WW2 Iowa Class Preview

[vingrjoe]

Here's a picture preview of my new project, the Iowa class battleship in it's original WW2 configuration. I took my existing modernized Iowa, and rebuilt the sections that needed to be converted. I added in the 4 - DP 5 inch turrets that they removed for modernization and also added the 40mm Bofors gun tubs. Like before, I'm not giving an ETA on this. Please be patient.

 

[MarineCorps]

Ah, very cool! You really do take after wyrm in more ways then one.

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

What can one say at theis moment; one of the meanest Battleships of all time in sight?.... Cute!

 

[Porn*]

Looks perfect... wish there was a yamato of the same quality to pit against it

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

btw.- what size is the finshed unit going to be ?? I am presuming it will be size-reduced ??

 

[vingrjoe]

Winter, it will be the same size as my modern Iowa I posted. I just thought a larger picture would be nice for a preview.

It will be 240 width x 180 height, to be exact. I render the animations in 800x600 and then resize each animation frame 30%of the original which gives me the 240x180.

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

okidoke- just checking... Steph's SSS animation editor will (so Steph claims) support storyboards and flics larger than 240x240- so I might see how it goes and potentially resize these latest ship models by 15 or so% +

 

[Steph]

Don't forget that:
- Larger animation will work only with SSS, not with CivIII
- If the animation is to large, it won't fit in the square

 

[vingrjoe]

Here's a new Fidget preview. I liked Wyrmshadow's idea of having aircraft landing or taking off from a ship for fidget instead of the turrets swinging, so i decided to borrow his idea. When I'm done with this WW2 version of the Iowa, I may revisit my modern Iowa and add an optional fidget animation of a helo' landing or taking off, it's just more realistic than turrets swinging wildly.

 

[warmwaffles]

Hey the thing in the sig is not a link, just words

 

[Deathwalker]

That is absolutly beatiful, whne is it going to be released?

 

[vingrjoe]

It's done. Check the unit graphics forum for download link and info.

 

[warmwaffles]

Already know GREAT UNIT the best battle ship I have seen.

Could you do a destroyer?
Or PT boat
Or Carrier

I love your work that is why I am asking you to some of these.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

I've already done a ww2 destroyer and will be making a PT boat.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

To answer your question vingrjoe, I use the blue in all my ship animations because when the colors bleed due to anti-aliasing, it looks better in the water than a bled magenta color. I had been having this problem with my earlier ships with magenta bleeding. I was afraid to go to a blue color because it might have messed with the blue civ color, but I did not run into such a problem with practice.

 

[warmwaffles]

What program do you guys use to make the ships 3d and How please post a guide I would love to start making my Ideal ship.

 

[Wyrmshadow]

I use Bryce5 to animate. Vingrjoe uses 3dStudiomax. Max is a good program but expensive, it also allows you to model, my own Bryce doesn't. Most of the models I use I dont make myself.

 

[warmwaffles]

I use Anim8tor
Do you know how to use it?
Or
Does anyone know how to use it?
I know How to make flat surfaces.