Gridlines?

[Hito]

This is a question for you ThomasP.

I was wondering how you make the gridlines for ships like the Yorktown?

If you remember for the version of yorktown i made a while back i interprited the lines as raised tubes tubes...
http://www.darkervisions.com/betaz/sojourner/pre-enterprise.htm
http://www.darkervisions.com/betaz/sojourner/pre-enterprise2.htm

but yours look like recessed grooves.
Are you using a texture or are you modeling them into the hull?

i'd like to know.

[Thomas P]

BTW - Love your turrets and cannon, freek'n scary guns!

The 'grid' lines are done with bump maps and masks in a blended material applied to the ship. I envisioned the sections layered in additional panels to harden the ship.

I just went into max and drew the panel I wanted and then exported it to be used in PSP. There I copied it the required number of times to make all the panels. Once this was done I could create negative versions to act as a mask.

[Hito]

Originally posted by Thomas P
BTW - Love your turrets and cannon, freek'n scary guns!


Thanks :D
I wanted to add another gun turrent mounted like the one slung beneath the conqueror...

http://www.starfleet-museum.org/conqueror.jpg

Only i wanted to have it on top.
and have it be operated sort of like the ball turrent guns on the B-17
And then I added the side cannons from the Pioneer class since they were really cool too :D

[Hito]

Are the round black things on the front of the Yorktown torpedo tubes?

[Thomas P]

Originally posted by Hito
Are the round black things on the front of the Yorktown torpedo tubes?

Yes, they are. The newest model has the tube and the interior has the missile rack.