February Challenge - Speed Machine - Tweetytunes
 

Oh I`m so in with this one. Ideas already coming to me, hmmmmmmmm

Cheers tweety! Glad to see you in another challenge. It wasn't the same without you.

Well here`s not to disappoint .......

Going to make something I designed back in 2005 for www.He-Man.org. They had some monthly challenges re-designing the old toys for the new generation after the start of the 2002 TV show. At the time I thought it was so cool - then I saw an ep of Battlestar - stole a lot of my thunder. Here, see what I mean .....

Main Idea
http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/concept_1_1.jpg

Some research
http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/concept_1_4.jpg

Ruff ideas
http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/concept_1_2.jpg

Ruff ideas
http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/concept_1_3.jpg


So now I`m giving it the 3D touch.

Everyone knows how much I love He-Man here, so I thought why not.
The Horde was a group of toys for Heman, which got put into She-Ra tv show because the Heman cartoon was being killed off. These evil robots ran the planet and needed to get about fast to keep a evil rain over everybody. The idea was that there would be red lights between the panels so when flying over head it would look like the Horde Logo, scaring the people to thinking that they were always watching.

For those who have never seen a horde trooper
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...e_Trooper0.jpg
Lead by this guy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...de/horde_0.jpg

Anyway think its perfect for this challenge - My own design in my fav cartoon style.

so here I go...

Well blocked out the main shapes.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_1.jpg

Making the wing flat for now and will curve them in to shape at a later stage, but they are the same shape as the horde logo - With them flat its making modelling a little easier for now. Think it will be more high poly than low - want lots of nice little details in there. Not sure yet if I am going to do cockpit for challenge maybe later on, but def no driver yet.

Been looking at the cylon raiders a lot and man I feel so ripped off.

Got the top part of the main body done - mostly panels which were tricky to get in the right places - 5 each side and 3 on top. Did give the tail fin a go but I think im too tired now (it does not look good) and want to go kill stuff on dead space 2.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_2.jpg

Looking good tweetytunes! Are you using nurbs or poly's for the whole ship?

Polys for now - not a nurbs fan - but I tend to use them for stuff like cables so not ruling them out

Good Start Tweety

Thanks ....

This is a lot easier to do on paper than in 3d.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_3.jpg


Got the shell of the main part of the ship almost sorted (hull going into the side bits at mo) and a lot happier with the fin. Need some detail to join the side bits to the main part and then some way of joining the fin to the back. Also need to think of how this sits when still (wheels/under carage)

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_4.jpg

Got the main shape of the wings done and tweaked the hell out of the panels all around the ship. Got some of the gears done for the fin as well. Also start the parts needed to open the cockpit.

Going to keep the wings flat - I just think they look better that way. Did play with the idea to make it more bat like, but did not think it gives the idea of speed.


http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_6.jpg


http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_5.jpg

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Nice one tweety

At this rate you'll win as theres no other wips yet - I think people have forgotten feb is a short month LOL

cheers
Jay

I agree with Jay, this is looking pretty nice.

Cheers guys - I am hoping that someone starts up soon, but I`ll take a free 3rd gold any time.

Still having problems think on how this guy would be parked but im 90% sure now that I will be doing the inside of the cockpit

Really boring night for me - GF out, not in to American Football, and seen all the films on the movie channels and not in the mood for dead space 2 - so more work on my baby it was. Added some engines and some detail to the rear of the ship - added the bombs and the guns. I think for the exterior all I need now is landing gear.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_8.jpg

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_7.jpg

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_1_9.jpg

Taking a few days off - so everyone can catch up (Only joking) Hehe

Putting some work together as I might be going on a VFX course at Escape Studios in London as I sick of being out of 3D work.

So if you dont see any update for a few days its not because I have dropped out.

wow Tweety thats bloody nice going mate!! Yeh I think Jay is right, you will win on work done so far alone you bugger!!

cheers bullet

Still looking top notch Tweety. I like the fact that your not showing any renders, just wire frames.

Funny you say that - this ones a render but the wire frame is still there - But its the way I normally work in W.I.P`s. There is no point in renders until the model is almost finished and testing textures.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_2_1.jpg

Lots of work on the underside of the ship after my little break - The guns and bombs are now gone (did not like them) and I really not happy with the wings. Going away from my concept a little now, that design is quite a few years old now.

I really think you should keep the wings, but not have them flare out nearly as much as your original design has them. That way they don't overpower ( visually ) the main mart of the ship.

The wings and shape are staying just going to rebuild them in a different way. The whole point of the ship is to struck the fear into people with the logo

Looking goo dmate...see I knew you would catch up real quick!!

cheers bullet

Made all the panels now for the wings and calling it a night - some tweaks need in places but overall they look alot better - even got a slight bend in there so closer to the first concepts now.

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_2_3.jpg

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_2_2.jpg

You certainly have put some work in this time around mate!! looking good man

cheers bullet

Wow I love the detail work you're doing. It's nice how it all looks so complicated

Well I added some lights and some blinn`s to the scene and this is what I got

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_3_1.jpg

http://www.ravage3d.com/images/horde/wip_3_2.jpg

As you can probably guess quite happy with the results but it has shown up one or two problem areas that I`m going to have to fix.

But render times were in the seconds = me very happy

Half way through folk

F**k me you work quick mate...bloody hell wish I could have some of those skills (please and thank you)...looks sweet man...dig the detail and colours...hmmm I have some serious work to get close to that! Well done mate

cheers bullet

Honest to god they are just some simply blinn`s - there are 6 area light all set to quite low values and a white background (dome with a white surface shadder)

I was really shocked how good it came out - Playing about with the colours at the mo and making some parts non reflective - going to build the inner parts tonight after applying for some jobs.

Top notch Tweety; however, I think there are a couple of things that could be changed IMO. That squiggly line down the center of the wings, It doesn't seem to fit the over-all design of the ship very well. And the wings seem a little thick.

Anyway, looks alot better than my entry. LOL, maybe I should withdraw from the challenge, which probably wouldn't be a bad idea.

Looking at some ref of plains wings are thicker than I thought but making the panels out of the original wing has thickened them up a great deal. The line down the wing and the little dents in the front dome are the things I noticed in the above post - I want to keep the line down the centre of the wing just not have it that thick.

Nar man don`t give up - that not the way to play this game.

Great work and progress

Yeh THX.....unless you have render problems like I did (Jan Challenge)....carry on mate!

I'm only kidding. I'm not pulling out, lol.

Hoping this work - my video I set to render while out today - has some of the fixes (the noise area) just need to do a little more (mostly to the wings) but this really does show of the model.

YouTube - Horde Hunter

Whew! Sweet! What are you going to do with the rest of the month? ;)

Tweety

dude, looks neat, I would perhaps reduce the thickness of the wings - ya know power to weight ratio and all that, plus it would make it sharper looking too

J

Honestly - no idea - the inside cockpit, maybe a small back ground

Jay - yer THX said on last page of the thread about the wings - they gained some thickness when I made the panels and they`ll getting a re work 2day

wow~ looks great.

good stuff dude :)

Thanks for all the kinds words - chucked myself into this one 110% and think its paying off.

Been tweaking and tweaking the wings today - they are about the third of the thickness now and I`m just sorting out the detail lines and may add some bolts on there - but they are looking a little silly right now (so no render of them hehe).

dude its looking very kick ass