HARDCORE MODELING!: 80's Cartoon: Captain Harlock's Arcadia

#1

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OK,

I’m jumping in. It’s my first time modeling a complex shape so you will have to forgive my inexperience… I usually do the textures and lighting :wink:

The model I chose is the Green Arcadia from the series Captain Harlock (known as Albator in french). I was able to put up a pretty good set of images on the net to serve as a basis for the model, this is what the ship looks like:


I managed to create a set of views in order to model the ship:

That’s it for now, I plan to start the modeling process tomorrow.

#2

OK…

I did a lot of trial and error and I decided to model the tower first. I tried on the wings. After a first model, I figured some details where unclear on the images I had. I put my Harlock Saga DVD in my player and salvaged some decent screenshots. Well folks, all the models I have are different interpretations, close but not all the same so I said what the heck, I’ll do a very similar model but still an interpretation no less. Here are the images I could get of the tower:

So I started fresh as the wing section (the one I was working on) levels up in the blueprints and down in the film. Also, As I was not able to get a clear view of the rear, I improvised. the basic shape is done and I’ll add a few other details, this is how it looks so far:

All of this got me back to confront my good and bad modeling techniques… upside down normals, errors in extrusions, that kind of stuff :wink: As I wish to make a good model (and learn from it mainly), I re-did the wings a few times allright but now I’m on a good start.

#3

Very cool! I had a similar ship as a model kit once.

Cheers!

#4

wow, what an awesome ship it is too :slight_smile:

looking forward to seeing this progress!

#5

Great choice for a challenge! :cool: . I built the plastic kit of the Arcadia, as well as the Death Shadow, back in the mid-80’s. Plastic modeling kept me out of trouble back then. Look forward to the finished model, good luck.

#6

Great choice… That’s a very cool looking ship. I can’t for the life of me remember that particular show, but I do, however, remember that spaceship…

Good luck with the modeling. (It’s nice to know that i’m not the only beginner in here… “Hardcore Modeling Challenge”, it just sounds so… hardcore)

#7

great choice and fantastic spaceship

#8

OK, second WIP post.

I was unable to work on the model for 5 days so I am beginning to fear I will not have enough time to make it in time but, still I want to do it anyways. As I was advancing the wing section of the tower, I noticed a lot of elements where either too small for me to view the details or switching from being there to not being there on my reference images so I figured I should “recreate them” using other visible elements as a reference, I made extremely rough sketches to give myself an idea of the look of the elements and I modeled them. As I put them into place, I noticed a problematic overlap between the wing vents and the rear part so I had to adjust the vent piece accordingly. I will continue to model today so I might post another WIP later. I also added a bit of details to the wing tips.

#9

Yet another WIP for today. I’m done today so there is where I am so far with the model. I had to draw some other parts to have an overall idea on the shapes. I did the two lower parts (under the wings, the upper wings that is). Here is what it looks like so far:

#10

Very impressive modeling so far, I think you have plenty of time. Keep up the good work.

#11

Nah, you have time :wink:

I mean look at my entry… If you don’t have time, then I certainly don’t :smiley:
I only just really started work on my model this week, and I’m posting my first WIP now…

#12

Thanks for the comments guys! I should have time to advance a little today… I hope :wink:

#13

OK,

Today’s post…

I did advance today, a little erratically though, Modeled a piece from the tower, than the fuselage, than the boosters and I put a rough shape to connect the upper tower to the fuselage. As you can see, there are not many details yet in the rear part of the tower. I also do a bit of “personal interpretation” on the ship, mainly on the rear as it is rarely visible. Also, the tower from the schematics I had is somewhat less detailed and thinner than the Arcadia from the series and I decided to go along in that direction but I will add more details of my own as I progress.

#14

New WIP.

I worked mostly on the fuselage during the last few days. Here are the new elements: the top of the tower section, the Skull and bones and the body of the arcadia is taking shape at last. My next element will be the base of the tower (illustrated as a drawing). I plan to work on it a bit tomorrow.

#15

I really like the details, very clean modeling. Look forward to the finished pirate battleship. The green Arcadia is so much cooler than the blue one.

#16

Your model is shaping up nicely. I can’t wait to see the textured version of the Arcadia, as you mentioned your usual line of work is texturing and lightning…

#17

Yep, its shaping up nicely! Keep 'em updates coming. :slight_smile:

Cheers!

#18

a small WIP post, finally, the tower is connected to the fuselage!

#19

One thing you should know is that Captain Harlock is a cartoon fro mthe late 70’s.
I can spotlight the model, but it would not be elegible for voting.

-R

#20

“Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth” was released in 1982 though, would it make this entry eligable if it is stated to be from that movie?

Otherwise the model is looking good. The only thing I don’t like is the Jolly Rodger emblem - I think you should cut down on its depth and have it adhere to the shape of the ship more. Otherwise it’s looking good.