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* Babylon 5 Vorlon Ship #1 Version 2 *
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June 10, 1994
Thanks for downloading this archive of a version 2 Babylon 5 Vorlon
fighter ship model in the Reflections format, hand
modeled by the author and originally uploaded to
Ron Kramer's OBSTACLE ILLUSION BBS, Grand Rapids, MI (619) 791-2109.
This archive contains ALL the model elements needed to construct the
smaller of the 3 or 4 Vorlon ships as seen on the BABYLON 5 space
adventure series. Included is a fully assembled ship and most of
the elements used to construct it as well as a surface detailing IFF
image map.
The following original and unaltered files are contained herein:
VlonShip.doc - This document.
ClosedPetal#1 - Closed petal object positioned at 12 o-clock.
ClosedPetal#2 - Closed petal positioned at 9 o-clock.
ClosedPetal#3 - Closed petal positioned at 6 o-clock.
ClosedPetal#4 - Closed petal positioned at 3 o-clock.
OpenedPetal#1 - Opened petal object positioned at 12 o-clock.
OpenedPetal#2 - Opened petal positioned at 9 o-clock.
OpenedPetal#3 - Opened petal positioned at 6 o-clock.
OpenedPetal#4 - Opened petal positioned at 3 o-clock.
VorlonBulb - Main base shape of hull on which elements are
attached.
VorlonPods - Pods and tentacle attachment assembly.
VorlonEngine - Engine assembly.
VorlonTentacles - Tentacle weapon arms (4).
VorlonShipComplete - The complete Vorlon Ship minus petals.
VorlonShips.jpg - Composited 24-bit JPEG'd IFF showing 2 Vorlon
ships, one with open petals, the other closed.
HullPanel.brs - IFF diffusion image map of panel and weather
detailing.
I modeled this complex object as a self-teaching tutorial and a
challenge to achieve by trial and error the same object used in this
Emmy award wining movie pilot and TV series.
The ship is composed of 9 parts: the main hull (including the tent-
acles, 8 surrounding pods, 4 tentacle supports, and engine) and the
petals (4 in the closed position, 4 in the opened position). The
petals, when loaded into Reflections, will automatically be arranged in their
proper positions relative the the main hull and each other.
This updated archive now contains some of the individual elements
that make up this ship. These include: the revised and more accur-
ate pods and tentacle support structures combined into one object,
the revised tentacles using half the number of polygons as before,
and the Vorlon ship's engine assembly. The 2 sets of 4 petals have
been rebuilt from scratch and optimized to save memory. The origin-
al version 1 petals were archived with 1,000's of duplicate points.
Depending on how you want the petals to move, either opening or
closing, set both sets of 4 to have as their PARENT the main ship
object and make one set of 4 petals 100% DISSOLVED while setting up
the other set to MORPH into the dissloved set using a MORPH ENVELOPE
for each one of the 4 petals. A 3 to 4 second (90-120 frame) morph
is a good speed used to open and close the petals. Be sure to use a
tension of 1 at the start and end of the morph key frames. Of course
all these parameters have been defined in the included scene.
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Users of this model can contact me by writing:
Dean A. Scott
2043 Hillsdale Dr.
Davison, MI 48423
... or via FidoNet e-mail at:
Dean Scott, 1:2240/130.1
IMPORTANT
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This archive is being distributed as FREEWARE, meaning I hold the
copyright to my work, but am allowing others to use it without charge
so long as ownership CREDIT is noted in productions/animations using
the contents of this archive.
None of the contents of this archive have originated nor have been
obatined from Babylonian Productions, Inc., Foundation Imaging, Para-
mount, or Warner Bros. They are thus released from liability for
damages, real or consequential, arising from the use and distribution
of this archive.
This document MUST accompany the distribution of this archive.
Users are free to modify for personal/corporate use, but are not per-
mitted to alter this archive with such modified models/images with
intent to redistribute such altered archive contents.
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