CAD Models

Does anyone happen to know where one may acquire a 3D CAD model of the Elite or ED logo ?

I've tried creating one in AutoCAD but I'm not much of a CAD wizard so I'm not getting very far.
 
I already tried asking Ashley, with no luck unfortunately.

In the end, I had to create my own version using Autocad and 3ds Max.

Here's what the image looks like.

ed004.jpg


:D
 
I couldn't find a font that matched the text correctly.

So, using the ED logo, I created the 3d text objects manually.



:D
 
What does that logo represent anyway, and is there any significance to the game?

Seems to look like a phoenix to me.
 
Dug up the answer ..

"The Elite logo took a while to get right. The inspiration was a mix of pilot's wings and logo. The Griffin thing was Philip Castle's idea"

"For the Acorn versions of Elite, renowned airbrush artist Philip Castle was commissioned to produce the cover artwork. It appeared both on the outer box and on the cover of the novella "The Dark Wheel". It has become an iconic image in the history of computer gaming."
 
I snagged the screensaver myself too. Although it was flagged as potentially dangerous by my AV due to it having no history of use on the web.
It's a good screensaver.

I want to be able to manipulate (rotate etc...) the model and render it in various ways so I can use the resultant images.
 
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