Gen. Rommel's Mighty Unit Emporium - A Unit Preview Thread

A standard animation for each I would figure. Are they completely pose able like Kinboat's PDM figure? If so, I would love to help you! ;)

Of course, you would have to render...as you can tell by the lack of finished units on my part, that's not exactly my strength. :blush:
 
No. They are posable but are not rigged since I dont own POSER and I'm setting everything up in Bryce. And they are not squished like the Paper Doll model.
 
^Would that mean I need to own a copy of Bryce to do anything with them at all? :sad:
No.........I am assuming that the models that Wyrmshadow has are 3DS though. They should be importable into Poser but would require you to set up the rigging (skeleton) I believe.
 
Otherwise, it is a free download...http://www.download.com/Bryce/3000-6677_4-10696716.html

While I've not tried it, it appears that one can import the bone structure from a model to another model in the Poser setup room, apart from adding the bones from scratch...perhaps the PDM's skeleton can be imported and fitted to Wyrm's models?
 
In theory you could do that, but it would be an unbelievable nightmare - far, far easier simply to treat Wyrmshadow's previews as concept art, and try to replicate the outfits on the PDM or another figure from scratch.

This is where the Civ IV modders have an advantage, since they can just create the model and the skins and then specify existing animations in-game for them to use. They can even take models made by Civ III modders - in 3DS format - and turn them into Civ IV units, although they are generally too high-polygon to be worth the effort...
 
In reading the horns comments above... I see a 2 for horns, 2 against... a tie. So do what amuses you the most.

I'd say: I'm horny - horny, horny, horny... :lol:
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though Teutonic Knight make a bella figura in almost every alk of life...

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No.........I am assuming that the models that Wyrmshadow has are 3DS though. They should be importable into Poser but would require you to set up the rigging (skeleton) I believe.

What he said. All you would need to do is create a skeleton for them and animate, I would provide all the parts and textures.
 
treat Wyrmshadow's previews as concept art, and try to replicate the outfits on the PDM
I think this would ultimately be the fastest way to make these with decent quality. To rig the models Wyrmshadow posted is not impossible. The problem is that they are both rough in spots and high in polys in others.
For units like this, I think PDM is just perfect.
 
been listening to a little Mousse T, I'm guessing?
Its one of those songs that aren't really that hot but kinda linger on (though Mousse T's version is IMO better than the original) - we Germans call it "ear worm" ;)
 
Its one of those songs that aren't really that hot but kinda linger on (though Mousse T's version is IMO better than the original) - we Germans call it "ear worm" ;)
Haven't heard "ear worm" since I lived in Heidelberg in '76-'77. Brother of my girlfriend at the time got tired of hearing ABBA every five minutes at the disco, and used that phrase along with a lot of scatological terms. I had learned enough German to catch the cursing, but had to ask him for an explanation of "ear worm". I got told often by them that I "dressed like a red dog" which reminds me of some unit previews I've seen that are all yellow, red & blue.:lol:
 
What he said. All you would need to do is create a skeleton for them and animate, I would provide all the parts and textures.

I think this would ultimately be the fastest way to make these with decent quality. To rig the models Wyrmshadow posted is not impossible. The problem is that they are both rough in spots and high in polys in others.
For units like this, I think PDM is just perfect.

I would prefer this last method...I have no clue how to create skeletons for one and honestly don't have much time to learn that kind of thing at the moment, and secondly, it seems some members believe it to be a much more efficient method. If you are okay with that method Wyrm, I will gladly do it. Just tell me what you decide.

W.I.N.T.E.R said:
I'd say: I'm horny - horny, horny, horny...

So you should be happy that there will be a "horny" version as well as a historic one. And indeed, the new version is MUCH better than the original.
 
I'm sure he will, when he's ready. No need to pester the poor guy!
 
I'm sure he will, when he's ready. No need to pester the poor guy!

It's just as Mithadan has stated, I will of course release the units, I merely need to wait off the time that my exams are going for. I mean, if I didn't have the intention of releasing them, I would not preview them in the first place. :crazyeye:

All I can offer for the time being is two more previews... :sad:

German Waffen-SS (1944)

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This guy's loaded to the teeth with the most high tech equipment that the "Reich" had to offer. Considered the elite of the Wehrmacht, these guys lead the frontlines and boasted first kills on each battlefield that they laid foot on. As you can see, they experimented with some of the first camouflage designs (as did the paratroopers, which is viewable in my Fallschirmjäger preview), used the newest and most effective weaponry coming off of German production lines, and were notorious for their tenacity and on-going spirit no matter how dire the situation. At current, this unit is equipped with the StG44 but I'm obviously already using that for another unit at the moment. Therefore, one of two things will happen: Either I can somehow get a hold of an MG42 used solely by the Fallschirmjäger troops, at which point I can use the MP40 currently equipped to that unit on the Waffen-SS soldier

OR

I can somehow get a hold of a G43 semi-automatic rifle which I would then give to the German Infantry (1943) that at the moment is equipped with the StG44, meaning the StG44 can then be used by the Waffen-SS soldier (which is the current constellation in the preview above). Other than that, this unit is essentially done and would be used as a German late-war elite, quasi-special forces unit. Oh, and note that I couldn't post a rendered version of this unit...he is equipped with so much stuff, that my comp can't handle the rendering (no worries, he's not over-equipped; it's just my computer sucks arse ;)).


German Great Leader (Gen. Erwin Rommel)
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The Desert Fox roams once more! Considered by many to be THE single-most greatest military tactician and strategist of all time, he was respected by all, both foe and friend. Famous for his chivalric and honorable manner, he was a man of war that knew both mercy and showed himself as charitable, even to his opponents. Greatly distancing himself from the deplorable anti-semitic virus that engulfed the globe at that time, Rommel disobeyed order after order that he fealt was unjust and inhuman, even when they came from Hitler personally. This surmounted with his assisstance in the attempted assassination of the tyrannt Hitler, after which he met his death through a shady instigated "suicide" (exact details are hard to find, though it is mostly believed he was forced at gun point to kill himself). Truly the type of soldier all look up to and even more dream of becoming like. This is my tribute to the legend that was.

This man truly personifies a GREAT leader! No one could better do the title justice. I still need to find better fitting goggles, the one's used at the moment look horrible in my opinion. Rommel's goggles were a trademark, so I definitely need better ones.

Not to sound militaristic or anything, but if Rommel had been leading Germany rather than that nutcase Hitler, Germany would have probably won the war (and consider that it would have been minus all those terrible war-crimes, meaning Germany's reputation would not be the slump that it still remains to this very day in the global community). But that fact of the matter is, he was far too kind and would probably never have wanted such a title...which is why it should have been exactly him, as he would not have been corrupted by power (my firm belief on the matter at least). Very similar to Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator, who Marcus Aurelius wanted to empower because he was the only one who did not actually want the title (he was a simple man, who wanted only the good of Rome, which I figure would have been a very similar case with Rommel).

Alright, enough blabbering from me! :crazyeye:
 
I am simply amazed how well you can make paperdoll units. You are a master of using transparency on different clothing parts to achieve uniforms.
 
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