On December 29, expert Rhino modeler Christian
Vandenberg, at the young age of 44, lost his short but heroic
battle with cancer. Christian joined Renderosity in 2001, under the nickname of Fishbiproduct and soon became a vital and beloved member of our community. Christian was a world traveler, leaving his birthplace France at the age of 22. His wanderlust for new adventures drove him to live and work as a diamond setter and custom jewelry designer in Singapore, Australia, and finally to California. During the last phases of his short life, he called Los Angles home, where three years ago he became an American citizen. Throughout his life Christian had an overwhelming passion for vintage fighter planes, especially those from the World War I and World War II era. Mark Lawrence, one of Christian’s close friends, shared this story, “Some of Christian’s friends were known to tease him that he had obviously died young in his previous life, no doubt in a dogfight with a German Air Macht, and that this was the source of his obsession with these aircraft in this life. Those who knew Christian were certain that he gave better than he got in these imagined battles. In 1997 Christian encountered a new passion, when he purchased his first computer. In the beginning he used his computer solely to bring life to his jewelry designs, finding that it gave him great freedom to draw his visions in 3D, before crafting the “real†thing. His love for 3D modeling soon combined with his passion for vintage aircrafts, and it was at that moment that the Rhino artist, that the Renderosity community came to admire, was born! The Renderosity galleries are filled with amazing and talented 3D artists, and Christian was among the top Rhino modelers. What set him apart from the crowd was his genuine thoughtfulness and eagerness to lend a helping hand. He always took time out of his busy schedule to post encouraging and supportive comments to artist’s gallery images, as well as guidance to friends as well as newbie modelers within the Rhino forum. For all his talent, Christian was a humble man, who made no distinction between advanced artists and beginners, he treated all artists with equal respect — and, the Renderosity community beloved him for his, talent, his kind heart, and his thoughtfulness. We invite you to visit: |
It was Christian's wish that these files be made publicly available for the art community to enjoy:
Filename | Size |
engine bay mask.3dm | 17,889 |
nose cone one piece.3dm | 36,082 |
S5.jpg | 71,259 |
S2.jpg | 84,787 |
S3.jpg | 86,373 |
S4.jpg | 134,093 |
Produced design.jpg | 277,532 |
3 Rows metal only.JPG | 336,912 |
3 Rows saphire.JPG | 380,507 |
5 Rows metal only.JPG | 419,707 |
5 Rows saphire.JPG | 448,485 |
Christian Vandenberg Laguiole knife.3dm | 3,408,131 |
Christian Vandenberg Oil lamp.3dm | 3,571,737 |
Christian Vandenberg Chess-set.3dm | 4,104,445 |
3 rows alone.3dm | 5,666,854 |
5rows alone.3dm | 9,432,442 |
Christian Vandenberg Tugboat.3dm | 16,065,429 |
Christian Vandenberg Polikarpov I-16.3dm | 17,346,725 |
Christian Vandenberg MC 72.3dm | 17,460,695 |
Gregs Pave 3 Rows.3dm | 18,296,343 |
Gregs Pave 5 Rows.3dm | 32,735,117 |
conversion kit.3dm | 40,410,411 |
Christian Vandenberg Mig 3 short nose.3dm | 78,567,823 |
Christian Vandenberg Mig 3 long nose.3dm | 80,000,050 |
Notes:
Created by Christian Vandenberg AKA "Fishbiproduct"
2004/2005 Have fun with it and thank's for looking.
_ Some moveable parts are presented in both "opened" and "closed" positions, in different layers. Vents, landing gears, windshield, etc.
_ Other moveable parts are provided with their rotation axis (found in the "rotation axes" layer). These are parts such as rudder, ailerons & flaps. I use 3D-rotation for these. Rudder rotation will be a bit "difficult", I poorly conceived it...sorry :)
_ The entire aircraft can be rotated from a "flying" position to a "landed" position through an axis that runs through the wheel's centers. You'll find it easily.
_ One *small* detail..: this model was never meant to be "texture-friendly"
2005-04-23 - Stand 542Sm_Prog001.flv
2005-04-28-Slant Stands.fla
My methods:
_Embedded videos (.swf), such as "flyover" animations or videos on the Snap badge website, I create with Flash (Now you have to learn Flash-proper... :) ) Flash uses a script similar to java and that's what I use to create control-buttons ( play/ pause/ frame by frame) I also add captions in Flash for videos such as the Snap badge demos. Attached is one of my Flash file, ( "Slant Stand") so you'll see everything: coding for buttons, tweenings for captions, the use of masks, etc
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