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Re: BFD Engine 1 Gets Super-Sized
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Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:41:45 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Allan Bedford wrote:
> There are three things I really like about this model:
Thanks for the kind words Allan. I'll address your comments and questions
below.
> 1) The overall design is very clean and well thought-out.
It should be :-) I've been tinkering with it for the better part of a year!
> 2) The deck gun! I love the styling of this. I'm planning on using the chrome
> version of the light saber hilt as air horns on some of my future engines. But
> I had never thought of it as part of the deck gun.
As soon as I saw this part I thought that it would make a good nozzle for the
end of a hose or monitor. I tried to incorporate it into some of my four-wide
designs but it never looked right. You might say that that lone part is
responsible for my move to six-wide apparatus.
> 3) The beautiful renders of the model. For those of us who are attempting (but
> failing) to produce exactly that type of render, I'm wondering if you'd consider
> sharing the lighting (and other settings) technique that you used to get those
> pictures. I keep trying to produce that nice 'catalog' style picture, with no
> floor, no background, but shadows on the engine itself and I just can't seem to
> get it to come out as clean as yours. Care to help us understand the process
> better?
I borrowed the lighting code from Bram Lambrecht. It can be found in the middle
of this post: http://news.lugnet.com/cad/ray/?n=98
The camera setting is one I either developed or borrowed (can't remember which)
three or four years ago. I paste it into the POV file and use the translate and
rotate command to adjust the position of the model, as I understand those MUCH
better than I understand camera positioning.
> I was curious about the shutter-style doors on the side of the engine. Are they
> based on the design of a real type of door? (in which case, ignore my comment
> entirely) I was wondering if you ever considered using the 1x2 bricks with the
> horizontal ridges on one side and vertical on the other. I'm fond of these for
> the way in which they look like the roll-up doors on the sides of apparatus.
One of the local pumpers has flip-up compartment doors. I like that design as
it offers some protection to the equipment and firefighters when it's raining or
snowing. My Rescue 1 (http://www.bricksburg.org/R1.htm) uses the corrugated
bricks as roll-up doors, and I expect to use that technique a time or two when I
super-size my other apparatus.
> Overall though, a very nicely executed model. Did you enjoy working in 6-wide?
> I noticed your Brickshelf folder also had 4-wide apparatus. Do you have a
> preference?
I like six-wide so much that I'm planning to super-size my remaining apparatus
as I have the time and inspiration. How's that for an answer? :-)
Will
Bricksburg Fire Department: http://www.bricksburg.org
GoB Bricksburg Depot: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=willhess
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| (...) And the effort shows. But goodness gravey man... a whole year? Time for a coffee break. ;) (...) I had the same sort of 'inspired' moment with the 1x4 arch brick. I realized they were almost exactly right for the small wheels on the 2x2 plates (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-03, to lugnet.town)
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| (...) There are three things I really like about this model: 1) The overall design is very clean and well thought-out. 2) The deck gun! I love the styling of this. I'm planning on using the chrome version of the light saber hilt as air horns on some (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.town)
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