Thunder fighter (Buck Rogers 25th) - Page 2

evil_genius_180 · June 4th, 2008, 10:21 AM

Looks great, T. What's the issue with the curve? I'm nowhere near familiar enough with this ship to know what each curve is supposed to look like.

June 4th, 2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

Looks great, T. What's the issue with the curve? I'm nowhere near familiar enough with this ship to know what each curve is supposed to look like.

*WHEW*

And I thought I was the only one thinking that. LOL!

I think the ship looks great but like all (of y'all) artists, when I see my art I see every flaw in every piece, where as others see just the 'art'.

evil_genius_180 · June 4th, 2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Fretslayer

*WHEW*

And I thought I was the only one thinking that. LOL!

Yeah, if it's not a Trek ship (especially the Enterprise from either TOS or the movies) I'm not anywhere near versed enough to say "I don't think that curve is quite like the original."

June 4th, 2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_genius_180

Yeah, if it's not a Trek ship (especially the Enterprise from either TOS or the movies) I'm not anywhere near versed enough to say "I don't think that curve is quite like the original."

Both of those are my favorite Enterprise versions.
Nothing against the TNG era ships but there is something about the TOS era ship (tv and movie) that really works for me and I know what it is.

I really like the idea of a ship like the TOS (and TOS movie) appearing to be so big that it can hold as many people as is does and yet at the same time it's a tiny, little speck of an island in a vast sea of cosmic emptiness.

The idea of being on something so small and vulnerable in a place so dangerous (space) really turns me on creatively. I think that is something that was missing in the TNG era ships. Seeing an aircraft carrier in the middle of an ocean doesn't cause the same feeling in me that I get when see a small commercial fishing boat in the middle of an ocean.

Just my .2 cents.

Oh, and I can't wait to see this mesh when it's done. I hope it magically shows up in the download section. -hint-hint-

evil_genius_180 · June 4th, 2008, 11:04 AM

You should be good there. Taranis usually releases his work.

gmd3d · June 4th, 2008, 01:56 PM

Thanks fellas .. the inner hull looks to me to much need to be altered a little .

Oh and Raffs is building one in foundation3d .. looks great .. we are sending references refs to each other for other ship in Bucks Universe...
Raffs starfighter is leaps ahead of mine in building style so I will learn for it ..

June 4th, 2008, 02:31 PM

I can't wait to play with... er, did I say play with? I meant do really important CG things with this Starfighter mesh.

gmd3d · June 4th, 2008, 02:43 PM

Oh I forgot to say I will be releasing it .. as EG180 pointed out .. I always do .. once I am happy with it

Lee · June 4th, 2008, 03:18 PM

Cool beans

Gemini1999 · June 9th, 2008, 08:15 PM

I love the Thunderfighter! If I had to pick a favorite star fighter design, this would be it. I mean, I love the Colonial Viper and the X-Wing quite a bit, but there was something unique about the Thunderfighter that really gets under your skin. I remember when BR was still on television, I had a friend that I worked with that actually started working up drawings for the framework to build a full-sized version like that in the TV series. I don't know what we would have done with it, but we sure were hopped up about it back then. Like so many other projects in my youth, it fell out of our heads when the next SciFi film or series came out and we moved on to other things.

Bryan

gmd3d · June 10th, 2008, 02:19 AM

a man after my own heart

of all the Starfighter's we have seen in Sci-fi .. BR is my fav ... it. I watch it too when first shown on TV .. Star Wars was just out by a few years.. Star Trek had also recently started on BBC tv which could be viewed in Ireland (thank God Irish tv was something of a mind numbing spoo)

sound like a great childhood .. oh the adventures we had .. journeys through space and time and still have to be back home for dinner or the dark lord would start calling out your name.. and the immortal legend "Dinner!! " at the top of her lungs .. ofcourse the minor lords (your friend mothers) are doing the same ..

Coordinated child abuse .... depriving us of our last battle .. just as the not so evil snot nosed kid from the next house who we had to play with is the baddy .. DINNER!? Come in here know or you will get a slap "!!! while waving her wooden spoon which magically appeared in her hand , confirming everyone believe that mother turn to witchcraft around dinner time....

"In a minute!!" the time honoured replies from 10 kids from the ages 7 to 12 ..

"Just you wait until your father gets home"" this worked too a space hero shame each kid hung his / her head and like a POW shambled home.. to a fate of a short sharp spanking..

But wait part 2 is after dinner .. kid running around (a bit stiffly) because they cannot sit down ..

a walk through childhood 1970s / 1980s ..

Thank God its behind me..

mikala · June 10th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Well it looks like you have definitely got the shape going in the right direction!
I don't remember enough about this ships shape to know how offensive that curve is to you though.

gmd3d · June 10th, 2008, 02:56 PM

I have it sorted now .. with help from Raffs over at Foundation3d

so I am again making some headway .. I'll will at least try to get it done in a way that will at least make a good follow up to RAFFs

so stay tuned .

gmd3d · June 11th, 2008, 10:41 AM

sorted the shape .. not sure about the lower skids

evil_genius_180 · June 11th, 2008, 10:51 AM

Looks outstanding, dude.

gmd3d · June 11th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Thanks bro .. trial and error .. more error though

evil_genius_180 · June 11th, 2008, 11:15 AM

I hear you on that one. I've had many meshes (OK, most of them) that way myself. But it's a great way to learn new tricks.

Darrell Lawrence · June 11th, 2008, 11:44 AM

That's looking sweet, T!

gmd3d · June 11th, 2008, 01:04 PM

I am now thinking about the details again and cockpit arrangements for both the twin and the quad seats.. I want to have the cockpit to open revealing the interior .. I hope to complete soon as I can .. My trip to Spain is approaching fast.

Starship · June 11th, 2008, 07:31 PM

Looking good!

June 12th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Nice. always a good design. Just think, at one point this was going to be the Viper in BSG (classic)

gmd3d · June 12th, 2008, 11:42 AM

I saw the on Colonial Fleets site (sister site to here) Some time ago .. I cannot Imagen them in reverse roles now .. Buck in a Viper or Apollo in a Starfighter .. can you

Lee · June 12th, 2008, 07:04 PM

nice work T.

evil_genius_180 · June 12th, 2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Taranis

I saw the on Colonial Fleets site (sister site to here) Some time ago .. I cannot Imagen them in reverse roles now .. Buck in a Viper or Apollo in a Starfighter .. can you

That's because it's what you're used to. If the ships had been switched, you'd now be saying that you can't imagine Buck in a Starfighter and Apollo in a Viper.

Darrell Lawrence · June 12th, 2008, 11:50 PM

What I can't imagine is if BR had an ep with Gary Coleman as a President and My Favorite Martian as a bad guy!

....wait... oh crap! That DID happen!

gmd3d · June 13th, 2008, 12:50 AM

point taken .. EG

yes that happened warrior .. I saw that episode last week

Darrell Lawrence · June 13th, 2008, 12:55 AM

I saw it two nights ago. I'll never... EVER... be the same again!

gmd3d · June 13th, 2008, 01:04 AM

quick get this warrior a whiskey ..

Lee · June 13th, 2008, 04:13 AM

sounds like the episode from hell...

evil_genius_180 · June 13th, 2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Taranis

quick get this warrior a whiskey ..

Well, make up your mind. In another thread I was just in, you wanted to take the whiskey away from him. (presumably the same whiskey you gave him in this thread, since it was posted first.)