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Posted: 23 May 2006, 05:39
by smoth
The anime had odd proportions:
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All too often inconsistent.


I went with some of the later stuff as it considers scale and is consistent:
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Posted: 23 May 2006, 05:41
by Zoombie
Mayhap because its a...anime?

Posted: 23 May 2006, 05:55
by smoth
Zoombie wrote:Mayhap because its a...anime?
early anime to be specific.

Later anime has been much better about revisiting designs. The Japanese have produced a lot of stuff sense then that is quite in scale. :).

Posted: 23 May 2006, 06:09
by Egarwaen
smoth wrote:Later anime has been much better about revisiting designs. The Japanese have produced a lot of stuff sense then that is quite in scale. :).
Gundam SEED, for example, is almost entirely consistent in that respect.

Though it still bends things a little. For example, the Aegis' transformation would require some very interesting adjustments, and some of the movement requires bizarre joint construction.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 06:28
by smoth
check your pm egarwaen.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 06:31
by Zoombie
Well many theatrical and thematic productions have had problems with scale. Like in Waterworld, where the inside of the ship was at least three times bigger then the outside of the ship. Also what is that big old flying thing going to be? Gunship, troop ship, battle ship? Its some kind of ship, i know that for sure.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 07:02
by smoth
the white base?

your COMMANDER!

Posted: 23 May 2006, 07:08
by Zoombie
Cool.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 08:55
by smoth
Image

I updated the model. here is the shot of where it is at now. This model should get finished for tommorrow provide that I have few real life(TM) issues.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 10:14
by Zenka
Norf, I suggested use of other anime some time ago.
Inded the designs from Gundam Seed are a little more thought out. And looks cooler overal IMO. Bad point is, if you create something as the Arch Angel or the Minerva, you need mad modeling skills. ^.^' (Yes, I once attempted to recreate them).

But you seem to (wisely) stick to MS Gundam :)

Posted: 23 May 2006, 10:25
by smoth
Zenka wrote:Norf, I suggested use of other anime some time ago.
Inded the designs from Gundam Seed are a little more thought out. And looks cooler overal IMO. Bad point is, if you create something as the Arch Angel or the Minerva, you need mad modeling skills. ^.^' (Yes, I once attempted to recreate them).

but you seem to (wisely) stick to MS Gundam :)
Gundam seed has no balance. it is too much like wing.

First(gundam) is more grounded with easier to balance units. Seed is not as challenging as you think. I really hate the geomitry of that anime. Also people can say what they want about zakus but the designs of seed are ass. Honestly I would not defile my machine with it. I will sooner add gundamX as a playable side before I would ever consider the angsty pile of shit that is seed.

So please do not mention that series.

Posted: 23 May 2006, 13:52
by maestro
problem with newer gundam is the story, become more and more stupid...
And character design is poor too (stupid name and all :wink: )
the classic UC is certainly better....
If u have extra time better to add Sazabi or Geara Doga or the half bird stuff (Aziel IIRC) ... that wud be better than gundam X/wing stuff :)

Posted: 23 May 2006, 13:54
by maestro
Hi smoth what software u use to UV your stuff ? and the texture size ? (1024x1024 ?) they looks very crisp....

Posted: 23 May 2006, 20:41
by smoth
I used wings 3d and the white base texture is not that big. Only 512X512

Posted: 23 May 2006, 21:31
by SinbadEV
I remember one gundam that showed on cartoon network, where Japan was a giant gundam, and the final climactic battle was finished by a heart shaped love beam... some of the gundams in that looked pretty cool... I suppose you would exclude those on principle... right?

Posted: 23 May 2006, 22:15
by Egarwaen
SinbadEV wrote:I remember one gundam that showed on cartoon network, where Japan was a giant gundam, and the final climactic battle was finished by a heart shaped love beam... some of the gundams in that looked pretty cool... I suppose you would exclude those on principle... right?
Ah, G Gundam. The show that makes every sensible human being ask "What were they thinking, exactly?"

Posted: 23 May 2006, 22:20
by Zoombie
what were they thinking, actually?

Posted: 23 May 2006, 22:45
by j5mello
if thats the one where gundams are shorter than people then it should be blatantly obvious they were thinking nothing, absolutely nothing.

if not then im truly sorry

Posted: 23 May 2006, 22:50
by Egarwaen
Zoombie wrote:what were they thinking, actually?
"Victory Gundam was too damn depressing. We need something to cheer up the fans. Hey, I know! Let's cross Gundam with Dragonball Z!"

Posted: 23 May 2006, 22:53
by SinbadEV
no... I think G-Gundam is the one with the superdeformed Gundams, and the whole thing is supposed to be stupid... I'm talking about the one where there is a series of gundam fights in a world Gundam tournament... and countries have "taken off" and become giant space habitats...

edit: I checked... G-Gundam is the freak one with the heart beam... don't know what the super deformed one is...