ok im making the first deathstar from star wars ep IV a new hope.... anyway, i have complete the outer shell but the interia is a bit complex for my skills, i try to put up a few pics... now how do i do that there is no upload image button?

You gotta upload it to another image website... photobucket is a good one.

You then have to embed the url so that it displays publically. As your typing a post, there's a mountain with a sun with an arrow pointing to it. that's the image embedder.

Sigh...
It was mentioned in some thread. I can't remember so I'll just tell you.

First you upload the image to a image hosting site such as imageshack or flickr.

Then you right click and click get image URL.

Then you come here, and click post reply.

Then you click on the icon that has a box with a sun and two mountains in it, with an arrow pointing at the box. Err, this one:

Click Post.

Voila.

At least somebody knows my pain, the least the new members could do is Google their problems. What a better world this place would be.

ok here is the pic... and why are yous posting if your stuck up with answering new guy [bad-word] then just dont answer it! ... i cant post a pic... "New Members must wait at least 5 days before posting images. Wait time = 0 days" ...0 days, upload then!
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 15, 2012 at 02:40 AM
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 15, 2012 at 02:41 AM


but anyway, the whole reason i posted this is because i wanted some help with the interier of my death star model.
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 15, 2012 at 02:44 AM

Send the images to someone else to post for you.

ok... who wants the pic???!!!

I'll do it.

You seem to be missing the focusing lens and the equatorial trench. I'm sure there's supposed to be a Macy's in there too, somewhere.

Family Guy FTW

http://s1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg551/hobbet360/?action=view¤t=deathstar-1.png

click or copy the link into you search bar.

ok here is the pic i am making bitmaps wich ill post another pic up for that... each of those other coloured things are vehicles, the 2 on the left are a draco and a prowler

and the radias of the death star is 2394.973 ....slighty huge!
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 15, 2012 at 05:02 PM

You might want to render the scene than have a screen shot of the viewport.

Not bad, though I kinda find THIS: more intimidating. :P

yeah, thats kinda what i thought. i will add texture, soon, i hope!

EDIT

oh and i forgot to mention, it is a planning to be a scenery tag... soon, i hope!
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 15, 2012 at 07:50 PM

added new pic, viewing from the top...

http://s1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg551/hobbet360/?action=view¤t=top.png

That doesn't really look much like the deathstar...

Those who are having trouble seeing it (Like myself):





Quote my post to see what BBCode I used.

and now... my gmax wont add textures!

I bet I can model a good DS in 20 minutes, haha.

QUOTE ---> No. I was trying to say that there really is no point in modelling a death star because it will just basically be a sphere. <---QUOTE

its no really "just a sphere, i have started the interier, (wich i needed help with, the whole reason i started this post.) which i am basing off some screen shots from star wars battlefront 2 and then im adding a few more stuff.
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 16, 2012 at 03:53 PM

comparison to player and a warthog... its bigger than i thought


Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 16, 2012 at 05:42 PM

If you're trying to actually build it to scale it needs to be bigger than that. Remember, it was big enough to be mistaken for a moon ._.

The focusing lens should be less pronounced.

i am doing the interier too...


EDIT: yeah, that's what I thought about it.


what about this...





and when I saw the scale of the pillar of autumn...omfg


Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 16, 2012 at 07:23 PM

It's just a shallow indention, rather than a crater. Try pushing on the side of a grape with your finger until it leaves a dent, and it'll probably be a fairly accurate representation of the Death Star's lens.

ok... since i cant really pull out the huge crater, i got this model from battlefront 2, its the cutscene model, it had no interier and shuttle bays and it was the size of a warthog, so i sized it up, added some interier (control room and the power core) and compared it to th FULL SIZED Pillar of Autumn....

15 minutes worth of work:

pokemon :)

i feel like a noob... wait i am!

...3dsmax, gmax or other?
Edited by hobbet360 on Jan 17, 2012 at 03:37 AM

You aren't a noob, you're just a beginner. I recommed you do some serious tut watching & asking good questions though. Good luck, and welcome to the endless world of 3D modeling :3

thanks, i have now officially added that power core as seen here...


http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=star+wars+death...


...that is a very long link... and i have started the control room.
Edited by Dennis on Jan 18, 2012 at 03:39 PM

FTFY

Just out of curiosity.... How much of the interior do you actually plan on making?

Creating the Deathstar is an enormous task, and if you are as new to this as I am assuming that you are, then you might want to try something smaller first.

When my brother and I first started learning to make maps/weapons for Halo we thought we were going to create the city of Atlantis from Stargate: Atlantis. (If you are not familiar with the show then do an image search for "Stargate Atlantis City" its freaking huge)

After modelling the entire exterior of the city (though not very well), several of the interior rooms, one of the vehicles, and several of the weapons (all in Gmax) we found out that we couldn't get any of it in-game because we didn't have a clue what we were doing. Our models were complete garbage, we didn't know how to texture properly, Gmax can not be used to animate, and our polycounts where INSANE.

SO... I am not saying it is impossible, but it might be more difficult than you are expecting. (At least if you plan on putting it in-game.)

I would suggest watching some modelling tutorials, and starting with a small project then working up to something big... (like the planet sized space station that you are currently attempting :D)

Anyway... thats my two cents so, whatever you decide, good luck.

yeah, i was planning to prospone the project until my skills are better, but...(i dont know what to say in this but context...)

so maybe i will prospone... no one take my death star idea while i'm in mapping boot camp!

If you want to learn how to model better I would suggest getting the student version of 3ds max. You can get it for free by registering at:

http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=download_center

Then go through these video tutorials for modelling and texturing:

http://www.moddb.com/downloads/model-a-3d-glock-weapon

http://www.moddb.com/downloads/creating-a-weapon-for-source

They may technically be for making a weapon for Source, but they are incredibly detailed and easy to follow (if you have the patience) and they will get you started with polygon modelling instead of box modelling like most beginners. I used them to learn modelling and texturing even though I wanted to mod Halo and not Source.

Hope this helps.