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Title: Airships V3 - WIP
Post by: masonspappy on January 26, 2020, 05:41:11 PM
Posted a version of this a few years ago but wasn't really satisfied with the Airship design, so I've rebuilt the model from scratch and rendered it within a TG4 cloudscape.
Hesitate to call it "steampunk" because majority (not all)  of steampunk dirigible designs I've come across don't seem to be airworthy.
Still need to glass the portals but other wise basic model is close to done (unless you guys point out something I didn't consider).  ;)
Airship created in Blender
As always, C&C's welcome and appreciated.
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Post by: luvsmuzik on January 26, 2020, 05:49:49 PM
Very creative and fun!  :)
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Post by: Kadri on January 26, 2020, 10:40:16 PM
Looks good.
Just a little wethering maybe.
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Post by: Dune on January 27, 2020, 01:43:18 AM
Wow, great machine! And I love this POV, really drags you into the scene. Yes, some weathering would make it more used. Some people? To make it more moving (not literally) you could think about some blur in the propellors, but you'd have to replace them with a blurred image map and a glass surface. Could be added as alternative to the ship, just add a zero opacity default shader to rule out either (prop or blur).
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Post by: DocCharly65 on January 27, 2020, 03:00:15 AM
Cool!
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Post by: Hannes on January 27, 2020, 04:29:26 AM
Pretty much steampunkish I'd say. Cool. Looking forward to your next iterations.
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Post by: mhaze on January 27, 2020, 04:43:42 AM
Looks good!
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Post by: masonspappy on January 30, 2020, 08:08:59 PM
Thanks for the feedback folks! Really appreciate it!
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Post by: Tangled-Universe on January 31, 2020, 06:08:02 AM
Pretty cool indeed, not much else to add to what has been said already.
Except may be for one suggestion: the 'background' airship is a bit 'in your face'...I'd put it further back, because visually it's quite dominant (to me).
Looking forward to your next iterations!
Title: Re: Airships V3 - WIP
Post by: bobbystahr on February 07, 2020, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: Dune on January 27, 2020, 01:43:18 AMWow, great machine! And I love this POV, really drags you into the scene. Yes, some weathering would make it more used. Some people? To make it more moving (not literally) you could think about some blur in the propellors, but you'd have to replace them with a blurred image map and a glass surface. Could be added as alternative to the ship, just add a zero opacity default shader to rule out either (prop or blur).
echo all in this comment
Title: Re: Airships V3 - WIP
Post by: masonspappy on March 24, 2020, 12:32:17 AM
So, as was pointed out, airship needed some dirt/grunge, and some people.
Also added a rather sad looking alien selling fruit at a riverside stand.
It's all Terragen and Blender.
Title: Re: Airships V3 - WIP
Post by: DocCharly65 on March 24, 2020, 02:17:54 AM
I am very tempted to go into it! Nice! :)

In the background there could perhaps be some monumental statues at the shores? The view remembers me a bit of Lord of the Rings scenes :)
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Post by: Dune on March 24, 2020, 02:25:18 AM
Just wonderful. I love this scene. If you want to take it further, I'd work on the back mountains.
Have you ever read Jack Vance's Durdane? Airships remind me of his fantastic story.
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Post by: Hannes on March 24, 2020, 03:22:13 AM
Great scene!! Echo Ulco's advice on the mountains.
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Post by: j meyer on March 24, 2020, 01:44:00 PM
Nice improvements.
Title: Re: Airships V3 - WIP
Post by: masonspappy on March 24, 2020, 02:25:55 PM
Quote from: Dune on March 24, 2020, 02:25:18 AMHave you ever read Jack Vance's Durdane? Airships remind me of his fantastic story.
Jack Vance. Wow! That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Not sure if I read Durdane, but I did read Eyes of the Overworld when I was a kid.
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Post by: sboerner on March 24, 2020, 07:24:51 PM
This is really fun! An aquatic airship drive-through. Love the models and very alien-looking foliage.