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Posted: **Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:18 pm**

Here is something I started last night. I have a Lego A-Wing Fighter (Star Wars) that I will build.

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:04 am**

Very realistic in terms of lighting. Only the pieces need super tiny bevels.

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:46 am**

They've got 'em. Maybe they're too small?

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:34 am**

It may be a case of materials. A shiny plastic material will probably reveal those edges better than a diffuse grey.

Nice on BTW. Looking forward to the full lego model.

Luis

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:46 am**

I went back and forth on materials on these. Too shiny, not shiny enough, too shiny...

Guess I settled on not shiny enough!

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:53 am**

Base roughness no more than 90.

_Mike

Posted: **Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:59 am**

Thanks, it seems automatic to set it at 99. I didn't even think to change the base roughness also.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:28 pm**

Modeled a few more. Made some material changes. Better?

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:39 pm**

Better... but in my 35 years of handling legos (as a kid, and now with my kids) the "lego" text on the top of each piece is more legible than how it appears in your scene... Maybe the text should be slightly taller, or each letter should be a bit thinner.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:44 pm**

Thank you, you are right! I will fix it.

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:19 pm**

Very cool!
You can play also with the original Lego digital designer

http://ldd.lego.com/

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:27 pm**

True... but have you also found the interface and speed of that tool to be pretty bad? I have an intel mac with adequate ram (2G) and good video, but LDD is super-slow, and frankly weird.

To make LDD truly usefull, maybe NL can create a plugin for Maxwell!

jk

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:34 pm**

Windows version is fast enough, but you can try also with
http://www.leocad.org
or...
http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/
or...
http://www.ldraw.org/

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:37 pm**

jomaga wrote:Very cool!
You can play also with the original Lego digital designer

http://ldd.lego.com/

You mean I've been busting my @ss modelling these, and there is a lego designer available? That just figures...

Posted: **Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:10 pm**

Bubbaloo wrote:
jomaga wrote:Very cool!
You can play also with the original Lego digital designer

http://ldd.lego.com/
You mean I've been busting my @ss modelling these, and there is a lego designer available? That just figures...

Hehe, sorry, I didn't wanted to say it that way. And certainly lego pieces dont have enough detail for a close view. Yours are a lot better for sure!

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