Models giveaway

Dromedary

@SolCommand

Got it sorted thanks, changed browser and then i could download it properly, very strange. Excellent work btw!

Sizer

@Kuze - a lot of those are roles, not hull classes.

J.Walker

An example of real world ship class:

Nimitz Class Super Carrier

Ship Class: Nimitz
Hull Class: Super Carrier

George W Bush Class Super Carrier

Ship Class: George W Bush
Hull Class: Super Carrier

Ship class and Hull Class are/can be two totally different things.

Another example:

Halifax Class Frigate.

Ship Class: Halifax
Hull Class: Frigate

Kuze

Sizer wrote:
@Kuze - a lot of those are roles, not hull classes.

Ah yea true, my bad.

Gisteron

As for the background story:
Keep in mind that a military doesn’t order a new ship class to be designed, if it hasn’t a new threat from the enemies to match. War industry progress is a result of challenge and necessity, not surplus budget. Thus the new ship fits a role that hasn’t been covered before or that needs a restock and major update to keep compensating a danger to a different class caused by the enemy’s new introductions.

SolCommand

Thanks guys for all the input, it really cleared up a lot of the confusion I had in my mind about these ships.

Now here’s a space station I just made. This one’s a bit high poly compared to the rest of my models (113k triangles) but I sure had a lot of fun making it.

http://www.solcommand.com/2013/05/ssc-mining-outpost.html

SolCommand

Today I’ve got a new ship for you

http://www.solcommand.com/2013/05/seed-ship.html

wasabitoy

Good looking ship you build there

SolCommand

Cheers mate. I’m quite fond of it to be honest. Can’t put my finger on a specific feature from it but I just like how it turned up.

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SolCommand crazy and genius as usually - looks like this ship may used well backwards!

SolCommand

Haha, crazy yes but genius is a little bit over the top haha Yup, with only slight modification you can easily make it “work” backwards

Timmy51m

It resembles a scorpion I think.

SolCommand

Yes, I actually thought about making such a scorpion tail for it but it “broke” the smooth lines of the model and I changed my mind.

Now here’s a fighter ship if you guys need one:
http://www.solcommand.com/2013/05/mak-fighter.html

cvekiboy

You, dude, made it before I can think of one!
As usual, top-notch models!

Timmy51m

Sol, you’re work is getting so detailed that you’ll have to start designing your ships with animation in mind, folding wings and pop up weapons etc.

Sizer

Sol, bro… you need to learn to texture. Your work is so fabulous, you’re just that one step away from being a truly amazing artist.

Trust me, I used to hate the idea, myself. Eventually I was forced to start, and after a while, I got good at it. I even enjoy it. Do eet. Do eet nao.

SolCommand

Hehe Timmy, I have so many models in my mind right now, ready to be made, that I have no time for animations

Sizer, truth be told, the simple thought that I need to learn all the things about how a new software works (in this case Photoshop, cause I never used it) makes me wanna pack my things and go on a spiritual journey on Himalaya or somewhere haha. However, I fully agree that I do NEED to do it at some point. Time will tell.

Kuze

Great ships again.

Ah texturing, everyone hates the shear idea of texturing a ship or anything. I do hate it to, I sucks at it, I need to learn it too (making textures from scratch, not texturing with vanilla FL ones).

Sizer

Its reaaaaaaaaaaaaly not that hard, gentlemen. The most annoying part of it is generating good UVs. After that, its a cakewalk, just time spent. Sit down, and just do it. That’s really all there is to it.

Be epic. Know what, screw it. School’s out till late June for me, I’m free for a while. Add me on skype, anubis714. I’ll run a seminar. I can get ya’ll up to pro-grade in a day.

Arvis Taljik

Have to agree with Sizer. UV mapping is the biggest pain in the butt ever. After that, making a good texture is rather easy.