJB]

It's been a long time since I stopped over here.

Well as of late I have been working on an ancient bomber design.
Enjoy.
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[Elowan]

Now you've gone and done it! Post an ortho or your a$$-is-gra$$! :evil:

:tu::tu:

[RJB]

Now you've gone and done it! Post an ortho or your a$$-is-gra$$! :evil:

:tu::tu:Next set of renders I'll do that for you. :)

[XRaiderV1]

lol.

[RJB]

lol.Well it's my A$$ that's on the line after all so I have to know my place :p

[XRaiderV1]

doesn't mean it ain't funny, it's actually freaking hilarious, lol

[Angelwithsoul]

Those ships look pretty authentic, Are you sure you don't work with the Stargate visual effects team? :p

Keep up the good work, Looking forward to seeing more of your designs.

[RJB]

Here you go Elowan.

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[Davide_sd]

cool design, and very detailed!

[XRaiderV1]

what class is this bomber craft?

[RJB]

what class is this bomber craft?The only kind I ever seem to make, heavy bomber. Think of it as a spaceship version of a B-52.

[XRaiderV1]

meant name wise....

[RJB]

meant name wise....Ah. No name yet.
Suggestions are always welcome.

[Elowan]

Here you go Elowan.

Nice and many thanks. Shows it off well. :tu:

How about 'Grizzly' or "Myrmidon' for the class/ship name?

[RJB]

I do like Myrmidon.

I'll have a better idea what name suits it best when I'm done but that one will be sitting high on my list (well it's the only one on the list so far)

[RJB]

Top is now done.

Things left to do.
- Side and underside of wings.
- Turrets.
- Inside of the bridge.

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[Mikala]

A lot of symmetry for an Ancient ship?
Love it's lines though.

[Davide_sd]

those small vertical/oblique wings give to the ship an asgard touch...
great work so far!

[RJB]

A lot of symmetry for an Ancient ship?
Love it's lines though.It's not all that uncommon. There is a variation of the aurora that shows up in the show that is symmetrical as well as the Asuran cruiser.

those small vertical/oblique wings give to the ship an asgard touch...
great work so far!The little wings are based on the idea of the ones on the back of the aurora class ships but mine are in and not out which I think fits with the design better.

[A3DLover]

Awesome to see you back at it, too bad the boys at mgm didnt see your work and say "gawd theres 10 more seasons left in this modelers work alone!"
I find myself very disappointed that sga is over with when they started so many good stories in the 5th and final season.
BOT: How do you decide the detailing is enough- is there a certain flow of symmetry (which of course there is to your work) that you say one more object is too many or do you have to rework a section to to stay within a certain boundry you've set for yourself?
Or are you really building these at area 51 and just messing with us...?

Man this work is outstanding- suppose you could do some animations with these for us some time?

[icetoad]

Man these are amazing? How long does it take on average and would you be willing to post some of these as resources?

As for SG, been a fan since the begining, even have the screener dvd( yay for ebay ). Sad they canceled SGA, but alteast they have universe coming down the pipe AND on top of that its a ship! A ship stuck far far away ( like voyager was, i give no props to their plot on this though ). Gives a good opportunity for many many more races, ships, etc... for us to drool over and recreate.

[RJB]

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BOT: How do you decide the detailing is enough- is there a certain flow of symmetry (which of course there is to your work) that you say one more object is too many or do you have to rework a section to to stay within a certain boundry you've set for yourself?
I just pick a starting point and work on it till I feel it looks right and this sets the flow for the rest of the ship.

Finished model.
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Decided to play around and made a basic deck plan.
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And since I'm running low for time for the contest, some basic textures and a few basic scenes to show off the model some.
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[Epiphany]

Very Cool Renders :cool: I love the last picture :):):)

[XRaiderV1]

orthos?

[icetoad]

Wow! Thats really amazing! I love the stuff you have on your deviant site. Have you ever considered posting it on here: http://www.shapeways.com/ ?? Or creating paper models from them?

[RJB]

Started on a few new models continuing on with my ancient theme.

Both ships are based around a stealth system that does not use the standard cloak. Instead I wanted to go with a holographic system that aims to blend in with the environment so taking on natural space objects as well as other ships to match in.

This one is an unmanned probe.
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This is the wip of the larger manned ship.
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Some other random stuff.
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[XRaiderV1]

I've seen these over on deviantart, excellent work!

[RJB]

It's just been awhile since I've been here so this is my "I'm not dead" appearance.

[Rigel]

Glad to hear that you are not dead!

I really like the lighting in "Before the Fall".

[nhall]

RJB, I've seen the Phoenix images running around the 'net for awhile now, and I have to say that I love the design -- in fact, it's heavily inspired my Earth ship on the stargate modelling project I'm working on right now. I'm also really enjoying the awesome modelling on your ancient ships -- it's good to get some variety in Ancient design. (honestly, how many times could they use the same meshes over and over and over again throughout SGA's run?)

[RJB]

RJB, I've seen the Phoenix images running around the 'net for awhile now, and I have to say that I love the design -- in fact, it's heavily inspired my Earth ship on the stargate modelling project I'm working on right now. I'm also really enjoying the awesome modelling on your ancient ships -- it's good to get some variety in Ancient design. (honestly, how many times could they use the same meshes over and over and over again throughout SGA's run?)At some point I'll have to finish the Phoenix.

With some luck universe will bring us some new ancient designs.

Well the modeling is now done on my manned holoship.

[XRaiderV1]

nice work, hey, did you ever post fore, side, top, aft, and bottom shots of your ancient bomber design?

also, might I suggest a cargo or civilian variant of that bomber frame?

it's perfect for those two roles.

[Mikala]

I love the detailing on that holoship!

[Melak]

RJB, very nice work as usual :)

How do all you guys manage to be active in so many forums? :p

[XRaiderV1]

you know, that's actually a very good question.....

[Spartan-117]

RJB, very nice work as usual :)

How do all you guys manage to be active in so many forums? :p

Unemployment has it's benefits? ;)

Hadn't seen this thread before... wow love your original designs! They definitely good enough to be featured on the show.. or movies. :p

[RJB]

nice work, hey, did you ever post fore, side, top, aft, and bottom shots of your ancient bomber design?

also, might I suggest a cargo or civilian variant of that bomber frame?

it's perfect for those two roles.I keep forgetting but I'll try to remember next time I post something.

I think if I do a civilian ship it would be something new.

RJB, very nice work as usual :)

How do all you guys manage to be active in so many forums? :pTabs. They are magical things. ;)

Unemployment has it's benefits? ;)

Hadn't seen this thread before... wow love your original designs! They definitely good enough to be featured on the show.. or movies. :pSorry to say I'm fully employed with my own small business. I just try to do what I can in my spare time which I never have enough of.

Thank you. :)

[RJB]

Ok a few extra shots of the bomber.
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I also started on an ancient space station. It's meant to be a small outpost.
(I still have some stuff to add to the bottom of the center tower to balance out the design)
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[Mikala]

Great start on that station.
The bomber is wonderfully detailed. So when does the texturing start?

[RJB]

Great start on that station.
The bomber is wonderfully detailed. So when does the texturing start?That was done awhile back with a basic repeating metal panel hull map. I'm not so far gone to be crazy and try to UV map it.

[Mikala]

Does it have any landing gear?

[RJB]

No it does not. It would dock with a station or outpost. The underground hanger bay I started on had a crawler it would land on and then be moved into the facility.

[XRaiderV1]

thanks for the ortho renders, RJB.

[RJB]

Picking away on adding detail to the arm area.

[Mikala]

Oooooooh now I like that a lot.

[RJB]

Oooooooh now I like that a lot.I got to thank nhall for a lot of inspiration on this one.

[Mikala]

I'm watching nhall's thread as well.
You guys are doing some wonderful work.

[RJB]

I'm watching nhall's thread as well.
You guys are doing some wonderful work.
Thanks Mikala

Slowly picking away at the model.

[nhall]

The station's looking great, RJB -- I'm going to have a tough time keeping up with the level of detail you've got going here, man! :D

Cheers,
Nick

[RJB]

The station's looking great, RJB -- I'm going to have a tough time keeping up with the level of detail you've got going here, man! :D

Cheers,
NickI got it easy since this station is a lot smaller than yours but the other one I have planned will be as big if not bigger. I have plans to make a space based Lantian civilization with a group of stations and a center space based city at it's heart.

How big is Horizon going to be?

[nhall]

Right now, Horizon's as big as she's going to get. I calculate her to be slightly smaller than Atlantis in pier-to-pier diameter.

Height: 6690 Ft (2039.112 meters)
Width: (Docking-arm to Docking-arm) 7706.16 Ft (2348.84 meters)
Length: (Docking-arm to Docking-arm) 7561.35 Ft (2304.69 meters)

And I've still got interiors and ships to do. O.O

I look forward to seeing what you've got in store for the rest of your project!

[RJB]

Right now, Horizon's as big as she's going to get. I calculate her to be slightly smaller than Atlantis in pier-to-pier diameter.

Height: 6690 Ft (2039.112 meters)
Width: (Docking-arm to Docking-arm) 7706.16 Ft (2348.84 meters)
Length: (Docking-arm to Docking-arm) 7561.35 Ft (2304.69 meters)

And I've still got interiors and ships to do. O.O

I look forward to seeing what you've got in store for the rest of your project!It's going to be a long project. On the bright side I have started to make a dent in it.

The main city (Avalon) Is going to be about 6-10 times the overall mass of Atlantis so it's going to be a massive city. This does not count the endless support structures that will make up the whole capital. (Space habitats, shipyards, foundries and so on,)

[Mikala]

What are you running machine wise? That's going to be a Proc melter.

[RJB]

What are you running machine wise? That's going to be a Proc melter.Intel Core 2 Duo QUAD CORE EXTREME QX6700 LGA 775 2.66 GHZ
ASUS Striker Extreme
4X1024MB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400

She is starting to age but so far is holding her ground.

[nhall]

Wow. That's one hell of a project. I wouldn't even know where to start! (When it's done, we should do a render to show the size difference between Horizon, Atlantis, and Avalon.

[Venom]

Wow... another project worth watching :) Good start, keep going! :)

[Mikala]

Intel Core 2 Duo QUAD CORE EXTREME QX6700 LGA 775 2.66 GHZ
ASUS Striker Extreme
4X1024MB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400
She is starting to age but so far is holding her ground.

Here me baby hold together! :)

[RJB]

Wow. That's one hell of a project. I wouldn't even know where to start! (When it's done, we should do a render to show the size difference between Horizon, Atlantis, and Avalon.Sounds like a plan. Shame I can't model them faster.
Here me baby hold together! :)Well at my speed by the time Avalon is done I may be onto my next machine anyways. ;)

Here is a rough sketch of Avalon the main city.
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[icetoad]

Wow.. looking good!

So when is the motion picture coming out? Short?

BTW, love the lighting effects on the bridge in that first photo of the bomber!

[RJB]

Wow.. looking good!

So when is the motion picture coming out? Short?

BTW, love the lighting effects on the bridge in that first photo of the bomber!It's a long time off yet. Who knows maybe me and nhall may team up for something like that in the future. :)

Thanks.

[RJB]

I started work on yet another gateworld modeling challenge. This time it is to make a ground base set in the stargate universe.

Yet again I`m following the ancient theme and will be building a ground base that would have been used for the Lantean race. Right now I have started on one of the hanger areas (this hanger will be used for larger ships that don't need a runway.) but the whole scene will have 5 or more different buildings from living areas, command base, turrets, runways and so on.

[Mikala]

Glad to see you got this posted up here!
Look forward to seeing how the rest of the buildings come out.

[DELTA]

I have no clue how I missed this.... WOW... Very nice work...Love the details, lots of eye candy.

[Bells of Freedom]

Absolutely wow ; ) Damn fine work!

[RJB]

For scale.

[DELTA]

http://www.foundation3d.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30103&d=1251074820

The top down image reminds me of a Gothic angle bringing her wings around to comfort something...

[RJB]

Wip shot of the Living area building 1. There will be a few other buildings that will make up the living area on the base.

[Mikala]

You know there are people that would ask you to make this into a comp case mod!
I like where this is going. The detail is what makes this stuff shine.

[RJB]

You know there are people that would ask you to make this into a comp case mod!
I like where this is going. The detail is what makes this stuff shine.Some one also pointed out the whole comp case thing and I said wait till I add windows. lol

[Tenement 01]

Amazing work!

[RJB]

Building 1 of the living area is now done.

[RJB]

Building 2 of the living area is now done. Also added some solid wire-frame renders.

[Davide_sd]

Amazing works RJB, really nice!

[RJB]

Building 3 of the living area is now done. One more to go and then I can work on the layout and base model for where the building models will go.

[Mikala]

Some really nice lines on these buildings.
Make for interesting plays of light on the structures.

[RJB]

Thanks Mikala.

All the buildings so far.

[RJB]

Two more buildings done now I'm going to start to assemble the living complex.

[Mikala]

You are capturing the look so far.
What about a crescent (finned) shaped building :)

[RJB]

You are capturing the look so far.
What about a crescent (finned) shaped building :)Stop giving me ideas or I'll never be done. lol

I may work that into the main command building.

[Bells of Freedom]

Looking great! I love all that fine detail. Really good modeling. : )

[Mikala]

Hey ideas are just like vitamins. They are good for you...just don't take too many of them :)

[Elowan]

'take too many on them'

Canadian-speak is it? :evil:

[Mikala]

Yah eh ! :)

[RJB]

Here is the layout for the living area. Still have to detail the base.

[RJB]

Some of the finished modeled buildings for the base.

I'll also have some renders of my current project up in awhile.

[RJB]

Ok here is the start of my unmanned Ancient drone fighter.

[BillS]

That thing is MEAN looking!

[XRaiderV1]

nice.