F-16

Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Well... here todays progress. Slow going but it's starting to take shape. Don't worry,.. lots of grime, bumps, and of course bird crap. Thanks for stoping in!!

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Well I'm starting on the Bump maps. Lot's more to go! Thank god for photoshops ability to creat bolt brushes! These renders are kinda poor quality as i'm using GI Joe, but you should get the point. Sorry Landis.. hope your not lookin to closely (I had to!) Thanks for stopin in!

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Landis · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:45 am Post subject:

Ha! Nice crew chief stencil. Great job man keep it up!

Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Thanks Landis!

OK! Here's todays. NOt much as i have been workin on somthing eles i'm going to post here soon, but it's comin along. Oh buy the way www.rogerridley.com is back in buisness. Just in case anyone one acually wanted to go there. Thanks for the visit!

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Here's todays! Off To Chevy"s...

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Here's More!

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Starting to get the paneling underneath.

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Ok, Just about done with the bump (For now), I'm going to gather up my assets and get ready for an HDRI rendering here soon..

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Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Well here is everything all gathered up (For now). I have a few things to tweak and some more detailes to fix on the textures, Then I'll be ready fot the HDRI. Hopefully I'll be taking the photo for it tomarrow here on the island. Thanks for stopin in!

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Landis · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject:

It looks fantastic. I have a couple of small suggestions that you may not have gotten out of your reference materials, which will help make it look more like the aircraft. Don't worry, this feedback should be fairly easy to address given the time frame you have. Ok, heres the diagram...

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Let me know if this makes sense. Other than these little nit picky things, that only people who worked on this pig would know, it looks absolutely awesome man. Great job.

Landis

Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Thanks Landis! You’re totally right about those fixes. That really helps!!

Well here is the submission for the Spring Show! Sorry, I had to molest this thing with tons of compression but you'll get the hint. Also I want to say thanks to everyone that has made a suggestion of any kind on this thread. Any critique always helps...Thank You!

There much more detail and texturing coming as this beast evolves. Thanks for stopping in!!!

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http://www.rogerridley.net/10sec02.mov

Landis · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

Great job bro! Good luck on the spring show, you deserve the win. Anna and I will be there in the seats with our fingers crossed supporting you all the way.

Roger · Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 99

Well, Got a call from Disney the other day basically telling me to "Step it up"! Soooo, heres the newer version. Any comments or suggestions are of course welcome. Thanks For stoping in!

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David Mann · Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 13 Location: San Francisco

looks awesome. Love the texture-- and the pilot's name under the cockpit!

I know in reality these jets pretty much look as clean as your model, but I would dirty up the texture just a bit, just in order to satisfy the folks going over your portfolio. The Air Force is so hard up on keeping their jets clean and "like-new" (every nut and bolt is literally inspected after each flight-- I should know, my dad did it for 30 years) that your texture now is more accurate, but I think most people viewing your work wouldn't quite realize this... They'd want to see burn marks near the machine gun port (where the flames from the barrels escape) Maybe some chipped paint around the nose-- jsut to show that it's been flown hard and put away wet, you know?