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GLBLanding Platform WIP (CLOSED)
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Thought I'd share my progress with the landing platform stuff.
The goal is to provide a hanger/repair depot/base/whatever for spacecraft like snubfighters or small shuttles. I'm very loosely basing the hanger/pad off train wheelhouse turntable constructions, and plan to omit a pair of sheds to make some sort of office and living quarters in that space.
'front' of shed.
Backside of shed. I think I'll mount the whole thing on some sort of platform, and add an balcony to hang off the sides around here. Maybe stick a few deck chairs out there, too. Pilots and maintenance crew need smoke breaks, after all.
Close up of front and pad
Y-wing for scale. I snagged it off sharecg before it went down. Credit to, according to documentation, model by JHoagland and textures by mrsparky. Website listed is https://www.vanishingpoint.biz/
The goal is to provide a hanger/repair depot/base/whatever for spacecraft like snubfighters or small shuttles. I'm very loosely basing the hanger/pad off train wheelhouse turntable constructions, and plan to omit a pair of sheds to make some sort of office and living quarters in that space.
'front' of shed.
Backside of shed. I think I'll mount the whole thing on some sort of platform, and add an balcony to hang off the sides around here. Maybe stick a few deck chairs out there, too. Pilots and maintenance crew need smoke breaks, after all.
Close up of front and pad
Y-wing for scale. I snagged it off sharecg before it went down. Credit to, according to documentation, model by JHoagland and textures by mrsparky. Website listed is https://www.vanishingpoint.biz/
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VulcanStarDrives
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Tue, Jun 10, 2025Thanks! Hoping here to finish it enough to release it on the store.
Cool idea. I want to see it brought to life in some renders.
When I think of a ring of hangars, I think of these things I happen to have already. Have you seen them?:
This one seems the closest to what yr making.
https://www.daz3d.com/14mu-space-dock
This on is a building with a ring of 5 hangars at the top.
https://www.renderosity.com/marketplace/products/107642
When I think of a ring of hangars, I think of these things I happen to have already. Have you seen them?:
This one seems the closest to what yr making.
https://www.daz3d.com/14mu-space-dock
This on is a building with a ring of 5 hangars at the top.
https://www.renderosity.com/marketplace/products/107642
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VulcanStarDrives
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Wed, Jun 11, 2025Yes I have, for 14mu, that's one of my favorites! I see some similarity in the current design, but leaning towards omitting a few buildings to make it a semi-ring with a office/quarters building and small plaza, closer to the train turntable/wheelhouse setup. Thinking here that a little more room is necessary to allow the default 65mm daz camera to 'catch' all of a spaceship at eye level, and completely enclosing the pad at the scale I'm doing makes that difficult.
The second one I've not spotted as an item while shopping but I do recognize the source material, 'The New Tower of Babel', Metropolis, 1927 which is pretty cool and unexpected, thanks for sharing!
The second one I've not spotted as an item while shopping but I do recognize the source material, 'The New Tower of Babel', Metropolis, 1927 which is pretty cool and unexpected, thanks for sharing!
lukon
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Wed, Jun 11, 2025Ya. Good call on that omitting a building or two to get good camera coverage of ships.
And Lang's Metropolis is by far one of my favorite movies. I don't see enough media reconciling class conflict like that.
And Lang's Metropolis is by far one of my favorite movies. I don't see enough media reconciling class conflict like that.
near completely rebuilt the roof- a lot of it was really just simple massing planes that needed to be fleshed out, eliminated that gable pokethough. Added an awning, the sidewall and a few details for it. Ran out out of time to start the office/quarters building, but there's always later. Would also like to add in some greebles and conduits so I don't have to lean too hard on textures and lighting to get that sci fi vibe. Maybe a basketball hoop with a neon rim, just because.
Vanishingpoint Ywing for scale.
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