Generation 3 Aiko and Hiro Appreciation Thread

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  • 31415926543141592654 Posts: 975

    This is actually done as part of my August Pro Bundle Daily Challenge, but it certainly fits this thread. Hiro 3, Aiko 3, and Storm Queen Castle

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    edited August 2020

    Must've spent most of my creativity points back at the first of the year.

    Here, have a kitty from last year.

    Mint Chocolate Kit

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  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943

    *purrrrrr*

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,027

    ...ngow.

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    kyoto kid said:

    ...ngow.

     

    ???

    I am not a native English speaker ... translation? Please?

     

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    Kerya said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...ngow.

     

    ???

    I am not a native English speaker ... translation? Please?

     

    It's not english but a phonetic spelling of the anime sound; it get's annoying really quickly at times. :)

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    nicstt said:
    Kerya said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...ngow.

     

    ???

    I am not a native English speaker ... translation? Please?

     

    It's not english but a phonetic spelling of the anime sound; it get's annoying really quickly at times. :)

     

    Thank you! I tried to find purrrrrrngow on the internet, because of the ... in front of the ngow. LOL

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    Kerya said:
    nicstt said:
    Kerya said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...ngow.

     

    ???

    I am not a native English speaker ... translation? Please?

     

    It's not english but a phonetic spelling of the anime sound; it get's annoying really quickly at times. :)

     

    Thank you! I tried to find purrrrrrngow on the internet, because of the ... in front of the ngow. LOL

    The N appears to be almost silent, which is really how cats pronounce it. cheeky

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited August 2020

    Well, maybe back to pictures ... does Melody count in the Aiko 3 thread? To follow up on the cats theme?

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  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598
    Kerya said:

    Well, maybe back to pictures ... does Melody count in the Aiko 3 thread? To follow up on the cats theme?

     

    Well, nobody has yet requested for the removal of the "Melody for A3" renders I've posted or not to post any more if that means anything. wink

    And you know me; as she is my favorite mesh, I always cheer her appearance! laugh

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    To me the clue is in the name: Melody for Aiko 3

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598
    nicstt said:

    To me the clue is in the name: Melody for Aiko 3

    That was my reasoning, too; but different people have different opinions.  Ask 5 different people their thoughts on a given subject, and sometimes you get 8 or 9 conflicting opinions. frown

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105

    I suppose as the thread starter I should make an "official" statement on the matter or something.

    "I have no problem with hybrid figures made from A3/H3 (e.g. Melody & Micah, Belbel, DIY)"

     

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,027
    nicstt said:
    Kerya said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...ngow.

     

    ???

    I am not a native English speaker ... translation? Please?

     

    It's not english but a phonetic spelling of the anime sound; it get's annoying really quickly at times. :)

    ...actually it originally comes from B.Kliban's cartoon book Cat published in 1975  (which is where I got it from).

  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,576
    Kerya said:
     

    Uhm ... As I just rendered it for the Wiki and I am testing the links when uploading the renders ...

    https://www.daz3d.com/toa-arabiannites-for-aiko-3

    Unfortunately the Thousand and One Nights (on maybe Thousand Nights and a Night) Textures ARE gone.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598

    Mzzkiti seated within the "pilot house" (an antiquated term) of the space freighter that is her current assignment.  The crew mockingly call it the "gopher hole" because the chamber can not be accessed through a conventional hatch.  Instead, one sits within the control chair positioned upon the deck beneath.  Activated, it rises throgh a shaft until it reaches an open area where the flight controls are loacred.  Why the convoluted procedure?  Since "Freighter Tails" was intended as parody and broad farce, well, purely for the absurdity of it, and partly as tribute the complex transport mechanisms depicted in Gerry Anderson's "ThunderBirds" that got the Tracy brothers to their respectibe vehicles.  Mzzkiti seems a bit overwhelmed by myriad of free floating holographic displays.

    As usual, Lt. Mzzkiti is "Melody for A3" and the majority of the hardware is various "gubbens" from several different Coflek-Gnorg sets depicting what I call "'Stromo-punk" based upon the ship interiors from "Alien" as designed by Ron Cobb.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943

    She is so cute as always - and that look on her face! LOL

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    edited May 2023
    Kerya said:

    She is so cute as always - and that look on her face! LOL

    mhmm, I think I'll leave the nekos to Redfern for now, besides I got my own preoccupation.

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  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943

    Sweet Foxy girl!

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598
    Kerya said:

    She is so cute as always - and that look on her face! LOL

    D'aww...well, shucks! laugh

     

    Ethin said:

    mhmm, I think I'll leave the nekos to Redfern for now, besides I got my own preoccupation.

     

    That body and face texture are fantastic!  Everybody, you guys really need to view this one at full resolution to see the "lay" of the "fur".  It really adds to the realism!

    Ethin, did you create them?  I think they would prove quite popular if you were to share or even sell them.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    Redfern said:
     

    Ethin, did you create them?  I think they would prove quite popular if you were to share or even sell them.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

    Not entirely. I used a resource from a texture creation kit for Little_Dragon and CharleyFox's Krystal on the head, and a map converted to A3 from RawArt's cat world for the body. Both are where the fur texture came from, that was used as displacement and (highly modified) in the creation of the diffuse texture.

    The head texture could be redistributed as a freebie, I would need to talk to RawArt about the body texture but I kinda doubt they'd ok it.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598

    I quite understand.  Ultimately, it would be fruitless for "Melody" anyway as the converted maps would align to A3's original head, not LittleFox's unique geometry.

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    edited August 2020

    Nope, don't know what your talking about, nothing to see here. wink

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  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598

    Again, people, you need to view tEthin's render at full resolution.  The diffuse texture is one that comes with the base "Melody" figure, but the bump maps for the body and head are "new", suggesting a "lay of fur".  LittleFox's bump maps are composed of "points", more like a "noise" map while Ethim's has "length" to the "fur strands".

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    Redfern said:

    Again, people, you need to view tEthin's render at full resolution.  The diffuse texture is one that comes with the base "Melody" figure, but the bump maps for the body and head are "new", suggesting a "lay of fur".  LittleFox's bump maps are composed of "points", more like a "noise" map while Ethim's has "length" to the "fur strands".

    Sincerely,

    Bill

    Yeah, not bad for a first attempt. There are a few off areas that need adjusting, then to move on to the body. Might do a set with longer "strands" as well.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,598

    Well I think you've done a wonderful job upon Melody's face.  If they are from scratch and thus totally yours, I will be very interested in obtaining them, for purchase, even!

    Sincerely,

    Bill

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    edited August 2020

    Busy with something, so here's some older stuff.

     

    Was playing with Faeryl.

    Strait out of the box, 'cept for the hair.

    Half an hour or so later.

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  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105

    More age progression. This time it was Sherbet's turn.
    Oh, they grow up so fast!

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943

    Growing up - and still sooooo cute!

  • EthinEthin Posts: 1,105
    edited May 2023

    Sir, Your 2:00 Is Here.

    I don't think she's from accounting.

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