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Post by squirmydad on Aug 10, 2015 21:19:01 GMT -9
Scaled for 30mm scale passengers on epic scale adventures, perhaps I'll actually finish something.
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Post by cowboyleland on Aug 11, 2015 5:02:57 GMT -9
My group is going to start a new space 1885 campaign in September. I will be watching this with interest.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 11, 2015 12:50:15 GMT -9
Preliminary layout is looking like eleven pages, time to see how good the new processor really is with handling big texture jobs.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 12, 2015 9:08:17 GMT -9
More layout fudging and starting texturing, got it down to ten pages. It would be smaller but I wanted the hull structure to be robust for playability and not just a showpiece.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 13, 2015 9:36:49 GMT -9
Design criteria; I want a model that's going to look cool, be sturdy enough for tabletop play, and be relatively easy to build. Maintaining momentum...page 1 done, page 2 close to done. Page 1 was one of the least complicated but I used it to create my basic texture styles that I'm now replicating across all the other pages. The new processor is working great, I was so used to dealing with lag that I'm still surprised at how quick my changes are rendered and it keeps me engaged in the project instead of mentally wandering off while waiting for the computer to do it's thing. Back in High School I bought a Commodore Vic20 with a tape drive for storage. I would start loading a file from the drive and go eat dinner. Sometimes it would be finished by the time I returned.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 14, 2015 13:10:01 GMT -9
Page #2 done, a bit crowded but it all fits. I've done the main deck as one big flattish piece with skirting, which will hopefully provide some stiffening and stability. The lower hull is in three bulkhead pieces and I'll start texturing those....now!
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Post by aaron on Aug 14, 2015 13:58:34 GMT -9
looks great!
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 14, 2015 14:30:05 GMT -9
At this size, is it going to need formers or reinforcement boxes like Chris Roe uses?
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 14, 2015 14:50:15 GMT -9
At this size, is it going to need formers or reinforcement boxes like Chris Roe uses? It shouldn't, that's why the lower hull is in three sections; it creates bulkheads which act as reinforcers.
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Post by emergencyoverride on Aug 14, 2015 15:13:04 GMT -9
Looking very nice Sir!
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 16, 2015 16:36:00 GMT -9
Page 8 (hull center section) done, pages 9+10 almost done. Was ridiculously ill for several days and could only work on this with my dreaming mind. Still making progress though, hoping for a first test build of the hull and deck tomorrow night.
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Post by emergencyoverride on Aug 16, 2015 19:45:18 GMT -9
Hope you feel better soon. Be sick at all sucks but being sick in the summer is really bad.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 17, 2015 13:06:35 GMT -9
Pages 9+10, bow and stern sections of the hull, are done, updated page #8 a little, just printed the first five completed pages and have commenced cutting for my test-build of the most important bits.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 17, 2015 14:25:22 GMT -9
My first impression is "skinny", glad I made the bulkheads. Mostly good so far, my deck texture doesn't line up between fore and amidships so needs a tiny nudge, and I'm missing a deckboard. Lower hull needs the rivets layer turned next tie I print, but so far so good.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 17, 2015 21:24:12 GMT -9
Page 5, fins and top of center hull, easy page.
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 19, 2015 12:04:01 GMT -9
Page #4; main cabin and horizontal stabilizers to attach to the fins. All of those extra hatches and portholes that keep showing up will be for modellers (like Vermin King) who like to create heavier layered effects in their construction. Normally I'd hide these on another layer but for the sake of speed I'm not making this a layered pdf model with loads of color and detail options. Except for page #5 (the fins) which will have a variety of stripe colors and names to choose from.
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Post by Vermin King on Aug 19, 2015 12:29:41 GMT -9
I do enjoy greebling. I'll have to take an in-process photo of what I'm doing with my diorama entry
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Aug 19, 2015 12:33:56 GMT -9
Aaaaand now I know what greebling means! Thank you! It wasn't until 5:33pm, but I *did* learn something new today!
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Post by squirmydad on Aug 21, 2015 15:30:21 GMT -9
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