LCS2 USS Independence 1/200

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for the moment i can only work on CGI end of things. I have the Seawolf ready for test build but have to wait. so not wanting to sit idle, i started working on this.

[doctormax]

that will make a great looking ship.. I noticed some artists drawings of that a few months ago and thought it would make a super paper model. I send them to you in case you have not found them.

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i probably have them i scoured high and low for images of this ship.:)

been adding details here and there. threw on some color to break the monotony of staring at white forms for hours.

also added a MQ8 Firescout. think im going to finish up the fire scout. any one feel like testing the scout when i get it done? it will be 4.2 cm at the rotor.

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more work on the firescout.

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went to my dads and had him print one out.

[willygoat]

Good gracious that' one tiny helicopter! THat should be a nice ship Nothing ;D

[cgutzmer]

ohhhhhh thats gonna be a nice ship! (and spiffy chopper too)!
Chris

[doctormax]

it will look good when it is ready, I love the way the bow is, gives it a nice line. Really sleek in the drawings I have seen of it.

[jaffro]

Every time I see what you're up to (and there seems to be a new project every time I look!) I can remember back to the times when all you seemed to do was build other people's models and quite well too...

You've come such a long way in such a short time as a designer and you are pumping out some amazing stuff, this just being one more example to add to an ever growing list...

Three thumbs up... keep up the good work!

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thanks jaffro! a little story. i tought myself 3d modeling years ago. after learning that i just had no idea what to do with it. so i quit for a couple of years. then i found paper modeling. all the models i built gave me a basic understanding of how things work. watching other design threads i realized i had found an outlet. ive had a lot of help along the way. and still have a way to go to get to the level of barry,kooklik,and ken. when i get settled into my new house i plan on getting back to some builds.


i started hashing out the SH-60. i still have a problem figureing the level of detail to translate to paper.

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bit more..

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finished the mesh. dont know how much detail will remain when it goes to paper. i hope to texture and testbuild next week.

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Another very interesting project! I`ll observe and good luck nothing!

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[doctormax]

the big rule I learned in art class was if you make something detailed that may be small it draws the eye into that part. seems if the helicpoter is detailed then it would draw the eye of when on display to that point of the ship in you case.

After all paper modeling as far as I see is no different when displayed to a acrylic painting or oil painting. i am sure there or some people who find a not really detailed painting to put behind their model displays to draw the eye in to the models.

[cgutzmer]

Hmmmm very good info trent :) I learned something today!
Chris

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plugging away at some details....

[cgutzmer]

Coming along great! Thanks for the update :)
Chris

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Looks excellent! :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74

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thanks! hard at it today. i think im down to 3 things left to do. then the texyure nightmare....

[cgutzmer]

Awesome! Looks like a pretty complex model....
Chris

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well im trying to raise myself to the level of kookliks ankles. ;)
i think im ready for textures.

[cgutzmer]

Sweet - cant wait to see this one done! :D
Chris

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started getting my placeholder textures on.

[elliott]

well im trying to raise myself to the level of kookliks ankles. ;)

Heh! I think you're higher than that Trent. Judging by how the complexity and texturing of your models has increased in quality I'd say you are definitely well on your way to becoming his equal (or better). You've got a gift and you're using it. Quite well, I might add.

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you are too kind! but you definiatley help with the confidence. thanks!

[cgutzmer]

loooookkkkkkkksssss good!
Chris

[jaffro]

Looking good nothing!

Interesting looking ship that one, but I imagine it'll be about 50 years before the Australian Navy decide to purchase them... we've just taken delivery of our first Abrams and I believe we still have F1-11's in active service. :(

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the f-111s are still very capable aircraft. there are those in the us armed forces that believe we should have kept ours longer than we did. besides dont yall have the Armidale? or is that the brits? that will probably be my next ship.

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oh and an update. still plugging away at the unfold.had to split it up into 8 sections for pep. makes things a bit more confusing but slowly making it.

[elliott]

Here's one retired GI who thinks the F111 was pushed out to pasture way early. Politics - Bah!!

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me to. we lost it due to the threat of losing budget money for other projects.

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unfold finished now tring to finalize textures etc. eill be strting to test some of the sub sections very soon. will post pics as i go.

[elliott]

Looking forward to the pics of the build! :)

[Dragos]

Looks nice , makes me think designing some modern ships...

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started cutting!!:):) started with the top structure as its what i have done now:rolleyes:
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[Barry]

That's good and crisp drawing

[doctormax]

its looking good friend,

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thank you!:)

this section alone has over 32 peices.
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and the the rest of the super structure. dont really know the technical term for the bracing area.
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[elliott]

Probably called "Area, Bracing, The".
Interesting construction. I've never seen a ship built from the top down before.
:p:D

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well that was the smallest assymbly section and the first to be done.

[Barry]

Usually referred to as a tripod mast looking great so far I hate doing those.

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thanks barry. i was nervous about the mast but i took my time and am satisfied with the results.

[cgutzmer]

Great details on that Trent :) waiting for more :)
Chris

[APA-168]

Did I ever mention how much I am looking forward to this kit??? An Independence @ 1/200! Are you kidding me, never thought I'd see it, much less from such a prolific designer!

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thank you! this is the most involved thing ive attemted so progress is not as fast as i would like.

but there is progress
sot of the next section formers
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and a shot of some of the details on top...
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and with the top super structure.
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[Barry]

It's looking good

[elliott]

Is that a 2007 Gun Digest in the background? Does this mean that we have another 1:1 weapon to look forward to? :D

The Independence is looking very good indeed. Looks like it's gonna be another winner from the House of Nothing! :)

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Is that a 2007 Gun Digest in the background? Does this mean that we have another 1:1 weapon to look forward to? :D

well i st**** **** ** ******* ***** ****** ******* *** ***** and thats where im at with that.:)

roland, lights,and top rail in place.
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radars and ant.
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[elliott]

You rolled those antennae from paper? Dang! *Darth Vader voice on. "Indeed you are powerful, as the Emperor has foreseen."* :D

That Roland looks good too!

[Barry]

Love the gun but the simulation of the arc lights is quite brilliant being trying to think of a simple way to do that for ages.

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lower hull tested..
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[cgutzmer]

ARGH! hulls - the bane of my ship building life ;)
Chris

[elliott]

Hull curves look nice and smooth!

re Barry's comment about the arc lights - hate to ask but where are they located on the top?

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they are the line of "spotlights" just above the hanger doors.

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ARGH! hulls - the bane of my ship building life ;)
Chris
actually my hull(since im new at this) is a lot simpler than than most. plus the whole ship is modular. each section is built than set atop the next etc. well see when its done.

[willygoat]

That's how they build the real ones. Nice thinking!

[elliott]

they are the line of "spotlights" just above the hanger doors.

Ah! Thank you sir!

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ive decided to try something to give the ship a bit more character. the next section ill build with this texture and see what it looks like.
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some of the parts laid out for the mid hull:)
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mid hull complete. the top structure will have the same hull texture. the decision was made after the top was built.
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[Barry]

That is a really striking design and build look forward to more pics.

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Looks excellent and very futurictic! :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74

[cgutzmer]

great work trent!

[elliott]

Yup - really like the texture! She'll look awesome when it's applied to the whole ship!

[doctormax]

is that brushed aluminum look you put as the texture. i think that would look good a bit like the artists impressions I seen ;)

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no. actually what i did is took a section from a hi res picture of the ship and used it as a texture block and applied to all the side faces.i was originally going to go with the standard overall grey but all my pictures show it as "dirty". not having the skill to "paint" an accurate texture i sttled on this method to give it some personality.

[doctormax]

that is the way to do it find a good picture and use that no better way really. it will look good I am thinking the hull is a bit darker than in that picture

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yea it may be a bit dark but depending on the picture sometimes it looks darker and sometimes lighter. i think this is a good compromise for my skills.

i appreciate the nice comments:)

added the sponsons and laminated some texture to the top.(dont want to build another) and attached the top.getting close but still a bunch of details and of course the black hawk.
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was hard at it this weekend. got the flight deck nets on, anchor, 57 mm, and some other details. about 30 more peices and then the blackhawk.
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[doctormax]

it looks Brilliant

[cgutzmer]

Awesome looking ship!
Chris

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thanks doctormax and Chris!:)

well the only thing left is the black hawk. and i must admit after studying Barry's blackhawk, i came real close to trashing mine. but i knuckled down and started building to see what the end looks like before i decide. mine is somewhat daunting as i ended up with 60 pieces.(Barry's comes in around 30)
this is 14 of them-
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[doctormax]

i was born lazy, trent if it was not working the sea hawk i would just do a texture of a picture of sea hawk on one of the hangar doors, or to be just a little more adventurous just the nose emerging. like the way airdave i think is doing the noses of planes to hang on a walls.

yes i am that lazy.. ;)

[willygoat]

The ship looks amazing Trent! I like the little helo as well. Much too small for my troll hands to assemble, but I really like looking at them. Can't wait to see the bird finished.

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finished the seahawk!:) yes it is a challenge, however, i am very pleased with the results. you dont have to put all the little details on it to get a decent looking bird.
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[willygoat]

Wow! You even went so far as to add the red beacon light. Very nice!!!!!! :D

[elliott]

Great job on the Seahawk! Thought you'd be interested to know that in today's paper there was an article saying that the Independence has just completed her builder's trials. I didn't realize that she's being built right here at Austal.

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willygoat-that is actually supposed to represent the IR dazler. 1 top 1 bottom.

elliot -yes i think its down to 18 days till commission.

[willygoat]

That makes sense now. I thought it looked a bit large for a beacon. Great stuff.

[doctormax]

wow it great, did you see this bit of news about the ship a top speed of over 50mph and looking at the photos on the AP the texture you went for looks top drawer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_speedy_warship

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http://ecardmodels.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=862

[Krzychu74]

Hello!
Congratulation! Great model :)

Best regards.
Krzychu74

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thank you my friend!

[doctormax]

Well done trent, another beauty for sale. You know cetz was asking about a card model of it the other day in the desgin idea, oh and I put a link to the model in the shop ok made a blunder the first time so corrected it, That is how good i think the model is

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i saw that. thank you very much doctormax!:)

[doctormax]

no problem trent anytime i see someone post something and i know there is a model of what they are looking for i direct them if it is available and i know of it.