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thebrave
10-02-2003, 06:49 PM
This is my take on the Tripods from 'War of the Worlds' i've tried to stick as closely as possible to what H.G. himself described in the novel (omited the basket though as it looked dodgy). Well any crit welcome. Be gentle :)

http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~brave/CBweb/website/3D/martcomp4.jpg


Christian

www.myetchings.com
thebrave
10-02-2003, 06:52 PM
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~brave/CBweb/website/3D/martcomp2.jpg

http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~brave/CBweb/website/3D/martcomp5.jpg
thebrave
10-02-2003, 06:53 PM
here you go.

http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~brave/CBweb/website/3D/martcomp6.jpg


Christian

www.myetchings.com
BgDM
10-02-2003, 07:12 PM
Very, very cool thing! :buttrock:

Only issue I can find is the lack of bevels on the edges. Everyhting that is not round, is too sharp.

Great work.

BgDM
smoke
10-02-2003, 07:23 PM
:eek: :eek: :eek:
WOW!!!! thats some really cool stuff!!
I never read the book myself, but this is the coolest version I've seen for the tripods
Are you going to texture it?
Luv to see this animated, but I sure are heck won't want to try to do it myself.
McSpirit
10-02-2003, 07:51 PM
What keeps it from falling to the ground? i mean the joints are not toutching.. is the caples stiff or is it working in 0 gravety ??

Cool model thou :applause:
Raman
10-02-2003, 09:04 PM
Read League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, have we? ;)

But I actually think I prefer your design. Very "steampunk", yet alien. Simply beautiful.

Only things I have to add are:

What BgDM said about the edges: I concur.

As a Wells' purist: What is that grenade launcher doing there? And as I recall: In the book the tripods have "metal claws" with which they "picked up men and bashed them against trees". I don't know where the whole tentacle idea came from, but I've seen them in other renditions of the tripods.
Kozhe
10-02-2003, 10:36 PM
WOW! Itīs great! :)

I imagined it very diferent, but yours looks really credible.
Supervlieg
10-02-2003, 11:03 PM
Very cool, they have a very unearthy look about them them. I like that a lot.
The only thing that breaks up this image is the rocket launcher thing on its back. I dont know if it is one, but it give makes the thing more like a human design. Anyway very cool. How about textures?
DarkLight
10-03-2003, 12:32 PM
Very nice.

It's good to see an original take on the design.

It's not how i pictured the martian tripods when i read the book, but this is the best design i've seen so far :thumbsup:
Windmill
10-03-2003, 02:29 PM
Hey cool 3 legged spidery thing.. not familiar with the book but it look uber cool.

I can't imagine how it moves around. prolly some 1337 alien technology eh :)

:applause:
kr3ml
10-03-2003, 03:30 PM
I have no words :surprised :eek:
Noisybast
10-04-2003, 10:22 PM
It does look kinda like Kev O'Neill's version of the tripods, particularly in the legs and the tentacles.

Having said that, it's a cool look, and a great model, and as someone else mentioned, Kev wasn't the first artist to include the tentacles.

Nice work!
nvaughn
10-04-2003, 11:13 PM
I love the tripods, they look very alien as said before

The art on your site is amazing. Its very creative and you are good at making those bulging veins as well as the muscle structure. The "dick head" picture is a little strange though. In Design>"lion alts" the comparison between the two tigers is great, but you need to blend the background a little more. Post the Close-ups for the tripod into the thread , they really show the details.
JonM
10-05-2003, 03:17 AM
its nice... texture that mofo
Ergi
10-05-2003, 03:57 AM
Evil...i am rereading the book right now

You HAVE to animate that thing
Titan
10-05-2003, 04:42 AM
That is some insane detail man...good job!
pearson
10-05-2003, 09:36 AM
Heh! Very cool and original take on those guys! I'd love to see them animated with all those tenticles swaying as they walk!!:applause:
NelsonInomvan
10-05-2003, 01:34 PM
oo that looks really intresting. It reminds me of something but i'm not shure what :)) nevermind this is great work you've done :thumbsup:
JRGauthier
10-05-2003, 03:02 PM
Amazing Design man!

It would be so cool to see that thing moves!
thebrave
10-06-2003, 11:04 AM
Raman, thanks for thee complinets (that goes to all of you, cheers)

yeah, grenade launcher, in the novel the tripods do have what is effectivly a large gun that they use to fire large projectiles that upon impact with the ground, burst open and release a deadly 'black smoke'.

i will conceed that the launcher does look to humanesque though fair enuff :)
BaranWearraan
10-06-2003, 02:05 PM
I love the concept you created here !

I have no comment to add to the others just that I am looking forward to your progress !!
JaKaL
10-07-2003, 02:43 AM
Fantasic work! I wish I could stick to a project long enough to get that good !! :banghead:
Wiro
10-07-2003, 03:00 AM
That's a really cool design! I love that spiderey look. The rocket launcher has been mentioned but I also think that it would look much more intimidating if the head was more impersonal...leave out the "eyes" to make it more mysterious (who is in there? can they see us? which direction is it looking?) and keep the head smooth to stay consistent with the legs. There are no ribs/plates anywhere else and it looks kinda out of place. Other than that I love it!

I'm not sure what it's doing in the Finished Work forum though, it's clearly not complete without textures and a nice scene of mayhem :)

Wiro
Titan
10-07-2003, 06:28 AM
it looks very matrix inspired!
I love the design.....
simply cool!!
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