Kaga v0.5k WIP

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DISCLAIMER: I DID NOT CREATE THIS MODEL. THE TALENTED ARTISTS AT IDEA FACTORY, COMPILE HEART AND FELISTELLA DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT. I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THIS WORK. PROPERTY OF IDEA FACTORY INTERNATIONAL. USED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Azur Lane Crosswave UPDATE FEB 26, 2020 SHE IS NOW A MASTERPIECE, 100% NON-MANIFOLD AS OF 0.5K. INCLUDED A NON-SS STL FOR THOSE WHO DARE TO TRY. MODEL WILL HAVE MORE CHALLENGING WALL ISSUES POST-SS. DO NOT SELECT WAISTBAND, DOLLS OR ANY ZZ- WHEN EXPORTING FROM CURRENT BLEND FILE. I STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M DOING WITH EYE SOCKETS, MORE EDGE DISSOLVING, VERTEX SMOOTHING, AND OTHER TRICKS OF THE TRADE. I'M PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES AS OF 0.5K. AFTER YOU APPLY SS MODIFIER, YOU'LL HAVE TO APPLY BOOLEAN MODIFIER ON 'BELT BOTTOM' OBJECTS --> DIFFERENCE USING CORRESPONDING 'HOLE' OBJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBSURFED. IT'S A BETTER APPROACH THIS WAY. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. GOOD NIGHT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD OR TRY TO PRINT THIS WORK IN PROGRESS. IT'S FAR FROM FINISHED, AND EVEN WHEN IT IS, I DOUBT ANY COMMERCIAL 3D PRINTER WILL BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING ITS COMPLEXITIES. THIS IS MORE OF A 'PROOF OF CONCEPT' BUT I WILL SEE IT THROUGH. OKAY, NOW THAT I GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY. I ALREADY GAVE UP ON PRINCE EUGEN ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT KAGA IS EVEN MORE COMPLEX AND FASCINATING. THESE MODELS ARE RIDICULOUSLY DETAILED, WORTHY OF A MASTER ARTISAN. IT'S A SHAME THEY'RE WASTED IN A FAST-PACED 3RD-PERSON SHOOTER. ALMOST EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MODEL IS OVERKILL IN TERMS OF POLYGON COUNT, BUT SHE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK STUNNING ONCE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. I HAVE TO MAKE SOME KEY DECISIONS ABOUT THE EYES SINCE THEY FLOATED THE PUPIL/IRIS IN AN EMPTY SOCKET (NO SCLEA AGAIN). THE OTHER STUFF IS MAINLY GRUNT WORK, EXCEPT FOR SOLIDIFYING THE KIMONO, WHICH WILL BE A CHALLENGE WORTHY OF MY SKILLS. THE REASON I SAID THIS MODEL WILL NOT BE PRINTABLE BY MERE MORTALS IS DUE TO THIN WALLS. EVEN IF YOU PRINT THIS IN RESIN, YOU'LL HAVE TO SCALE UP TO GET ALL THE ACCESSORIES OR PRINT THEM SEPARATELY. AGAIN, DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP FOR THIS MODEL. MAYBE IN THE YEAR 2525 SOMEONE WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO PRINT HER. "I CHOOSE TO RIP MODELS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE HAAAARD." STAY TUNED. I'M ALREADY ABOUT 30 HOURS INTO THIS ONE, BUT DETERMINED TO FINISH IT WHEN MY HEALTH IMPROVES A BIT.