Finally was able to get a pilot and the R2D2 into the X-wing model. The pilot is exported from Adobe Fuse CC - a simple way to create characters if you want a quick solution. I took him into Blender and rigged him with Riggify, so I could squeeze him into the cockpit and hold the sticks and throttles. I think I am nearly at the limit of my 6GB cards with the textures and renderings now. This still is not final for the animation renders planned - I guess I have to do some serious scene efficiency work to make that happen :-).
So let's hope they do not encounter to many Tie-fighters during their test flight.
Note: this is fan art!
yes, that is a very good idea, I will explore that - sometimes you forget the obvious.
Great stuff.
One way to stretch the cards is to composite multiple layers.