[WIP] new Dido

the_frog · 10-29-17, 04:27 PM

Hello,

after long silence some news.

The new 3D model of the Dido is almost finished. Considering the time I can spent on it the estimated release will be in December.

For those who may wonder why working on the replacement of an old model - here's a comparison of the original SH3 Dido model, already improved by a GWX texture. Well, it meets the most striking features of those ships ... (the SH5 model of the Dido is essentially same):

Finally, a collection of deguises:

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/l6lo...25a20a3/shared

Cheers

makman94 · 10-29-17, 06:02 PM

Very very nice work as always The_Frog !

a small request: is there a place that i can download all of your finished ships for sh3 (with their last update library)? or ,even better, a single pack of them ?

ps:i had a small 'accident' on a backup disc and lost the downloaded ships

Anvar1061 · 10-29-17, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makman94

Very very nice work as always The_Frog !

a small request: is there a place that i can download all of your finished ships for sh3 (with their last update library)? or ,even better, a single pack of them ?

ps:i had a small 'accident' on a backup disc and lost the downloaded ships

+1

10-30-17, 04:31 AM

Absolutely stunning !

gap · 10-30-17, 01:16 PM

Outstanding work, as usual! Looking forward to your next masterpiece

itadriver · 10-30-17, 01:23 PM

Great!!!!!

VonDos · 10-30-17, 01:27 PM

Another great unit! What a nice model!!

Best regards,
Vd

the_frog · 10-30-17, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makman94

a small request: is there a place that i can download all of your finished ships for sh3 (with their last update library)? or ,even better, a single pack of them ?

Hello makman94,

all models are available on my mediafire account but it is pretty messy and things are no easy to find; you actually need the links. You could retrieve them all here at subsim but that would take a while. I plan a major overhaul since ages ... well ...
The other idea is to prepare sooner or later packages of ships and uplaod them to subsim. One single package holding all ships would be massive but probably I can provide one within the next weeks.

Cheers

P.S.: Not so long ago I accidentially almost deleted my mediafire account, which is the major backup of all my work ...

makman94 · 11-01-17, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_frog

Hello makman94,

all models are available on my mediafire account but it is pretty messy and things are no easy to find; you actually need the links. You could retrieve them all here at subsim but that would take a while. I plan a major overhaul since ages ... well ...
The other idea is to prepare sooner or later packages of ships and uplaod them to subsim. One single package holding all ships would be massive but probably I can provide one within the next weeks.

Cheers

P.S.: Not so long ago I accidentially almost deleted my mediafire account, which is the major backup of all my work ...

hello The_Frog,

If it is not big deal , yes make a single pack

thank you

the_frog · 11-19-17, 03:26 PM

All the lovely pictures of the Dido models in various SH3 versions posted over the last days gave me enough motivation to proceed with this project

First museum tests; model is still not completely edge-splitted, which causes the strange surface effects.

@makman94: I did small changes to almost all my older models, mainly to make them fit my own mod soup. So, I now need to see if they are still compatible with other SH3 versions.
Placing all what I did so far in one file will result is a fairly big archive

HanSolo78 · 11-19-17, 04:11 PM

Beautiful !!

the_frog · 11-19-17, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by HanSolo78

Beautiful !!

... without AO map

makman94 · 11-20-17, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_frog

All the lovely pictures of the Dido models in various SH3 versions posted over the last days gave me enough motivation to proceed with this project

First museum tests; model is still not completely edge-splitted, which causes the strange surface effects.

the ship looks super nice ! bravo the_Frog

are you going to add AO map to this ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_frog

@makman94: I did small changes to almost all my older models, mainly to make them fit my own mod soup. So, I now need to see if they are still compatible with other SH3 versions.
Placing all what I did so far in one file will result is a fairly big archive

i have no problem with large files (what is the issue if you have them all in one?). But if it is more comfort for you to have them splitted ,that is ok too

Wise · 11-20-17, 06:34 PM

It's great!

But, with AO map, I think it would be even better.

the_frog · 11-21-17, 04:46 PM

Hmmm, the SH3 can use only one AO map which either limits the colour schemes to one or it's conflicting with very light camouflage schemes. I prefer to see ships with different paint schemes instead of one or with schemes that appear light in bright sunshine since made up by very light colours ...

10-29-17, 04:27 PM	#1
the_frog Commander Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 457 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	new Dido Hello, after long silence some news. The new 3D model of the Dido is almost finished. Considering the time I can spent on it the estimated release will be in December. For those who may wonder why working on the replacement of an old model - here's a comparison of the original SH3 Dido model, already improved by a GWX texture. Well, it meets the most striking features of those ships ... (the SH5 model of the Dido is essentially same): Finally, a collection of deguises: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/l6lo...25a20a3/shared Cheers

10-29-17, 06:02 PM	#2
makman94 Hellas Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,325 Downloads: 182 Uploads: 7	Very very nice work as always The_Frog ! a small request: is there a place that i can download all of your finished ships for sh3 (with their last update library)? or ,even better, a single pack of them ? ps:i had a small 'accident' on a backup disc and lost the downloaded ships __________________ Knowledge is the only thing that nobody can ever take from you... Mediafire page:http://www.mediafire.com/folder/da50.../Makman94_Mods

10-30-17, 01:16 PM	#5
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,215 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	Outstanding work, as usual! Looking forward to your next masterpiece __________________ _____________________ \|May the Force be with you!\| ...\/

10-30-17, 01:27 PM	#7
VonDos Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 2,352 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 60	Another great unit! What a nice model!! Best regards, Vd __________________ Those, others and WIP ships are avaiable in my SHIPYARD here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=136508

11-19-17, 04:11 PM	#11
HanSolo78 Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 3	Beautiful !! __________________

10-30-17, 04:31 AM	#4
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Absolutely stunning !

10-30-17, 01:23 PM	#6
itadriver Commander Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italia Venezia Posts: 465 Downloads: 228 Uploads: 0	Great!!!!!

11-19-17, 03:26 PM	#10
the_frog Commander Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 457 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	All the lovely pictures of the Dido models in various SH3 versions posted over the last days gave me enough motivation to proceed with this project First museum tests; model is still not completely edge-splitted, which causes the strange surface effects. @makman94: I did small changes to almost all my older models, mainly to make them fit my own mod soup. So, I now need to see if they are still compatible with other SH3 versions. Placing all what I did so far in one file will result is a fairly big archive

11-20-17, 06:34 PM	#14
Wise Engineer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: St.-Petersburg Posts: 217 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It's great! But, with AO map, I think it would be even better.

11-21-17, 04:46 PM	#15
the_frog Commander Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 457 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Hmmm, the SH3 can use only one AO map which either limits the colour schemes to one or it's conflicting with very light camouflage schemes. I prefer to see ships with different paint schemes instead of one or with schemes that appear light in bright sunshine since made up by very light colours ...