**NEW** WEEKLY MODELING SESSION: Week 005 Thunderbird 2

southern · 04-05-2009, 09:06 PM

Ok, week Five and some hard surfaces again. Still lots of curves but a few more edges in the windows and engine parts. Thunderbirtds are GO!!!!!!!!

COMMENTS:

Google to your hearts content or reach into the loft and get down your old green spaceships for this one. There is a ton of reference material for Thunderbird 2 out there. I think we should follow this session up with some Thunderbird Character modeling.

Good luck and enjoy!

kaylon · 04-06-2009, 07:40 PM

Nice topic..I loved the thunderbirds..still do

I've done a quickie as I'm pressed for time this week.

I did a real quick rough using Box modeling in Max so I could use FFD boxes to give me a basic shape, then I imported that into Silo and cleaned up the shape in mirror mode.

I just can't seem to get the windows and engine vesnt to star square, I've added lots of new edges but it's not working. Any suggestions ?

K

Kyro · 04-06-2009, 08:41 PM

hey Kaylon, your at it already i see

i wanted to reply to your question about the windows. and it goes a little something like this... (tho i think you know this already)

hope this helps

and for the others, i found some nice blueprints on the internet and thought i'd share them with you, hope they can be to any use

Ky

mseydel · 04-06-2009, 10:48 PM

I have to admit, I had to Google the Thunderbirds; I missed the fact that there was a movie a few years ago, but I don't think we had this series in the US. No green ships to dust off in my loft, but I am digging the feel of this ship, and some of the pics I've seen online of the series and the toys. Nice work so far Kaylon (I'm going to really try to get in on this week's session after dropping the ball last week), and great blueprints from Kyro. Thanks!

Maybe we could stay on a 'Thunder' theme and have something from the Thundercats in an upcoming challenge!

modelwright · 04-06-2009, 11:21 PM

Kaylon my answer to your question is

Image A is 1 of your windows in its lowest sub D image B is when you sub D it a few times. If you select the highlighted edge in image C on each 4 corners of the window and bevel them ever so slightly you will get image D.

note: you may need to do a small clean up but you will get your square.

Hope that helps, i have made a start on this model but not enough to bother posting up i have a Cube :P

mseydel · 04-07-2009, 04:20 AM

Just started on this and am appreciating the underbelly blueprints more for details on the rockets and landing legs.
I'm really tempted to texture rather than model the windows. Model feels a bit like a flying tadpole.

modelwright · 04-07-2009, 01:17 PM

so far i have been working on the middle area i have the shape for the front i need to shape the back engines which i am doing next.

Kyro · 04-07-2009, 03:07 PM

Lo guys,
Looking good there, good to see the usual guys are here again participating in this weeks session

Altho i was gonna finish my android first before starting week 5, i took a break from him today and decided to give a go at the thunderbird 2. still some work to do but think it'll do for today.
i see alot f ppl making it in 1 piece, but i prefered to work with seperate pieces. hope that's ok. For the window i made a grid and tweaked the points till it had the right shape. then applied shell command on it to give it thickness. then did a boolean operation to cut out the window, cleaned up the edges and made a loop around the window frame. all that was left was to put in the shape of the window and the bars to get the seperate windows.
happy boxing!

modelwright · 04-07-2009, 08:54 PM

looking nice Kyro i am thinking of starting again it hasnt turned out too well, look at a load more ref images and go again. nice idea you had to make the windows i like it

kaylon · 04-07-2009, 08:55 PM

Here we go folks...done for now.

I guess it's about 5 hours total work. I'm happy with most of it as it was an excellent learning tool. Not quite sure about the front end, I could have made it a bit more bulbus but as it was done totally freeform by eye and not using any projection images it works enough for now

Gonna go and maybe try and finish my Spartan now.

K

modelwright · 04-08-2009, 11:45 AM

nice work how did you fix your windows?

kaylon · 04-08-2009, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by modelwright

nice work how did you fix your windows?

Used you're suggestion thanks for that

.

K

modelwright · 04-08-2009, 12:07 PM

cool how much clean up was needed?

i still need to do the windows and the spoiler at the back but everything else is bang on i think

Kyro · 04-08-2009, 12:16 PM

nice model Kaylon, good work

Nathan: looking good there too m8, still a bit square if i may say. maybe try to round it out a bit more, specially at the nose

modelwright · 04-08-2009, 12:22 PM

i did notice the nose was a bit funky but thats because of all the edges ending at it. ill have a look later on and while i am at it put in the spoiler, thanks kyro

Kyro · 04-08-2009, 12:38 PM

select all the faces of the nose and do a smooth, that might be enough, you never know

parel · 04-08-2009, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the blueprints Kyro. They are pretty helpful.

Kyro · 04-08-2009, 01:36 PM

np at all

parel · 04-08-2009, 02:31 PM

BTW- this seems like a great site. The real life model maker really has a great eye for form and detail
http://homepages.tesco.net/d.sisson/tb2.htm

Kyro · 04-08-2009, 02:49 PM

Thx for the link, great reference indeed

04-05-2009, 09:06 PM	#1
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04-06-2009, 11:21 PM	#5
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	Kaylon my answer to your question is Image A is 1 of your windows in its lowest sub D image B is when you sub D it a few times. If you select the highlighted edge in image C on each 4 corners of the window and bevel them ever so slightly you will get image D. note: you may need to do a small clean up but you will get your square. Hope that helps, i have made a start on this model but not enough to bother posting up i have a Cube :P Attached Thumbnails

04-07-2009, 04:20 AM	#6
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 224	Just started on this and am appreciating the underbelly blueprints more for details on the rockets and landing legs. I'm really tempted to texture rather than model the windows. Model feels a bit like a flying tadpole. Attached Thumbnails

04-07-2009, 01:17 PM	#7
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	so far i have been working on the middle area i have the shape for the front i need to shape the back engines which i am doing next. Attached Thumbnails

04-07-2009, 03:07 PM	#8
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	Lo guys, Looking good there, good to see the usual guys are here again participating in this weeks session Altho i was gonna finish my android first before starting week 5, i took a break from him today and decided to give a go at the thunderbird 2. still some work to do but think it'll do for today. i see alot f ppl making it in 1 piece, but i prefered to work with seperate pieces. hope that's ok. For the window i made a grid and tweaked the points till it had the right shape. then applied shell command on it to give it thickness. then did a boolean operation to cut out the window, cleaned up the edges and made a loop around the window frame. all that was left was to put in the shape of the window and the bars to get the seperate windows. happy boxing! Last edited by Kyro; 04-07-2009 at 03:12 PM.

04-06-2009, 07:40 PM	#2
kaylon Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 59	Nice topic..I loved the thunderbirds..still do I've done a quickie as I'm pressed for time this week. I did a real quick rough using Box modeling in Max so I could use FFD boxes to give me a basic shape, then I imported that into Silo and cleaned up the shape in mirror mode. I just can't seem to get the windows and engine vesnt to star square, I've added lots of new edges but it's not working. Any suggestions ? K

04-06-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	hey Kaylon, your at it already i see i wanted to reply to your question about the windows. and it goes a little something like this... (tho i think you know this already) hope this helps and for the others, i found some nice blueprints on the internet and thought i'd share them with you, hope they can be to any use Ky

04-06-2009, 10:48 PM	#4
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 224	I have to admit, I had to Google the Thunderbirds; I missed the fact that there was a movie a few years ago, but I don't think we had this series in the US. No green ships to dust off in my loft, but I am digging the feel of this ship, and some of the pics I've seen online of the series and the toys. Nice work so far Kaylon (I'm going to really try to get in on this week's session after dropping the ball last week), and great blueprints from Kyro. Thanks! Maybe we could stay on a 'Thunder' theme and have something from the Thundercats in an upcoming challenge!

04-07-2009, 08:54 PM	#9
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	looking nice Kyro i am thinking of starting again it hasnt turned out too well, look at a load more ref images and go again. nice idea you had to make the windows i like it

04-07-2009, 08:55 PM	#10
kaylon Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dundee, UK Posts: 59	Here we go folks...done for now. I guess it's about 5 hours total work. I'm happy with most of it as it was an excellent learning tool. Not quite sure about the front end, I could have made it a bit more bulbus but as it was done totally freeform by eye and not using any projection images it works enough for now Gonna go and maybe try and finish my Spartan now. K Last edited by kaylon; 04-07-2009 at 08:59 PM.

04-08-2009, 11:45 AM	#11
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	nice work how did you fix your windows?

04-08-2009, 12:07 PM	#13
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	cool how much clean up was needed? i still need to do the windows and the spoiler at the back but everything else is bang on i think Attached Thumbnails Last edited by modelwright; 04-08-2009 at 12:11 PM.

04-08-2009, 12:16 PM	#14
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	nice model Kaylon, good work Nathan: looking good there too m8, still a bit square if i may say. maybe try to round it out a bit more, specially at the nose Last edited by Kyro; 04-08-2009 at 12:20 PM.

04-08-2009, 12:22 PM	#15
modelwright Nathan Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 53	i did notice the nose was a bit funky but thats because of all the edges ending at it. ill have a look later on and while i am at it put in the spoiler, thanks kyro

04-08-2009, 12:38 PM	#16
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	select all the faces of the nose and do a smooth, that might be enough, you never know

04-08-2009, 01:30 PM	#17
parel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 60	Thanks for the blueprints Kyro. They are pretty helpful. Attached Thumbnails

04-08-2009, 01:36 PM	#18
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	np at all

04-08-2009, 02:31 PM	#19
parel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 60	BTW- this seems like a great site. The real life model maker really has a great eye for form and detail http://homepages.tesco.net/d.sisson/tb2.htm

04-08-2009, 02:49 PM	#20
Kyro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 128	Thx for the link, great reference indeed