WIP - Viper MkIIA

RubberEagle

This is a little something i've been working on for a few days/weeks now.
I originally set out to do a replicate of the SciFi BSG Viper, but the material that's out there isn't enough for me to make a ship that looks the same, so i decided to keep the overall design, while putting in some artistic license.
I want to keep this pretty low-poly, i'm heading for hopefully 4000 polys or less.
Most of the parts are currently high-poly spline-cages that need to be toned down.
Allready more or less final (though none of the not-visible poly's have been deleted yet) are: the cockpit (though i'll probably retouch the "strut"), all wings, the top-engine housing, and the rear hull (that you don't really see).

[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_11.jpg]image[/URL]
[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip.html]More Pics[/URL]

C&C are most welcome

Captain,Simmonds

Looks good so far.

RubberEagle

Thanks.
one think that i've been wondering. If you look at the earlier pics, should i keep the wings with the "holes" free or filled up like they are now?

RubberEagle

small update:
now all the engine-housings are low-poly (though the ones on the side will get some modelled detail)
[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_13.jpg]image[/URL]

RubberEagle

and another update:
[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_c02.jpg]image[/URL]
Everythings now low-poly. the only modelling that needs to be done is add a little "intrusion" in the sides of the nose. (and maybe the guns :D)

C_Mon

It's damn good looking!! :)

RubberEagle

thanks :)

The modell is now finished, if i'm not to mistaken... on to the textures:rolleyes:
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_18.jpg[/IMG]

RubberEagle

"small" update
Had time to work on the textures.
[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_23.jpg]image[/URL]
What needs to be done is: cockpit, the "thrusters", the top engine-details (the thing under the engine-housing), and the main body (bottom/aft) (also, the nose texture isn't finished yet).
And I'll probably at least touch up the wing and lower engine-housing textures, as the first seems much to smooth, and the latter was the first texture of this ship i worked on (and I also want to add some inscriptions)
Also, I don't like how the registration number looks, so there'll probably be some changes to (and if it's only the colour)

C_Mon

COOL!!! Iwish I was that good at textureing.

RubberEagle

Thanks :)
though the textures aren't that good... (well, for my skills, they are good, but if you compare them to what other people produce)
btw, just for the fun of it, i made a pic with all the dirt and damage removed, a fresh from the assembly line Viper, so to say.
[url=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_24a.jpg]Link to the pic[/url]

RubberEagle

btw, if you compare the "new" version with the [url=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_24.jpg]"dirty" version[/url], you might spot a little something on the lower enginehousing. In a prior fight, this engine took some damage, and the technicians had to replace a bit of the hull with another pice of metal. They painted over it, but you still might be able to catch it ;)

C_Mon

Sorry, can't spot it.

RubberEagle

Thats basically the idea behind it ;)
Though if you look at the engine housing, roughly where the "rounding" starts, there is something that looks like a line.

A2597

she's a nice model..though I wouldn't mind some more dirt on those dirty textures. :D

Dirt always looks good!

RubberEagle

Thanks :)
There'll be much more dirt in the final version ;)
for example at the joint betweeenthe cockpit canopy and the nose/hull

Messiah

Looking good! And definately 'free' holes.

RubberEagle

Thanks :)
[SIZE=1]Though i'm not entirely sure what you mean with ("free holes")...[/SIZE]

RubberEagle

ok, time for another update i think.
didn't have much time to work on it, but now everything has a texture (though the bottom/back isn't detailed yet, just crude colors).
I'll probably redo the gun, and play a bit with the blackness of some of the new details...
[URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_26.jpg]pic[/URL]

RubberEagle

and another update:
changed the texture on the guns, and lots of modifications on the nose....
[url=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_37.jpg]pic[/url]

RubberEagle

More Dirt ;) (and more wear on the stripe on the wings (engine and rudder stripes will be getting a bit of a treatment too, as will the textures themselves)
[url=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/test_05.jpg]pic[/URL]
just realised that i haven't posted this link here: [URL=http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip2.html]more pics[/URL]

David of Mac

Looks good. The only thing I can think of to add is maybe a small bit of specularity to the textures, to help bring out the corners and such.

Falcon1

Looking good!

RubberEagle

Thanks :)

RE: Specularity: I originally made the ship to be released as fighter for Freelancer, but i'm moving more and more away from that idea. Specularity maps probably would enhance the model, so i've started thinking about that :)

RubberEagle

Update Time!
I've had some time to work on the bottom and aft textures.
both are still WIP.
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_42.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_43.jpg[/IMG]

RubberEagle

small update Time:
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_48_top.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_48_bottom.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_48_rear.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://members.chello.at/rubbereagle/viper2_wip_47.jpg[/IMG]

I've cut the modeled detail from the engines, and instead worked it into the textures, she's now about 1,5-2k Polys lighter

RubberEagle

just to show, that, even after all this time, i still mess around with her:
[IMG]http://members.inode.at/clemens.gritsch/viper2_wip_79_b.jpg[/IMG]