Oolite Bulletins

Wow, even the commander is visible inside the cockpit. Wonderful attention to detail, Raytheon!

this abandoned topic need fresh wind

at first, great models Selezen, I wil sure build all, but now I have broken left hand (and 3 screws in the forearm :/ ), it will take a while

I have installed OXP Torus Stations and really like Torus Station - Tradecenter, It led me to the idea to build
a some paper models from Oolite universe (in future sure Torus stations too)

python conversion files not works (rather, I don't know, how to use them), .obj file from .dat file is small and Blender
can't import it, but thanks to another_commander I have all .obj files with oolite models and work in sketchup can start

first it was necessary to determine the size of objects that the ship library did not have the dimensions



by size it was to be chosen scale, ships 1:1000, stations and asteroids 1:6000 and my first attempt with bigger asteroid
in pepakura designer



it is possible print asteroid on a gray thin cardboard (about 150gr/m2), but in the future I am sure need help with
obtaining textures for ships

to place parts on two pages is better than puzzle

betatest starts

That is amazing, good luck with the project

I really love the cat in your forum Avatar too - is he yours? what an epic looking dude

Griff wrote:

That is amazing, good luck with the project

thanks, view of the entire fleet of oolite ships is very impressive

Griff wrote:

I really love the cat in your forum Avatar too - is he yours? what an epic looking dude

unfortunately not, my cute furry friend is dead over 3 years

asteroid almost done and meanwhile I will try put textures to the pepakura with Metasequoia, but that will be a long run

that is awesome, You've also managed to match the white/blue lighting like in the old ship ID chart



aw, excellent photo's of your dear cat, in the 'check out this radiator balancing trick' photo, is that a storm trooper helmet you've made in the background? It's great

toudi_sk wrote:

...my cute furry friend is dead over 3 years

There are a lot of cat people around here, and we know how a cat person without a cat always has a small emptiness, a hole in their life. Hopefully one day another cat will be able to adopt you.

Awesome asteroid! hope you are going to publish the finished models??

yes lots of cat people here.. i lost both of my boys the first about 2 1/2 years ago and the other about 1 1/2 years ago. both to kidney disease. still miss them underfoot...

asteroid alpha build is finished

now I succesfully obtain in Metasequoia a texture mask from asteroid and this shape is insane
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@ spud42 - in case of interest I can upload .pdo files, no problem

my pal has been 16 year old

@ Smivs - I have in work some adepts
(photo from 2012: white/red cat say- It was the end of the world, the black cat- was not!)

Griff wrote:

that is awesome

You've also managed to match the white/blue lighting like in the old ship ID chart

thx

no, I have build older BBC/ Acorn Electron black and white version ships, oolite models are new, and I will sure use some textures

Griff wrote:

aw, excellent photo's of your dear cat, in the 'check out this radiator balancing trick' photo, is that a storm trooper helmet you've made in the background? It's great

because I´m big Fallout* fan, this is lifesize T51b power armor helmet, from Star Wars have still in progress 2 lifesize helmets, rebel X-Wing pilot and Stormtrooper helmet

* I really love Fallout and Fallout 2 (and change a lot of graphics signs from EN to CZ version), Fallout Tactics was too not bad, but this FPS like style F3 is not for me, F4 is something between

Perhaps you need a ship's cat too?

thx Cody, you made my day, Cat killed in action now I have about 6 on board, Smivs cat included

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asteroid texture version finished too and animated asteroid

now I try rock hermit, but Metasequoia use only 256x256 dots on texture picture and texture on rock may be a bit fuzzy

<purrs contentedly>

Time for a musical interlude!

and meanwhile in real life
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today I found out how to change the size of textures in Metasequoia and some attempts with them (1024vs256 pixels) in MS Paint
(I´m only edited them, not created, of course)