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New Model in Progress: The White Star (v4.0 & White Star 90 v1.0)

Here you can see the patched mesh of White Star v4.0, along with the same image rendered with White Star v3.6.

Compare the mesh structure of the two models, and notice the difference in the quality of modelling between them. The new model has a vastly improved mesh, resulting from the more ordered spline cage that it is made from. In addition, I have added more polygons where they are required, and cut down on the subdivision of the surface where White Star v3.6 was overly-detailed, a notable example being the bridge.

You will find none of the annoying rendering errors that dogged White Star v3.6 in this version, especially around the nose-gun ports and the hole in the upper-fuselage where the bridge stem joins it.

These images show only the areas of the ship that are produced with spline-based modelling. I will put up images showing the non-spline-based sections at a later date.

ws4_mesh_elevations.jpg (43405 bytes)

ws3-6_mesh_elevations.jpg (44137 bytes)

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