Looking For Good Crewmen: Can you CAD?
First, I realized as I began this blog that the gallery was falling behind my posts of various artwork…with that in mind I’ve gone through an updated the gallery to include all art posted to date to the site. Sorry for the delays there.
Second, thought I’d share the orthographics (i.e. schematics/blueprints) for the British Type 4 Battleship HML Leviathan and the French Type 4 Battleship Jean Bart.
These orthographics actually serve several purposes. First and foremost these are what we hand to the CAD artists to generate their digital files off of which we’ll produce molds and final miniatures. Second, the top-down view is used directly on the Ship Card to add a great visual appeal to the card and make it easier to track which Ship Card belongs to which miniature. Finally, you never know when the rest of the side and front/back views will work perfectly tossed here and there for added visual appeal.
Obviously we are hard at work on the miniatures aspect, turning all this fantastic imagery into CAD files (while we’re still playtesting, at this point all the major rules work is done and we’re simply fine tuning things). However, the scope of Catalyst Game Labs releases for all its game lines means we are constantly on the look out for new talent. In particular we’re looking for artists that can take these orthographics and turn them into CAD files we can hand to the manufacturer.
If you have the interest and think you’ve got the resume, email that to randall@catalystgamelabs.com. Please include the specifics of what software you’re able to work in (i.e. Freeform, Lightwave, Rhino and so on), what work you’ve done and so on.
See ya next duty shift
Randall
Having trouble getting your email not to bounce. Even when I add the ‘y’ back.
Sigh…man do I hate when I do that. Apologies…email above fixed…and Christopher, got your resume and already responded. Thanks!
What file formats does your manufacturer prefer/accept?
The Orthos look great. Lots of great details. Was the master of the British ship created from the image above, or is this a more recent image? It’s hard to see all the details on the master with it being transparent and all.
Keep them coming.
Both ships have very original looks
and I just can’t decide whicj one looks
better the more old school Brit or the
crazy Freanch ship.
Oh yah, I used CAD back in HS on a Tandy 1000 or something like that. Maybe not the best experience, but I make up for it by being a wiz at MS Paint.
Let me know what you think.
Yes, the orthos are created off of the final color illustration to try and maintain as close a tie as possible on details.
just wondering,
is the size of the ships on the images posted roughly the same size the minis will be?
No … the minis are planned to be bigger
how much bigger?
from my understanding the BBs (leviathans) were to be roughly 5in in length. The image posted is about that.
Guess it depends on your screen resolution. The ships are only about 3″ on my screen.
If I’m not mistaken, the hex size is 1.25″. The Battleships are 4 hexes in length. That gives them approximately 5″ for the largest ships.
This is still up in the air, but currently approximate length sizes are: 13 cm (Battleships), 9.5 cm (Cruisers), 6.5 cm (Destroyers).
Sorry, off topic (kinda), but this game is going to be awsome. Any word when minis are released? And do we get to paint them? Or are they prepainted?
@-=Lazuli=-, the awesomeness of this game is _never_ off-topic
And no, no word yet – Catalyst doesn’t announce dates until they’re sure of making them.
I wish they could be released yesterday. =)