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Thomas P
March 27th, 2002, 05:55 AM
No fancy title :) - Here is an oldie but goodie from Masao (for anyone who's out there!).

http://www.concept40.com/galleries/sciartpost/10182001/Puffin2a1.jpg
200K version (http://www.concept40.com/galleries/sciartpost/10182001/Puffin2a.jpg)
Masao
March 27th, 2002, 03:27 PM
This is a slightly resized and modified version of the ship I posted last year. Fabio meshed it, but that's as far as he got.
Fabio
March 27th, 2002, 04:38 PM
aaaaaah - who could forget the Puffin! A most enjoyable mights modelling she was too!

Decent textures to come when I get me new tablet

here's somthing to slobber over in the meantime ;)
http://www.meshweaver.com/Temp/glads/puffin1.jpg
http://www.meshweaver.com/Temp/glads/puffin2.jpg
http://www.meshweaver.com/Temp/glads/puffin3.jpg
http://www.meshweaver.com/Temp/glads/puffin4.jpg
thomas7g
March 27th, 2002, 04:41 PM
looks good!

Any plans to add a little bit more to make it more detailed?
Fabio
March 27th, 2002, 04:44 PM
I was thinking that myself - any ideas ? feel free to indicate what you'd liek to see and I'll oblige time willing :)
thomas7g
March 27th, 2002, 04:47 PM
mostly I think the guns and the engine exhausts need more detail. Just enought to make it look more real. :)
Masao
March 27th, 2002, 05:26 PM
Hey! Great to see your model again.

Suggestions: This is a small ship (20 m long), so it has to be detailed like a fighter plane (or a TOS shuttle) rather than a big cruiser. In particular, the lines on the hull should look like panel lines rather than pinstripping. It probably also needs some more little access hatches and stuff like you'd find on real fighter.

I made a few minor modifications to the schematic: The cockpit hatches were made smaller (since the overall size of the ship was increased), doors for the landing skids were added on the bottom, and phaser cannon barrels were shortened. I also changed the markings a bit (lost the shield and changed the name of the ship) but markings are a chance for you guys to show your graphic creativity a bit. Please decorate the ship as you wish, but probably not as extensively as the Romulan War Minotaurs.

Corrections: I intended that greyish bar on the side to be a recessed launching tube. Fabio made it look sort of like a radiator.