Topic: There's something I promised a while back...
Amasov Prime
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Actually, not a promise to you but a promise to myself; "Get the damn ship done, boy!". So - here it is. The thing is extremely long, so I had to reduce the size. Of course, the original ship is more impressing with all the detail, so here - for the first time ever AFAIR - the tiny 56k-version and the huge DSL-version. Feel free to use it, as always of course.
(What do you think of the lights? I think the container lights look good but I don't like the engine glow that much.)
I actually like the smaller one a bit better, as it makes the lines seem a bit softer and more "real." That's probably the one that you should send to Bernd for his database.
Of course, then you miss the whole "We Break for Battledroids" thing.
I knew the front of that thing looked familiar...
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Amasov Prime
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Thanks.
And the Battledroids-joke - I you had seen the other ships' original sized files (Norway, Niagara and Medusa) you would have seen that everyone contains a small joke. I think these are the typical symptoms of Okudaitis.
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Amasov Prime
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Bernd asked for a modification; I'll add the 7th container at the rear end, opposite side of the schematic. Just to let everyone out there know that there are four containers each side (I left the last one out because you get a better view of the engine section this way).
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Amasov Prime
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Here is the update; 3 versions (6, 7 and 8 containers). And don't ask where I got the top views at the right side from. Screenshot editing is much easier than drawing. )
If you want the original sized file, it's way over 1MB. But besides a little label on the inside of the container ('Made in Taiwan') you wouldn't miss that much. I could try to upload, of course, but I guess the admins would get a heart attack or something. On the other hand, if you really want to see it, I can send it to someone who has unlimited (or nearly unlimited) webspace and traffic.
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These enhanced schematics are very nice! The only suggestion I would make is that the "random" mottling is identical on all the cargo modules. The mottling doesn't seem to correspond to any physical structure of the modules, so should be different on each.
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Amasov Prime
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Thanks everyone!
Masao: That's one of the little things I'll probably update (I think I'm going to play a little bit with the graphics), but from the small versions you can't even tell that there are those markings. So I guess it's OK this way. But thanks for the suggestion.
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Very nice work. What program are you useing? You can clean up those spotlights a bit if you have access an illumination effects tool. I've used PSP7 to give you a sample so that you can see what it can do. (the bit outlined in red) See how it looks more realistic?
Amasov Prime
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I use Micrografx usually. I have PSP 7, but I don't have much experience with it. I used to use one of the earlier versions, but it seems I should concider returning to Paint Shop or at least use the program for such effects. How did you add it?
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Amasov Prime
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I tried what you suggested. The effect looks cool, but I think I'll stay with Micrografx, at least for the primary painting. But I'll definitely use PSP for such effects for future images. Thanks for the suggestion and hint.
Here's my first test, an old image with and without spotlight effect.
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