Random WIP 2006-2011

[manolo_]

update:
-added some more details to the tankchains
-added new turret
-added more details at the back

[AF]

Your trying to avoid my gravity fail oh so hard

[Tribulex]

if your "wheels" are flush with the sides of the treads, then just make them part of the texture, and possibly animate them the same way as the treads.

[manolo_]

if your "wheels" are flush with the sides of the treads, then just make them part of the texture, and possibly animate them the same way as the treads.

my intention was to make the texture behind the "wheels" black and the wheels will use the texture of mr. d and they should turn (as a function of speed), also maybe the chains will move like mr. ds modells. BUT 1st comes 1st, so the modell should be okay.

the reason why i atteched the modell as 7z-file (wings format) is that somebody should fix the upper parts of the chains, coz there are a lot of points/areas wasted

[bobthedinosaur]

the body is a nice shape. it just seems like a whole lot of tank and a whole too little of a gun. like a VROOM VROOm pew pew

[Argh]

the reason why i atteched the modell as 7z-file (wings format) is that somebody should fix the upper parts of the chains, coz there are a lot of points/areas wasted

I'll see if I can find time this weekend. I like the design overall, it wouldn't take a lot to make it really nice imo.

[PicassoCT]

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Building in NewSeoul if everything worksout as planned 700 polys

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[KaiserJ]

i like the design manolo; if you can figure out the tracks then i think it'll be a gorgeous model. also : picasso, that is fking WIN.

[SeanHeron]

Picasso, you are one crazy guy :). Very interesting! Seoul having been flattened (some time ago) should fit in quite well with our current thinking on background story.
Shouldn't it be NeoSeoul, or ShinSeoul/ShaeSeoul (ýïáýä£ýÜ©/ýâêýä£ýÜ©) though ?

[manolo_]

so did somebody corrected the unneeded polys near the chains? also i dont like the fat booty of the tank immo^^

[aGorm]

PicassoCT, that is AWESOME. Looks like somthing out of american mcgee's alice...

aGorm

[Guessmyname]

'K. Does anyone have any advice for texturing this bastard?



I've just UV'd him, like so...


...and I'm currently sitting in Photoshop going 'wait, what?' and trying to figure out which jigsaw puzzle piece is which.

(For the curious, this is what happens every time I try to texture one of my own models. I make them, think 'awesome' and then sit in photoshop going 'lolwhat?' trying to figure out which UV shell / edge / face corresponds to what part of the model... Absolutely KILLS productivity)

[SanadaUjiosan]

The background to your model doesn't really look like Wings, so I'm not sure if this'll help, but in Wings if you select the whole object then select UV Mapping, you'll be able to select a panel on either the UV or the model, and it'll highlight, making it easy to figure out where the panels go.

[SinbadEV]

I'm probably an idiot BUT

make a texture that's something like this:



(or use that one)

and then apply it to the model in your modelling program... that way when you want to model it's foot... you look at the foot and see that it's got a F on a yellow background and you can then find that part of your UV map easier.

[Guessmyname]

Sinbad, you are a genius. Can I kiss you or make other gestures of homoerotic affection in your general direction?

[KaiserJ]

GMN i use a max plugin called "texporter" that can export and color a uvmap, ready to use...



this was a very basic model of a head; i unwrapped it and used texporter set to "color by face normals"

once you have your texporter image (can do any resolution btw) re-apply it to your model... gives you a much better idea of "ohhh the pink faces are the ones that face forward" for instance

if you want an example, upload your model here and i can do it for you; maybe this would be a better idea than you having to get max and a plugin that you're not even sure you need.

edit : i use something like sinbads texture, infused with squares, when im doing by-pixel adjustments of graphics on my map. it can defenitely work, i used to use something like this on 3d models before i discovered the handy max plugin, but i'd say texporter works better in the long run

[bobthedinosaur]

Just one piece at a time. Id suggest central pieces first and move outward. That's just the way Ive had my most success with.

[Guessmyname]

GMN i use a max plugin called "texporter" that can export and color a uvmap, ready to use...



this was a very basic model of a head; i unwrapped it and used texporter set to "color by face normals"

once you have your texporter image (can do any resolution btw) re-apply it to your model... gives you a much better idea of "ohhh the pink faces are the ones that face forward" for instance

if you want an example, upload your model here and i can do it for you; maybe this would be a better idea than you having to get max and a plugin that you're not even sure you need.

edit : i use something like sinbads texture, infused with squares, when im doing by-pixel adjustments of graphics on my map. it can defenitely work, i used to use something like this on 3d models before i discovered the handy max plugin, but i'd say texporter works better in the long run

I have max. It's where the screen pic comes from. Link to texporter?

[KaiserJ]

http://www.cuneytozdas.com/software/3dsmax/

its the third from the top (idk what max version you have)

happy texturing! the uvmap looks very nicely assembled btw; i am jealous.

[Guessmyname]

Gah. I have 2010. There be no texporter for 2010!

(I've actually tried it before... but it crashed Max, because it's for an older version -_-)