its been a while, i'v started work on a new level which i'll be calling sky port..or something similar..anyway, heres one of the blimps that will be docked in the port. waja fink







its an early shot, texture work will be changed as well as lighting and its surroundings. and some more work on the engine and props, maybe a few lights here and there.

comments?

Wow, you're brilliant with patches.

well, neither here nor there lol thanks..i do need someone to make nice cloth type textures for it though please

Great! I love it! Then again, I've got a fetish for dirigibles, Jules Verne and alternate-history type things.

I especially like how it baggily billows out between the structural ring frames. Also I like how styledly spartan and fragile it looks with the way-long exposed propeller-shafts, and the small hinged control surfaces with the drooping cables leading out to them. You might want to put a brace between the rings though, like you've done around the hatch on the starboard side, as it looks like the structural rings might almost slip off.

I'm not exaggerating my enthusiasm when I'm saying that just looking at the thing presses some button inside me that makes me grin. Needless to say, I'll be following this project with interest
*big thumbs up*

Happy SotD!

Now, for my crit:

I really don't like the detail on the engine. It just doesn't seem to fit at all. I also think more of a wood, or at least metal, with a warn-down tarp look would be better, as far as textures go. Right now, it looks like a poorly made space-ship. I think with the right textures, it'd look more olderish.

JediKirby

i'm planning on changing the textures, sort of oldish..i'm seeing a very brownish tone for the level, as for the engine, thats a product of 20mins worth of work, theres more to come on it thanks for the crit kirby

And I thought I was getting good with patches...

Sky Captain anyone?

Those patches aren't exactly complex, but they're used in quite a styish way, bravo

I'll have a go at that texture for you later today.

thanks gothicx, just something that looks old and sort of like cloth...hard to explain. Also i'v not seen sky captain, but i have played crimson skies, which as i understand is quite similar..and have you seen 3dmark 05? its got a blimp , it played as inspiration

Nice work, very cleanly done, particularly with the "patching." (which I interpret to mean the same thing as "stitching") You've done quite well with the texturing, and I agree that it'll look a lot better once you get better textures on that thing. Unfortunately, I don't know If I can help you there...

It's nice. But I don't find it to impressive. I do like some of the patch work on the engines, but other than that. I don't see whats so awsome about it. I'm not trying to downplay your creation. I just believe you can do better than that.

Patch-work meaning the curved brushes.

I think it kicks ***, personally.

and i plan to just showing an in-progress shot, but dont get to attached people, it might be going..just bought a radeon 9800pro and its benig a dog, so i might have to format, which is a bit of a tear jerker...it just doesnt wanna listen to me

It's very nice. Very good work with patches from my point of view. Of course once you have the proper textures in place, it will be easier to judge it fairly. And the proper skybox.

I'd try for some type of solar propeller for something in space. It makes it more believable, and I think it'd fit nicely with the engines you have.

sorry if i didnt make it clear before hand, its not going to be set in space, i'v just used that skybox because of the blue light its going to be set in a skyport...in the sky....it will probebly use the bespin type skybox

Very impressive. Excellent work.

It's nice, it looks like it'd take down most machines though.... :p

yay, i dont have to format my pc...work goes on with Blimpy!