Gratenya Airport

OllyRogers · #1 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 2:21 PM**

I am not dead! Sorry about my loooong absence, I had to get an entire new motherboard and graphics card as my old one literally sizzled to a very sudden and very painful death.

Anyway, I'm back on SU with my somewhat quicker computer and decided to do another airport, focusing this time on lighting and detail more so than Los Angas, so many of the updateswill be done at night, as this is when the true beauty of an airport is seen.

Thus far not much is done, but I'll give you an ickle teaser shot of the progress so far:

Enjoyeth!

Oh; by the way, the airport's name is pronounced Gra-tan-ear

Flamesrule · #2 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 3:42 PM**

Very nice rendering!The lights are great too!

Austin55 · #3 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 7:00 PM**

Cool! Did you make the plane? I made an Alaskan 737 alittle back.

OllyRogers · #4 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 8:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin55

Cool! Did you make the plane? I made an Alaskan 737 alittle back.

I cant do planes, they look pathetic, so if you put your 737 on the Warehouse (I believe it's a 738 with winglets, don't quote me on it though) it may be yours!

Austin55 · #5 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 9:55 PM**

I should have been clearer, I didnt make a plane but just the livery. No mine didnt have winglets. I am thinking of doing a tutorial on it though. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...80bb26&ct=mdcc

BoiseAirport · #6 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 10:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin55

I should have been clearer, I didnt make a plane but just the livery. No mine didnt have winglets. I am thinking of doing a tutorial on it though. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...80bb26&ct=mdcc

What method do you use to paint the airplanes? It looks like however your doing it, you're able to put much more complex designs than I...that, or some of those must have taken you many hours!!

I use the intersect with model method, but that puts unsightly edges wherever the color changes...bah, I'm so confused!

And OllyRogers, can't wait to see more!! Great job on the lighting!

Anthony

Austin55 · #7 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 10:12 PM**

Hey boise, I will type up a tutorial.

Flamesrule · #8 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 10:36 PM**

Cooaustin! Will it be a new thread or on here OR on the google sketchup support/help thread?.And Oh Olllyrogers great lighting and great job on the airport.Way better than the Angas Airport

OllyRogers · #9 Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 12:08 PM**

Hmm, Kerky's giving me an interesting error message when I try to render a night shot with two planes in it...

"Some errors appeared during rendering - please check console logging..."

I shall persevere [sic] and press on, but I'm not sure if it'll let me render, which unfortunately means no more night shots, which is annoying as that was my main point of it. But meh, I'll try and find a way round it and see if it works!

OllyRogers · #10 Posted **Jun 13, 2009, 12:28 AM**

Another little piccy as I try to sort out Kerky...

Flamesrule · #11 Posted **Jun 13, 2009, 12:46 PM**

That is one great render!I ove the sign.Keep this one!

Vellu · #12 Posted **Jun 14, 2009, 1:40 PM**

Good detail and very nice renders!

I haven't tried much night rendering, so it will be interesting to see how big shots you can render.

OllyRogers · #13 Posted **Jun 14, 2009, 4:16 PM**

Just finished modelling a slip road between the main road and the link road for Terminal 1:

And added a new plane, straight from Noo Yawk!

Flamesrule · #14 Posted **Jun 14, 2009, 5:45 PM**

I love the roads!It looks very detailed and nice renders!

Aleks · #15 Posted **Jun 15, 2009, 2:06 AM**

I feel like the tunnel should be deeper into the ground. Airplanes can be pretty freakin heavy. The stress of the weight, the vibrations from the engines, they can all greatly affect the runway/tunnel roof.

Other than that it looks great!

texcolo · #16 Posted **Jun 15, 2009, 4:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Aleks

I feel like the tunnel should be deeper into the ground. Airplanes can be pretty freakin heavy. The stress of the weight, the vibrations from the engines, they can all greatly affect the runway/tunnel roof.

Other than that it looks great!

Actual footage of a plane crossing a bridge... that looks like the rendered bridge...

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Patrick · #17 Posted **Jun 15, 2009, 8:07 AM**

Airplanes on bridges, thats just soo cool, I'll be watching this airport!

OllyRogers · #18 Posted **Jun 15, 2009, 9:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Aleks

I feel like the tunnel should be deeper into the ground. Airplanes can be pretty freakin heavy. The stress of the weight, the vibrations from the engines, they can all greatly affect the runway/tunnel roof.

Other than that it looks great!

Thankyou for your feedback, and yes the bridge does seem thin on first glance, but I was basing it off these pictures of Leipzig-Halle airport in Germany:

http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/...ollbruecke.jpg
http://www.leipzig-halle-airport.de/...en/rb_west.jpg

Which seem similar to the thickness of my bridge. Also, let's not forget that my bridge is less than 200' long, with the underlying supports stretching off under the taxiway

Flamesrule · #19 Posted **Jun 15, 2009, 12:17 PM**

I'm having a close eye on this airport.You really improved from the first airport! Great Job!

BoiseAirport · #20 Posted **Jun 16, 2009, 9:19 AM**

WOW!!!

How do you do your taxiways? They look outstanding! Waaaaaay better than mine, anyway, haha.

Taxiways, bridges, roads, everything you got so far looks awesome! Can't wait to see more!

And if you ever want a broader selection of airplanes to use for your model than just what's on 3D warehouse, feel free to PM me.