UV Mapping is a pain in the backside if you don't get your mesh built properly and I nearly always end up introducing modelling touches that make for sub-optimal topology. So, while I definitely will be mapping the tanker model, it won't be today.
Today (Last week, actually)
The ANDREW BOLTON-Class Cruiser is a starship from Chuck Gannon's Tales of the Terran Republic books. I've been mucking around with designing and modelling this badboy for a couple of years but my designed always got derailed. This time I decided to force myself to push on. I even showed off the early work in progress, which makes it harder for me to walk away from the work as people are now waiting to see the completed ship.
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A starting point. A little too simple in form. Though it's definitely more elegant than the final design.
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| This felt a bit more utilitarian and less over-streamlined, given the design only enters the edge-of-space part of a planetary atmosphere. |
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| Right off the bat, I wanted to prove that the spin habitats were looking okay extended. I did a ship for the 2300AD universe that looked very different from my intentions when I folded the habitats away. This time I wanted to check it early. |
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We ended the weekend with the half blocked out ship. Looks close to completion but it's not. There's a lot of add-ons in terms of drones, ships and some compex elements for the aft sections.
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World Creator 2
Blender is firing on all cylinders but World Creator 2 is still getting some use.
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