NavyDawg's Unit Creation Thread

[TopGun]

Why does the name Buford leap to mind when I look at that fella?

Hahahaha

Would be cool to give him a police cruiser with the roof shaved off and doors hanging from one hinge!

"Smokey and the Bandit" was such a great movie... man, I can't recall how many times I've watched that movie!

@NavyDawg: Cool idea, your Highway Patrolman... love it.

 

[Plotinus]

The Highway Patrolman looks fantastic. Check out those shades!

The best units are always the ones with character. He's going to fit right in.

 

[Iron Beagle]

The clothing options for the paperdoll seem kind of limited. Do you find yourself short-handed when it comes to clothing?

 

[Plotinus]

Don't forget the possibilities of textures. You can draw your own clothing onto textures for the Paperdoll. MoscaTNT made most of his units this way - they are actually mostly naked, but with the outfits painted onto the PDM's skin texture. The main problem with this method - as I found when I tried to do it myself - is that it requires more artistic ability!

 

[NavyDawg]

I agree with Plotinus. For example, with the PDM shirt it can be made to look like any shirt you'll find at the local 5 and dime with some creative textures. Take my Highway Patrolman shirt. I genned up a very cheesy pocket in PSP and pasted to the image map, and it turned out pretty well IMHO.

 

[NavyDawg]

Highway Patrolman posted here.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=190754

I might try my hand with some near future sci-fi infantry next...

 

[Quinzy]

would that entail Stormrages Imperial Guard request i think he made?

 

[nc-1701]

Highway Patrolman posted here.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=190754

I might try my hand with some near future sci-fi infantry next...

As in something like this?
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=4675459&postcount=5

 

[Stormrage]

The guy on the right looks so funny!

The IG request stands, and all other future units will be appreciated too

 

[Spacer One]

is that guy wearing the armor from Batman Begins??...

 

[nc-1701]

is that guy wearing the armor from Batman Begins??...

No that is the concept design for armour the US military hopes to have operational by 2020.

 

[WildWeazel]

IIRC the armor in Batman Begins was supposed to be a protoype of the US Army body armor. I could definitely use that unit.

(the soldier, not Batman )

 

[nc-1701]

Cool so now we wait and see if he makes it. lol

 

[NavyDawg]

nc-1701, I saw that before, and think the suit looks cool. However, at civ scale it will look like he's wearing an all black wetsuit. I might try something similar, but it won't be all black.

 

[nc-1701]

nc-1701, I saw that before, and think the suit looks cool. However, at civ scale it will look like he's wearing an all black wetsuit. I might try something similar, but it won't be all black.

I think I've seen a version with mostly grey+black

 

[NavyDawg]

Here's a preview of my next unit, a Starship Trooper. I want to add a grenade attack and also a jetpack paradrop. However, I don't know how to work with smoke and flames yet in Poser. If anyone has any guidance, it will really help me out with this one, and future units. Thanks.

 

[nc-1701]

He looks really cool! Long sleeves and a face-shield would be better though IMO. Then again I haven't seen the movie so...

Oh theres a weird bulge where his pants and boots meet was this on purpose?

 

[WildWeazel]

Sweet! I love it!

 

[Stormrage]

Holy Crap! Its great!

 

[502nd PIR]

Thats awsome. I'm looking forward to that unit. I wouldn't support a face shield though. I would also recommend different types of the same unit (Ex: machine gunner, rifleman, etc.)