Pearl Harbor Museum
Modeling: Blender, Maya, 3dsmax
Unwrap: Rizom
Texture: Substance painter
Assembled: Unreal
Client
Creating real-time WWII assets for the Pearl Harbor Museum
At CoCollective Studio, we were thrilled to work with Squint Opera on the Maritime Museum of Pearl Harbor: developing accurate World War II 3D assets.
Our client required fully optimized, real-time models for an immersive exhibition, highlighting key aircrafts, battleships, and munitions from the Second World War.
Project scope and asset requirements
All assets were prepared for Unreal Engine.
Given the museum setting, the client emphasized accuracy in both geometry and textures, requiring our team to work closely with historians who meticulously reviewed our 3D turntables.
For this project, we created:
12 WWII aircraft models (and dozen of painting variants)
10 battleships
3 bombs and torpedoes
The specs behind the assets
Each plane consisted of two 4K UDIMs, while the battleships required five UDIMs.
Each asset is made of 3 maps, albedo, ORM, and normal.
Our ORM (Occlusion, Roughness, Metallic) workflow pass on consistent material to any renderer, allowing the assets to serve both real-time and pre-calculated render needs. This dual approach provided the museum flexibility, whether they needed high-resolution visuals or real-time models.
Wide range of output
While the assets have enough resolution for close-up renders, the maps could be downscaled for real-time adjustments. With just two clicks, our client could resize the textures, tailoring the specs to match display PC capabilities without sacrificing quality.
This allows to remove completely the ‘unreal/real time conversion’ altogether, saving some extra man days.
Conclusion
This project showcased our expertise in creating historically accurate that meet museum standards. By combining our Unreal Engine capabilities with the precision required for historical accuracy, we delivered an exhibit-ready product that engages and educates audiences about WWII.
At CoCollective Studio the team has developed more aerospace assets, such as models to promote the French aerospatial industry.
Have a look at some of the assets we have delivered.
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