ubersmack 0 Posted July 15, 2006 If someone would be interested in designing this for me it would be greatly appreciated. Going to be used for a mod in the design stage. give me your thoughts Image, clicky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sepe 1 Posted July 15, 2006 If its something they have everywhere in Iraq, sure, a good idea. Care to tell us more about 'em? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah 2 Posted July 15, 2006 If its something they have everywhere in Iraq, i thought they were a rather famous monument around the world... Quote[/b] ]Hands of Victory Monument To celebrate his "victory" over Iran, Saddam decided to build a Triumphal Arch. The concept of a triumphal arch is a European import, without precedent in the Middle East since Roman times. The colossal Hands of Victory monument has dominated Baghdad's skyline since the end of the Iran-Iraq war. Built in duplicate, it marks the entrances to a large new parade ground in central Baghdad, towering 140 feet above the highway. The triumphal arch is shaped as two pairs of crossed swords, made from the guns of dead Iraqi soldiers that were melted and recast as the 24-ton blades of the swords. Captured Iranian helmets are in a net held between the swords. And surrounding the base of the arms are another 5,000 Iranian helmets taken from the battle field. The fists that hold the swords aloft are replicas of Saddam Hussein's own hands. The German company that built the monument, H+H Metalform, said it was given a photograph of Saddam's own forearms to use as a model. When Saddam inaugurated these triumphal arches, he rode under them on a white horse - an allusion to the steed of Hussein, the Shi'ite Muslim hero martyred at nearby Kerbala. The day before the first bombing run on Bhagdad during the 1991 Gulf War, Iraqi TV showed a mass of Iraqi soldiers marching beneath the huge crossed swords of the Victory Arch, to the theme music from 'Star Wars'. In April 1998 Iraq's "volunteer army" paraded for six hours in Baghdad's "Grand Festivities Square," the large outdoor arena marked by the two sets of enormous crossed swords The monument was scheduled to be destroyed by allied bombing during the last days of of Desert Storm, but was spared due to a legal opinion that the monument was protected under provisions of the Law of War. Image Image Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubersmack 0 Posted July 15, 2006 Thank you Messiah One of the maps is going to be a somewhat accurate remake of Baghdad and wanted this area to be the centerpiece of the map. Part of a campaign I am making will be entering the Baghdad area and "securing" the city. "Securing" because we all know how that went. In the near future I will be recruiting a mod team, but I wanted to get things started on my own with the general storyline and idea development. Yes this sounds more like just a campaign but will be developed into a full mod. More details on that later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-HUNTER- 1 Posted July 17, 2006 Whoah this is nice. Ive been wanting the crossed swords for some time now. Allthough I cannot find a working 3dsmax version... keep it up dude! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted July 17, 2006 Whoah this is nice. Ive been wanting the crossed swords for some time now. Allthough I cannot find a working 3dsmax version...keep it up dude! Are you seeing something that I'm not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-HUNTER- 1 Posted July 17, 2006 LOL... Hmm it was late, but still most of my text made sense. Since Ive been thinking in making the crossed swords! Allthough I cannot find a 3dsmax version. Either in my large pile of cd's or on the net. And no I dont need info where to get it. < well maybee in a PM! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubersmack 0 Posted July 17, 2006 Still looking for a volunteer to throw together a rough version of this for me. It doesnt have to be pretty just something i can put on a map and see what needs to be done with it next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubersmack 0 Posted July 20, 2006 So I should asume no one wants to do this and move on with life eh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Footmunch 0 Posted July 21, 2006 Uber - Well, I was bored, and ... I'll texture it up with some basic sandstone-type files and PM you the PBO in the next couple of days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BraTTy 0 Posted July 21, 2006 LOL...Hmm it was late, but still most of my text made sense. Since Ive been thinking in making the crossed swords! Allthough I cannot find a 3dsmax version. Either in my large pile of cd's or on the net. And no I dont need info where to get it. < well maybee in a PM! Â Â Â Still confusing, if your gonna make it.Why are you looking for a 3dsmax version? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ubersmack 0 Posted July 21, 2006 Quote[/b] ]I'll texture it up with some basic sandstone-type files and PM you the PBO in the next couple of days. Terrific, looks very nice. Thank you very much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-HUNTER- 1 Posted July 21, 2006 LOL...Hmm it was late, but still most of my text made sense. Since Ive been thinking in making the crossed swords! Allthough I cannot find a 3dsmax version. Either in my large pile of cd's or on the net. And no I dont need info where to get it. < well maybee in a PM! Still confusing, if your gonna make it.Why are you looking for a 3dsmax version? Well to create such a thing I would need to have something to model it with wouldnt I? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WackyIraqi 2 Posted July 25, 2006 LOL...Hmm it was late, but still most of my text made sense. Since Ive been thinking in making the crossed swords! Allthough I cannot find a 3dsmax version. Either in my large pile of cd's or on the net. And no I dont need info where to get it. < well maybee in a PM! Still confusing, if your gonna make it.Why are you looking for a 3dsmax version? Well to create such a thing I would need to have something to model it with wouldnt I? That's why the great BIS invented Oxygen for themselves, and Oxygen Lite for us little amateur modelers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
