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MODELLING : SPACE

Status

 Version Tutorial Name Author Comments
         

Space Ship Creation
         
Aug 19   Serenity Tutorial by Rigel  
Feb 2006 8.5 Build a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter by Karl Stocker Sweet!
Aug 2005 Down 8.0 Model an Easy Space Ship by Crazy Merlin on Art Graphic Lovers Forum
March 2005 7.5 Science Fiction Masterclass Ship by Izu at 3D Palace In the tutorials section (registration is free)
Dec 13 Down 8.0 Subpatch Modeling - Transport Ship by Kurv Studios 6 videos Registration Required (Free) Lots of other great tutorials!
Nov 2004
DOWN		 8.0 Hull Plating by James Hibbert  
Sept 2004

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   Scifi-Meshes.com   Most tutorials are not for LightWave but its a fun site anyways.
March 2004 7.5 Space Manifold by Izu at 3D Palace A Space Craft Manifold in the tutorials section (registration is free)
    Spacecraft thrusters by Fabio Passaro Look in the tutorial section
  7.0 + Beginners Space Ship Building by Alexander Shareef (A Babylon 5 Style Crew Transport)
  7.0 + Tutorial How to Model a 3D 1920 Spaceship by Francesco Franceschi  
  7.0 + Modelling A Star Trek Constitution Class Saucer by Mark -The Red Admiral  
  7.0 + Star Trek Constitution Class Saucer Tutorial Part 2 by Mark -The Red Admiral  
  7.0 + Star Trek Constitution Class Saucer Tutorial Part 3 (Modelling Details) by Mark -The Red Admiral  
  5.6 - 6.0 Adding Detail to SpaceShips by Kier Darby (Great Techniques for 5.6 and 6.0 discussed)
  7.0 + Making Inset Windows on Space Ships by Fabio Passaro or at AP3D Betterspace
  7.0 + Adding Detail to a Spaceship Hull using the Stencil Tool by Karl Stocker also available here
DOWN 7.0 + Ablative Armour by Zabiegly Matthias (Not LightWave but cool)
    Kier's Shitty Death Cruiser - Progress Pages Index by Kier Darby (Watch as a master applies his craft)
DOWN   Space Craft modelling and surfacing by Keith Talbot  
    Spaceship Thrusters by Graham Fiffe  
Down   Space Battle, Part One    
Down   Space Battle, Part Two   (part one was also in 3D Design Magazine)
    Build the WhiteStar using Spline Patching by Kier Darby  
    Space Ship Design from Concept to Virtual Reality by Geoff Holman (Get Issue 1 and 2 from the DX Digital page on the AP3D site)
    Beyond Babylon 5 Issues 1 and 2 kindly archived by Alexander Shareef (look in the "Writing" Section)
    Modeling Sci-Fi Spacecraft in Lightwave Using VertiBevel by Jon Carroll  
    Surfacing a Space Ship by Eki  
DOWN   Beyond Babylon The Official Magazine of the Babylon 5 Modeler's Guild   a free webzine that will have tutorials
DOWN   Space the Final Render by Hades Studio Ltd  

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Space Objects - Planets, Stars, Nebulas . . .
         
Jan 2008 9.0 Making Planets (using procedurals) by JediKnight  
Jan 2008 9.0 Planetary Rings using Lightwave by gpdesigner Also available here
Nov 2007   Asteroid Fields by Tuomas Kankola  
Feb 2006 8.5 Ringed Planet  by Nick Stevens  
Nov 2005 8.0 Planetary Rings by Ralph Curtis  
Aug 2005 8.0 Model a Planet by Crazy Merlin on Art Graphic Lovers Forum
Jan 2004
DOWN		 Photoshop Planet Tutorial  by Kube Or check it out over at  the LW3D Forums 
Jan 2004 6.5 Fractal Noise Nebulae by Ed Giddings  
Sept 2004
DOWN		   Terraforming Mars by Sean Moyer  
DOWN 7.5 Fast Rendering Planets by Mike Hobson  
Feb 2003
DOWN		 7.5 Creating Asteroids in LightWave by Newtek  
Down 7.0 Asteroid Field Tutorial by Mike Hanson  
DOWN 7.5 Gaseous Planets by Rays of Light  
  7.5 Asteroids by Newtek Creating asteroids
    Asteroids Made Easy by Fabio Passaro or here
DOWN   Motion Design Nebulas by James McLellan Look in the tutorial section
DOWN   Planets using 6.5 Procedurals by Bjorn Busch_Geertsema  
    Create a Photreal Earth by Dean A. Scott  
DOWN   Gas Giant Tutorial by Chip Booth (Model and surface the planet of Jupiter)
DOWN   Boiling Suns by Tony Gilchrist  
    Realistic Nebulas Made Easy by Chip Booth  
    Space, Putting it all together by Chip Booth  
    Better Space by Kier Darby (Build a Starfield and a nebula, Add detail to a space ship, and light it all)
    Building and Using Nebulae by Kier Darby (Great Techniques for 5.6 and 6.0 and Photoshop discussed)
    Build a Better Starfield by Kier Darby (Great Techniques for 5.6 and 6.0 discussed)
    Warp Star Tutorial by D.M.S  
    Setting up a Space Scene by Kevin Phillips  
DOWN   Worm Tunnel by Jon Bjarnason  
DOWN   Spiral Galaxy tutorial by Jon Bjarnason  
DOWN   Making Comets in Inspire 3D by 3D Interactive  
    Planet Atmosphere Tutorial using Gaffer by DMS  
    Star Clusters by Chip Booth  
DOWN   Battle Droid by TinkerTanker (look in the tutorial section)
    3D Space Wormtunnel tutorial by Jon Bjarnason  
DOWN   Wormhole by Arrghman  
         

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Effects in Space
         
May 2005 8.0 Creating a glowing energy over an object by Nikolay Gachev  
April 2005
DOWN		   LightSabers by Mike Hobson  
Jan 2004 6.5 Cloaking Device by Ed Giddings  
Jan 2004 6.5 Stargate by Ed Giddings  
Jan 2004 6.5 Slipstream by Ed Giddings  
Jan 2004 6.5 Tractor Beams by Ed Giddings  
Nov 2004 8.0 Planet Explosion by Pierre Bixquert Spanish
Nov 2003 Down 7.5 Interactive Shockwave by Robert Vastenhoud of 3D-Motions A Lightwave 7.5 tutorial about creating a shockwave that interacts with surrounding objects.
Nov 2003 7.5 Burning Atmosphere by Robert Vastenhoud of 3D-Motions  'Burning Atmosphere' is a tutorial about creating an object burning effect.
July 2003

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 7.5 Asteroid Impact by Oshio  
June 2003

DOWN

 7.5 LightWave Lightsabers by Mike Hobson  
DOWN 7.5 Simple Photon Torpedo by fillingim  
    Vorlon beams by Fabio Passaro  
    Blast off with Hypervoxels 2.0 by Stephen Schleicher  
DOWN 7.5 Create a LightSaber Beam by Oshio  
DOWN 6.5 Volumetric Laser Effects by Oshio  
    Volumetric Lasers by Chip Booth  
DOWN   Beam Weapon Tutorial by Grumble  
    Photon Torpedoes by Fabio Passaro or here or here
    Effective Scene Lighting by Kier Darby (using the model he helps you build from Adding Detail to SpaceShips)
DOWN   ShockWave by Jon Bjarnason  
DOWN   3D Space Shockwaves for 6.0 and up by Jon Bjarnason  
    Cooking with Shadows by Matthew Tarling (In Issue 2 download in the "Writing" section of DX Digitals page on the AP3D site)
    3D For Virtual Beginners - Cloaking Alexander Shareef  
DOWN   Space Effects in Inspire by 3D Interactive  
DOWN   Laser Effects in Inspire by 3D Interactive  
         

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