new project: build the jedi starfighter delta 7 aethersprite

this is my favourite ship in all star wars model so I'll try to do it the best I can, lot of detail.

begining: september 5th

first part: collect a lot of pictures ...
I couldn't find as much as i hoped but I think its enought, so it seems I'll have to imagine some parts.

I'm constructing some curves to help myself in modeling and to define its shape

I would paste a screenshot but i dont know why i cant, i have some problems with the pc and i just cant.



if i can solve it ill post the images
here, one of the blueprints I'm using

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if somebody knows how the hell to render curves using maya software,hardware or mental ray, please tell me.:headbang:

Hey there

Looks like a cool spaceship to model. Looking forward to seeing it's progress.....

As for rendering curves, you can't render curves. Best way to do it is a screen capture until you have some surfaces. If you still can't come right with a screen capture do a google search for some screen capturing programs.

Mills

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ok, i dont know what happened but it works now:

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modeling!(my favourite part)

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side view:

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added more detail to the cockpit door and a top view render

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That looks really good! All NURBS?

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Liter is French for 'Gimme some ****ing cola before I break vous ****ing lips!"

no, almost nothing is nurbs, just the engines, r4's head and the cockpit, I mean the windshield

What are all those curves for then?!

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Liter is French for 'Gimme some ****ing cola before I break vous ****ing lips!"

they are useful as a guide so u dont have to be switching between the diferent ortographic views

I use them too because if the reference photos arent completely right placed, or well drawed i can do that to define the shape, so

i dont have to think too much when im modeling, and i just use the single reference of the curves (u can see them direcly in the 3d space and dont have to model in ortographic view)

if i have i doubt just follow the shape of the curves i have modelled before, they are the judge

because if i have doubts modeling them my mind gets scratched, and i hate that

new update

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most impressive (queue darth vader breathing here)....

that is extremely good and fast!

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How the @#$%& did I miss this page? Anyway, Awsome model man, awsome! I wish you could write a TUT on modeling using curves as a guide.

thanks man but THEY ARENT CURVES
and btw if i can think a good character to make for this month challenge i think this project will be frozen for some time