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tobian · 27th August 2008, 09:43 AM

Hi there Chaps. Let me introduce myself.

A Few of my friends on other communities recommended I should join here, so I finally got round to it

I'm a Lightwave hobby user, and have been for a few years.

For most of those I've been working on a never-ending project to build my Space station, in roughly a Startrek style, called Pluto station.

you can see images of it, as I've progressed in skill, competence and ability in my portfolio ->

http://www.3dghetto.com/tobian/portfolio/

it's a super huge object I can't load in to memory all at once (about 6 million polies last time I checked) so I work on it in bits, till I can afford a 64 bit machine

I've been experimenting with reflection based shaders for it recently, as well as playing with normal mapping (yes they are a bit excessive, I need to make new one's hehe).

Here to start me off on the forum is my latest render, which went surprisingly quickly, of the very bottom part of the station.

All comments and crits welcomed

Tekkermon · 27th August 2008, 09:49 AM

good job
realy good job

wow

tobian · 27th August 2008, 10:04 AM

Cheers, glad you like it

Jon D · 27th August 2008, 10:08 AM

Tehbian!

tobian · 27th August 2008, 10:15 AM

Hey IRML

Yes I am seeing a lot of familiar faces round here

Mikala · 27th August 2008, 11:28 AM

Ah she finally made her (the station) way here!
This section is one of my favorites so far.
Welcome.

Meurig · 27th August 2008, 11:32 AM

Very cool so far... Looking forward to you posting more often

Crook · 27th August 2008, 11:47 AM

You've got one hell of a station there, inside and out. I especially like the interiors. And - postmam Pat has a chopper??

tobian · 27th August 2008, 01:23 PM

Cheers guys!

I am getting slowly better with each bit I am doing, and the new improved shaders are making it all look good

I'm trying to be consistent, so it should all look of a piece when done

Glad you all like it

Sadly I am not the fastest modeller, especially with this, as I am extremely accurate, and over the top with it hehe

and yeah postman Pat has a chopper, I modelled it from production photo's, with him in it

Lee Medcalf · 27th August 2008, 01:26 PM

Just checking out the portfolio its nice to see the skills progression from top to bottom...

That station is nice, it almost inhabits a midway point between Trek and Babylon 5

Great stuff, I look forward to seeing more

Prologic9 · 27th August 2008, 02:12 PM

This is some great "real fiction," which I love.

Ignus Fast · 27th August 2008, 02:32 PM

Dude, you really don't have to introduce yourself - I've been following this thing for what feels like years! Brilliant work!!

Rigel · 27th August 2008, 04:01 PM

Welcome to Foundation 3D.

Feel free to post all of your images here - for all intents and purposes we have unlimited storage space.

The above image looks quite nice.

lonewriter · 27th August 2008, 04:24 PM

well it's about time you posted over here.

tobian · 27th August 2008, 04:56 PM

I wasn't aware I had an internet following?!

Cheers and thanks for the welcome on the forum guys!

Any tips techniques of ideas are always welcome, bearing in mind it is a WIP.. and don't go suggesting crazy detail or uber textures... the thing is high enough of a hit on my CPU as it is

3D_CG · 27th August 2008, 05:01 PM

I have seen the progress sense the beginning..
Looks outstanding

lonewriter · 27th August 2008, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobian

I wasn't aware I had an internet following?!

Cheers and thanks for the welcome on the forum guys!

Any tips techniques of ideas are always welcome, bearing in mind it is a WIP.. and don't go suggesting crazy detail or uber textures... the thing is high enough of a hit on my CPU as it is

You know me from SFM so you know I would never do a thing like that!

tobian · 27th August 2008, 06:42 PM

Yes, you're now supposed to tell me to add a pool table or something :P

I know that SFMers and well Spinquad people would know me, but gee, I had not realised I had entered Z list celebrity status!

Rigel · 27th August 2008, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobian

I wasn't aware I had an internet following?!

Stalkers.

BillS · 27th August 2008, 07:41 PM

Haven't a clue who you are if that helps any

Looking forward to seeing more though.

Mikala · 27th August 2008, 07:43 PM

Ye shall be converted to the Endless Plutoite following soon enough. Never worry.

tobian · 28th August 2008, 09:16 AM

YAY I am slightly more anonymous. Sadly I ran out of letters to bump myself down the list

Yes, I didn't want to be presumptuous, but this should be called the Endless Pluto Station, it'll be going on for a while yet!

mmarable · 28th August 2008, 09:39 AM

That is an fantastic job on the station. I'm impressed by the work you've put in on not only the exterior but the interior as well. I'm floored.

tobian · 30th August 2008, 06:47 AM

Minor update

Just been testing out the new reflection shaders in LW 9.5, so I thought I'd show you an early WIP of my lower monitoring room interior. Needs a lot more detail... and safety railing

The reflection is almost a bit too smooth, as I quite liked the grainy look before

Still need to sort out my carpet normal map, it's slowing down rendering a lot for some reason. Hmm.

bmckain · 30th August 2008, 06:51 AM

Well, that is just looking plain old sweet. Nice work.

tobian · 30th August 2008, 09:05 AM

Cheers Bob, glad you like. Still needs a lot of stuff in there

theCommander · 30th August 2008, 12:11 PM

Hey... another friendly face!! Good of you to join us over in the ORANGE ROOM

As usual, it looks awesome!

Martocticvs · 30th August 2008, 03:52 PM

Wehey

It appears here at last then hehe You must have a room on the station painted Magnolia. Everywhere in the universe has a room painted Magnolia

tobian · 30th August 2008, 03:54 PM

Cheers Commander

tobian · 30th August 2008, 03:56 PM

Haha you posted before I did hehe Martoktivus!

I may experiment with some matte panels in here, not sure. Probably some display screen areas at least

27th August 2008, 09:43 AM	#1
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	SciFi - Pluto Station Hi there Chaps. Let me introduce myself. A Few of my friends on other communities recommended I should join here, so I finally got round to it I'm a Lightwave hobby user, and have been for a few years. For most of those I've been working on a never-ending project to build my Space station, in roughly a Startrek style, called Pluto station. you can see images of it, as I've progressed in skill, competence and ability in my portfolio -> http://www.3dghetto.com/tobian/portfolio/ it's a super huge object I can't load in to memory all at once (about 6 million polies last time I checked) so I work on it in bits, till I can afford a 64 bit machine I've been experimenting with reflection based shaders for it recently, as well as playing with normal mapping (yes they are a bit excessive, I need to make new one's hehe). Here to start me off on the forum is my latest render, which went surprisingly quickly, of the very bottom part of the station. All comments and crits welcomed Attached Thumbnails

27th August 2008, 09:49 AM	#2
Tekkermon Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 118	good job realy good job wow
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27th August 2008, 10:08 AM	#4
Jon D Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 967	Tehbian!
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27th August 2008, 11:28 AM	#6
Mikala Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Suburbs...Canada HW North Posts: 7,053	Ah she finally made her (the station) way here! This section is one of my favorites so far. Welcome.
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27th August 2008, 11:32 AM	#7
Meurig Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,206	Very cool so far... Looking forward to you posting more often
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27th August 2008, 10:04 AM	#3
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Cheers, glad you like it

27th August 2008, 10:15 AM	#5
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Hey IRML Yes I am seeing a lot of familiar faces round here

27th August 2008, 11:47 AM	#8
Crook Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 1,147	You've got one hell of a station there, inside and out. I especially like the interiors. And - postmam Pat has a chopper??

27th August 2008, 01:23 PM	#9
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Cheers guys! I am getting slowly better with each bit I am doing, and the new improved shaders are making it all look good I'm trying to be consistent, so it should all look of a piece when done Glad you all like it Sadly I am not the fastest modeller, especially with this, as I am extremely accurate, and over the top with it hehe and yeah postman Pat has a chopper, I modelled it from production photo's, with him in it

27th August 2008, 01:26 PM	#10
Lee Medcalf Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 692	Just checking out the portfolio its nice to see the skills progression from top to bottom... That station is nice, it almost inhabits a midway point between Trek and Babylon 5 Great stuff, I look forward to seeing more
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27th August 2008, 02:12 PM	#11
Prologic9 Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 558	This is some great "real fiction," which I love.

27th August 2008, 02:32 PM	#12
Ignus Fast Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 194	Dude, you really don't have to introduce yourself - I've been following this thing for what feels like years! Brilliant work!!

27th August 2008, 04:01 PM	#13
Rigel Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London (the other one, in Canada) Posts: 10,422	Welcome to Foundation 3D. Feel free to post all of your images here - for all intents and purposes we have unlimited storage space. The above image looks quite nice.
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27th August 2008, 04:24 PM	#14
lonewriter Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,104	well it's about time you posted over here.

27th August 2008, 04:56 PM	#15
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	I wasn't aware I had an internet following?! Cheers and thanks for the welcome on the forum guys! Any tips techniques of ideas are always welcome, bearing in mind it is a WIP.. and don't go suggesting crazy detail or uber textures... the thing is high enough of a hit on my CPU as it is

27th August 2008, 05:01 PM	#16
3D_CG Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spokane Washington, North Side in a quiet neighbor hood, Tell I start My Harley, Then its NOISY... Posts: 1,938	I have seen the progress sense the beginning.. Looks outstanding
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27th August 2008, 06:42 PM	#18
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Yes, you're now supposed to tell me to add a pool table or something :P I know that SFMers and well Spinquad people would know me, but gee, I had not realised I had entered Z list celebrity status!

27th August 2008, 07:41 PM	#20
BillS Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 7,057	Haven't a clue who you are if that helps any Looking forward to seeing more though.
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27th August 2008, 07:43 PM	#21
Mikala Premiere Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Suburbs...Canada HW North Posts: 7,053	Ye shall be converted to the Endless Plutoite following soon enough. Never worry.
	__________________ PM'S not the smartest place to make veiled threats or derogatory remarks....Just my opinion. I'm a meatitarian. Ya I know...It's a personal choice. A way of life for me.

28th August 2008, 09:16 AM	#22
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	YAY I am slightly more anonymous. Sadly I ran out of letters to bump myself down the list Yes, I didn't want to be presumptuous, but this should be called the Endless Pluto Station, it'll be going on for a while yet!

28th August 2008, 09:39 AM	#23
mmarable Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	That is an fantastic job on the station. I'm impressed by the work you've put in on not only the exterior but the interior as well. I'm floored.
mmarable Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	__________________ "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

30th August 2008, 06:47 AM	#24
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Minor update Just been testing out the new reflection shaders in LW 9.5, so I thought I'd show you an early WIP of my lower monitoring room interior. Needs a lot more detail... and safety railing The reflection is almost a bit too smooth, as I quite liked the grainy look before Still need to sort out my carpet normal map, it's slowing down rendering a lot for some reason. Hmm. Attached Thumbnails

30th August 2008, 06:51 AM	#25
bmckain Wire Junkie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boise, ID. USA Posts: 10,054	Well, that is just looking plain old sweet. Nice work.
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30th August 2008, 09:05 AM	#26
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Cheers Bob, glad you like. Still needs a lot of stuff in there

30th August 2008, 12:11 PM	#27
theCommander Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: the Glorious South Posts: 28	Hey... another friendly face!! Good of you to join us over in the ORANGE ROOM As usual, it looks awesome!
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30th August 2008, 03:52 PM	#28
Martocticvs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 230	Wehey It appears here at last then hehe You must have a room on the station painted Magnolia. Everywhere in the universe has a room painted Magnolia
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30th August 2008, 03:54 PM	#29
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Cheers Commander

30th August 2008, 03:56 PM	#30
tobian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newcastle, England Posts: 647	Haha you posted before I did hehe Martoktivus! I may experiment with some matte panels in here, not sure. Probably some display screen areas at least

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