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English forum => Development corner => Topic started by: dtrford12 on January 27, 2012, 11:28:47

Title: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 27, 2012, 11:28:47
Ok so I decided to have a go at modelling the Celebrity Infinity... want to see a non Azipod cruise ship so... (the real ship does have azimuths but i will change it to shaft and rudder propultion or i may make both one with azipods and one without...)


WIP VID...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9c5UJ0TUAA&feature=youtu.be

I will post a VID of the progress of the model soon.... :2thumbs:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6803360683_10e2604544_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6803360683/)
Celebrity Infinity WIP 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6803360683/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

Lifeboat Mechanism

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6807334837_afba0d1958_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6807334837/)
infinity Lifeboat Crane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6807334837/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

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And here are some of my other models...

Oasis of the Seas WIP
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5093/5537174738_27d4cd008a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/5537174738/)
Oasis of the Seas Render 44 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/5537174738/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

Costa Mediteranea
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5056/5483897654_dc4b617445_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/5483897654/)
Costa Mediteranea Wip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/5483897654/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

I am currently working on a model of the Celebrity Infinity... will post a pic ASAP...


OH... and here are some vids

Oasis Progress Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m860RH5l-6E&feature=g-upl&context=G2e51e46AUAAAAAAACAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m860RH5l-6E&feature=g-upl&context=G2e51e46AUAAAAAAACAA)

Costa Progress Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbc0lYClcho&feature=g-upl&context=G246400dAUAAAAAAAOAA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbc0lYClcho&feature=g-upl&context=G246400dAUAAAAAAAOAA)
Title: Re: Cruise Ships...
Post by: dtrford12 on January 27, 2012, 12:25:20
ok so here is a pic of my Infinity WIP... 8)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6770247199_f4c9773891_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6770247199/)
Celebrity Infinity WIP (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6770247199/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Cruise Ships...
Post by: dtrford12 on January 27, 2012, 18:27:49
Update on progress...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6771659653_744f91957e_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6771659653/)
Celebrity Infinity Wip 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6771659653/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: My Cruise Ship Models (Oasis, Celebrity Infinity)...
Post by: Rbsanford on January 27, 2012, 19:25:06
WOW! :o

ship sim worthy! ;D

what program are you using?
Title: Re: My Cruise Ship Models (Oasis, Celebrity Infinity)...
Post by: dtrford12 on January 27, 2012, 19:57:28
WOW! :o

ship sim worthy! ;D

what program are you using?

Thanks...

I am using Autodesk Maya... dont know if that is a file worthy of Ship Sim but if not i can always Export it...

Will update soon...
Title: Re: My Cruise Ship Models (Oasis, Celebrity Infinity)...
Post by: dtrford12 on January 28, 2012, 03:00:34
UPDATE... UPDATE... UPDATE...

texture on the Hull (the white was annoying me)

some minor details added...

as you can see i like to keep things up to date

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6773696057_967535bce8_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6773696057/)
Celebrity Infinity WIP 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6773696057/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: danny on January 28, 2012, 04:47:35
Nice progress!
I might be nit-picking here, but something about the bulb just doesn't look "right"...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 28, 2012, 10:44:07
Nice progress!
I might be nit-picking here, but something about the bulb just doesn't look "right"...

What do you mean... i was proud of how well i got the bulb to look... mayby it isnt deep enough or somethin... i will look at some more reference pics and see what i can do to it... over and out.... do you think the hull on the Oasis looks better if so i will swap them over...

Also the hull i used on this model is the same hull used on the Mediteranea Model.... was hard enough to do that i just usesed it and tweeked it a little bit...   I may attempt to make another hull later.... this one does have some defects in it right now... :)

also let me know if any of you want as a close up on a part of the ship...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: assassinator2.0 on January 29, 2012, 03:33:29
 :o :o :2thumbs: amazing! i really want a non azipod cruise ship. i dont know how to side step them :doh: but great job!
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: Captain007 on January 29, 2012, 10:28:14
Wow! This is really amazing!!  :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
I love your model of the Oasis of the Seas.

I'm certainly gonna follow this project!

Captain007  :captain:
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: larsdehaan on January 29, 2012, 19:07:42
I like the Costa model the most (Costa fan here!)
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 29, 2012, 20:47:39
Thanks guys... have been away over the weekend so i dont have much to show... well i did do a bit of repairs on the hull as i made some severe modelling errors on the back (had two extrusions overlapingeach other...)

any way glad to see that i am not the only person wanting a non azipod cruise ship... i remember when getting a ship like the vermas or the prige of rotterdam out of rotterdam was a challange as you only had one set of thrusters at the bow... they have taken the challange out of it.... 8)

i think the next thing ill take a go at is making the lifeboats and the launching mechanism... and have a bash at the bridge consoles... and the doors for the balconies...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 30, 2012, 01:16:27
Ok so here is a little update... only new thing is the helipad...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6785810281_c01ccf4062_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6785810281/)
Celebrity Infinity Wip 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6785810281/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: assassinator2.0 on January 30, 2012, 01:23:53
my grandparents went on one of the Celebrity Cruises not sure which one....but great job! will the company let you use their ship?
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 30, 2012, 02:44:47
my grandparents went on one of the Celebrity Cruises not sure which one....but great job! will the company let you use their ship?

Well i guess not... i can change aspects of the design to mak it my own... a teacher said to me once "if you change something by 30% then its yours, but i dont know how they measure it..."

I could change the funnel and other things if needed...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: assassinator2.0 on January 30, 2012, 04:43:59
gotcha!  :thumbs:
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 30, 2012, 13:06:30
Calling all cruisers... i am in need of reference photos if you have been on this ship or one of its sister ships please send or post them... i need photos of the minor details... they are hard to come across on the web...

Thanks...

Oh and if you didnt know of this and you love cruise ships... your gonna love this...
http://portevergladeswebcam.com/
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: Rbsanford on January 30, 2012, 16:51:43

Oh and if you didnt know of this and you love cruise ships... your gonna love this...
http://portevergladeswebcam.com/

live video stream! I didn't even know that was possible! :o

I wish there was a camera like that for my home port. :blush:

is there anyway to get that webcam as my screen saver?
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 30, 2012, 17:05:34
is there anyway to get that webcam as my screen saver?

dont know about that... there is also one for New York Harbour and Port Canaveral... their is a like on the site...

Also i have made the lifeboats and tender boats... will post pic soon...


EDIT: ok so im thinking of things to add... i was thinking of one of the big screens on the pool deck...

also if anybody has any blueprints or good photos from the side back and front of the vessel they would be a great help.... also i am in need of orthographic images of the lifeboats...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on January 30, 2012, 18:24:32
Ok so here is a small update on the ship... lifeboats and some minor stuff...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6790326927_c00acfcbd1_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6790326927/)
Celebrity infinity WIP 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6790326927/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

also does anybody know where i can find the proper ship symbols... such as the thruster, prop, bulbusbow and depth scale symbols... i can make them myself but i want to get a good reference...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 01, 2012, 22:43:40
Ok so a few things have been done here... inproved on the lifeboat pivot things... added a RIB and the Life rafts... i have also made a tweak to the hull...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6803360683_10e2604544_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6803360683/)
Celebrity Infinity WIP 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6803360683/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr

do yall like... ;D
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 02, 2012, 17:35:20
 ok so here is a pic of the Lifeboat Mechanism.... as it is not that visable on the model... this is still a WIP so ti will get better...

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6807334837_afba0d1958_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6807334837/)
infinity Lifeboat Crane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/26168844@N07/6807334837/) by BIG D22 (http://www.flickr.com/people/26168844@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 02, 2012, 22:30:41
WIP video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9c5UJ0TUAA&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 06, 2012, 09:48:06
sorry for the lack of updates reently... i have been working on UNI stuff... will give you an update ASAP  :2thumbs:
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 06, 2012, 19:12:14
Ok so im currently in the process of getting a new RIG... so updates will be sparse for a few days... 8)
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 13, 2012, 22:44:05
The BEAST... It LIVES!!!!  :evil:

Core 2 Quad Extreme 3.2Ghz Water Cooling

4Gb Ram, may make it 8 soon...

2x 8800gtx

It may be older hardware but it beats the crap out of any of the things ive had before...

Now i can play SSE the way it was intended...  ;D
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: Aidablu on February 15, 2012, 23:04:00
HI

Well this is my points of view of the Celebrity ship, the bridge is rounded not as it's shown on the pictures you have put up, it's a small thing, but if you like to have the real deal then you need to round the bridge on the sharp edeges, so it get's more curvy :)....

regards Aidablu    ( A celebrity fan)
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on February 15, 2012, 23:16:14
Hi there Aidablu...

i know about the bridge, not got around changing it yet...

but it seems that i will have to change some of the elements of the vessel to avoid copy-right...

so it might not be a celebrity ship in the end...
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: 2000 on June 12, 2012, 12:49:57
The BEAST... It LIVES!!!!  :evil:

Core 2 Quad Extreme 3.2Ghz Water Cooling

4Gb Ram, may make it 8 soon...

2x 8800gtx

It may be older hardware but it beats the crap out of any of the things ive had before...

Now i can play SSE the way it was intended...  ;D
Look at it for a second.....That's a waist of money. I was told that many games don't support 2x graphics cards. Core 2 Quad Extreme is kinda outdated even a 3.2GHz
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on July 08, 2012, 22:54:28
All good points, and i do agree... but its all that i could afford at the time, it does all that i ask of it and more.
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: matijak on May 05, 2013, 17:42:47
will this ever be available as DLC?
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: dtrford12 on May 05, 2013, 20:42:14
will this ever be available as DLC?

Sorry but i dont think that will happen... i made this in autodesk maya and i dont think that format is supported and they dont normally take our mods, except for that one time.
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: RMS Gigantic on May 07, 2013, 13:09:41
Sorry but i dont think that will happen... i made this in autodesk maya and i dont think that format is supported and they dont normally take our mods, except for that one time.
Actually, I believe they DO support Autodesk Maya. I think they take almost anything besides Google Sketchup. As for if they'll accept it or not, they try to accept usermade models as often as they can, but very rarely do these things get seen to completion ;D You mainly just have to ask VSTEP.
Title: Re: Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship WIP
Post by: Mr Robville on May 07, 2013, 13:49:04
Somebody called?  :P

At VSTEP the main modeling tool is 3DS max, which is also from Autodesk. But file formats ain't the problem here.
Practically any 3D modeling tool has a .3ds .obj or .fbx exporter if not more.

The main issue is if VSTEP has the need to add the new content.
What most people think (and I don't blame them) is when a model is done, it's simply sent to VSTEP and they'll add it. But implementing vessels involves a lot more than just the modeling stage.

Firstly, VSTEP needs permission from the original owner to be allowed to release any vessel if it's non-fictional.
In this case, Celebrity cruises should approve this model.
Then there comes the converting. Dynamics need to be made, walktrough paths need to be laid, functions need to be programmed, and when that's all done, the DLC needs to be prepared and approved by Paradox to release.
This involves much manpower. So VSTEP must have real intentions with the model in order to invest the time and money into it. If someone for example creates a tugboat for SSE, it's not guaranteed if VSTEP is planning to release a tug DLC for SSE.

It doesn't mean it ain't possible to get your vessel inside SSE. Just make sure in advance that there are no legal issues with copyright and that VSTEP has interest in creating the specific DLC.

What is VSTEP planning right now?
Well, firstly they need to get the patch and Inland DLC released. So I cannot say anything yet about future plans. I already did share some ideas with them though.  ;)