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YIIMM Grand Admiral
Joined: June 16, 2005 Posts: 851 From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2009-02-20 14:39  
I was messing around with Sketchup the other day for the first time in a while, sort of started an UGTO dread (I think). I'm gonna keep adding to it for a while and see if I finish it or (like most things I start, stories, models, songs etc) get halfway and stop.
What I have at the moment would be the top of the "head" section. So far it just resembles a giant fingernail. Placeholder panelling and textures.
Image 1 (linked for table breakage)
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[ This Message was edited by: YIIMM on 2009-02-20 14:41 ] [ This Message was edited by: YIIMM on 2009-02-21 10:48 ]
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Deltabacon Fleet Admiral
Joined: August 17, 2007 Posts: 395 From: Liverpool, Great Britain
| Posted: 2009-02-20 14:46  
How did you do that in Google sketchup?!?!?!
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Fattierob Vice Admiral
Joined: April 25, 2003 Posts: 4059
| Posted: 2009-02-20 18:52  
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On 2009-02-20 14:46, Deltaflyer the second wrote:
How did you do that in Google sketchup?!?!?!
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Don't suck
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YIIMM Grand Admiral
Joined: June 16, 2005 Posts: 851 From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2009-02-21 10:53  
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On 2009-02-20 14:46, Deltaflyer the second wrote:
How did you do that in Google sketchup?!?!?!
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Practise, Plug-ins and some advice from the guy who wrote the Jedi Knight games (seriously)
I've finished the underside of the head now, and put the two together with a little lip. Textures and panelling are still placeholders (to make the renders look nicer)
Front view
Side view
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Bardiche Chief Marshal
Joined: November 16, 2006 Posts: 1247
| Posted: 2009-02-21 11:39  
Looks more MIR than UGTO. By design, and now by skin.
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Sens [R33] Admiral
Joined: September 27, 2008 Posts: 1020 From: Edge of th...
| Posted: 2009-02-21 12:13  
MiR tranny possibly
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killer2472 *Nightrain* Grand Admiral *Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: February 07, 2006 Posts: 21 From: killer2472
| Posted: 2009-02-21 17:30  
I can see that as a UGTO dread, but the final tex would be much different
Looks nice as it is right now, actually, and that texture would look great on that model, just wouldn't fit a UGTO ship.
I'd like to see the finished ship, should look great given the progress so far
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Gejaheline Fleet Admiral Galactic Navy
Joined: March 19, 2005 Posts: 1127 From: UGTO MUNIN HQ, Mars
| Posted: 2009-02-21 21:38  
Looks pretty good so far. The front might be a teensy bit too pointy in comparison to other UGTO dreads, but I'm impressed all the same.
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Leonide Grand Admiral Templar Knights
Joined: October 01, 2005 Posts: 1553 From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2009-02-22 00:23  
i want to see the rest of it.
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YIIMM Grand Admiral
Joined: June 16, 2005 Posts: 851 From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2009-02-22 15:17  
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On 2009-02-21 17:30, killer2472 wrote:
I can see that as a UGTO dread, but the final tex would be much different
Looks nice as it is right now, actually, and that texture would look great on that model, just wouldn't fit a UGTO ship.
I'd like to see the finished ship, should look great given the progress so far
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On 2009-02-21 21:38, Gejaheline wrote:
Looks pretty good so far. The front might be a teensy bit too pointy in comparison to other UGTO dreads, but I'm impressed all the same.
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Cheers. I'm trying to go with the idea that this would be a newer class to replace the current dread (in-universe). I'm planning to make it a tad sleeker but at the same time "uglier".
I've finished the basic shape for the upper hull and done a couple of on-the-fly renders. I think I might make it a bit taller, it's a bit too flat at the moment.
From the top it would still make Freud spin in his grave.
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Tael 2nd Rear Admiral Palestar
Joined: July 03, 2002 Posts: 3697 From: San Francisco Bay Area
| Posted: 2009-02-22 16:08  
You can see a play design I was toying with for a new UGTO dread but decided to scrap, loved the neck and head sections, but couldn't find a tail and wing look i liked for it. So add this one to the scrap pile...
Click here to see it (Large Image)
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killer2472 *Nightrain* Grand Admiral *Renegade Space Marines*
Joined: February 07, 2006 Posts: 21 From: killer2472
| Posted: 2009-02-22 17:17  
Tael, why on earth would you scrap something that good?
Try just draping a shell over the midsection and it would look fine.
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Bardiche Chief Marshal
Joined: November 16, 2006 Posts: 1247
| Posted: 2009-02-22 18:26  
That seriously looks good Tael. Better than the current selection anyway.
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Leonide Grand Admiral Templar Knights
Joined: October 01, 2005 Posts: 1553 From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2009-02-22 19:05  
tael, that looks awesome, why scrap that?! yeah, just add an armor covering over the midsection, and it's fine. that looks really good.
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Supertrooper Marshal Pitch Black
Joined: March 18, 2004 Posts: 1895 From: Maryland, U.S.A
| Posted: 2009-02-22 21:24  
That looks like a command dread to me, Tael.
As for Yimm's, it's a good start to a model. I like it.
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