Redfern opened this issue on Jun 09, 2004 ยท 36 posts
Redfern posted Fri, 11 June 2004 at 4:24 AM
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Gtrdon, yes, a 3D mesh of Al Nazaki's "manta ray" war machines does exist. Derrin Proctor, the same person who replicated Jeff Wayne's tripod, did it. Sadly, it is not nearly as accurate. I suspect he worked from a single publicity shot, the famous three-quarter, front and under image most often distributed. As a result, the proper length of the machine could not be judged. Instead of the correct, vaguely arrowhead shape, Proctor shaped it more akin to a boomerang. Still, it can be used to decent effect if one renders it at the afore mentioned angle. I've included a link to the "Movie Mesh Site" where Proctor stores all his goodies. JHoagland and his "troop" are currently converting a fair number of Proctor's objects (with his permission, of course) into Poser optimized props and charcter files. Until we find a more accurate model, this one will suffice. Sincerely, Bill P.S. The bulk of the "manta ray" machines were more of a copper color (suggesting their "Red Planet" origin). It was only the wing tips and the forward lens that glowed a bright green.Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!