Challenger II Shuttle

[captainj2410]

Here's a shuttle I've been working on, I call it the Challenger II type:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a153/captainj2410/Publicity/Oldies/Challenger%20II/Publicity1.jpg

[captainj2410]

Here's a Cel-Shade of the Challenger II and the Saturn L launch vehicle:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a153/captainj2410/Publicity/Oldies/Challenger%20II/Publicity2.jpg

[nightoftheroundtable]

where do you get the textures for these shuttles. I have trouble making my own.

[captainj2410]

MS Paint. I just made some text and a flag, spaced it around the window, applied the texture to the object, contracted surfaces I didn't want it on into a single point, and then moved the other surfaces around the texture in the TCE.

[nightoftheroundtable]

ahhh okay. but my models are a little more complexed than a simple flag.

[captainj2410]

Well, what kind of decals do you want on your ships?

[nightoftheroundtable]

hmmm. you know I haven't really been thinking about the decals. lol.... I was just talking about the whole texture for any of my models.

[captainj2410]

You could sphere the texture onto the model, that may give an interesting effect...
Other than that I'd do a manual manipuation of individual surfaces in TCE.

[nightoftheroundtable]

I figured out how to use the TCE not to long ago whats difficult is coming up with textures.

[DRAKELOT]

Cool looking model (captainj2410) !!!

Just set the TCE top map your model in the top view for those letters.
I woud do a new PSD in photoshop :
2 Layers,
1) the body texture,
2) the letters and logos
Just do one side and copy and invert them in photoshop layers. Then just make a JPG and apply it to the model in OBJ set texture.
For the texture you can take a digital photo of any kind of material and make it the size of the whole map (template), this way you get it on the all the model. !!! (nightoftheroundtable) !!!

Antonio.

[nightoftheroundtable]

I dont have photoshop:(. the closest thing I have to photoshop is macromedia fireworks.





==> Daniel <==

[DRAKELOT]

You can do the JPG in any image graphics program, just make the texture in a BMP and write the letters and copy-paste the logos. All in one document !!! I,ve even use paint from windows to do it !!!

[tbd]

Nice modeling captainj2410. Would Fit right into the Star trek universe :) Without the fueltank that is :)

[captainj2410]

Actually the Avenger crew encounters the shuttle in the Andromeda galaxy in episode 3 of Star Trek: Avenger after they were sent there by accident. They got caught in a wormhole in the center of the galaxy after getting sent there through the Subspace Highway that sent the Challenger II there in 2040s and the Enterprise A in 2289. The Challenger II became a museum piece for the race of Machines which made the enormous ship for the Voyager VI (V'ger) probe.