I've got 3 new models without decent textures. Should I upload them to the site on the hope that some texturing/skinning wizard could jazz them up?

 

They are:

1) the Old Republic Diplomat Cruiser you see all over the comic books

(and briefly in E1). Right now it's Blood Red

 

2) A Clone War Cruiser (ok ok... I stole a VSD, shrunk it, and slapped a big triangle on the back. )

 

3) An Anahkan (spelling?) Ion Frigate. I just like the idea of a cheap late game warship with a punch but balanced by weak shielding and armor.

Ask the_mask about it. I don't know if we've gotten the texture stuff situated yet, but he'll know how to help ya.

Yeah, ask .... me

What's the Polycount on the models ?

 

No 1 should be the Radiant VII, two possibly the Acclamator and I've never heard of the third one, where does it appear ?

You can either try the automatic unwrapping tools in Lith and then move the vertices in a way, that all the areas of the surface are neatly arranged besides one another, or atop, if they're the same. Then you can save that as a graphics file with Lith and paint your textures with a graphics prog. When you're done select all the vertices, import your new texture and apply it to them.

Give it a try, it's easier than it looks

If you get stuck PM me and I'll see what I can do.

Polycount.... hmmm. Where would I find that info? (There are no actual parrots in the models. I swear. Not even any pinin' for the Fjords.)

 

I'll give it a try tho'! I have Lith... unfortunately, my Milkshape (which was easier for me) expired. Graphics programs... well... I got paint or whatever comes with Windows XP these days

 

BTW the 3rd one is "The Anakha-Class Ion Frigate is a product of the imaginative engineers from Correlia, and recently put into production by the New Republic. These are frontline heavy assault frigates designed with new top-of-the-line ion cannons to diable an opponents shields and electrical systems. Just recently put into production, these frigates have yet to be tested." A card submitted by Eville Jedi/(mod. by NemesiS)

 

http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Cards&loc=advanced&rebel=on&imperial=on&category=Expanded%20Universe&rsc=on

 

I just love the idea of a Ion specific ship that is weak almost everywhere else. It's a fun strategic concept, IMHO. In my TC I'm building, I make it a chiss ship.

Aaarrr ... cracker ...

Nope, not Polly, Polycount as in Polygon count. You can read the number in Lith at the lower right. If it's below 10,000 then you can build big enough fleets of that ship without Rebellion getting sluggish.

Promise not to laugh?

 

1 hundred and 32 big ones. Yep 132. I promise it is not just a big rectangle. It's got some flair. It's not as good as the orignial ships by a long shot, but it is servicable.

 

And if anyone wants to spruce it up, I'd love to see it. It is a fun concept. Big ion guns with good range, but toast to any ISD that gets close.

Big ones as in thousands or as in the mag, Al Bundy was always reading ?

No need to worry, I've seen models with

No. They suck. I only had milkshape for a month, had to learn from scratch, and did not have a lot of free time to work on them. Basically just a bunch of cylinders, rectangles, triangles and trapezoids stuck together then merged. Then I sized them to be about right, colored 2 grey and 1 red.

 

It was fine for my purposes, because I'm more into the story.

 

Anyone know a good place to get an easy to use model builder that's free or cheap?

 

Maybe I'll suck it up and actually subscribe to Milkshape...

Well... I got the models revised (all now have a polygone count of 1-5k rather than .02k ), and also have 1 more (Chiss Bloodfire), AND I've cut down the existing Eclipse and Soveriegn models to be under 10k.

 

Now I just have to install and test them all

 

they are:

Republic Cruiser (Radiant VII)

http://swrebellion.com/cards/episode1/radiant%20vii_s.jpg

 

Republic Assault Cruiser (Acclamator Class)

http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/republicassaultship/img/movie_sm.jpg

 

Chiss Bloodfire (card is not great... no "real" pictures of the ship)

http://njoproject.skywalkeronline.net/images/bloodfire_neg.jpg

 

Chiss Ion Frigate

http://swrebellion.com/cards/expandeduniverse/anahka%20ion%20frigate_s.jpg

 

Eclipse (cut down to 9k polygon count)

http://swrebellion.com/cards/expandeduniverse/eclipse%20dest%20-%204_s.jpg

 

Sovereign (cut down to 9k polygon count)

http://swrebellion.com/cards/expandeduniverse/sovereign%20ssd%20ii_s.jpg

 

I also have to include a bunch of the great MonCal models from this site. Gonna be giving the Mask's installation program a real workout

looks great.

 

are you going to post them in the downloadsection????