First post here for me.
The Hawk is a little space ship model that I am working on for fun.
I still have to model the rear landing gear before I move on to mapping and painting.
I think I will have a go at making some normal mapps for this one.
[img]http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mjps/images/Spaceships/Hawk-WIP.jpg[/img]
[img]http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mjps/images/Spaceships/Hawk%20023.jpg[/img]
Nice work there, but if i could comment a bit on the design....
1) the ships engines have intakes ( im assuming thats what they are ) yet the body has been structured so that aerodynamically the intakes would be starved of airflow.
2) the feet used as landing / docking gear, look to be under immense stress being at such an angle, especially with only 2 of them, perhaps another set of gears aft, to counteract the imabalanced look.
Nice work though [:D] and welcome to sumea!!
Something else - is it a manned or un-manned spacecraft ? if manned - i dont see a cockpit of any sort - or any forward facing looking out area [:D] i suppose they could fly blind if they had that tech anyways!! but its nice to be able to see sparkly tractor beams flying towards you [;)]
What is the ship ? cargo ? interceptor ?
Also appologies for commenting on the rear landing gear - i didnt read your original post clear enough and it does state you still have to model them !
Thanks for the comments [:)]
HazarD... The idea behind the ship is that it is a single man stealth scout ship. The upper surfaces are going to be coated in a reactive camouflage so that it matches the ground it is flying over. Stealth was also one of the reasons the engine intakes are hidden in the front view.
I hope to get back on to working on this soon. Im in the middle of a big contract job and it is sucking up all my free time. [:(]
Hah, that is really nice :)
The nose of the ship reminds me of a knife, which helps give a dangerous feel to it. Wether it was on purpose or not, its a very nice touch.
Good stuff