[Req] British Carrier or various liners 3D Model

[VonDos]

Hi everyone!
While waiting for a "small unit job", i'm looking also for my next ship model.
After Titanic experience, i can say this: imported non-sh3 models can work really well in SH3!

Now, i've a request for everyone:
Do you have a good 3d model of

1) A british ww2 aircraft carrier (hms courageous, hms furious, hms indefatigable...ecc..)

2) A ww2 era liner not yet realized (ss America, ss Conte di Savoia...ecc..)

that can i use for conversion?
Files' format should be compatible with Maya 7.0 (.obj, for example, or scene files)

Thanks everyone,
VD

[Task Force]

Il look around for Ya.;)

[coronas]

I found these in a quick search:
http://www.sharecg.com/v/26559/3d-model/aircraft-carrier
http://www.3dvia.com/search/models/tags/carrier

I'm still searching.

[Hunter]

Sergbuto still has HMS Furious unreleased for many years now. May be you could join efforts and finish her together?
Another Idea is in making USS Yorktown and Essex based on Italian Aquilla. It is possible to rework model of HMS Ark-Royal into HMS Illustrius as well.
But the most interesting idea could be in making HMS Eagle by merging HMS Warspite haul and a flightdeck. Theres is waste lack of British early war carriers.

http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/GB/CV/Eagle/eagle_schem.jpg

Or if you were intersted in some quick modding of smaller vessel you could finish my idea of USS Auk?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125974

[Paul.Saenger]

Or maybe you can take over Uboats Richelieu - that one has been without updates forever and seems to be almost finished.

[Jimbuna]

An HMS Furious would be an excellent addition http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Hunter]

Look here! There is a collection of 3d models for CFS2. It seems that flight simulator mods are the greates source for additional units for SH as I used to refer to Kriegsmarine models from other source to Sergbuto :)
Aircraft carriers http://www.geocities.jp/usio_no_ibuki/Aircraft_Carrier_page_1.htm
Ships by classes http://www.geocities.jp/usio_no_ibuki/Ships.htm


http://www.geocities.jp/usio_no_ibuki/images2/HMS_Eagle/HMS_Eagle_left.jpg

[VonDos]

Interesting model collections!
A request: those models are saved in .MDL (standard MSFS) format.
How to import them in Maya7?

[Hunter]

Possibly this tool will help
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/index.html

[VonDos]

Tryed, but without success >_<

[3DTexas]

You might try using UMC2. http://www.gulfknight.net/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=551. It's a brilliant app which will convert some (not all) Flight Simulator ships. Here's a pic of the SS France (FS2004) as seen in UMC2. :)

Brian

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/752/umc2ll4.th.jpg (http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=umc2ll4.jpg)http://img179.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

[VonDos]

Sadly, i've only a blue empty page after import °_°
thanks, btw!

[denis_469]

I find instruction for import from MDL to 3DMAX (in russian). May be you it help:
"Q: Каким образом можно из .mdl моделей движка Source получить файлы в формате Макса (MilkShape3D, XSI – на выбор)?
A: Первый шаг – это декомпиляция модели. Для этого следует использовать декомпилятор, который можно скачать здесь (http://www.chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/mdldecompiler.php). С его помощью мы получим набор из qc-скрипта (задает все необходимые параметры для последующей компиляции модели) и smd-файлов, из которых есть reference-smd (геометрическая информация о модели) и animation-smd (анимация скелета). Второй шаг – импорт smd в редактор. Для MilkShape3D никаких внешних плагинов не требуется, для XSI следует установить add-on, поставляемый в комплекте Source SDK. Для 3dsMax потребуется скачать и установить плагины импорта и экспорта (http://www.chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.htm). Теперь можно импортировать smd в редактор и свободно работать над моделью.

Q: Каким образом можно скомпилировать готовую модель?
A: В первую очередь следует экспортировать модель и анимацию в формат smd. Способов собственно компиляции существует великое множество. Батник, ярлык к studiomdl.exe, GUI, программы-надстройки над studiomdl.exe и т.п. Из всех этих вариантов не советую пользоваться лишь последним, поскольку наряду с кажущейся простотой он добавляет много лишних глюков и скомпилировать сложную модель с помощью таких программ, как StudioCompiler, становится крайне сложно. Проще всего для начинающих будет использовать GUI, один из которых можно скачать здесь (http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/GUIStudioMDL)."

Link: http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:pHW0_Z85pkwJ:bbs.nashalife.ru/showthread.php%3Fs%3D%26threadid%3D34073%26perpage %3D15%26pagenumber%3D1+%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D1%80%D1 %8B%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5+MDL+%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC %D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0+%D0%B2+%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%81&hl=ru&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=ru

And link for d/l various 3D programs for converting from other formats:
http://forum.sibnet.ru/index.php?showtopic=479&st=0

[Hunter]

Just found this topic in SH4 stream. Actiually these models were already found http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=133378
And it seems there were no sucess in exporting them. That is realy disappointing :(

[VonDos]

I've send a mail to file's author, for eventually authorization and request about how to convert from mdl to obj.
Let's wait ^_^

[Ruzbasan]

Hi everyone!
While waiting for a "small unit job", i'm looking also for my next ship model.
After Titanic experience, i can say this: imported non-sh3 models can work really well in SH3!

Now, i've a request for everyone:
Do you have a good 3d model of

1) A british ww2 aircraft carrier (hms courageous, hms furious, hms indefatigable...ecc..)

2) A ww2 era liner not yet realized (ss America, ss Conte di Savoia...ecc..)

that can i use for conversion?
Files' format should be compatible with Maya 7.0 (.obj, for example, or scene files)

Thanks everyone,
VD

Von Dos,

The ww2 liner S.S. America can be made from a modified version of your own S.S. Rex liner. If you compare your S.S. Rex to photos of the S.S. America both look very similar. You would only need to do some minor modifications of your S.S. Rex to make the America.

[VonDos]

http://www.steelnavy.com/images/2004%20February/Rex4808.JPG

VS

http://www.steelnavy.com/images/4Stack/2002June/America2USLiner1940MercatorM413.jpg

Mmm :hmm: :hmm:
They're similar in something, but really different in some others things.
Rex is really long, America is large; bow & stern are totally different, funnels are 2, ok, but America had "strange" funnels.
Crane are similars, but decks are different...
:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

[Ruzbasan]

http://www.steelnavy.com/images/2004%20February/Rex4808.JPG

VS

http://www.steelnavy.com/images/4Stack/2002June/America2USLiner1940MercatorM413.jpg

Mmm :hmm: :hmm:
They're similar in something, but really different in some others things.
Rex is really long, America is large; bow & stern are totally different, funnels are 2, ok, but America had "strange" funnels.
Crane are similars, but decks are different...
:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Cut a little here...tuck a little there...modifications like the gorgeous model of the Laconia you have created. The basic design is there, but your right, the Rex will require some major modification.