Flight down Glencoe, done in a 80s/90s Sci Fi movie style.

Contours done in #QGIS , using data from Ordnance Survey Open ZoomStack

Used a trick to do hidden faces removal 1/2 :)

#Blender

Trick to hidden face removal - do as curves in geometry nodes, then extrude vertically.

The contour lines are rendered in neon, and the vertical extrusions in matt black.

This keeps face counts way down, compared to using a landscape mesh 2/2

@stevefaeembra neat trick! I tried a glassy view of Lulworth Cove in a similar way but was never really happy with it

@beyondwatts I think that works well!

You tried Blender geometry nodes recently? Not tried it with polygons yet, but CSV node makes working with line features like contours a lot easier. I never really got the hang of Python scripting for Blender :/

Remember seeing some of your animations on 30 day map challenge, you taking part this year?

@stevefaeembra I am interested in watching whatever is made by folks participating in that, where do I go/see? :D
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I think it's mostly done as a hashtag
https://30daymapchallenge.com/
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30DayMapChallenge

Daily mapping challenge happening every November!

@stevefaeembra This reminds me of a behind the scenes thing I saw about a movie whose name escapes me from that time period.

What appeared to be a computer wireframe was actually something like glow in the dark or fluorescent tape on the edges of a physical city model that had been painted black.

@InsertUser Was it 'Escape from New York'? Blew my mind that was done with practical effects
@stevefaeembra The wireframe screenshot in Wikipedia looks familiar so I think it must have been.
@stevefaeembra @daveybot oh, that’s awesome. Very much feels like a missile’s eye view from an 80s Bond movie or something 😎
@stevefaeembra how did you embed the Airwolf theme tune in a GIF? I swear I can hear it
@stevefaeembra gorgeous!!!!! it would never have occurred to us to use geo contours like that

@stevefaeembra Oh wow the Jonny Quest theme song from my childhood embedded in a GIF, Oh wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uuJULBkHG4

Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures Theme Song | Warner Bros. Classics

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@stevefaeembra That's such a cool result! Well done!
@stevefaeembra Ooh this is great!!

@stevefaeembra I think it needs this as a background theme and we’re set for adventure.

https://youtu.be/_uuJULBkHG4

Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures Theme Song | Warner Bros. Classics

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@stevefaeembra Less blocky but reminds of the opening credits to MASK (my fav cartoon as a kid) https://youtu.be/o2Z1yLO9C-Q?feature=shared
M.A.S.K. (1985) Intro

A total of 75 syndicated episodes of M.A.S.K. were broadcast from 1985 to 1986. One of many cartoons produced during the 1980s as a vehicle for toy merchandi...

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