Phantom Manor Help Needed

[NowInc]

Shh..don't tell anyone..I've had a little bit of down time latley (bands on a small vacation for another week or so) and ive been taking this time to play around with my good friend Maya.

What project have I been working on??

A 3D recreation of phantom manor

Heres what I need from you guys tho...anyone got pics or blueprints of the ride...

I really need a dead on front and side view if possible (just for accuracy purposes)..and an overhead wouldnt hurt either.

Ive already done a bit of searching and have gotten a good start thanks to the pics from www.happy-haunts.com , but if you guys got anything..pleeease send em on over.

email me over at elblots@yahoo.com if you can help

Preview up soon..i hope

 

[marni1971]

I`ve just finished a mammouth Phantom Manor tribute video - lots of concept art, ride layouts, exterior shots as well as the complete multi angle ride. It`s at Disney Central IRC & BT too if it`s of any help to you.

 

[NowInc]

I already have it an love it!

Definatly came in handy..since ive only been there twice and both times were YEARS ago.

 

[marni1971]

Of course you do - thought I recognised your screen name!

 

[NowInc]

First Preview

Still have a LONG way to go...but i got a good start. A lot of "temporary" placers are in there (the pillars, the chimneys etc).but thats how things start..basic

Im having a hard time getting pics of the other side of the mansion (the one you cant see..the left) so im working from memory on how the path went.

Obviously i havnt even touched scenery yet...i think im going to tackle the windows now..

Current work time: 1 hour 14 minutes

 

[dolbyman]

looks very nice ... and als very promising .. for only 1 1/2 h work

 

[marni1971]

You mean the left as we look at the photo (the side with the queue area?)

I`ve got some images that can help you. Let me know

 

[NowInc]

You mean the left as we look at the photo (the side with the queue area?)

I`ve got some images that can help you. Let me know

yeah! the que area..most pics I have are masked with trees and are hard to make out whats going on over there

Worked on it a bit more but I',m at home now and the file is at my art studio..so no more updates today..tommorrow I'll post progress.

 

[marni1971]

If you have my tribute then that`s got most of my LHS images; I have got this - though basic - it does show the queue route (the white path is a ramp, the stairs cross it on the way up the hill. The covered queue starts in the rectangular building, and the white circle is the pagola building with the GGG chimes coming out of it.

 

[NowInc]

If you have my tribute then that`s got most of my LHS images; I have got this - though basic - it does show the queue route (the white path is a ramp, the stairs cross it on the way up the hill. The covered queue starts in the rectangular building, and the white circle is the pagola building with the GGG chimes coming out of it.

awesome..thanks!!

Thats definatly going to come in handy when i start in on the que area. Right now Im about to start working on it again (just got in) and i'll prob do the front staircase..pictures when im done..

 

[NowInc]

Small update..still basic blocked in model..no real details modeled yet.

Got a bit of work to do here so I may have to put this on hold till monday..

Here's where I am::

Current Work time: 2 Hours 10 minutes approx

 

[marni1971]

Something I have noticed - as you look at the pic, the front porch should extend all the way to the left and around the side for the queue (the canopy looks correct but the hand railings in the porch go all the way to the wall in the pic.)

Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[NowInc]

Something I have noticed - as you look at the pic, the front porch should extend all the way to the left and around the side for the queue (the canopy looks correct but the hand railings in the porch go all the way to the wall in the pic.)

Looking forward to seeing more!

Yeah..thats why I need the pics of that side..heh..you can see my pillars dont go to the floor they just kinda hang there...thats also why i keep only showing one side

heh

Havnt worked on it any more yet...hopefully I'll get some time

 

[NowInc]

Last update for the week kids...more on monday...

Added temporary texture maps just to get a feel of how its laying out..

Need to replace the following temp placers::

Stairs (the right amount)
Windows (right dimensions)
Pillars (right design)
Door (need to actually add it)
Chimneys (with right design)

Thats all next on my "to do" list..

after that its the canpoys..they need to be replaced and made correct..

after THAt..i'll get around to adding the metal fencing on the building..as well as small things like drain pipes, siding etc..

Current Work time: 3 hours

So here..

 

[marni1971]

Regarding the queue side - on my tribute vid, there is a bit of the walkway in question, plus when I zoom out from the ceiling lamp that is just round the corner from the porch (camera facing outwards towards Frontierland)

 

[dolbyman]

looks great :sohappy:

 

[NowInc]

Thanks guys!! I'll be back in full 3D mode on monday so i'll prob get a lot done then...but right now i have a weekend of relaxing ahead of me..sooo,,till then..ta ta!!!

 

[NowInc]

figures..i just thought of a way to do the stairs REALLY easy as well as get the right size for the door/windows (on all sides)...i'll be able to fix all that REALLY easy

 

[Connor002]

Wow, it always amazes me what people can do with 3d animation... You must be really talented! :wave:

 

[NowInc]

SMALL update here..

All ive worked on today so far was adding the iron work to the building (which i still need to finish..its too "neat"). Here is a rendering from a closer angel so you can see all the issues I need to fix.

First off the support beams are ALL wrong.

The windows as you can maybe see are actually just really sloppy basic models that resemble the shape of the real thing, but ALL the details are missing.

The door..temporary..I just got a REALLY good pic of the door so i'll prob work on that now.

Stairs..havnt touched em..wrong amount..wrong height..wrong length.

Texture stretching...that's something i'll prob fix last.

Chimney..lacking detail..again..have a nice pic of that so i'll more than likley work on that soon..

Missing row of windows/doors on the right side over there on the bottom..as well as the stairs...

Missing round windows on the sides of the "tower".

The ground is flat..which..for those of us who have been there can tell you that this place is on a lil hill...so i gotta try and figure out the dimensions of that..

Missing every single last lil light thats there. I'll get to it..i swear! :lookaroun

Add to that all the cosmetic details (TONS of them) which arent HARD to add, but have to wait until close to the end so that they will "fit" right (storm drains, siding, foliage)

so yeah...still a LONG way to go.

Its funny cuz I chose this model because I thought it would be sorta easy to do..and the more I work on it the more I realize how wrong I was. I should have stuck to my Spaceship Earth Model, or at least a place where I could go to and take my own reference pics!