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Re: Oliphaunt

From "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.binaries.3d.poser
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Subject Re: Oliphaunt
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Date 2019-09-07 14:14 -0400

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I didn't get the lizard set but I got Frogs of the world and the Hivewire 
Horse, which is great, IMO. There are a lot of skins for it like the feline 
set that allows you to create some really alien-looking creatures!
I also got a Hawks of North America set, some of which I've posted here.

I was accepted as a Poser 11.2 'early adapter' and I'm running that now. I 
haven't found any bugs yet and everything seems fine, but they are actually 
doing NIGHTLY builds of it. I almost feel guilty because I'm not really 
putting it under any stress tests.  ;o)


"McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:5d5e1bb5$1@LostBBS...
> Agreed on Dawn/Dusk.  I dunno about ALL the HW animals though.   Like the 
> HW Horse, 'Harry'.  The pics look good, I hear from people using it that 
> its better than the MilHorse but nothing about DazHorse2 comparisons.   I 
> have both DAZ Horses, and still love the old MilHorse1.  There are morphs 
> and fixes for it, improvements with characters for it, hundreds of coats 
> for it, and I don't see any Centaur Kits for them like HEMI426 created for 
> the MilHorse.   That alone keeps me using MilHorse, MilHorseFoal, 
> MilBigCat, Charger.
> BUT now Ken Gilliland is firmly part of HiveWire, Chris Creek is the CEO 
> of HW, LisaB, LaurieS, Dreamer are there and others that once were at DAZ 
> now do amazing stuff there at HW.   I buy stuff from them and do enjoy 
> using it all.    I did buy the HW HouseCat cause it was on sale.  Couldn't 
> resist! I got lots of cool kitties now.   Yes I did buy into DAWN.   I 
> really want to see how much it takes to get that Figure up to 'Best V4' 
> level.  It doesn't, so far, get there.   It's GOOD, but LaFemme started 
> out above Dawn's best IMO.   And I have bought every morph in sight for 
> LaFemme also. And also for PE.   But, LaFemme can be a total trip man, 
> it's amazing. There is SO MUCH in it I am both boggled and bedazzled by 
> it.   The only thing I don't like about it is it ONLY works in Poser 
> 11/Pro.   Not sure if any of the mesh is reason for that.  It should be 
> usable in at least P10 and up yaknow?   Like PP2014!   And, how will it 
> port into Vue?
> So back on topic, I LOVE Kens birds man.   It will take me a long time but 
> I'll get all of them eventually!   And the Lizards of the World is one 
> that's great too.   I bought the HW Lizard and two sets of characters to 
> go with it.   I love our little Carolina Anoles (chameleon garden lizard), 
> they really have personality, are bright (sometimes), very active little 
> guys. Its funny though, as a kid I recall seeing some occasionally as much 
> as a foot long in certain kinds of bushy trees we had.   Maybe these were 
> just ancient ones?  I thought they were smooth iguanas or something at 
> first, being so big.  But they let me stroke them a little, didn't run 
> away. Their skin, shapes, color changes were the same as the little ones 
> so I reckon they were the Great Grandparents of the neighborhood or 
> something. So,  now I have them in 3D!  :D
> McG.
>
> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:5d5ca44a$1@LostBBS...
>> The animal/bird figures are great, I agree. I've never liked the 
>> Dawn/Dusk human figures though. They're way too expensive for human 
>> shapes that aren't a significant improvement over V4/M4, IMHO.
>>
>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:5d5475ec$1@LostBBS...
>>> And SO, having opened another historical Can Of Worms, I headed over to 
>>> where Chris Creek is now the CEO of HiveWire to check out anything new 
>>> that he and Ken Gilliland (Songbird REMIX guy!) have come out with.  Oh 
>>> COOL! Lizards of the World with our beloved li'l Carolina Anole in it! 
>>> And he did an excellent character of it too!   Yeah I bought it.   YAH! 
>>> MINE! LOL!   :D  I got birthday bonus points which I spent on that and 
>>> some other goodies.  Heh!   I do love working with LIFE figures and 
>>> scenes.   Of course they are more difficult to 'get right' in a render. 
>>> But so worth the effort.   :)
>>> McG.
>>>
>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:5d5426f4$1@LostBBS...
>>>> Yup, I agree. The DAZ animals are far superior to the Poser stock 
>>>> critters.
>>>>
>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>> news:5d4e1fd6$1@LostBBS...
>>>>> Same here.  So, I got to rooting around in the runtime to piddle 
>>>>> around with the textures and find some in guess who's folder(s)? 
>>>>> Just don't say "Roy Batty" and we be cool ok?  ;o)  ANYWAY, I was 
>>>>> amiss to lead thinking to the Elephant being Noggins.  The Howdah and 
>>>>> War Howdah Texture set are his.   As way cool as the various elephants 
>>>>> are, I am not sure who exactly created the original DAZ African 
>>>>> Elephant.  Which seems a masterpiece of simplicity, actually!   I find 
>>>>> that it was Chris Creek of Silverkey3D that created most of the DAZ 
>>>>> animals.   I also recall most of us agreeing that the DAZ animals were 
>>>>> WAY better than the Poser animals.   And the DAZ African Elephant is a 
>>>>> Silverkey critter! :o) Tadaaaaaa!
>>>>> McG.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>> news:5d4d97a1$1@LostBBS...
>>>>>> Really??  I've had that rat for years now!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>> news:5d4c1e00@LostBBS...
>>>>>>> All the Elephant stuff was made way before the Noggins Rat.  Which 
>>>>>>> is cool :O)
>>>>>>> McG.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>>> news:5d4acb0f$1@LostBBS...
>>>>>>>> Yes, it was a Noggin set. I've used his stuff ever since he did the 
>>>>>>>> Rat and that's a good set too with lots of options built in.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>> news:5d4a748d$1@LostBBS...
>>>>>>>>> Naw it's FOR THAT elephant!   Noggin made that too I think   :)
>>>>>>>>> McG.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>>> news:5d4a3c8a$1@LostBBS...
>>>>>>>>>> Damn!  If I'd known about that, I'd have used it instead of my 
>>>>>>>>>> lame African Hefalump!  :o)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>>>> news:5d4a1d94$1@LostBBS...
>>>>>>>>>>> Oh cool scene, The African Elephant!   The light looks like late 
>>>>>>>>>>> afternoon, sun glaring at the camera lens.
>>>>>>>>>>> The Oliphaunt in Middle Earth is bigger,  has more tusks and 
>>>>>>>>>>> they put battle spikes and saw wire on them than our regular 
>>>>>>>>>>> Elephants! I recall Samwise Gamgee being fascinated with them in 
>>>>>>>>>>> the movie. "Look Mr. Frodo, Oliphaunts!"   Big enough their 
>>>>>>>>>>> howdahs carried a whole squad of troops in them!
>>>>>>>>>>> Noggin must have loved the Lord of the Rings stuff too, he made 
>>>>>>>>>>> this set to go with that elephant:
>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.daz3d.com/war-howdah
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Have fun!  :o)
>>>>>>>>>>> McG.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>>>>>>>>> news:5d49f71e@LostBBS...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oliphaunt
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Grey as a mouse,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Big as a house,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nose like a snake,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I make the earth shake,
>>>>>>>>>>>> As I tramp through the grass;
>>>>>>>>>>>> Trees crack as I pass.
>>>>>>>>>>>> With horns in my mouth
>>>>>>>>>>>> I walk in the South,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Flapping big ears.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyond count of years
>>>>>>>>>>>> I stump round and round,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Never lie on the ground,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Not even to die.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oliphaunt am I,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Biggest of all,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Huge, old, and tall.
>>>>>>>>>>>> If ever you'd meet me
>>>>>>>>>>>> You wouldn't forget me.
>>>>>>>>>>>> If you never do,
>>>>>>>>>>>> You won't think I'm true;
>>>>>>>>>>>> But old Oliphaunt am I,
>>>>>>>>>>>> And I never lie.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> J.R.R. Tolkien
>>>>>>>>>>>> 

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Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-06 19:42 -0500
  Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-08-06 22:54 -0400
    Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-07 01:53 -0500
      Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-08-07 09:02 -0400
        Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-08 08:08 -0500
          Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-08-09 12:00 -0400
            Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-09 20:41 -0500
              Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-08-14 11:26 -0400
                Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-14 16:02 -0500
                Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-08-20 21:59 -0400
                Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-08-21 23:41 -0500
                Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-09-07 14:14 -0400
                Re: Oliphaunt "McG." <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> - 2019-09-10 03:14 -0500
                Re: Oliphaunt "Stephen" <sbriggs99@gmail.com> - 2019-09-12 10:12 -0400

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