mcjNewCastle - The long awaited final version of the Castle prop

mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
edited October 2016 in Freebies

manual and download here

https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts7/mcjcastlexiii

October 16th 2016

This is a version of the castle with animatable doors and windows

the enhanced stair prop is included

the doors and the windows have installable handles, hinges and cremone-espagnolettes

there's 3delight and iRay materials for the paneled walls

There's a script that greatly helps you manage all this

The castle is modular, so you can load parts of it

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited February 2014

    fig 1, the real Chateau de Sceaus, which is the Museum of Ile de France

    fig 2 early wip

    fig 3 for the record this castle idea started with the need for a balcony rail, then a balcony, then a castle
    and the rail was needed to demo the upcoming script which lets you , for example, rotate a character around the wrists

    fig 4 - modularity

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited February 2014

    comtrary to the real-life castle, this castle prop will have real little balconies, and each balcony has a little roof

    so your figures can go on the balcony even if it rains !

    fig 3 - the real life castle's front yard is something like 1 Km long

    fig 4 - interior shot of the real life castle

    fig 5 - what's left for me to do is model this entrance/facade then the roof and chimney , then i post it on my site

    .... sometime this week i hope

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  • MilosGulanMilosGulan Posts: 1,958
    edited December 1969

    It looks very nice and now i wish i could do something like that.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    gulan7 said:
    It looks very nice and now i wish i could do something like that.

    for buildings you could try the free sketchup

    i dont know if my method still works but there are ways to export buildings from the free sketchup to Daz Studio, Poser Carrara

    http://www.sketchup.com/

    this video tutorial by me is a bit old but it includes a crash course for sketchup

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NGVSbhLd_Q

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited February 2014

    the ( slightly boring ) stairs

    and slightly improved column ornaments

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  • edited December 1969

    This is awesome! I've heard of projects taking on a life of their own but from a rail to a full blown castle with grounds is probably going to top the list. I love the girl giving the tour on horseback. Can't wait to see the finished product.

  • MilosGulanMilosGulan Posts: 1,958
    edited December 1969

    Thanks for tutorial, i will try learning it.

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    Superb work there Casual.

    Did I miss out on the VW? I've been sick and not around much.

    Thanks so much

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    RAMWolff said:
    Superb work there Casual.

    Did I miss out on the VW? I've been sick and not around much.

    Thanks so much

    the Amywagen was eventually published i think after xmas maybe?

    xmas eve ! :)

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjamywagen

    then i drifted from project to project

    the current plan is

    - finish the castle
    - post a pose script similar to https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjexorotatora
    - finish the physics engine , add vehicles - https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjbulletservice01
    - finish the wrapper script - https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjshrinkwrapa
    - finish the lattice deformer https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts3/mcjlattice
    - kinect interface, 3d printing, robotics Arduino controller interface

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    Thanks. I had the flu then so I either have it somewhere or I just never downloaded it. :-)

  • robkelkrobkelk Posts: 3,259
    edited December 1969

    Casual said:
    ...

    fig 3 - the real life castle's front yard is something like 1 Km long

    ...


    That's a big ground plane. :cheese:
  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    robkelk said:
    Casual said:
    ...

    fig 3 - the real life castle's front yard is something like 1 Km long

    ...


    That's a big ground plane. :cheese:

    i was not really planning to model the grounds but maybe i will include a sky / panorama dome

    -------

    picture shows today's progress, the main entrance

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    entrance facade works

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    as a bonus of the new facade we get a spacious balcony!

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  • selias19selias19 Posts: 253
    edited December 1969

    This looks so great already. I love all the details and I am looking forward to get this.

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    selias19 said:
    This looks so great already. I love all the details and I am looking forward to get this.

    thanks, i may post it this weekend!

    the roof is almost completed

    i should be able to keep the whole thing below 200000 faces,

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  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    edited December 1969

    *klonk*
    my chin is hitting the floor ...
    WOW!
    :) :) :)

  • TjebTjeb Posts: 507
    edited December 1969

    I'm so glad we have our own parking. I mean, where else would we have to park
    if we all come to the Housewarming party with our Amywagens?

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    tjeb said:
    I'm so glad we have our own parking. I mean, where else would we have to park
    if we all come to the Housewarming party with our Amywagens?

    haha :) Amy's stables :)

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    better chimneys ( plus i was able to remove 20K polyfons from them )

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited February 2014

    roof top elements observation hut (?) lightning rods

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  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,212
    edited December 1969

    Simply stunning work there Casual!

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    RAMWolff said:
    Simply stunning work there Casual!

    thanks !

    the terrain will be slightly more complex but mostly on a sky-sphere

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 1969

    WOW, this is coming along great. :coolsmile:

  • TjebTjeb Posts: 507
    edited December 1969

    Wow, there's even a entrance for disabled people, so Amy's handicapped sister can come to visit....

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    tjeb said:
    Wow, there's even a entrance for disabled people, so Amy's handicapped sister can come to visit....
    i'll probably make the stairs a prop which can be deleted or moved - the rear entrance stairs would be well suited for a ramp
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  • RKane_1RKane_1 Posts: 3,037
    edited December 1969

    I am truly blown away. Fantastic work!

    You SHOULD charge money for this. I would gladly pay, sir.

  • MattymanxMattymanx Posts: 6,908
    edited December 1969

    very cool.

    .

  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited February 2014

    basement works

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  • mCasualmCasual Posts: 4,607
    edited December 1969

    well i had hopes i could post the castle this weekend but the attic was a lot of work

    so ... the release date is someday soon but not today :)

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