Hi everyone,
I'm going into familiar territory again and this time, I'd like to commission an experienced computer modeller to produce a 3d model of the Flash Gordon Hawkman Rocket Cycle from the 1980 movie - scaled to fit the 3.75 inch tall Flash figure that Bif Bang Pow produced a few years ago (same size as the original Kenner Star Wars figures).
I was lucky to get some VERY rare, behind the scenes photos of the prop that they built for the movie which would be invaluable in producing an accurate model.
I've got the Sketch-up model that Stevestarkiller did for my larger version of the model (to fit the 7 inch tall Alex Ross designed Flash figures). There are many innacuracies in the geometry, proportions and panel placement on this sketch-up model but at the time, it was the best we could do with only a handful of photos from books and DVD screengrabs.
My good friend Martin-El now owns one of the models that were produced by Pete_SSS in 2011 when I commissioned him to build the physical model using the plans, elevations and cross sections that Stevestarkiller provided from the sketch-up model.Martin was kind enough to let me go and shoot 360 degree walk around photos of the model so I could import them into "Meshroom" Photogrammetry software.
I was hoping that Photogrammetry would answer my prayers to get a 3d model happening (I've seen some AMAZING 3d prints produced from 2d photos imported into Photogrammetry software). Sadly, the surface of the model proved to be too "metallic" and shiny and this meant that the Photogrammetry software couldn't render a usable .obj file to be imported into 3d printing software.
I exported Stevestarkiller's sketch-up model as a .obj file but because that model was never created with 3d printing in mind as the output, the result is unusable too.
So, I'm back to where I started in 2011. Looking to commission someone to produce a new model that can be exported for 3d printing.
Here's the results of the photogrammetry imported into the "Meshroom" software. As you can see, it was an unusable result.
I'm going into familiar territory again and this time, I'd like to commission an experienced computer modeller to produce a 3d model of the Flash Gordon Hawkman Rocket Cycle from the 1980 movie - scaled to fit the 3.75 inch tall Flash figure that Bif Bang Pow produced a few years ago (same size as the original Kenner Star Wars figures).
I was lucky to get some VERY rare, behind the scenes photos of the prop that they built for the movie which would be invaluable in producing an accurate model.
I've got the Sketch-up model that Stevestarkiller did for my larger version of the model (to fit the 7 inch tall Alex Ross designed Flash figures). There are many innacuracies in the geometry, proportions and panel placement on this sketch-up model but at the time, it was the best we could do with only a handful of photos from books and DVD screengrabs.
My good friend Martin-El now owns one of the models that were produced by Pete_SSS in 2011 when I commissioned him to build the physical model using the plans, elevations and cross sections that Stevestarkiller provided from the sketch-up model.Martin was kind enough to let me go and shoot 360 degree walk around photos of the model so I could import them into "Meshroom" Photogrammetry software.
I was hoping that Photogrammetry would answer my prayers to get a 3d model happening (I've seen some AMAZING 3d prints produced from 2d photos imported into Photogrammetry software). Sadly, the surface of the model proved to be too "metallic" and shiny and this meant that the Photogrammetry software couldn't render a usable .obj file to be imported into 3d printing software.
I exported Stevestarkiller's sketch-up model as a .obj file but because that model was never created with 3d printing in mind as the output, the result is unusable too.
So, I'm back to where I started in 2011. Looking to commission someone to produce a new model that can be exported for 3d printing.
Here's the results of the photogrammetry imported into the "Meshroom" software. As you can see, it was an unusable result.
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