The Imperial Seal of Japan for IJN Ships

[keltos01]

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7683/800pximperialsealofjapabp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)





The Imperial Seal of Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) is a mon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_(crest)) or crest used by members of the Japanese Imperial family. Under the Meiji Constitution (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Constitution), no one was permitted to use the Imperial Seal except the Emperor of Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan), who used a 16 petal chrysanthemum with sixteen tips of another row of petals showing behind the first row. So each member of the Imperial family used a slightly modified version of the seal. Shinto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto) shrines either displayed the imperial seal or incorporated elements of the seal into their own emblems.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Seal_of_Japan)


http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/8287/chrysant2xx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

made in Keltos

This 3D model of chrysanthemum is for the bow of the Mogami or any other IJN warship (Yamato...) but the model will then have to be adjusted. I made it according to the picture above.

@Miner1436 : I made it so you can quit looking on the web for one ;)

Keltos


download link .obj format :

http://files.filefront.com/chrysant2rar/;12909894;/fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/chrysant2rar/;12909894;/fileinfo.html)

[Nisgeis]

What ship is that a picture of?

[Donner]

The photo is of battleship Mikasa, Admiral Togo's flagship at Battle of Tsushima Straits. She is a museum ship in Yokosuka.

http://www.cityofart.net/bship/mikasa.htm

[Raptor1]

What ship is that a picture of?
Mikasa

Probably

EDIT: Donner beat me to it :\

[Nisgeis]

I want more pictures!

[miner1436]

Impressive, very,very, impressive!:rock::up: Thank you so much!

[keltos01]

I want more pictures!

of the 3d or of the RL seal ?

@miner1436 : glad you like it !

keltos

[miner1436]

Now we just have to find a good picture and texture it on the skin files.

[tater]

Put the 3d object in a dat, and stick it on.

[keltos01]

how about adding a details node like the deck of the Uboot IXD2 with the 3D model ? then link it to a small texture file ?

I tried it yesterday with the golden texture taken directly from the picture here above, but it didn't look too good.

might do an occlusion map for it also ?

Keltos

[keltos01]

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3240/chrysanthemummogamigu2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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side :

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/7835/chrysanthemummogami2vo8.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/img406/chrysanthemummogamigu2.jpg/1/)


bottom :

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2624/chrysanthemummogami3xn3.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/img55/chrysanthemummogami2vo8.jpg/1/)


from far :

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/9611/chrysanthemummogami4ww1.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/img529/chrysanthemummogami3xn3.jpg/1/)


I modified it a bit, new file includes :

the 3DS file
the obj and UV1 and UV2
the gold texture
the occlusion map


keltos

download :

[URL="http://files.filefront.com/chrysanthemumrar/;12918149;/fileinfo.html"]http://files.filefront.com/chrysanthemumrar/;12918149;/fileinfo.html (http://g.imageshack.us/img206/chrysanthemummogami4ww1.jpg/1/)

[tater]

You can put it in a dat, throw the textures in the textures folder, then pint that one object at the 1 texture. Add it to any ship by importing the dat you make.

[Yattky]

Great work!
Thank you for making "kiku no gomon":up:
I remember this imperial seal was not allowed using for Japanese subs

[keltos01]

@miner : computing NCA_Mogami2 occlusion map now

keltos