https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2748&p=35532#p35532
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GrouchoCaesar
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 11:41 PM

Re: It's Alive. Alive!
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Okay, the gantry is now pretty much complete in terms of mesh.  Decided to use a ramp and not stairs for A) a more streamlined look and B) I figure - by going on past movies - that there probably at least one wheelchair-bound mad scientist out there somewhere (Strangelove comes to mind...)

There are minor issues with surfaces on the ramp, due to my slightly lazy extrusion technique to make the ramp, but that is easily fixed with surface groups.

I'm figuring for the room itself that (because it is vaguely circular) that maybe it's in the hollowed out core of an extinct volcano? Also, by making the upper wall of the volcano fit fairly snuggly to the circumference of the gantry, I won't need to model the outer guard rail!

Anyhoo... work will be started on the lower level machinery, floor, and other large bits.

I'm half-tempted to convert what I've done so far to an .OBJ file and post it for importing so you can get a rough idea about scaling and possible scene blocking. Any takers?

GrouchoC.


