On 27-7-2011 22:45, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> I finally found some time to do some rendering recently, and went back to the
> space lego...
>
> Instructions from Brickfactory (www.brickfactory.info)
> Modelled with Bricksmith/LDraw (www.ldraw.org)
> Hoses synthed with LSynth (see ldraw)
> POV-Ray parts from LGEO (www.digitalbricks.org/lgeo.html)
> Converted with l3p (see ldraw)
> Rendered with POV-Ray3.7
>
> Funfunfun :)
>
> Bill

LOL! Excellent work.

Thomas

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Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> On 27/07/2011 9:51 PM, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> > ....and another one
>
> Stop showing off :-P

If nobody showed off, there wouldn't be any images to look at ;-)

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On 28/07/2011 9:25 AM, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Stephen<mcavoys_at@aoldotcom>  wrote:
>> On 27/07/2011 9:51 PM, Bill Pragnell wrote:
>>> ....and another one
>>
>> Stop showing off :-P
>
> If nobody showed off, there wouldn't be any images to look at ;-)
>

There is truth in what you say.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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Great images, the first one looks a bit grainy at the rear and also on the
flexible pipes, could just be the render quality settings. Other than that
excellent quality images and good lego models. Do you have to place the pieces
individually. Could probably find this out myself if I checked out the links
;-).

Sean

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"s.day" <s.d### [at] uelacuk> wrote:
> Great images, the first one looks a bit grainy at the rear and also on the
> flexible pipes, could just be the render quality settings.

Cheers! I expect I could crank up the aa and radiosity a bit...

>  Do you have to place the pieces
> individually.

Yep! Quite slow but also quite satisfying :)

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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> ....and another one

Nice, is this a brickshelf design as well.  The gray wheels are interesting. I'm
used to black in the classic models.

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"SafePit" <ste### [at] reids4funcom> wrote:
> Nice, is this a brickshelf design as well.  The gray wheels are interesting. I'm
> used to black in the classic models.

Hmm, good point, I don't think they're supposed to be grey. I've had to tweak
the textures extensively from what LGEO produces, so I've obviously got some
more to do. Probably the ambient - the converter seems to assume POV-Ray 3.1!
Current task: going through the include files and adding photon blocks to
transparent items.

Instructions from the link given, I should look at brickshelf by the sounds of
it!

Bill

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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> "SafePit" <ste### [at] reids4funcom> wrote:
> > Nice, is this a brickshelf design as well.  The gray wheels are interesting. I'm
> > used to black in the classic models.
>
> Hmm, good point, I don't think they're supposed to be grey. I've had to tweak
> the textures extensively from what LGEO produces, so I've obviously got some
> more to do. Probably the ambient - the converter seems to assume POV-Ray 3.1!
> Current task: going through the include files and adding photon blocks to
> transparent items.
>
> Instructions from the link given, I should look at brickshelf by the sounds of
> it!
>
> Bill

Oops, you did say Brickfactory, I'll have to look there too, I'm not as familiar
with that site.

That explains the gray!  My recent experimenting with LGEO foced me to replace
the textures as well.  I've mostly been trying to use LDD and LEOCAD to build
models instead of scripting bricks in.  I find I still enjoy the later.  :-)

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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:


> Funfunfun :)
>
> Bill

Ah, that takes me back to my youth. Although those little helmets did break
easily :-(

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Not quite on topic except it's also about space lego:

http://news.discovery.com/space/lego-figures-hitch-a-ride-with-nasas-juno-mission-110804.html

Oh, and nice image ;)

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