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SPACE:
1999 3D DIGITAL Eagle TRANSPORT
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These
images are simple rough test renderings of a model I made from scratch
using Lightwave 3D 5.6 in 1999. Even though there are at least
a dozen other versions made by as many 3D artists in other various 3D
programs, I felt they weren't as good as what might be needed in a real
movie production environment, thus I set out to build one. Plus,
I wanted to commemorate the year and date (September 19, 1999) the moon
was blown out of Earth's orbit by a lunar nuclear waste dump disaster,
the theme for which the popular 1976/77 sci-fi TV series, SPACE:
1999, was based.
The model is based on several sources including: the special collector's blueprint insert from the 1977 Starlog issue 7 magazine that I saved all these years, some older Roberto Baldassari blueprints, and on actual photos of the real physical models used on the show. This digital version contains 270,000 some-odd polygons, in 25 object meshes, and has 58 surfaces using 13 image maps and several procedural textures. Even the landing pad hydraulics "work." This model will not be made public domain since it cost me over 50 hours to construct (and at $100/hr or more typical for custom modeling in this industry, that's a chunk of change!). A lot of that time was spend making very fine details all the way down to the rounded corners on the smallest hex bolt heads (should I ever need to get that close with the camera). Another 50 or so hours and out popped a launch pad and moon scape. The Eagle, launch pad, and moon scape can be purchased from the author for use in professional movie production special effects, pending copyright clearnaces. Please
click on the thumbnails to see the 800 x 600 sized Jpeg images.
All
images copyright 1999, Dean A. Scott, all rights reserved. |
