EP VII Millennium Falcon

[maruska]

Heh., yeah. Don't let my OCD ruin the fun. I was just trying to let Starkiller know he's doing exceptional work and that ILM should hire him. ; )

 

[SteveStarkiller]

So just for fun I made a replica of the Dykstraflex camera. it has all the same axes of motion, and runs on a dolly track. here's a test fly-by of the new Falcon, where the model was scaled to 5', and was stationary, with a simple rotation movement as if it was on a motor.

 

[maruska]

I've watched this on loop about a hundred times already! : )

 

[SteveStarkiller]

the motion really looks right, doesn't it?

 

[joberg]

A hundred times! Ah!! Amateur I say, amateur Kidding aside, wonderful stuff once again Steve:cool

 

[maruska]

the motion really looks right, doesn't it?

It really does!

You still doing all this in Sketchup and Indigo?

 

[SteveStarkiller]

built the dykstraflex in sketchup, as well as the Falcon of course, but I'm animating and rendering in a student copy of 3ds Max. As you can see, I don't know squat about shaders and whatnot, but I'm getting there. Anyway this is just a proof of concept for the camera movement.

 

[SteveStarkiller]

built the dykstraflex in sketchup, as well as the Falcon of course, but I'm animating and rendering in a student copy of 3ds Max. As you can see, I don't know squat about shaders and whatnot, but I'm getting there. Anyway this is just a proof of concept for the camera movement.

 

[oslm]

If you are going to use 3DS Max then look at using Mental Ray as your shader -- You will find the results will really bring out the details in your model --

Excellent work on your camera rig, the flyby motion is perfect --

 

[Wavey]

Brilliant! Can hear it whistling past!! Does this mean the model is stationary and it's the camera in motion?

 

[SteveStarkiller]

yep, the old stationary model trick. Really works a treat!

 

[SteveStarkiller]

ok got the final panel layout from the 5' Falcon, and approximated the hole for the access pit. Much happier with it now, but I won't be satisfied with the layout until I see the whole ship without something in the way... cannot wait for the trailer. I'm going to be excited to see it no matter what, but I'm going to be a little disappointed if there aren't more shots of the Falcon.

 

[Vaderios]

I don't know squat about shaders and whatnot, but I'm getting there.

Oh i can help you with that

-Angel

 

[SteveStarkiller]

Need all the help I can get in that area!

just installed some koolshade, along with a ton of other little details.

so close, and yet so far...

 

[knightdriver2001]

Wasn't sure if I would like the new rectangle dish on the top but it looks really good on there when seen in motion.

 

[SteveStarkiller]

I agree, it does look pretty cool in motion. At this point I'm pretty much sold. It has a reason for being that connects it directly to ROTJ, and does a great job setting this series apart as new at the same time.

 

[mvanwalks421]

And, if I may add to this, I feel that the new rectangular dish is far better than the circular; the Falcon has a better balance to it that still manages to make the ship look sporadic and random.

 

[Captain Dunsel]

not sure yet what I know about the dish, but these are my opinions about it.



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I think there's more structural detail on the front of the dish, and I'm not sure about the pistons or the plates with holes.

Is the new dish the same model seen on the Rebel Blockade Runner?

 

[Wolfsburg]

It was clearly inspired by it, if nothing else. They look practically identical and I like that.

 

[SteveStarkiller]

apart from scale, they are about 80% identical, with the main differences being the curves cut out of the dish, a few extra greebles, and the support structure is completely different. I'll be interested to see what other ideas they had when the making of book comes out.