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tarsus
Rear Admiral
Love the black cat sabre. @Silent Hunter checkit!
http://geminisector.wikidot.com/units (The Gemini Sector RPG has a squad of sabres called the 13th black cats.)
http://geminisector.wikidot.com/units (The Gemini Sector RPG has a squad of sabres called the 13th black cats.)
BonkusMaximus82
1st Lieutenant
Lt. Steele sips some coffee
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
I'm tempted every time to start a new thread but I can't quit this thread! It's so historical now!
Bob McDob
Better Health Through Less Flavor
What's your process for creating textures? I could never grasp the artistic side of it, with the greebles and details. The really hard ones for me were capital ships, since they weren't based on aircraft with panel lines but big ship hull sections and I could never figure out how to make it look interesting.
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
I've started using Substance Painter for the textures, it's really intuitive after you get the hang of it. I'll typically draw panel lines, vents, fasteners, thermal protection materials, and other details. I'm really just trying to think about how the ground crews would access stuff, how the complex shapes would be manufactured, and assembled how the pilots get in and out (hand holds, ladders, etc). I'll then add placards and other details. The grunge is largely determined by the locations of the panel lines, so the nice thing there is if you want to add another panel somewhere, the grunge will follow along when you add a new line! There's also a lot of hand placed weathering and grunge. Gun exhaust, leaks, battle damage, etc etc.
I've created a process video showing how the layers of the Ferret come together. Keep in mind it doesn't really happen a layer at a time, I'll bounce around, add a placard here, a panel there, until it 'feels' right. This comes from a lifetime of building models and working in aerospace, and I use a lot of different sources for inspiration. The Ferret is Viper (F-16 and BSG both) and A-4 Skyhawk inspired, the Sabre has a lot of Super Hornet/Strike Eagle in her, the Rapier a lot of F-15 Eagle, Mig-29 and Legacy Hornet Cues, etc. And I'm by no means claiming it's perfect! It's just right for me, is all! Really it's just a great way to relax - not having to worry about getting it 'exactly right' as I would with an aircraft or spacecraft for engineering or commercial vfx, and I'm glad people here seem to enjoy them!
The Ferret is now available on Sketchfab as well!
P-64 Ferret - Download Free 3D model by Hangar.b.productions
P-64 Ferret inspired by ‘Wing Commander’ - P-64 Ferret - Download Free 3D model by Hangar.b.productions
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Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Sabre is up also!
sketchfab.com
F-54 Sabre - Buy Royalty Free 3D model by Hangar.b.productions
F-54 Sabre inspired by ‘Wing Commander’ - F-54 Sabre - Buy Royalty Free 3D model by Hangar.b.productions
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Hunter_13
Rear Admiral
That is sexy.
ChrisReid
Super Soaker Collector / Administrator
Looks cool! The current file size limit for attachments is 4 megs, so that would probably error out trying to upload it locally. I've upped it to 6 (we've reached Canopus Pure 3D levels!).
Knight26-77
Rear Admiral
Working on 3D prints of Klavs amazing models from his old craft pack. Have the Dralthi and Rapier-C on the printers right now. Having trouble converting a few, my copies might be slightly corrupted. Really wish I could get hold of a Hornet as it is still one of my favorite fighters in WC.
Knight26-77
Rear Admiral
The Dralthi was the first print to finish.
Had a layer shift in the night, need to consider some refurbs to this old printer.
Below I have done a basic "paint" with Sharpies and Alchohol markers.
Comparing it to the rest of my 1:72 shelves, you can see just how big the Dralthi is. In fact all Wing Commander fighters are pretty large when compared to their sci-fi counterparts.
Had a layer shift in the night, need to consider some refurbs to this old printer.
Below I have done a basic "paint" with Sharpies and Alchohol markers.
Comparing it to the rest of my 1:72 shelves, you can see just how big the Dralthi is. In fact all Wing Commander fighters are pretty large when compared to their sci-fi counterparts.
tarsus
Rear Admiral
Wow! Seeing it printed out makes me think of the Narn Frazi with better wings. https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Frazi_class_heavy_fighter
Knight26-77
Rear Admiral
1:72 Rapier C all printed up.
Right after gluing. Had filament jam right as it reached the front of the cannon so had to reslice and restart, hence the extra seem lines.
Compared against other 1:72 fighters. WC fighters are big birds, dwarfing even the F-16. Heck the cockpit is pretty roomy and long enough that it would be easy to see it as a 2-seater like my Splicer-5000 there (the black one from my books)
Compared to 1:48 aircraft they almost look right at home as well, though the cockpits would be a might more snug.
Right after gluing. Had filament jam right as it reached the front of the cannon so had to reslice and restart, hence the extra seem lines.
Compared against other 1:72 fighters. WC fighters are big birds, dwarfing even the F-16. Heck the cockpit is pretty roomy and long enough that it would be easy to see it as a 2-seater like my Splicer-5000 there (the black one from my books)
Compared to 1:48 aircraft they almost look right at home as well, though the cockpits would be a might more snug.
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Knight26-77
Rear Admiral
They have some good mass to them, especially compared to my other 1:72 sci-fi ships. Just wish I could find a good hornet *hint hint* lol. Or that I could get the Bengal to convert to ojb or stl.Nice! Those look satisfyingly hefty