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From: Dave Matthews
Subject: Water Tower WIP (3 Attach, 24K, 24K, and 37K)
Date: 26 Jan 2004 08:52:23
Message: <40151b97@news.povray.org>
I mentioned a few weeks back in PB-Off_Topic that I was afraid that my 
neighbors might report me to Homeland Security, since I had taken a 
sudden interest in my town's water tower.  Well, here are the 
preliminaries, just to prove that I have no nefarious intent.

This is my first attempt to model an actual object, and I am amazed at 
my own lack of observational skills.  I'm constantly getting up and 
running the 3 blocks over to the tower to check on some other detail 
I've missed.  That said, a water tower is a wonderful subject for 
someone with my limited abilities, since it is all simple CSGs.

Still to come: lots and lots of attachments and details, and a 4" drain 
pipe that angles out from the bottom of the tank, and follows one of the 
legs to the ground.  Also, of course, textures.

Comments, suggestions?

Dave Matthews


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Attachments:
Download 'watertower01.jpg' (24 KB) Download 'watertower02.jpg' (36 KB) Download 'watertower03.jpg' (23 KB)

Preview of image 'watertower01.jpg'
watertower01.jpg

Preview of image 'watertower02.jpg'
watertower02.jpg

Preview of image 'watertower03.jpg'
watertower03.jpg


 

From: Jim Charter
Subject: Re: Water Tower WIP (3 Attach, 24K, 24K, and 37K)
Date: 26 Jan 2004 09:16:40
Message: <40152148$1@news.povray.org>
> I've missed.  That said, a water tower is a wonderful subject for 

I don't think you can go wrong doing csg of infrastructure.  Everytime I 
drive through New Jersey I want to devote my life to doing csg, heavy 
industry scenes! I never tire of looking at ironwork.  Water towers are 
pretty neat.  As a landmark and a sort of local symbol.  Often the only 
'profile' in a small town.  Who hasn't had stone throwing contests to 
see how high you can throw relative to a water tower.  And then there's 
the whole sniper myth.


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From: Marc Jacquier
Subject: Re: Water Tower WIP (3 Attach, 24K, 24K, and 37K)
Date: 26 Jan 2004 09:34:34
Message: <4015257a@news.povray.org>

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> I mentioned a few weeks back in PB-Off_Topic that I was afraid that my
> neighbors might report me to Homeland Security, since I had taken a
> sudden interest in my town's water tower/...

Nice work :-)
As you seem to use an image_map for your sky, I point your attention to this
site
http://www.schloerb.com/Dreamscape2/
Some beautifull skymaps there

Marc


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From: Dave Matthews
Subject: Re: Water Tower WIP (3 Attach, 24K, 24K, and 37K)
Date: 26 Jan 2004 09:57:51
Message: <40152aef$1@news.povray.org>
Marc Jacquier wrote:


> As you seem to use an image_map for your sky, I point your attention to this
> site
> http://www.schloerb.com/Dreamscape2/
> Some beautifull skymaps there
> 
> Marc

Wow, thanks, those are beautiful, but actually, I just used an agate 
pigment on a sphere for this sky (it's a little nicer than plain blue.)

Dave Matthews


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From: Dave Matthews
Subject: Re: Water Tower WIP (3 Attach, 24K, 24K, and 37K)
Date: 26 Jan 2004 09:59:50
Message: <40152b66$1@news.povray.org>
Jim Charter wrote:

> 
>> I've missed.  That said, a water tower is a wonderful subject for 
> 
> 
> I don't think you can go wrong doing csg of infrastructure.  Everytime I 
> drive through New Jersey I want to devote my life to doing csg, heavy 
> industry scenes! I never tire of looking at ironwork.  

Hey, I thought I was the only weird one ;-)  After the water tower, I 
plan to do the grain elevator in town, then go up the road to the new 
ethanol plant.

Dave Matthews


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