Thunderbird 3 Lightwave object and bitmap file, PKZIPped - tb3.zip - [153K]

• I am a big fan of Gerry Anderson's THUNDERBIRDS TV show, and I saw an excellent opportunity to learn a little about modeling while at the same time recreating something from that show. Here is Thunderbird 3, the space rocket that performs rescues in outer space, and transports the International Rescue team to and from Thunderbird 5, the Space Monitor.

• For Thunderbird 1, I had a blueprint to work from. For Thunderbird 3 I drew a cross-section by hand using reference material I had gathered. Then I used the same method of plotting and inputting points by hand for this model.

• I lathed the resulting polygon. Then I added a vane (as you see near the middle of the ship) and did a clone of that vane using a rotation offset.

• I created one of the struts and engines, and cloned those at a rotation of 120 degrees to make the other two.

• The main strut that connects the engine body with the lowest segment of the main body was created using two sketched splines, an oval, and rail extrude. By setting the oval up next two the start points of two splines, I made the smooth strut.

• Like Thunderbird 1, I used stencil in the drill tool to create the text -- the THUNDERBIRD 3, and the numbers on the rear section.

• I have placed the Thunderbird 3 object and image file in a PKZIPed document that you can download. Keep in mind that the design of Thunderbird 3 still belongs to ITC Entertainment Inc. The modeling is all mine. If you wish to use it, please credit me for the modeling. If you wish to use it commercially, you will need permission from ITC Entertainment Inc., and me. Enjoy!

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