For my 500th post I wanted to do something special. I have started this particular thread sooner than I wished as I wanted to make much more progress before revealing what I was up to.
This is something a little different, and definitely outside my comfort zone in terms of modelling and rendering with MicroGDS. The subject matter is nothing architectural at all. This is a purely personal project. It is unfunded and I will only work on it when I have free time available. I expect that it will progress only very slowly and take some considerable time to execute. In the process, I hope to hone my modelling and rendering skills.
The HM Bark Endeavour was James Cook's command before he was promoted to Captain. In her he sailed the World and some of the charts that he produced were still in use until very recently. Some years ago, the Australians built a superb replica and I was fortunate to be able to sail on her several times, including on a substantial portion of her voyage home to Australia. A photographic record of my time on board is here http://pixelorchard.smugmug.com/HM-B...Homeward-Bound
This first post is a clay render of my progress so far with one of her canons. My following posts will give an indication of my progress and technique. Enjoy.
Last edited by johnwarburton; 29th October 2009 at 11:18.
This was where I started. Scans from plans that I have for a wooden kit brought into MicroGDS as raster primitives. The keel traced over, rotated to the correct orientation and extruded.
The extruded bulkheads were then positioned on the keel. This is where I stopped work on the hull. I have a better set of reference drawings for the hull profile and thes may be a better basis on which to base the hull planking.
I switched my attention to the canon. Four of these on board, and they are real. Mostly used to make a loud noise when entering or leaving port or greeting other vessels, but occasional loaded with real canon balls too.
Starting point is drawing scans again, loaded into MicroGDS in plan and elevation orientations to provide information for all profiles, then traced over.
Another clay render. I am stalled, now because the next thing to model are the ropes that secure the canon in position and absorb the recoil. It is tempting to just model the ropes as cylindrical extrusions, but I want this to be super detailed and need to model the rope in more detail. I am struggling to see how I can do this with the MicroGDS modelling tools
Firing the canon. I was hanging on with one hand and taking the picture with the other. Nothing left to cover my ears. I was nearly deaf for the next hour..!
Post 500 - Eye Candy HM Bark Endeavour
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