Elite / Frontier Low Poly revamped Elite ships

[Steve O B Have]

Steve, have you done that!? That looks fantastic

Yep Thanks!

Now we're talking !

I do like your new version though with the rounder edges and what have you - I'd pay for someone to run round with a sander on my old rust bucket if it could look like that one which I will call a Cobra Mk 3.5

Yeah - it does have a 'few years on' feel to it. It does make me wonder what timespan is going to be represented in E: D compared to Frontier and FFE.

 

[Sir.Tj]

they look pretty damn good Steve.

 

[Steve O B Have]

Cheers buddy.

Now with the beginnings of main engines.

 

[Kipper]

Looks jolly good.... my overwhelming instinct is to click and drag to try and get a different view.

 

[Geraldine]

Right Steve, stop faffing about and get that model converted to either Oolite, Pioneer or FFE3D!

Or all 3 would be very nice indeed

 

[Sir.Tj]

Right Steve, stop faffing about and get that model converted to either Oolite, Pioneer or FFE3D!

Or all 3 would be very nice indeed

Love it when you get all bossy

Is looking good though.

 

[deej]

I prefer the straight edged version in post #38.

 

[Aewarin Jameson]

I prefer the straight edged version in post #38.

My money is on post #34 and #43 - it says to me elegance with a little bit of "don't mess or I will kick your face in"

Both are nice models though .. classic and modern views.

 

[Kipper]

Its wing shape should help it glide through atmospheres as well

 

[Steve O B Have]

Yeah I guess it could do, I was more thinking that it can resemble a cobra hood more than it could in 8bit goodness.

I've done a little more - it's slow going because I think of something I'd like to do then I have to go away and learn the technique. The big ball thingy on the back is not permanent - it's just doodling.

I'm thinking that the aerial array needs to be a bit more thought out and the lasers could be a little more interesting but I've gotten over the first hurdle, modelling something on the front.

 

[cassius]

Duuuuude thats frakkin awesome!! Send it to DB, they should use it in the game and give you some commission

 

[Steve O B Have]

Thanks fella Maybe in a year or so when it doesn't take me 3 days to turn out something that his modelers will be turning out in an hour or so... I'm sloooooooow.

 

[[VR] Shadowman]

Steve, I gotta admit it, that's very, very nicely done! What program are you using please? I'd like to try something similar, but don't know if I have the patience xD

 

[Steve O B Have]

It's using 3DS Max, thanks

 

[[VR] Shadowman]

Yikes!!! £3,480!!! I don't think I'll be trying that any time soon

Do you know of cheaper (good) alternatives? I know I can Google it, but I find recommendations always useful.

 

[Alien]

@Shadowman - You could try Blender, it may not be as good as 3DSMax, but it is free.

 

[rgmarett]

Blender is a free open source 3D modelling program:

http://www.blender.org/

It has plenty of support from around the web too.

You can also download a student/personal learning edition of 3DS Max from the Autodesk website. It's a fully functional version, the rules of the license being that it's for personal use only, you're not allowed to sell any models or animations you produce with the program.

 

[Kipper]

I remember using one called MilkShape years ago, I don't know if its still going.

 

[Steve O B Have]

Yeah you can download 3DS Max on trial for free over 30 days. If you have access to student licencing then you can get the entire Creation Suite for $250 USD.

 

[[VR] Shadowman]

Excellent, thanks for the tips folks