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[THE DC]

Originally Posted by Thales

I have thought about that, but my gut instinct is that getting the structural component [read: it shouldn't be floppy or bendy] of that model to work in paper would be incredibly difficult. Maybe it'd work with dowels or rods strategically placed.

That's a good point. Those rings are so wide, yet thin, that it would argue for too small a scale, unless supported by other than paper.

Still, its got me thinking...

[Thales]

CS-220 and CS-330 are both done (minus antennas). I'm working on the last module now.

[dwyaneward]

Nice work!!

[Rhaven Blaack]

This looks very good! I like how nicely it is coming together!

[THE DC]

Your graphics are outstanding!

[Thales]

Originally Posted by THE DC

Your graphics are outstanding!

Thanks. But I also way way overdid it. I did the texture maps as 4k x 4k images... which are about 8-16x larger than you'd expect for that. I used so many of these large textures that it consumed so much GPU ram that I couldn't rely upon the GPU for the final baking and rendering of the parts. I need to do that stuff in a simpler manner for the next model.

[D-WHALE]

i must say, that this is a excellent clean build and the model has a great texture!
Mark Rademaker would be happy to see it!!!

[Thales]

Originally Posted by D-WHALE

i must say, that this is a excellent clean build and the model has a great texture!
Mark Rademaker would be happy to see it!!!

Off the top of your head, would you happen to know how to contact him? I'll send him some info if I know where to send it. (I was able to do similar with Syd Mead and the first Sulaco I made.)

[Thales]

Good news everyone! All the modules are complete... with antennas.

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