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D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
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#1 - 2012-01-13 21:13:09 UTC
once upon a time in the old threads some one made a few eve online paper models. i believe a rifter, a heron and apoc. well that was long ago and after many years i decided i want to make more for your entertainment. ill start with a caldari shuttle and and work my way around. ive made paper models for many years, but never could extract the eve ships correctly until ArrowNathan WAKE helped me out in a major way.

so ill post a build thread here and once done ill post a link to download the PDF so you can build ur own ship.
so here are our steps

1. model
2.skin model
3. break into build sections
4. unwrap model into flat plane
5. print on card stock and and test build to ensure fit
6. create instructions
7. PDF package and release.

so here were @ step 3
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/barricuda/calshuttle.png

ill probably make it to 5 by this weekend. i hope you guys enjoy this are interested in building your own ships. i know its just a shuttle, but have patience with me! we will get bigger and meaner ships goin.

by the way, how big should i make this ship? 4 inches? 6 inches? 8 inches? rember the smaller it is the harder it is to build the tiny sections. also the bigger it is the easier it is to add LEDS and fiber optics. ( if thats your thing)
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-01-13 21:19:49 UTC
Cool ! :D
Shiki Mikkyou
#3 - 2012-01-13 21:29:13 UTC
I love stuff like this. Used to kitbash Gunpla myself until I ran out of freetime.

I would say, since the shuttle is never going to scale with the other models, you might as well do a nice large & detailed build as PoC. I very much look forward to seeing your progress.

o7

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#4 - 2012-01-13 21:39:56 UTC
D4rk f0g wrote:

by the way, how big should i make this ship? 4 inches? 6 inches? 8 inches? rember the smaller it is the harder it is to build the tiny sections. also the bigger it is the easier it is to add LEDS and fiber optics. ( if thats your thing)


1:1 scale!

I wouldn't go any bigger than 10-12 inches, but bigger is better. Stuff can always be scaled down by anyone who wants smaller things.

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D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
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#5 - 2012-01-13 21:47:36 UTC
wel keep in mind the textures are limited to 1024x1024 so to big and the skins look like *****
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#6 - 2012-01-13 21:49:50 UTC
D4rk f0g wrote:
wel keep in mind the textures are limited to 1024x1024 so to big and the skins look like *****


There are ways to manually "extend" textures beyond their indended resolution and also keep them looking good. I suck at photoediting though, so I can't help much there. It would be interesting to see what people can come up with without the textures as well. "Paint your own Rifter" Big smile

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Shiki Mikkyou
#7 - 2012-01-13 22:56:59 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
It would be interesting to see what people can come up with without the textures as well. "Paint your own Rifter" Big smile

Like this idea as well. Could palette swap existing texture or modify/create your own. Nice one-of-a-kind souvenir for the desk in one's office.

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D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
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#8 - 2012-01-14 00:37:30 UTC
good concept, however my unfolding process would render any skins pointless. i can however make it a "white" version you can paint your own. ill include a white and a textured version in the package
unfolding has started, lil rough but ill have it probly printed tonight and ready for test builds

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/barricuda/pep.png
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#9 - 2012-01-14 00:48:57 UTC
Very nice. Really, really nice. Big smile

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D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
Snuffed Out
#10 - 2012-01-15 11:40:36 UTC
allright, im test building it....its comin ok

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y234/barricuda/update.jpg

keep in mind its a test build so a wee bit rough round the edges and the white liines are whenre the paper was cut n folded. i normally touch that up with a marker or paint. ill clan it up morrow...im tired
Captain Nathaniel Butler
The White Company
#11 - 2012-01-15 11:44:04 UTC
Looks really good.

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Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#12 - 2012-01-15 11:45:41 UTC
Great idea and even though I am not into actual making models (paper or whateva) I always admire creativity and like to see a results.

+1

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Drew Solaert
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-01-15 11:46:03 UTC
So far so good ^^ I'll be keeping an eye on this one

Keep up the good work!

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D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
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#14 - 2012-01-15 23:05:45 UTC
Alright just need to refine a few things, slap together a PDF and some instructions

http://youtu.be/T9_zn0LO5RE
Brock Nelson
#15 - 2012-01-15 23:26:13 UTC
Up next, I will do the same for Megathron

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Brock Nelson
#16 - 2012-01-15 23:27:29 UTC
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9168/megathron.jpg

What do you guys think?

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#17 - 2012-01-15 23:33:17 UTC
Brock Nelson wrote:
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9168/megathron.jpg

What do you guys think?



Looks more like a Raven TBH.

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#18 - 2012-01-15 23:41:52 UTC
+1
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Ai Shun
#19 - 2012-01-16 00:41:31 UTC
Awesome, I recall having seen something like this before and it is an incredible thing. My Google Fu is too weak to find the site that has all the video game papercraft stuff on it, but I did find this:

Maelstrrom
Vexor

And a couple of handy guides. See here and here. Hope those can be of use to you, D4rk f0g!
D4rk f0g
Lowlife.
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#20 - 2012-01-16 01:59:24 UTC
Brock Nelson wrote:
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9168/megathron.jpg

What do you guys think?




HAHAHAHAHA awesome model!
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