psyclopse:advanced earthquake generator-WIP

[jawahar]

UPDATED MESSAGE:
for those who dont want to browze through the WIP,you can view the updated set of renders here:

i saw this wacom artwork at another forum and decided to model something along the same lines.
the storyboard concept is mine:
STORY BOARD:
time period: late 25th century(post aplocalyptic period)

background story:all life support is obsolete.people no longer live on earth due to unsuitable atmospheric conditions and hazardous natural phenomenon.

psyclopse-advanced earthquake generator prototype:is an advanced earthquake generator.hydraulics based/uses water resources to initiate kinetic/mechanical energy for generating food resources and oxygen necessary for surival of the residents of the megacity that it holds.the main engine is hydraulics based and rests below the main body/hull.
this is what i have so far,
thx for taking the time
http://www.portfolios.com/Pics/jawahar/jawahar_13_p.JPG



http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/364.jpg

[jawahar]

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[jawahar]

hopefull this might explain what i am trying to model.
comments appreciated.

[jawahar]

any comments will be very helpful guys.
thx

[Jyncus]

Wait..are you from somethingleet forums?
:p

[Jyncus]

mmmm..is that just a sky map used for the environment in the first pic?
I love the coloring and mood the sky creates in the scene.. Very nice! And pretty incredible detail on the tank!

Nice work. :D

[jawahar]

thx for the comment jyncus,yeah i post my stuff there sometimes,no constructive feedback there anymore.
started working on the mechanical generator inside the tank,still a long way to go...
any comments appreciated
thx for taking the time

[Jyncus]

Heh I know what you mean..the 3D section on somethingleet stays pretty dead. =/
Anyhow, I'd be interested in hearing what kinda methods you used for that mechanical generator section - heh I always have a real hard time with mechanical modeling. - err, specifically the "joint" areas you know.

Looking awesome so far! :cool:

[jawahar]

ths for the comment jyncus.i am pretty much sticking tostandard/basic objects,box modeling some of the other details,the concept is pretty much in my mind still.:) because the scale of this thing in real world will be colossal,so i will have to texture in a lot of detail too.:)

[Dire Wolf]

I assume this tank is HUGE, since it is carrying a city on its back. I think you need to add some reference objects in your first scene (or your final scene) to give it some scale.

Maybe some burnt out trees, or even better building ruins.

[Jazzy]

I think it's a great start, so well done :D

The piston looks a bit like a leg, so maybe the tanks could transform into huge robots ? hehe .... just kidding.

Seriously though, everything looks nice and clean and well constructed so far. I'll be looking forward to some updates so good luck with the rest of the work.

[jawahar]

thanks forthe comments.
jazzy:thats exactly what i am trying to do here ...refer tothe concept render for what i have in mind:D
comments appreciated guys,will update soon

[jawahar]

working on the lower part of the insidesof the tank.comments appreciated.
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/319.jpg

[Jyncus]

I must have that skymap!!
AHHHH!!!

Haha very nice. :D

[sarN]

very cool :D

[novoAlias]

me thinks sky map comes with 3dsmax?? might be wrong... nice idea, i lyk. maybe make some kind of sonic generator for the earthquakes, with natural frequency discharge :p

[jawahar]

thanks for the comment sarn.
updated last post.
comments appreciated

[jawahar]

thx for the comment black wolf,
you are right ,its just a default sky map.:D
still focusing on the modeling.
comments appreciated.
thx
edit: black wolf ,can u point me to some ref pics for a sonic generator.
thx man

[novoAlias]

lol ok ill look for sum concept ideas for ya man :D

//edit// nope, cant find ne so heres the basic ideas, one: a pole/drill that sticks into the ground and vibrates at natural frequency (And disturbs magma) to create earthquakes, giant speakers.. i dunno e)(plosives? a giant crystal that creates sonic waves when a lazer or sumthing hits it ?

[jawahar]

lol,thx for the feedback dude.:D
i found some.
any other comments/feedback appreciated

[LittleJohn]

Thats one heavy ``mother`` mate.:):) I guess that when this monster moves, the earth will treble...So what the point of having an earthquake generator on it.:p:p:p...Great work, i really love it...
Thumbs up...

[Dire Wolf]

I am a tad confused on the concept.

This machine generates earthquakes? For oxygen and food? How does it get oxygen etc. from an earthquake?

Or do I have it backwards, the machine uses the energy from earthquakes. Then uses that energy to produce food and oxygen for the city.

[jawahar]

thanks for the comments.
dire wolf:the vehicle derives heat energy that the core releases when an earthquake is created and water from the surface and then transforms that energy using a solar generator into water and oxygen for survival.:)
i am modeling the core/solar generator right now
will post updates soon.
comments appreciated
thx for taking the time
jd

[jawahar]

putting the whole thing together.still working on the area underneath the top half and the front of the vehicle,lights,radar,generator core ad a lot of other minor details need to be added before i can get to the textures.hopefulyy 75%completed so far.
any comments appreciated.
thx for taking the time


http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/portfolio_renders/tyu%20copy.jpg

[Gerbilho]

Great!!!!! It has legs!

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback,hopefully the animation will explain the mechanics of the movement of the legs one i am done modeling this...
comments appreciated
thx for taking the time

[Daniel]

sweet, I love the concept and the detail is amazing. Will check in again for updates.

[sarN]

awesome
look sunbelievably powerful :D

[jawahar]

thx for the comments so far guys.decided to rework the concept a bit more,the legs dont really seem to hold much gravitational force to be able to generate an earthquake so i changed the setup a bit.
still modeling the suspension below the main hull and the generator core that will go inside the vehicle along with the interior,also have to add lights and navigation system(radar).

please leave any suggestions/refernces about a cityscape to add to the environment.
thx for taking the time
image update on next page,thx

[Jyncus]

Whoa..nice!
Is that Greeble plugin that you used for the tower structures?

Heh your idea is really starting to come together for me now.. Cant wait to see that thing modeled, textured, and animated!

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback jyncus.the buildings were modeled without greeble.still a lot left to model before i can get cracking on the textures.
comments appreciated,
thx guys :)

p:s any suggestions/refernces about a cityscape to add to the environment.?
thx for taking the time.

[XLNT 3d]

Wow! Hey, who gets to drive this thing?

What happens if you throw a tread or something else breaks outside this beast? Are there gonna be little R2-D2's or is there going to be some kind of mek for mechanics?

Might be interesting if there were some forward scouts or something.

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback xlnt,
i am going to model the interior soon.
still stuck on the suspension and the engine.
its a vehicle from the post apocalyptic period ,so there is no sustainable life on the surface anymore,the megacity on the top holds the population of the existing human race.
read the storyboard,then it will be more clear to you.and your ideas are very much appreciated,thanks
keep the feedback coming guys,improvisation is my aim for this project
thx

[XLNT 3d]

The storyboard states that "people no longer live on earth ", but they live on this "megacity". That was a little confusing. No sustainable life on the surface makes sense tho.

I'm not trying to break your balls, but things break and experience wear and tear, especially in extreme conditions. I was just curious on the maintenance of this bad mama jama.

BTW it is a cool model and excellent modeling skills.

[jawahar]

XLNT 3d: sorry for the grammatical errors on the storyboard,i will fix that:p
yeah ,i havent really thought much about the maintainence of this vehicle yet,using droids would be very cool concept indeed.
and thanks for the comment :) .
p:s:any references /suggestions for a semi-futuristic/apocalyptic cityscape most appreciated.
will post updates soon.
thx for taking the time.

[jawahar]

little update.

http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/reelrenders/pospass1%20copy.jpg

[Jazzy]

good god ..... that thing's huge :eek:

I thought the whole thing was just on one set of tracks, i didn't realise that was just one side .... and that there would be another set of tracks aswell !!!

I t's a great piece of modelling and i can't wait to see it finished, how much more do you have to do in terms of actual construction ? I would assume there is alot of detailing to do, but i'm just wondering how much bigger this thing will get ? :haha:

Good luck with the rest of it and keep us updated :D

[jawahar]

halfway through the suspension and the engine.
comments appreciated.
thanks for taking the time.

http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/reelrenders/suspy.jpg

[jawahar]

updated last post.
comments appreciated,
thanks

[jawahar]

added a motor,some more components left,then tis almost ready to go underneath the main hull.
comments appreciated
thx

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/323.jpg

[anorris]

Wow!!! That thing is HUGE, and very well modeled, I like it a lot. I would add some mechanical arms or something of that sort to do minor repairs (think NASA shuttle arm), and definately some sort of robotic machine to do bigger things. This looks very cool! Nice work :)

[jawahar]

thx fro the comment anorris.
yeah i am still stuck on the engine.only 50% modeled so far :(
then i will probably add mechanical arms as well.
feedback appreciated guys.
tell me what to add and what not to!!
thx for taking the time.

[jawahar]

not too much of an update ,just putting together the mechanics of the lower half.
sorry for not being able to update regulary,just got back to working on it in a while.
will keep updated.
comments appreciated
thanks for taking the time

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/324.jpg

[SAPPER POPOV]

really impressionant !!!

[keescopyright]

you have too much free time on your hands...

[olympus]

wow, that is complex, love the tread/track

[jawahar]

thx for the comments so far gys,
started working on the main engine,about 20% modeled so far.
looong way to go...:D
feedback appreciated
thanks for taking the time

[novoAlias]

yup i definitely think u have too much free time on your hands!, nice work tho but i think in real life it would move so slowly u culdnt see it move (even tho to scale that migh be 20 km/h :p)

[jawahar]

black wolf:thanks for the comment.i WISH i had free time man,i would have been atleast half way through thid project already :D
yes ,you are right it will move slowly,but its about the size of a city ,so its acceptable fo it to move like that i guess.

[spydergut]

I am speechless! This is an amazing model and concept. I have been waiting for someone to create something in this type of sci-fi vein.
As for a cityscape idea, how about something similar to the ruined Tokyo city in Akira? You could even go all out and either model or do a matte painting of the huge Neo-Tokyo cityscape and then degrade it and make it look as if it has been destroyed by nuclear war, etc.
I will keep a close eye on this thread as I am utterly excited to see the end result. Keep chuggin on this one!

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback spydergut,
little update on the main engine

http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/portfolio_renders/mhmh%20copy.jpg

[jawahar]

and the overall suspension and engine subcomponents.
slowly getting complex now...

http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/portfolio_renders//jhh%20copy.jpg

[Johny]

your attention to detail is amazing !!!!


great model :O keep it up :D

[jawahar]

glad you liked it,will update soon
thx

[ross_coe]

Wow!!! GREAT WORK!!! :D
Thats a crazy amount of detail in there :) think my head would have exploded by now :p

[mvotre]

wow dude!! thats amazing:eek:
but how you will show the engine and suspension? (sorry if you have already talked about it :) ) by the way, you could make that my-motor-sliced-in-the-half stuff....

PS: how many polys right now???

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback guys,i think i lost a count of the polys in the complete model ,as i have divided the max files into components.i will surely post the poly count when i put the whole model together:o
mvotre:i am planning to show the suspension and the engine in the same my-motor-sliced-in-the-half stuff.... kind of way,
and then the deatils will eventually be visible when i animate it doing its thing...:D

keep the feedback coming guys ,makes me want to work harder
thx guys.

[Infex]

Looking good :), id just like to make a nerdy comment thogh, your tracks on the main body would be crushed by those wheels, the inner groove needs to slot the tracks in to push them down, if you take a look at my Scimitar tank http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12001
youll notice what I mean. Other than that little point it looks f*cking awesome :)

[jawahar]

yes i notice that now:o
thanks a lot for the feedback dude,
i will get back to fixing this as soon as i finish the mech-arms
thanks again
:)

[Infex]

np

[jawahar]

started working on the mech-arms
will post closeups and description of the components soon
comments and feedback appreciated
thanks guys

http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~jsbhatti/reelrenders/arms%20copy.jpg

[jawahar]

bump.any feedback guys?
:o

[Infex]

I want your PC lol. Looking good still mate however this (see attachment) i think needs to be sharpened a bit, looks to "melted plastic"

[Gl2eEn]

nice work there :D, very nice deatailing though

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback guys
infex: yeah i think i need a champhered edge there,will fix that.
thx again
:)

[Kjetil]

What software are you using?
Great work, man.

[jawahar]

thx for the comment dude.
software:max 5,
cant wait to upgrade to 6...

[jawahar]

guys i need some help here...
can anybody point me towards refernce/suggest some ideas for a headlights/light system for this model.
your help is much appreciated
thx for taking the time.
jd

[p0lym0rph]

verry nice and detailled work dude,for the ligthing,try raytracing?
(sorry for my english)

[legato]

use a spotlight that can point in all directions and also a big set of lights on the front...

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback guys,i think u misunderstood my question a little bit,i am looking for refernce pics of tank headlights or something like that.thanks for taking the time anyway.
comments/feedback appreciated
thx again

[jawahar]

finally back to the project.would love to add the interior and stuff but i think i will start putting together everything and get started on the texturing now.the arms and the tank along with the engine and the suspension added to the model,the top part is still left.
comments appreciated
p:s :this is not a render,just a bunch of max screenshots
thx for taking the time
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/340.jpg

[jawahar]

no feedback guys ?:(

[dave3d]

HOLY ****! :eek:

That's very very nice dude

Keep em coming :)

[Pawz]

The mechanics are very nice.. The problem I see is that the city that this thing is supposed to support is a couple boxes on very detailed treads...

I guess you'll want to get the earthquake generator bit out of the way first, but if you aren't planning on it currently, I'd suggest making the city parts LOOK like a city.. like with transportation areas, greenhouses, police, etc etc. Sorta like imagine someone started playing SimCity on top of your Syclopse :)

[novoAlias]

wow! wats those things on the front? i assume they r earth quake generators

[Daniel]

amazing detail man, I love this project. You've got quite the imagination. Lookin forward to textures, should be hell, lol.

ps. May I ask how you've gotten such nice renders? I'm assuming your using Maya, it looks like the workspace. Just wonderin about your settings, i can never get it to look that nice.

[scott99]

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that would kill my computer bring it back alive and kill it again with that many polygons..... very detailed, i want your computer, give me give me give me LOL

cant wait to see this baby materialized :D

[oompa_loompa]

::drool::

very very nice


I love this project as well ... makes me want to make some more wires. lol

:-p

Keep em commin ... I wanna see some textures!

[xXx]

Cool atuff! I'd suggest you to build up some more supporting utilities at the base and connections, in order that these 2 gagantic machine arms can stand on their weight. I feel the bars at the lower part of the arms are too thin...

[jawahar]

thx a lot for the feedback guys
thx for the comments dave 3d,daniel B,scott 999 and oompa_loompa

DanielB:i am using max 5 for the model, the renders are just plain Gi renders from brazil,with one omni light.

Paws:you are right,i need to add more detail to the city,right now itsa bunch of boxes with some bump maps on it,i am looking for some refernce for futuristic cityscapes but cant seem to find any good ones yet.please suggest some ideas/concepts if possible.

Black Wolf:yes that is the earthquake generator mechanism you are looking at,

XXX:the arms still need to be attached to the suspension/engine subcomponent,i am still sketching out the rough shape of how they would be connected,
will update soon

updated message:for those who dont want to go through the entire WIP,u can see the updated set of assorted renders here and on the first page:
thx for taking the time

thx again

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/345.jpg

[Bullseyepimp]

This is unbelieveable. Can you tell us the poly count or did you lose count? :)

[jawahar]

thx for the comment Bullseyepimp, i lost a count of polys as i was working on the components in seperate max files but i will put everythng together as soon as i finish assembling with the interior.will post the polycount then.:p
will update soon :)
thx for taking the time.

[1001 Jedi Night]

That is one helluva messy machine! This is a good thing, it's nice and complex :)

[sarN]

holy crap, this thing is incredible
not much to say, but it looks badass and powerful :D
awesome work!

[jawahar]

thank you guys ,really glad you like it so far.
any ideas on what to proceed with /feedback for a cityscape most appreciated .
thank you again for taking the time.

[Pawz]

A couple of things that spring to mind after looking at the construction of the treads/ engine.

1. You need 7 axles, not just 2. The 2 you have there look pretty flimsy to hold all that weight :) Alternatively, you have the original 'city' parts directly over the dual treads. Perhaps you could split the treads just a bit more and put down supporting pillars underneath each city section. That way the weight can be transfered straight down to the treads from above, instead of through the axles.

2. City stuff - I just went looking for pictures of arcologies - I figured that 'giant, self-contained cities' was what you were looking for ;). Admittedly you'll have to use your imagination, but perhaps the attached image will help. Think green spaces in domes, transit tubes, etc. I believe the primary transport would be on foot.

3. Last thing - what's the scale of this thing? How big compared to a person?

[novoAlias]

i think one segment of that tread flat would be about an 8 story building big, it looks like your going to need some seriously powerful hardware to do ne detial from a human perspective... but wow..just wow that things amazing, do it justice and make an animation, heres a few ideas, just seeing it in motion sould be impressive but why not have the camera follow some sort of ship docking etc.. i assume theres some sort of hangar etc in there? seeing it at a distance and getting bigger and bigger would be impressive to say the least :D hate to figure out the scales for a thing like that tho :p. also a biodome thing like that thing from the sims would be interesting, a rainforest type thing in a glass dome type other thing (complete with weather) would pretty much guarantee this a place in any 3d gallery IMHO :D:p and a nice landscape would be nice i wuld suggest more than one in the same scene but im not sure if any computer could handle that :roll:

sorry to type so much random stuff.. im winding down from the english exam.. plus too many ideas- ask if u want more!!! :p

[SteelViruZ]

Massive, theyr gonna need to add a special "Jaw-Dropping" smiley just for the end of you work ;)

Good Luck

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback Paws,BlackWolf and SteelViruZ.
Paws:i agree that the connection around the suspension and the treads has to be stronger.it needs 7 axels to connect to the treads,i will update the progreess on that sub comp soon.thanks a lot for the refernce pics for the city.
the real scale of the object with relation to human proportion would be a little out of comparison,like Black wolf mentioned,the height of one tread would probably be equal to 5-6 storeyed building,the challange for me at the moment is to optimize poly count and still portray a sense of huge scale.i al thinking of modeling all details for a city but at the same time confused whether i should just use textures for the buildings.

blackwolf: thanks for the ideas on the animation,i will surely animate this thing,i think putting the environment and the vehicle together and rendering with the animation would be quite impossible ,so i will end up composing the entire animaton with the effects in seperate passes and then composite in combustion with particle effects and enhanced dof.yeah,i hope it makes some 3d galleries too :)
thanks for the feedback everyone.

[jawahar]

message deleted:sorry for the double post

[oompa_loompa]

:drool:

[j_mac]

alright so i'm still in Aw of this, but i think ive pulled it together enough to give some input on that problem you mentioned.

SO the pins/drive shafts/ whatever they are (TOP RED) look to briddle and theres no chace of it holding up the engine. They connect at tred (TOP ARROW BLUE).

"TO ME" your going to have to add more (BOTTOM BLUE) inorder to drive the HEAVY looking treds. Space will be an issue... Some how connecting the two new pins (RED ARROW BOTTOM) via an extention of the block (BLUE ARROW BOTTOM) that the orginal pins are connected to should give the feeling that it will infact hold the weight of the engine...

I dunno if this jibberish helped yeah any ... i hope so.

later bro.

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback jeff,i think i understand what u mean ,i am reworking that part,will post again
thx for taking the time.

[LittleJohn]

God damnnnn mannnn!!! Are you ever gonna stop adding detail on this ``motha``???:):):) Simply huge as a concept and huge as a model...Brilliant work mate,,,just great great...:):)

Ps. I think that you`re running large ,at about 10-15 million poly`s by now!!! :O:O :P:P

Ps. How many hours have you spent , so far?

[jawahar]

thx for the comment littlejohn.yes i think i am around that polycount with the complete model.been working on it on and off for around 4 weeks now,maybe around 50-60 hours to be honest,the concept sketching and the research takes longer.:)

[novoAlias]

wat is the point you are trying to make entangle? i know for a fact that booleans and primitives dont meshsmooth ;) how is that engine made with booleans? btw ive been dying to see a wireframe :p

[Bjod]

Hello there.

Quite an impressive project, would be awesome to see it animated.
I also think that the belts need to be better supported, and I think the axle ends should be completly straight. As it is now it would cause a "bobbing" (not sure about the word) motion when turning the axles. Compare to a pair of bicycle pedals.

Keep up the good work!

-Bjod:D

[jawahar]

thanks for the comments bjod,blackwolf and entangle.
entangle:wow man,thanks for that quick lesson in modeling,i will keep it in mind next time.:D :D :D
p:s : nearly nothing on it is a primitive except for the obvious hose object,i wouldnt model that wihen its already there.an intellegent modeler will not create things that are already set as default now would he..
black wolf :wireframe in the next posts.:p

[3dway]

I have to agree with the "flimsy" comments. Not so much flimsy, as just not as beefy as we instinctively suspect.

http://www.eyesonthecape.com/Shuttle%20pictures/Crawler_Transporter.jpg

Have you looked for pictures of this thing. This the crawler that carries the space shuttle to the launch pad.

You might notice that this thing is starting to look more like the structure of buildings than vehicles. Gusset plates, stiffeners, cross bracing....etc. Hydrolic rams instead of coil over shocks. Now I think a nice blend of the two looks, like you seem to be doing, will be great sci-fi. But keep in mind that perception is relative. Even way out there sci-fi stuff has to have real world references for us to "want to" believe it.

[jawahar]

3dway :thanks for the reference ,i had been looking for some refernce like that too, i see the way the treads support the upper body,will update on that part soon.
heres a few wireframes,will post more soon.

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/349.jpg

[SNap]

Very nice but by the time you will finish this your computer will probably blow up. :D

[jawahar]

hehe,i hope not ,really whant to finish this :D ...
some wires on the engine

[jawahar]

some more wires,will render some for the arms and post soon.:p

[RickStefani]

Sometime you are going to have to stop adding detail and start to texture. May god have mersy on your soul. Awsome work. I do look forward to seeing it. That is the part I hate to do. Mostly the UV mapping. I like to paint.


I love the original drawing and now the twist you put on it. Are you going to have it on an edge of a sink hole with the waterfalling like the original?

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback rickstefani
just a few minor issues with the suspension and i am off to texturing,i hate it too :p .
i am planning on compositing the vehicle with a matte painting of a cityscape or modeling an environment with a post apocalyptic ruins of a cityscape.
some wires of the arm,will post the wireframe detail on the actual generator core soon...
thx for the comments so far

[jawahar]

i promise not to bore you with any more wireframes,last one for the time being :o :p ,
some mixed bump/wireframe details.
will post updates soon.
thx

[novoAlias]

sweet!, i think that really would kill mi computer:p

[jawahar]

thx for the comment blackwolf,the mesh iterations were cranked up in the previous renders,i turn them off in viewport while working,also getting rid of grouped objects and attaching comps together at the moment,thats saves a lot of disk space,hopefully everything will come together without causing much trouble.:D

[RickStefani]

I am sorry if I missed it but what sofware are you using?

[jawahar]

rick stefani:software 3d max 5

[xXx]

:D would like to suggest a few modifications to these parts as indicated...cuz they look like mechanically unfunctional... these sprints are not yet supporting anything, am i right:???: Looking Great Overall!

[neo_mosher_zion]

i seen a mistake!! it took much a lookin and gandering, but i spotted one.
>theres a tread that is a little angled off.

how is your computer handiling this!!!!
LOL
what is it like PentiumXXVIII... 128gig ram... 256GHz

[neo_mosher_zion]

heres an older picture from the 1st pg

[jawahar]

:ugh:,yeah is see that ,this model is slowly killing me...will fix it :mad:
xxx:i am still working on that part where the axles connect to the treads
thx for the feedback guys

[j_mac]

hmm? could the bulk of it be at ... oh i dont know.. SENECA?

my computer is having a hard time just opening the piuctures hahaha

[jawahar]

nah its all at home,the assembly and compositing will be at seneca.:D

[j_mac]

I’d just like to reiterate what I’ve said many times before..

your in(goddamn)sane

[novoAlias]

Originally posted by entangle
Oh, and keep your smug comments to yourself.

here, have a banana :dance:

were are the updates?:halo:

[Daniel]

damn dude, I can't believe the ammount of detail. I was working on a mechanical device myself, nowhere near your ammount of detail and it was already laggings, and I have a very good computer. Yours must be a nasa computer with a very cool room next to it which houses all it's harddrives and processors!:D

[Drew Carey]

I agree, the amount of detail is pretty crazy.
Can I see a concept of the machine? It really intrigues me to see how this all comes together...

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback guys.
Blackwolf:sorry for the delay in updates.:o ,decided to take a day off and think about the project..working on the engine/susp component.will update tomorrow.

DanielB:my computer is pretty basic in configuration,i think file management and compositing will be a major factor in the later stages.

Drew Carey:this was the initial concept i was inspired by:http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/3341581/.
a lot of doodling and rough sketching on paper napkins and sketchpads is yielding the project,will scan some of them in soon.:o
thx for the support so far guys,appreciate that,:)
thx for taking the time

[lateott_156]

Hmmm, great model, but it looks as light as a feather, maybe you could have made it look a little bit heavier? ;) jk :P

seriously, this thing is SO awsome!! incredible details! My hat goes off to you and I bow to your feet.. you are the master :D

super job!

[claWda]

...this is sick, I saw a guy at cgtalk model all the parts of a ferrari enzo and I thought he was crazy but lol compared to this, that is nothing...looks great man, will you render the final thing in layers? just out of curiousity, what's the TOTAL polycount?

[jawahar]

thanks for the comments guys.
claWda:thanks for the comment.havent put everything together yet,but the engine as of now reads at .97 mil polys.
some updates on the engine,figured the motor and the engine need some external casing to shield against weather conditions or earthquake generating impact,will update more soon.
comments appreciated
thx for taking the time.
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/354.jpg

[novoAlias]

umm whos gonna drive this thing?

[jawahar]

been thinking about it for a while now,i think the vehicle will have self sufficient driving mechanics or something along those lines.or i might end up modeling a character of some kind at a later stage.:p

[novoAlias]

heh, nice the enigmatic captain:D , also u wuld need some kind of radar and depth mechanics or sumthin, heres an idea- do a scene with it in the ocean somewere, even underwater? that would be amazing:cool:

[xXx]

transparent roofing is a good try. well... i'd remind you often exhibit colossol scenario in mind..:) i feel kinda 'smaller' here though.. keep up man. here is the PUSH!

[jawahar]

thx forthe feedback black wolf:guess i better get the model out of the way before working on the rest,looong way to go...:D

thx for the feedback xxx,the transparent look is only to show the detail "inside" the shield/outer covering,the motor will be visible only if the model is split in half ;) ,just wanted to show the hidden detail.
will update soon.
thx for taking the time

[Gerbilho]

Every and each of your work posted in this forum amazes me, by its quality and detail. You are truly good at what you do.

[Daniel]

insane, lol

[jawahar]

thx fro the comments gerbliho,and danielb.glad you like my work posted here.:)
modeling some more new details for the connection where the arms and the engine meet.:D
will update soon.

[novoAlias]

been hearing you is having trouble with entangle?

ignore him, hes just a random and he doesnt really mean it ;)
:halo:

[jawahar]

yeah,after thinkin about it for a while,his cheap comment about me not being able to model a goddamn car was motivation to say the least :eek: ;)

[novoAlias]

good stuff
cheers

[USED]

jawahar

this post/model makes my brain blead. It is just great. Also that is great thinking, your making a massive system with, in theroy working and funcitiong parts, that is a great mind at work. Good luck I want to see this thing finished.... keep us posted

[jawahar]

ty ,USED,updates soon

[Bracer]

I Think Theres Something Wrong With Me Because err................................... Its.............err.....................Nice Work............But.....It Doesn't Look Big, Well, I Just Don't Feel Its Big....Its Like Small, Maybe Just Two Of My Room, The City On Top Looks Like Toys........No Offence.

The Major Thing Is The Wheel, Its Just Look Too.........Normal Size.

[Wishkah]

You're a f***ing lunatic =P Unbelieveable.

[jawahar]

thx for thefeedback bracer and wishkah
bracer:the city will be remodeled becasue the first sequence of the animation will start from WITHIN the city ,so dont worry about it :D
also with the wheels ,can you be more specific.
anybody else find it ...............errr.........small :roll: :D
p:s dont forget ,i havent done a human scale comparison in any of the renders yet ,also the camera angle isnt dramatic and low,so that might make a difference as well.

[jawahar]

some more updates on the engine.Really sorry for not being able to update regularly,been moving over to a new house this week,so i will try to update as often as i can till i get a connection in my room.
will update on the suspension and the connection between the arms and the engine hold next.
p:s : i have also updated the model chart on the first page nd here
your comments are most appreciated.
thx for taking the time.

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/356.jpg

[jawahar]

sorry for the double post

[jawahar]

updated model chart below...

[Th3 ProphetMan]

you should desing things for films... like terminator or matrix type of films... damn, it's all so incredibly detailed!! :)

[jawahar]

thx for the encouraging words prophetman,i hope it gets me somewhere :) .
comments/feedback most appreciated

[jawahar]

some more updates ,repositioning the arms .i think horizontal leverage of the upper arm seem more physically convincing considering the size of the vehicle.
your feedback is appreciated
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/362.jpg

[jawahar]

back 3/4.
hope you like...
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/363.jpg

[jawahar]

and the updated model chart can be viewed here.

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/364.jpg

[Kujoe]

wow .great work man ,great work:)

[jawahar]

ty kujoe,no more comments :( ,really took a while to render those. :p

[novoAlias]

heh, it looks really great now, i like the detail, dont stop now ;)

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback black wolf.:)
In the last render ,u might have noticed that i changed the alignment of the arms to horizontal leverage rather than keeping them vertical,i think it justifies the scale of the model.
suggestions on whether to stick to the current settings most aprpeciated,i think it will make a major effect on the mechanics during the final animation.
thx guys.

[Dire Wolf]

I have never been too conviced on the theory behind your model. I just cant picture how it would ever work. :D

But I can not say anything about your modelling very nice, detailed work.:D

[jawahar]

dire wolf:thx for the feedback.i was thinking about the animation even before i started sketching out my thoughts on paper.the model is completely animatable as you may see the chronological breakdown of the animation sequence with respect to time.

sorry for the inconsitency in updating,havent yet got an internet connection at home :grr: ,so i will update soon.

p:s:the breakdown chart depicts the animation sequence in chronological order of time from 1-5

http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/366.jpg

[SNap]

Can't figure out how this will work. :???:

Waiting to see the finished thing.

[jawahar]

the animation sequnce is nothing but rotation controllers moving the arms in chronological sequence 1-5,as depicted on the animation breakdown chart,the directional arrows depict the axis and direction of rotation,will post an animated gif soon.:)

[SNap]

I figured that but for example, why is there the glass thing?

[jawahar]

i just lowered the opactiy to 50% to show the detail within the engine case,will texture it after the model is done :)
just some more renders to keep the thread alive

[novoAlias]

nice, cant wait :D

[jawahar]

just some more orthogonal views to keep the thread alive.
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/371.jpg
and the updated model chart:
http://www.proximaproject.com/submissions/images/372.jpg

[lcrssguy]

Wow, great detail. Looks great, but I've seen the arms, I've seen the legs, and I've seen the big main thing (I think its the megacity), but I wanna see them all together. Or are they? It might just be me but I cant seem to find the arms in the picture with the megacity. Keep up the good work! What program do you use?

[Eira30]

Very nice work. You have put a lot of detail into it and it pays off. Do you have a rendered version in an environment? How did you do the half wireframe to render pic in the first post? Anyways, good work.

Kelly

[mattdude]

not gonna read all 11 pages but did you get this from deviant art? i think i saw the peice...

-matt

[Aichi-Val]

!~HOLY~! poop ona stick:p . Im speachless:eek:

[jawahar]

thx for the feedback guys.been offline and off max for almost a month now :( :hmm: .hope to get back to work on it now,will post updates soon.
mattdude:yeah,the artwork was inspired from a wacom drawing i saw on something leet forums,its still on the front page there i guess.

Eira30:the model is hopefully complete after some more work then i wil model the environment,will keep you update on this.

lcrssguy:thx forthe feedback,i havent put together the entire model yet,thats why the model chart looks incomplete still .:p.software:max5
BTW,wish you all a happy and prosperous new year. thx for taking the time

[novoAlias]

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D !UPDATE!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[jawahar]

hey blackwolf,whats goin on bro.:D
yup ,now that i fixed my comp,will post the new updates very soon.
cheers

[Hu_skll]

wohoooooo.....u rock man :D.... great concept an modelling. Wish i could do something like that.

[jawahar]

thx for the comment hu_skll.i have to finish all these projects as soon as possible so i can get to making new ones,will update when i get back to workin on it :) :) :D :D
ps: uploaded learger pics on the first page .hope you like.:)

[essencedesign]

Just madness in those models!!!!!:D :D

[jawahar]

tx essence :D ;)
getting back to this soon...

[JHarford]

Great work man :D .
i love this project
lots of detail , and great design. hope to see this finished one day

[jawahar]

thx joey,i will finish this :):p

[Phynius Gauge]

Hey jawahar, I've got to give you props on all your WIP's. Your a freakin' madman (and I mean that lovingly :cool: ). Seriously though, the levels of detail in your projects are incredible :).

[jawahar]

tx phynius ;) :D

[jawahar]

tx for the supprt guys,i have started texturing some parts of the model,will update soon.
tx

[dhruvsm]

heh heh....i'm breatless........:cool:

[jawahar]

tx dhruv :D

[Cyrenn]

How many hours is put into this model. I love the amount of detail. I should go back and read the thread.

From the looks of all your links. Your quite the work horse.

Good Hussle.

[Holo]

I must say Jawahar, Im totally impressed by your work.

and the fact that youve got so many other projects on the go at the same time only further impresses me.

Keep up the good work.

[jawahar]

tx for the encouragement holo :)

[beach]

this thing is amazing, i cannot wait to see it operate. i'm having a hard time getting a full 100% grasp of it though, could you put something to the side... maybe a house... so i can check out the scale?

again, awesome work, and your attention to detail is what keeps me interested.

[jawahar]

tx beach,i cannot wait to put it together either..the approximate height of one person is about the size of one tread on the tank,will post a pic soon.:) :) :D

[beach]

gotcha, that helps. what kind of fuel does it burn?

[jawahar]

beach:hi, its water based hydraulics engine initiates kinetic energy/mechanical energy.please refer to the 7th pic on the first page,it has the description.:)

[beach]

gotcha. low speed, high torque :)

[jawahar]

yes ,something along those lines...:) :D .thanks for your continuing support
:)

[Segreto]

very nice. i like the insane detail you put into this

[faiman]

man that's n awsome details whoofy the work ur doing is amazing. Very nice concept, waiting to see the final image and specially the texturin part will be very..................... u know wht dots mean ;)

Lovely work.

[jawahar]

:) .thanks for your comments
Segreto:thanks ,your mech is very nice too :D :D
Faiman:thanks,I am going to get working on this project as i soon as i finish a couple of my current projects :D :)

[inspired]

hey man! i know you ve heard it sooo many times, and i have said it so many times before in other threads, but you really really really are so good at 3d modelling... its just so amazing how many detail you put in your models! you really are an example for alot of ppl who are learning 3d! your dedication for your work really inspires me! thanks for that!


and about the model, it is so cool. The concept is really nice! at first i really didnt get how it would turn out, but since it is shaping up now, i get the idea! and i love it. But your modeling is truly great! i just cant find the right words to say how cool this model is! and not just the concept, but also the big amount of detail you put onto it!

man, keep going! you really are one of the best!

[jawahar]

thanks for the inspiring words man ;) :)
i will probably rework this project a bit and get to some detailed texturing soon.i have to! , stay tuned.

[jawahar]

just thought i'd drop by and keep you updated on the progress.i am creating some animations to show how the engine mechanics work.pics soon...:D