Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject:
Spy plane
Subject description: Base on in-game .shp!
Aircraft Series: 2 of 3.
This is my version of the RA1 Spy plane. It is obviously loosely based on the in-game (shp?) vs the obviously different cameo image used for the support power button (I have read the opinion that the cameo is an image of a MIG-15).
I used various references of Sukhoi aircraft that had canards, when modelling the spy plane (The main blueprint was of a SU-33 for reference sakes).
This time I tried to do more continuous (real?) modelling, rather than a bunch of separate chunks like the RA2 MIG. In the end The aircraft was 2 chunks; the body canards and wings, and the engines and tail fins.
Having modelled continuous I wanted the UVW chunks to be has continuous has possible. In the end having such large chunks meant that I wasted a lot of UVW space, because I did not have several small pieces that I could jigsaw together.
So overall there are a lot less pixels being used in this texture than in the RA2 MIG texture.
Obviously if I had missiles and other armaments, then that would use up some of the unused space. Still, since my preference is for large continuous UVW chunks when it comes to aircraft, I will have to find ways to deal with this in the future.
I also wanted my texture .psd layered in such a way that it would be simple to add new liveries without having to redo large parts of the texture.
In order to test the set-up, I did a quick 'Red alert' livery, which you can see in the GIF below.
SpyPlane_Diffuse.jpg
Description:
This is a look at the early diffuse texture before it was destroyed in order to make it C&C3 ready. This image was added so you could see the underside. There is no normal or specular map in this image!
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Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 11:00 pm Post subject:
nice model, but i'm cringing at the thought of modern fighter airframe as a "spy plane"
It's like using a M1 Abrams model as a "recon tank" _________________ The Fall of Hammerfest - Epic Tiberian chain story
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ah the magical supermig. I like the all-remap body, but why the gold outline on that one's star? The PLA (China) uses that, applying that on a Soviet vehicle is wrong. _________________ Victory! QUICK_EDIT
The Soviets rarely used the gold outline star (on aircraft), but rarely is not never.
I can try the black outline version maybe (which was also rarely used on aircraft).
Picking a star with a contrasting border is simply so it will stand out, so maybe I could try the red edged white border star? QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:42 pm Post subject:
You mentioned how the plane is made up from different sections so you can make the UWV in as little pieces as possible. I hate to ask, but I'm struggling at modelling planes (and helicopters in extend) because I have no idea where to start Can you give some pointers if possible? QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:01 pm Post subject:
Could you please PM it to me? If yes, can I use it in my Yuri's Revenge mod after I conver them to voxels? _________________
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You mentioned how the plane is made up from different sections so you can make the UWV in as little pieces as possible. I hate to ask, but I'm struggling at modelling planes (and helicopters in extend) because I have no idea where to start Can you give some pointers if possible?
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Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:45 am Post subject:
Madin wrote:
Dutchygamer wrote:
You mentioned how the plane is made up from different sections so you can make the UWV in as little pieces as possible. I hate to ask, but I'm struggling at modelling planes (and helicopters in extend) because I have no idea where to start Can you give some pointers if possible?
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Spy plane
Can you give some pointers if possible?
