New WIP - The African Queen

[Bartolomeus]

That's great Nemo! Looks really good!

Marko

[Nemo]

Thanks Robby, Marko, and Axe!:) (at least some are interested in something that isn't a cruise ship )
I've never really animated anything before, so it's a new venture for me.

Thanks for the link Kostas, that helps a lot! The two sticks, do you mean the piston and the one to operate the steam inlet valve? Yeah, I know they don't operate simultaneously. It's the two smaller rods that connect to the steam inlet that cause me the most confusion. That bit should easy to work on, I can scale things etc. As I said though, modeling a steam engine, and animating one, is a new venture for me. Hopefully I can improve it, though!

Here's a small update. Not much, but one none the less! I rendered the prop image with a grey background because of the angle of one of the blades relative to the camera angle, it was shaded dark so you couldn't see it.


And here's a box of blasting gelatin.

[Thor2]

wow nemo,

that's amazing work. Oh yes that's no cruise ship, but I think it's definitely nice to cruise with it.
Very good work.

Regards

Thor

[kostas11]

Nemo,
With two "sticks" i mean the two smaller rods (look attacment). They work to riduce the velocity of the rotation like as shown in the link. Good luck with the animation

[shewitt0]

Say Nemo do we get torpedo's for the African queen XD

[spookymufu]

nice boat, is this going to be payware?

[Nemo]

Thanks Thor! Yep, she'll certainly be fun to cruise around in!

Ah I see what you mean, Kostas. I've done some more work on the animation today, but no screenies, sadly.

Perhaps, Sean! I haven't decided yet.

Yep, she'll be payware. You can have her for 47 mothly payments of $29.
Nah I'm kidding, she'll be freeware. I don't do payware. Sometimes I do freeware/donationware, but never just donationware.

[spookymufu]

isnt donationware pretty much payware? I mean, you dont get the model unless you donate (pay) right?

[shewitt0]

Well Nemo for 47 payments of 29 $ would mean well lets do some math 47 x 29 = 1363 well that's a a great deal where do i sign up XD i look forward to more Steve and me are now starting to work on Livadia's stern launch so AQ wont be lonely.

Sean

[Nemo]

isnt donationware pretty much payware? I mean, you dont get the model unless you donate (pay) right?

It is, BUT, If I release as donationware it's also being released as freeware. No matter what she'll be free to download, but if you like it and want to donate, you can.
Whoops, in my last posts I meant to say I don't do PAYWARE. Edited it to what it should be, that should clear up some confusion.
The African Queen will be released as freeware AND donationware. You can download for free, and that's it, you have nothing else to do, or you can download and if you really like her and want to say thanks in a monetary fashion, you can! It's optional though, and you're under no obligation to do so!