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# 1 02-01-2006 , 11:37 AM

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I started this a while ago, it's a couple of hours work, guess I should finish it ...

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# 2 02-01-2006 , 07:20 PM

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Just curious, but what is it?

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# 3 02-01-2006 , 07:25 PM

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It's a Dalek......seriously it's alien Battle armour of a foe of Dr Who

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# 4 02-01-2006 , 11:03 PM

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Heh, love it, I was a big fan of the original series... Very true to the original, great... user added image

Have you any plans to place it in a scene, maybe some simple animation?

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# 5 02-01-2006 , 11:22 PM

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thanks jhaydock..

I will almost certainly make a scene at some stage and who knows that might lead to a little animation user added image

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# 6 02-01-2006 , 11:38 PM

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lets see a render soon eh pal?

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# 7 03-01-2006 , 01:10 AM

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those spheres are way to high poly right now, make lower poly ones,then smooth em later

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# 8 03-01-2006 , 02:21 AM

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Ahhh... if I knew what a Dalek was... I might have recognized it.

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# 9 03-01-2006 , 08:12 AM

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Originally posted by Joopson
those spheres are way to high poly right now, make lower poly ones,then smooth em later

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Smoothing them won't exactly make them lower...

How about a render and a reference for comparison?

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# 10 03-01-2006 , 12:45 PM

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Hey don't be obsessed with the spheres ..lol they are smoothed already and can be returned to low poly if need be ...hehe

I will find a reference pic for you guys as it appears that this cult icon is not know but you young whipper snappers ..hehe

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