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Modeling => The Showcase => Topic started by: Ruckdog on January 25, 2017, 05:18:28 pm

Title: Ruckdog's UCM Fleet for Dropfleet
Post by: Ruckdog on January 25, 2017, 05:18:28 pm
The first wave of my UCM fleet is finished! This batch includes an Atlantis class battlecruiser, an Avalon class battlecruiser, a Moscow heavy cruiser, a Berlin class cruiser, and a Seattle fleet carrier, backed up by 4 New Orleans strike carriers and two Toulon class frigates.

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852806_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852806-.html)

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852807_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852807-.html)

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852800_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852800-.html)

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852799_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852799-.html)

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852797_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852797-.html)

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852798_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852798-.html)

This was my attempt to re-create the engine glow from the studio models:

(http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2017/1/25/852803_sm-.JPG) (http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/852803-.html)

This was all of the capital ships I got from my Kickstarter pledge, as well as a decent chunk of the frigate-sized ships. I'm not sure yet where I'll go from here as far as fleet expansions go; I'm going to wait until after I play in the event on Saturday to decide. Thanks for looking!
Title: Re: Ruckdog's UCM Fleet for Dropfleet
Post by: Landlubber on January 25, 2017, 08:15:48 pm
Looking good Ruck. Man, I like the design of the UCM ships. Very cool spaceship design.

I think you nailed the engine glow, by the way.

Can you post some pics with some Firestorm Armada or Halo ships so we can see the size comparison?
Title: Re: Ruckdog's UCM Fleet for Dropfleet
Post by: markymark1970 on January 28, 2017, 01:54:00 am
Agreed, great job on the ships and the glow is well done.  Good luck!
Title: Re: Ruckdog's UCM Fleet for Dropfleet
Post by: McKInstry on January 28, 2017, 12:14:11 pm
Looks fantastic. How did you do the engine glow?
Title: Re: Ruckdog's UCM Fleet for Dropfleet
Post by: Ruckdog on January 29, 2017, 04:17:15 pm
It was pretty straight forward, really. I used a medium blue as the base, then used a light blue (GW Ice Blue, to be specific) layerd over the top. I kept it thin so some of the darker blue wold show through, and also tried to keep some of the darker blue around the edges. I think finished it off with a small dot of white paint in the middle of the engine.