UK airport thread

OllyRogers · #1 Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 11:13 AM**

Anyone from the UK here, wanting to see a British-themed airport - complete with Easyjet, Ryanair and good ol' Speedbird?

Here's some test renders of what I have thus far, and the level of detail I wish to go to (apologies for the image size - smaller monitors may need to scroll!):

I will still be working on Gratenya in my spare time - I may chop between projects as I go.

Comments/ criticism welcome

Flamesrule · #2 Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 12:27 PM**

Looks great! You have really improved over the past year. Nice Job!

Pingyao · #3 Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 1:41 PM**

Wow, thats some serious level of detail right down to the ticket dispenser's slot for the carpark. Are you sure you can keep that amount of detail up for an entire airport. I'm from London by the way, look forward to some more UK details.

OllyRogers · #4 Posted **Jul 16, 2010, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pingyao

Wow, thats some serious level of detail right down to the ticket dispenser's slot for the carpark. Are you sure you can keep that amount of detail up for an entire airport. I'm from London by the way, look forward to some more UK details.

That's what I plan to do - instead of starting mass projects on it ehre and there, I plan to do it all in small stages, i.e., finish one bit and move on to the next. That way I don't get stuck forgetting what needs to be done on certain bits

Incidentally, the business parking area I've used is not dissimilar to that of Heathrow, as it is my "local" airport (locla major airport, anywho), a lot of my design will be based off elements of it!

OllyRogers · #5 Posted **Jul 17, 2010, 12:06 AM**

A shade more completed - sorry about the tree quality, best low-poly tree I could find on the 3D Warehouse!

bbeliko · #6 Posted **Jul 17, 2010, 12:54 AM**

No UK airport (especially Heathrow) is complete without NIMBY's.

OllyRogers · #7 Posted **Jul 18, 2010, 6:51 PM**

Few more shots - looking good!

toyota74 · #8 Posted **Jul 18, 2010, 10:43 PM**

The tube is overground as it nears heathrow??I fly into Gatwick
most or the time so dont know Heathrow but Stanstead is cool
with its driverless trains...are you gonna do a terminal.

OllyRogers · #9 Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 9:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by toyota74

The tube is overground as it nears heathrow??I fly into Gatwick
most or the time so dont know Heathrow but Stanstead is cool
with its driverless trains...are you gonna do a terminal.

Given time I will do more "airporty" shots. I'm more interested in the nitty-gritty shots at the moment - everyone posts pictures of just the airport on here, for this project I'm more interested in showing how the airport fits in with what is around it - transport links e.t.c. =]

Pingyao · #10 Posted **Jul 19, 2010, 5:55 PM**

Nice..I like your nitty gritty shots. Maybe we need an overview/map soon to get a sense of the layout.

OllyRogers · #11 Posted **Jul 22, 2010, 10:18 PM**

More to come soon...

Vellu · #12 Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 10:16 AM**

The level of detail is so great that it deserves better trees and grass. Check out Kerkythea's Instancing Brush tool.

Pingyao · #13 Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 11:41 AM**

Oh god, theres a speed camera!

OllyRogers · #14 Posted **Jul 23, 2010, 12:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vellu

The level of detail is so great that it deserves better trees and grass. Check out Kerkythea's Instancing Brush tool.

It's all good saying that, but I'm thinking ahead to render times and the amount of poly's in the model - it's struggling at the moment (I have to hide things a lot of the time), but I shall press on. Those trees should look fine from a height, anywho

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Originally Posted by Pingyao

Oh god, theres a speed camera!

Just wouldn't be British without one!

Flamesrule · #15 Posted **Jul 25, 2010, 11:19 AM**

Awsome amtrack!
Looking good!