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Post #1by Cham » 24.02.2005, 02:04

I may have finished my SF fantasy moonbase project. If there's some interest, I'll upload it to the Motherlode. I based my design on a crude map of the Clavius moonbase, from the 2001 movie, and I was also influenced by the Cosmos 1999 TV show (of course !). Here's a preview :

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Post #2by Dollan » 24.02.2005, 02:09

Definite interest! Please, upload away!

Would I be able to use your model for some shots on my ArcBuilder website (when I get around to that point, anyway)?

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Post #3by Cham » 24.02.2005, 02:14

Yes, of course, I'll be pleased to see my moonbase on some SF fan site. I'll wait for a week (maybe less), before I upload it, because I may have to edit the mesh to add few more details here and there.
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Post #4by Dollan » 24.02.2005, 02:17

Sounds good!

Now all I need are some Stanford Toruses (torii?), Bernal spheres, and other such stations, and I'll be set!

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Post #5by Beowulf01 » 24.02.2005, 03:55

WOW...

Hopefully when i get my poly issues figured out my L-5 wll be available to everyone.
along with other habitats.
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Post #6by dirkpitt » 24.02.2005, 05:44

Nice! Is the topography (mountains, etc) of the surrounding area included too? Or is that just a normal map in
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Post #7by Cham » 24.02.2005, 05:59

It is a mesh, with small moutains surrounding the base. When you fly very close to the base (almost human scale), you can see all the horizon hidden behind the hills. See the picture below :

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Post #8by Beowulf01 » 24.02.2005, 11:51

WOW.. just SO kool....
so this lunar Terrain is not in Celestria> is it via your 3dprogram of some other program like terriagen?
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Post #9by Cham » 24.02.2005, 14:21

Beowulf01 wrote:WOW.. just SO kool....
so this lunar Terrain is not in Celestria> is it via your 3dprogram of some other program like terriagen?


No, no ! It IS in Celestia ! The terrain was modeled too, like the rest of the base. I placed the base and its terrain on the surface of the moon.
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Post #10by eburacum45 » 24.02.2005, 15:33

Dollan wrote:Sounds good!

Now all I need are some Stanford Toruses (torii?), Bernal spheres, and other such stations, and I'll be set!

...John...

I've got Stanford tori, Bernal Spheres, O'Neill colonies, a couple of zero gee space stations, and a generic rotating cylinder-

and a new interstellar ship - the Starlark...
http://tinypic.com/1t7k9x

must get round to updating the Motherlode...
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Post #11by eburacum45 » 24.02.2005, 15:42

And of course, this model of your own Almucantar design

http://tinypic.com/1q6cle
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Post #12by Dollan » 24.02.2005, 16:39

O *love* the way the Almucantar turned out, Steve! Does the rotational section, well, rotate?

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Post #13by Cham » 24.02.2005, 16:57

This is a picture of the "real" thing, from the original movie. It's the only shot of the moonbase, in the movie. Too bad we don't see it closer.

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Post #14by Jeam Tag » 24.02.2005, 19:08

Cham wrote:This is a picture of the "real" thing, from the original movie. It's the only shot of the moonbase, in the movie. Too bad we don't see it closed.
Are you sure, Martin? Nowhere in the 2 seasons (I prefer the first one) there are better views of Alpha Base? I am very interesting by an Alpha base/site in Celestia, for the great Eagles we have !(Bob Hundley and Jestr had remodeled/adaptated some of the James Murphy's models, IIRC)The only modeled versions of the site i've ever seen were in Orbiter, don't remember if they are so detailed that the pic you provide, so, Merci pour ce joli projet! Jeam.
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Post #15by Jeam Tag » 24.02.2005, 19:32

Jeam Tag wrote:Are you sure, Martin? Nowhere in the 2 seasons (I prefer the first one) there are better views of Alpha Base?
And there are some infos on line...is it this plan the official one? don't remenber? but if itcan help...
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http://www.space1999.net/~moonbase99/te ... ection.htm, etc... Jeam
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Post #16by eburacum45 » 24.02.2005, 19:32

Isn't that from 2001, rather than 1999 (neither of which were very good predictions of the future)?

And to John- No, the rotating section doesnt rotate- I don't think that is possible...
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Post #17by bh » 24.02.2005, 19:34

Yes...I've reloaded the model...

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Her's the linkhttp://www.millennium-debate.org/bh2/Eagle1999.zip
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Post #18by Jeam Tag » 24.02.2005, 20:12

bh wrote:Yes...I've reloaded the model...Her's the linkhttp://www.millennium-debate.org/bh2/Eagle1999.zip
Hi bob, 'course i know you do that, my message was a little refresh for those did not remember. Noted the new adress: I've not updated my pages yet but it's on the way. I'm agree with you, as i wrote in french in my comments: the Eagle is one of the better realistics 'SF' engines ever used! The many devellopments used in films were perfectly credibles (even if the stories were sometimes ridiculous -Season 2). So, practical: tell me in pm all the new addresses I must mention on my update pages, what models/addons you want not to see quoted or not for the ancient ones, etc Jeam, in attempt of your new projects, cheers
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Post #19by eburacum45 » 24.02.2005, 20:34

I see; it is an amalgam of Clavius base and Moonbase Alpha.

Very good.
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Post #20by Cham » 24.02.2005, 22:45

Jeam Tag
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in case you didn't noticed, I was talking about the Clavius base, from "2001 A space Odyssey". My base was based on this Clavius moonbase map :

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