Short:        Reflections Object: Vorlons Ship
Author:       Dean A. Scott (dscott@tir.com)
Uploader:     phenz ibm net
Type:         pix/3dobj
Architecture: generic



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                *   Babylon 5 Vorlon Ship #1  Version 2   *

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                               June 10, 1994

           



  Thanks for downloading this archive of a version 2  Babylon 5 Vorlon

  fighter ship model in the  Reflections format,  hand

  modeled by the author and originally uploaded  to

  Ron Kramer's OBSTACLE ILLUSION BBS, Grand Rapids, MI (619) 791-2109.



  This archive contains ALL the model elements needed to construct the

  smaller  of  the  3 or 4 Vorlon ships as seen on the BABYLON 5 space

  adventure series.  Included is a fully assembled ship  and  most  of

  the elements used to construct it as well as a surface detailing IFF

  image map.



  The following original and unaltered files are contained herein:





  VlonShip.doc         - This document.

  ClosedPetal#1        - Closed petal object positioned at 12 o-clock.

  ClosedPetal#2        - Closed petal positioned at 9 o-clock.

  ClosedPetal#3        - Closed petal positioned at 6 o-clock.

  ClosedPetal#4        - Closed petal positioned at 3 o-clock.

  OpenedPetal#1        - Opened petal object positioned at 12 o-clock.

  OpenedPetal#2        - Opened petal positioned at 9 o-clock.

  OpenedPetal#3        - Opened petal positioned at 6 o-clock.

  OpenedPetal#4        - Opened petal positioned at 3 o-clock.

  VorlonBulb           - Main base shape of hull on which elements are

                         attached.

  VorlonPods           - Pods and tentacle attachment assembly.

  VorlonEngine         - Engine assembly.

  VorlonTentacles      - Tentacle weapon arms (4).

  VorlonShipComplete   - The complete Vorlon Ship minus petals.

  VorlonShips.jpg      - Composited 24-bit JPEG'd IFF showing 2 Vorlon

                         ships, one with open petals, the other closed.

  HullPanel.brs        - IFF diffusion image map of panel and  weather

                         detailing.








  I  modeled  this  complex  object  as a self-teaching tutorial and a

  challenge to achieve by trial and error the same object used in this

  Emmy award wining movie pilot and TV series.



  The ship is composed of 9 parts:  the main hull (including the tent-

  acles, 8 surrounding pods, 4 tentacle  supports, and engine) and the

  petals  (4 in the closed position,  4 in the opened position).   The

  petals, when loaded into Reflections, will automatically be arranged in their

  proper positions relative the the main hull and each other.



  This updated archive now contains some of  the  individual  elements

  that make up this ship.  These include:  the revised and more accur-

  ate pods and tentacle support structures combined into  one  object,

  the  revised  tentacles using half the number of polygons as before,

  and the Vorlon ship's engine assembly.   The 2 sets of 4 petals have

  been rebuilt from scratch and optimized to save memory.  The origin-

  al version 1 petals were archived with 1,000's of duplicate points.



  Depending  on  how  you  want the petals to move,  either opening or

  closing,  set  both  sets of 4 to have as their PARENT the main ship

  object and make one set of 4 petals  100% DISSOLVED while setting up

  the other set to MORPH into the dissloved set using a MORPH ENVELOPE

  for each one of the 4 petals.  A  3 to 4 second (90-120 frame) morph

  is a good speed used to open and close the petals.  Be sure to use a

  tension of 1 at the start and end of the morph key frames. Of course

  all these parameters have been defined in the included scene.





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  Users of this model can contact me by writing:



  Dean A. Scott

  2043 Hillsdale Dr.

  Davison,  MI  48423



  ... or via FidoNet e-mail at:



  Dean Scott, 1:2240/130.1





                               IMPORTANT

  
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  This archive is being distributed as FREEWARE,  meaning  I  hold  the

  copyright to my work, but am allowing others to use it without charge

  so  long as ownership CREDIT is noted in productions/animations using

  the contents of this archive.



  None  of  the  contents of this archive have originated nor have been

  obatined from Babylonian Productions, Inc., Foundation Imaging, Para-

  mount,  or  Warner  Bros.   They are thus released from liability for

  damages, real or consequential, arising from the use and distribution

  of this archive.



  This document  MUST  accompany  the  distribution  of  this  archive.



  Users are free to modify for personal/corporate use, but are not per-

  mitted  to  alter  this archive with such modified models/images with

  intent to redistribute such altered archive contents.



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