TUTORIAL No 3 HMS M 33 VR MODEL BUILD

HMS M 33

A ROYAL NAVY M 29 CLASS MONITOR BUILT 1915

START AS IN OTHER TUTORIALS BY PUTTING THE PLANS ON SHEETS AND CUT INDIVIDUAL ITEMS

MAKE SURE THEY ARE FLAT ON ONE PLANE DO NOT ROTATE THE OBJECTS

WHEN YOU HAVE THE SHEETS CUT AROUND AS MUCH AS YOU CAN

TO CUT OUT USE THE LINE AND CURVE LINE TOOLS

WHEN THEY ARE ALL ARE CUT OUT ROTATE DECKS 90 DEGREES AND POSITION THEM

MAKE SURE YOU ROTATE AN EXACT 90 DEGREES

THE HULL AND UPPER WORKS CAN BE EXTRUDED FROM THE DECK PLANS

NOTE THE UPRIGHT PLAN STILL IN PLACE AS A FITTING GUIDE

 

THE UPPER WORKS ARE EXTRUDED FROM THE DECK

A FUNNEL AND GUN TURRETS ARE ADDED FROM MY STOCK ITEMS

VENTS AND A SKYLIGHT ARE ADDED TO THE UPPER WORKS

SMALL GUNS, AND BOATS IN DAVITS ARE ALL FROM MY STOCK ITEMS

 

THE ANCHOR WINCH IS ADDED FROM STOCK PARTS

MUCH TIME CAN BE SAVED IF YOU HAVE A COLLECTION OF REUSABLE 3D ITEMS

THE BRIDGE WINDOWS ARE CUT OUT AND AWNINGS MADE BY EXTRUSION

DECK BOLLARDS, MAST, HATCHES AND LADDERS ARE ALL STOCK ITEMS

 

THE LOWER HULL IS FORMED USING LINE TOOL AND FILL

THE MAIN DECK IS TEXTURED AS THE PARTS ON IT ARE NOW IN PLACE

 

SCUTTLES (PORT HOLES) ARE ADDED FROM STOCK

MORE TEXTURE WORK IS DONE

 

THE SHIP IS LOADED INTO UNITY 3D TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS

IF YOU SAVE THE SHIP IN SKP FORMAT TO SKP V8 YOU CAN EDIT ON THE FLY WITH UNITY 3D

 

A LONG TASK IS THE GUARDRAILS

HERE THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED ON THE AFT END ALONG WITH FAIRLEADS

 

THE SHIPS NUMBER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE HULL

GUARDRAILS ARE ADDED TO THE BOW AND OTHER FITTING SUCH AS FUNNEL PIPES ALSO ADDED

 

IN THIS IMAGE MANY FITTINGS CAN BE SEEN

THE SCUTTLES ARE ONE MADE THEN DUPLICATED AS ARE MANY OTHER PARTS

 

A VIEW ALONG THE PORT SIDE OF HMS M 33 NOTE THE VENTS, GUARDRAILS AND LADDER

THE DOORS ARE MADE BY DRAWING THEN EXTRUDING ON THE HULL

 

A VIEW ON THE UPPER DECK

THE RANGEFINDER, A VENT AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS ARE ADDED

 

A VIEW OF THE BRIDGE WITH SHIP'S BELL AND UPPER DECK LIGHTS

THE LIFERING IS A STOCK ITEM WHERE I JUST CHANGE THE TEXTURE FOR THE SHIP I NEED

 

AN OFFICER ON TOP OF THE BRIDGE

ONCE IN UNITY 3D YOU CAN ADD ANIMAITED CHARACTERS AND WATER ETC

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