Ecritter Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Third in my 3D Space Marine Fleet is done, only a couple more ships to go. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/ecritter/Space%20Marines/3DGladius-classFrigate.png http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/ecritter/Space%20Marines/DragoonsonPatrol-2.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberious Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Hey, nice job on the Gladius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks, need to do the Nova-class Frigate and the Destroyer ... and maybe a Thunderhawk and the fleet will be complete. Here are the others ships I've done already. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/ecritter/Space%20Marines/3DBattleBarge4-1.png http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/ecritter/Space%20Marines/3DStrikeCruiser.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberious Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Cool much better pic of the strike crusier, think the front of the battlebarge needs a little more width personaly but all good so far. Gotta love BFG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 You should do a little research into naval formations to, just to add a touch of realism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 You should do a little research into naval formations to, just to add a touch of realism. Actually I was in the Navy for 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaptermaster Graymantle Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very cool! Just out of curiosity: What 3d program are you using? Thanks! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Right, so why arn't they in formation! :P Just because space is 3-D doesn't mean tried and true (and recognizable) formations should be discarded. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 I use Doga L3 to make my ships and render the pics. Well, as Kahn would learn the hard way ... its hard to put 2D naval tactics into a 3D environment. The Battle Barges are near the center (like normal naval combat) with the Strike Cruiser and Frigates surrounding them. That is pretty basic naval fleet organization as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Is that how the fleet travel on the island hopping campaigns of WWII? Because that is always how I imagined Space Marines traveling, since the parallels are obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 It still how they move in fleet formation today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Sweet. Well then nevermind :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Carlin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Wait a minute these look extreme and all much cudos to you but I what are you making these for are you making a game :P Please be making a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sweet. Well then nevermind :P Just for fun sorry. But if you know someone working on a game that needs 3D models .... please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Toddius Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Awesome work man. Be perfect for a personal website or one that you enjoy. You might want to check with a SM specific site from one of the members here and i bet they'd love to have your stuff presented with full credits to you. Good Job. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 I think I'll work on the Hunter-class Destroyer next. Be watching for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Carlin Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Doing it for fun is fine too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadaeux Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Right, so why arn't they in formation! :lol: Just because space is 3-D doesn't mean tried and true (and recognizable) formations should be discarded. :P Ahem, yes it does mean they should be discarded. Look at what Aircraft did to the naval arena. Now imagine those bombers being Battleships instead and you'll see why you need to adopt changes to formations. :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bretac Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hey, excellent models! Also, if I do remember correctly, There is a BFG mod project going on for the PC game Sins of a Solar Empire. They may already have the models already designed and everything but I'm sure they could use your help if your interested (and if they're still working on it. I"m not really sure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thanks, I'll check it out. Do you have a addy for it, there are too many mods in a google search? I think after I finish the Hunter-class I'll start on the 3 AdMech ships I have reference pics for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyInDeath Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I WAS gonna make a comment on scale, but then I remembered the source would be a G.S. Soto novel and thought, "The hell does that guy know?" He had strike cruisers and frigates actually docked up against the battlebarge in one of the first 3 dawn of war books. The scale of the barge would have to be somewhere on the scale of about 8 kilometers to make this even possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadaeux Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I WAS gonna make a comment on scale, but then I remembered the source would be a G.S. Soto novel and thought, "The hell does that guy know?" He had strike cruisers and frigates actually docked up against the battlebarge in one of the first 3 dawn of war books. The scale of the barge would have to be somewhere on the scale of about 8 kilometers to make this even possible... Ahem, a Battlebarge IS 8 Kilometres long. The Vessel you see in the Foreground of this video as the Battlebarge "passes by" is the Strike Cruiser you used as your pimped ride for the whole game. As a size measure. Battlebarge: 6-10 Kilometres. Strike Cruiser: 2.5 - 3 Kilometres. Frigates 1-1.5 Kilometres Destroyers: 600m-1 Kilometre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 yeah that's the scale I'm using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 Is this a better (more acceptable) patrol formation? http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c162/ecritter/Space%20Marines/DragoonsonPatrol-3.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Nice. It looks more realistic now, other than everybody on top of one another. Is that the entire Chapter Fleet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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