CG WIP: a short 3D animation about avatar

[fierox]

Been quite some time since i've posted here.
Project isnt dead tho, actually another round of animation (detail) is done.
Just needs a good bit of tweaking, matching scenes and maybe adding a shot or two.
First i've just started on an ISV like the Venture Star that ill add in my animation aswell. A fun and easy side thing before i start on tweaking animation
I dont have detailed images from all the angles so it wont be 100% exact but hopefully i can keep it pretty close. Its meant to be a different craft anyway and i guess on a project that massive ships would probably be a little different from each other anyway
Here is the first bit, the engine's radiator and the first bits of the antimatter engine.

[fierox]

A few more parts added, like the ant-matter engines and the fuel cells..

[Alan]

Wow! They are looking txantsan ma tsmukan!

Alan

[ahoragi]

Lookin good! That must be alot of work.

[fierox]

Thanks!
Yeah it takes a good amount of time but its kinda easy and relaxed to do
Added a bit more stuff like the mast, heat shields and cargo.
Now to add the Valkyrie shuttles, that will be fun!

[fierox]

And here's the first bit of the Valkyrie shuttle
Compared to the size of the ISV they are so small that only the overal shape is needed but its fun to add some minor details. It actually took a while to get the shape of the fuselage about right but was fun to tinker with, find some resource pics, etc.
Seems there is even a model kit of the shuttle, makes me wonder about the ISV craft, that would be some model!
Now to add the engines and then it should be more or less done..

[fierox]

Here's another update on the Valkyrie Shuttle, for now its about done.
Think it will look great with the big ISV and it should provide a good base if i ever want to turn it into a more detailed craft.

[fierox]

And here it is with some simple color added



Now to get back to the ISV itself..

[Human No More]

That is very nice

[Alan]

Wow! Looking really good that! Must take a while to do.

Alan

[fierox]

Thanks, and yeah it takes a while but its pretty relaxed to do while watching tv or playing some music
The ISV model is more or less done now, just a bit of touching up and adding some color left.
Went a bit further in detail then i originally intended but it has been a very relaxed build sofar.
Besides its a great ship, the realistic design was fun to build.

Oh and its not meant to be the Venture Star but one of its sister ships.
Now to think of good name, any ideas?

[Alan]

Looks txantsan! How about Intrepid or Vanguard or Fearless...or something... Hehehe. Sorry, I ran out of ideas pretty quickly. Really great model. Ever thought of moving to New Zealand? I've heard they are making a few related film over there

Alan

[Exoblade]

Yes the ISV is a wonderful realistic design. My own grip with the ship is that its got the size of the fuel tanks needed to make it work wrong but to be fair they would look ridiculous compared to the rest of the ship

[fierox]

Thanks for the name suggestions, not bad at all!
Well i'm no expert on matter/antimatter but i guess it depends on the mass of the ISV? Lets assume its really light
Also the engines are only used for braking and then acceleration on the way back. A giant sail is used aswell.

Then again, i do tend to agree with you, these ships go at 0,7 lightspeed, my guess is the speed is a bit too fast to make it plausible, even with antimatter engines. But if not it would become a complete different story, space is just so damn big!

[Exoblade]

Originally Posted by fierox

Thanks for the name suggestions, not bad at all!
Well i'm no expert on matter/antimatter but i guess it depends on the mass of the ISV? Lets assume its really light
Also the engines are only used for braking and then acceleration on the way back. A giant sail is used aswell.

Then again, i do tend to agree with you, these ships go at 0,7 lightspeed, my guess is the speed is a bit too fast to make it plausible, even with antimatter engines. But if not it would become a complete different story, space is just so damn big!

actually 0.7c is the top most practical speed that you could push a ship. Beyond 0.7c you need more fuel mass than the mass of the rest of the ship to move it. Though of course this means that at 0.7c 50% of the ISV's overall mass has to be in the fuel tanks, which mean they would have to be even bigger. probably to comic proportions.