tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89197527614282083172012-01-31T00:47:53.108+01:00Steffen Scharmacherhttps://profiles.google.com/107612210191022350408noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919752761428208317.post-82627701651606310222011-12-08T08:16:00.000+01:002011-12-08T08:16:00.179+01:00

Another batch of finished meshes for your viewing pleasure and the upcoming project. All models are textured and finalized, polycount ranges from 100K (B2) to 1M (Nimitz) and offers rich details for close-up's or HD resolutions of 1080p+. Three more unique completed models after the break. Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier LCAC B-2 Spirit F-22 Raptor

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Here are the first preview renderings of some of my latest meshes, fully textured, for an - as of now - unannounced project. Obviously no Trek this time, also no movie, but something completely different and hopefully equally enjoyable for at least some of my readers. More details as well as the project itself will be revealed later this year. Four different meshes after the break. Enjoy! PzH

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Accompanying my latest cgi animation "Romulan Ale, Captain!", here are some wallpapers for everyone to use. The first batch (1280x720) are scenes from the animation itself, I did however change some minor details like background, ship positioning or point of view. Also some additional effects are used to make it look less boring ;). The second batch (1280x1024) are promotional wallpapers plus the

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After not touching my completed meshes for years, I finally had time to do something usefull with them. My latest Star Trek cgi animation features all of my favorite ship designs, like the Defiant, Sovereign, Akira or Valdore. For the first part I got inspired by Star Trek Nemesis, the second part is entirely original. All modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and editing work is done by

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Update 04.08.2010: Here is a quick heads-up on the current state of this project. I finished texturing and lighting a while ago and went straight to the next stage: A movie featuring not only this baby, but a lot of my other models as well. It's similar to Among Wolves, although not a sequel (as initially planned) because I want to do a different story now. Stay tuned on this one. Because of that

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Amazing piece of work by Tobias Richter of The Light Works for Fedcon 2009 scifi convention. Love it.

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I finally managed to upload my first movie "Among Wolves". As mentioned a few days earlier, I did this back in 2002 as a tribute to "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".

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So I just stumbled over this beautiful mesh over at scifi-meshes.com. The original design of the Legacy Class is by Galen (DK Design) and used as reference by Dimitri for modeling. Its obviously not finished yet, but so far it looks stunning. Pay a visit to the work in progress thread over at scifi-meshes.com if you'd like to comment on it or follow his work. One more picture after the

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Here is the first and long awaited trailer for James Camerons Avatar, which looks very promising imho. It's quite CGI heavy, but hopefully this is not compromising the story in any possible way. Enjoy.

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Thank you Lord! A new Mechwarrior is in the works using the (current?) Unreal Engine. Here is the first trailer showing ingame footage - looking mighty fine :D I'm sorry to report that Youtube pulled the trailer due to a copyright infringement claim. On related news there is also a new narrated Mass Effect 2 trailer available. One of the few game releases I'm actually looking forward to. Enjoy:

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What’s Left? Alright, this is probably my last attempt to write a theory for the remaining episodes (aka season 6) of LOST and how it could all end. Needless to say it contains spoilers for season 1 to 5 including “The Incident”, which is going to be the junction point of my thoughts.What exactly happened after Juliet hit Jughead and that bright white light emerged, sending us off into the last

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Better late than never ... here is the trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in theaters June 24, 2009 (US).

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Sometimes it's hard to keep up with work, life, internet and good television/theater altogether or at least in a healthy combination. So, this site was first to suffer and has seen very few updates in the last weeks or even month, but I'm willing to update on a regular basis in the coming days/weeks again. Starting with this post, I want to point out that both LOST - season 5 - and Battlestar

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Whereas the old year is not quite over yet, there are already some interesting announcements for 2009 and beyond when it comes to PC game releases. One of my personal favorites by far is Deus Ex 3. While Deus Ex was a groundbreaking gaming experience, Deus Ex 2 was one big disappointment. The first artwork looks stunning and hopefully the game itself - once finished - will do as well.

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Here is the first trailer for the new Star Trek feature film, coming to theatres May 9, 2009 (US). I'm intrigued by the actors playing McCoy (K. Urban) and Scotty (S.Pegg). I'm indifferent about Spock (Z. Quinto) and Kirk (c. Pine). I'm rather disappointed by Nero (E. Bana). Hopefully the later will change when I've seen the movie. Unsurprisingly the special effects are kicking some major [Star

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Over at scifi-meshes.com you can find a new WIP by Martocticvs. Well, actually it's not new but I've come to know about it only a few minutes ago. This one is particularly interesting to me, because I've modelled a Galor Class vessel myself. I think Martocticvs did a very good job at it. The work he put into detailing is exraordinary and building a Keldon along with it, is something I also should

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Here you have the first batch of images from the upcoming new Star Trek movie, to be released in May, 2009 (see previous report). I'm especially intrigued by the CGI shot of the Federation vessel. Looks like ILM did some outstanding work again. There is kind of a Star Wars vibe going on, don't you think?

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Here is a very fine and already finished WIP by Nutsy. Now I'm not that much into Stargate Atlantis, but I can appreciate some good modeling and texturing work regardless of the theme in use. Very well done, mate! Check the previews below and don't forget to visit his thread over at scifi-meshes.com.

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The first in-game footage of Fallout 3. I have to say, aside from the setting, it looks like this game has not much in common with the original Fallout title(s) anymore. Hardcore fans will probably be disappointed, but alas, I'm totally convinced that Fallout 3 will rock! I especially like the atmosphere and humor in the "ad" section at the beginning of the trailer.

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I don't want to deny you the first ingame scenes of the upcoming Red Alert 3. What do you think - does it live up to the hype? Personally, I will wait with my comments until I've seen some cinematic videos.

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You probably know by now, that I totally dig everything Deep Space Nine. As a matter of fact I always wanted to model this beauty, but never found time and passion to indulge in a project of such magnitude. After all a lot of details need to be taken care of - simply to do justice to its tremendous size. That said, I recently found a work in progress by gpdesigner over at scifi-meshes.com. I'm

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Here is the X³ - Terran Conflict Teaser Trailer released earlier today. It shows some of the new ship and station models as well as new particle effects, like explosions or weapon fire. X³ - Terran Conflict will be released in 3rd quarter 2008.

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While browsing through my game collection, I got the idea to compile a short list of my personal most anticipated games scheduled for release this year or later. I know that there are many more good or even great titles announced already, but I'm really looking forward to get my hands on all of these: 1. Fallout 3 The post-nuclear/apocalypse scenario of Fallout 3 is quite appealing to me, as a

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In other [sad] news I just stumbled over this:Paramount is pushing back the release of J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" from Dec. 25 to May 8, 2009, saying the pic's gross potential is greater as a summer tentpole.[...]"Star Trek" has no competition in its new slot -- at least not so far, although it opens one week after 20th Century Fox bows "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and one week before Sony is slated

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The trailer for "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull" has just been released and it looks and feels beyond beautiful! In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull. "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull" premieres in US-american theaters on May 22nd.

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As promised a few days earlier, here is the last set of Star Trek wallpapers (for now). It contains schematic illustrations of each Trek-model I did during 2002-2004. From earliest to latest these include: Galor, Peregrine, Nebula, Defiant, Sovereign and Akira class vessels. Most of these models will be featured in an upcoming [movie] project of mine. As always wallpapers are available in

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While modelling the Sovereign Class vessel in 2003, I took the time to take several screenshots at various modelling stages, to illustrate progress and techniques I used. Those "work in progress" [wip] pictures are listed below and can be viewed fullsize [1024x768] by clicking on them. Unfortunatelly this is the only model I created wips for, but I plan to take detailed screenshots for future

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We have waited a long time, now its finally here. A first glimpse of the new Star Trek movie produced by J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof ("Lost" anyone?) currently entitled "Star Trek XI" and I have to admit it looks epic. Can't wait for the first trailer! Visit Paramounts official Star Trek homepage for HD and other versions.

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Here are some more Star Trek - themed wallpapers I created during 2003 and 2004. Once again I was aiming for photorealistic look - although now, that some time has passed, I'm not sure anymore I achieved that goal in all of these pictures. All wallpapers are available in 1280x960 only. Star Trek is a registered trademark of Paramount Pictures.

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I'd like to start with some of my earliest work I did back in 2002 when "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" was still very much alive and just finished airing here in Germany. These wallpapers are made of screencaps from "Among Wolves", my first DS9-inspired movie that actually looked good ;-). All wallpapers are available in 1280x960. This is the promotional wallpaper for the movie:

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About3D graphics, rendering or computer generated images to sum it all up, is one of my strongest passions for over ten years now. Due to lack of free time in the past, particularly because of my professional life, I was unable to pursue this hobby of mine wholeheartedly. I decided to start up this blog for different reasons. First I want to share some of my earlier work that I find noteworthy

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