Quote - But, alas, is no more. :sad:

RIP Dr. L.

That eulogy was part of a prank from 1995.

---M

Hmm...I was on a group in usenet and came upon a flamewar between some poor schmuck (went by Johnny Quest and the Family, or some such) and Dr. Legume. This was in 98 or 99, I don't recall exactly. The Doc had posted some pics in the thread and I wondered how he had made them and asked. He directed me to the old Poser User Forums (if I am remembering correctly). That was all it took. I believe the first Poser item I ever bought was from PhilC, actually. My runtime with bought and self-made content is over 100GB nowadays...

I still feel bad for that poor schmuck...the Doc ate him alive! :biggrin:

---M

I use a folder at the top of my library folder named "!Morphs". Everything that is a morph goes in this folder under the same organization system that I have for all of my other folders. The "!DAZ" folder is the only one I leave alone. The fact that I sometimes have to search for a particular morph Poser is looking for does not bother me (that and I have WAY too much content to go changing all the references). I feel that my system of folders is quite efficient and it is something that I have developed over the last 12 years or so that I have been using Poser. I tweak it every so often, but I have not made any major changes to it in the last four years. Nothing I put in my runtimes has the original folder structure it came with. I modify everything, which can be time consuming, but it is entirely worth it in the end. It just comes down to creating a system that works for you and that you are comfortable putting time into.

---M

Actually, that sounds like the previous installer for V4. A newer one was released this year that lets you install V4 wherever you want. Then, most of the ExP installers will install to where V4 was installed. What you will run into is when the ExP installer wants both V4 AND the poser.exe file. You will need a file named poser.exe at the runtime level where V4 is installed for those. I have also found that for PP2010, these installers will not accept the PoserPro.exe; it needs to be named poser.exe explicitly, either copied from a Poser# folder or an empty file named poser.exe. My information here comes from a very recent reinstallation of V4 to get everything into a single location.

---M

You can also click in the font size box and type in the size that you want to use.

---M

You're right about the barrel length/size, but it is an M1A1~A2 bore evacuator on it.

You're also right about the DAZ one. Just opened it up to look (you've really got me interested here). I haven't looked at it in a long time, but now I remember why I never used it. I'm going to have to retract my statement from above about it being 'pretty darn accurate'. The guntube is way too long and the bore evacuator is...incorrect...I'll leave it at that. The whole top of the turret has size/scale issues, as well.

The hull IS pretty good, though. I like how both modelers got the track types correct, too. The M1 and M1A1 both had the T-156 style track, which the gunpoint one has. The M1A1 and M1A2 both had the T-158 style track, which the DAZ one has. (The M1A1 had both and we transitioned from T-156 to T-158 in about '92 or so.)

Thanks for the link! The M1 at gunpoint-3D is technically an M1A1. The bore evacuator on the guntube is the type that is on the 120mm smoothbore. The M1 version is smaller and more can-like. The forward guntube cooling tube that is forward of the bore evacuator should be one smooth piece with no 'stepping', as well. The turret stowage box (on the side of the turret) should be half the size it is (for an M1). The M1A1~A2 has a longer stowage box (like the gunpoint one), but the lid is the entire length of the box.

The gunpoint version has a much better MRS (Muzzle Reference Sensor) at the end of the guntube. The front of the turret (the glacius) is MUCH more accurate on the gunpoint version (I just noticed that). Heh...now that I'm picking it apart...the gunner's sight (what we call the doghouse) on the DAZ version is much too short in height. And...the gunpoint one even has the turret lifting point bolts in front of the mounting area for the CITV (Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer, which also indicates that it is an M1A1 series vehicle; the CITV is only on the M1A2, but it was conceived for the M1A1 but never fielded, hence the mounting area on the ~A1's) which is just forward of the loader's hatch.

As far as paint schemes, any of the M1-series tanks can be found with any of the 'authorized' CARC paint schemes. Desert Tan, OD Green, Green Camo, and Desert Camo (NTC primarily) being the primary ones.

Hmm...didn't mean to pick either apart so badly. I could add more, but I'll leave it at that. This is coming from a 'purist' who has operational experience on all of the M1-series tanks.

If you want accuracy, the gunpoint version is much better, but it is an M1A1 series, not an M1.

I have a great deal of interest in military armor. I also spent nine years on M1-series tanks the first time I was in the Army. I have the DAZ M1A2, and it's pretty darn accurate. BTW, if you look under its props, you'll find the M48 Turret-Type Cal .50 Machine Gun to add to it. I have not seen the one converted by Helgard, and would greatly appreciate a link to any pics if availabe.

FYI, the page referenced above has some innacuracies and is lacking on some points (such as the M1A1D was never fielded, but it was improved upon and fielded as the M1A1E Heavy Common in 1992. The appliqué system was field-tested by the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas (1-66 AR and 3-66 AR, iirc) in the early 90's, and even went to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA; but it was never operationally fielded on an M1A1 system in a line unit).

This looks like the mech I saw renders of a while back! I have been killing myself trying to find it. Can't wait!

---M

To kuroyume0161: Wow! Another Directory Opus user!  Now THAT is one of the best pieces of software I ever bought. I always have at least one lister window open.**

Dizzi:** Oh, and all programs that run on XP currently will still run on XP when Vista is out, so what's the problem here anyway? ;-)

I'll believe that when I see it.

 I still have an old notepad replacement program that I've used since Win95, Notepad+. The ONLY program That I've never had crash or lock up on me. It's my editor for everything text. CR2 editing, obj/material editing...you name it. I really don't like WYSIWYG software(I suppose that dates from having started with computers in 1979). I still do web development with it,even.

---M

That did it. I appreciate the quick response, thank you!

---M

The seams are modelled and are part of the geometry, you cannot 'texture' them out. ---M

I have to agree with SamTherapy, it's quite a beautiful set.

Many thanks for the quick reply! ---M