SMC M#04 - TNTxGRAVE - RSD-X-0n3 [Archive]

TNTxGRAVE

02-02-2010, 07:51 PM

I kinda have a clue which direction to go. I have only tried speed modeling a few times and figured why not try a competition. Originally i was going to do a spider based drill and realized IF that's my first thought then a lot of people will be doing that. So I decided to base my design on reality and see what type of construction machines are drills. Here's some that caught my attention. I now plan on basing my design after these modes and instead of doing a standard DRILL i chose to go with the Tri-Cog-ish looking drill.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/Untitled-2-10.png

And here is my WIP
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a1-2.png

Psycho Mantis

02-02-2010, 07:54 PM

why is the track distorted?

hammering3D

02-02-2010, 07:56 PM

Very nice, I have these references in my reference folder but I did't dare to chose such complex one and I go for an simple one, but after we finish them we can open a construction yard :D

U start the modeling so good, so many details and clean mesh.

TNTxGRAVE

02-02-2010, 08:05 PM

Pycho Mantis: I was going for more of a Rubber/Pliable material for the treads. So its can stretch and contract. Since this thing is on ice I figured most metals would make the machine too heavy and case it to fall through thin layers of ice. However if you have any suggestions, I am always all ears.

Hammering3D: Why not challenge yourself. The way i see it, I look at a machine and if i think to myself, there's no way I can model that in 240mins. My first instinct is "what else has more detail, and is more complex". I like pushing myself beyond my limits.

hammering3D

02-02-2010, 08:11 PM

true, if I can model mine detailed is complex to, but not like this :D

After I see the details U put in the tracks and the mesh so clean, I can't wait to see more progress, since I love those big metal machine.

bakuryu06

02-02-2010, 08:15 PM

Good job. Good start. How many mintues so far :p

TNTxGRAVE

02-02-2010, 08:23 PM

CRAP!!! Damnit Tariq you had to be that guy. I didn't time myself but I know it wasn't more than half an hour. I began working on it when I started the new episode of Naruto Shippuuden, and was at this point by the time the episode was done. Needless to say I had to re-watch the episode because I didn't get to see ANY of it, I got sucked into modeling tank treads. I was in "the zone" man. All u see is a lot of modifiers and a lot of "Ctrl C" and "Ctrl V"

cup-o-noodles

02-02-2010, 09:00 PM

looks good :) hope you feel better :D

Rachel vd M

02-02-2010, 09:07 PM

haha, looks awesome, i thought of the tri-cone drill for my machine aswell, though it wouldn't look as good on such a TBM type drill

TNTxGRAVE

02-02-2010, 09:23 PM

bakuryu06

02-02-2010, 09:29 PM

cup-o-noodles: Thanx for getting me sick Hilduh. i kdd i kiddd. But yea theres some 24hrs flu thing going around.

Rachel: I also figured most of the entries will either display some sort of screw drill or laser beam. I enjoy taking the difficult route.

cup-o-noodles: Hi

TNTxGRAVE: 24hrs flu thing huh. Maybe every hour someone is getting sick. 24 people are going to GET SICK!!! WHERE IS JACK BAUER WHEN U NEED UM!!!

cup-o-noodles

03-02-2010, 01:05 AM

cup-o-noodles: Hi

TNTxGRAVE: 24hrs flu thing huh. Maybe every hour someone is getting sick. 24 people are going to GET SICK!!! WHERE IS JACK BAUER WHEN U NEED UM!!!

Turtle man (bakuryu06): hello

TNTxGrave: yea there really is 'cause today I was feeling all better :) Ashley V. is also sick :( But yea look forward to seeing the finished product! :D

TNTxGRAVE

03-02-2010, 03:46 AM

Hopefully I can finish the 240mins of modeling before the superbowl and give myself 2 weeks to texture. I only had time to model today because "cup-o-noodles" infected me at work yesterday with the h-virus and i had to take today off work. All day I've been battling a severe cold, constant head aches, a random twitchy eye, my girlfriend's unruly cat (thats in heat btw), and a dog named ninja ( i swear his name is ninja).

Add 20 more minutes.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a2-2.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a3-1.png

Edwiersma

03-02-2010, 08:46 AM

u said ad 20 minutes but what was ur time on the tracks only?

already looking great keep going :wave:

ClassicGamer-3DT

03-02-2010, 09:30 AM

Make sure you keep tabs on your time spent, get a docked stopwatch into your software of choice or a normal egg timer for half hour intervals. A few years back I lost track of my time when speed modelling and realised I'd spent nearly 3 hours on a 90 min SMC.

As for the creation so far it's looking really very good, nicely detailed and very well made. Looking forward to seeing the direction you take this.

Kind Regards

CG.

TNTxGRAVE

03-02-2010, 10:49 AM

Ahhhh yes the time bug...lol. I spent about a half hour on the treads. I made about 6 basic shaped pieces and did the ole add rivets and such technique. The majority of the time was spent adding edge loops for smoothing purposes. So all in all i am about 50 minutes into the model.

BAD!!! ClassicGamer (slaps wrist) you don't spend 3hrs on a 90minute model. Go sit in the corner and think about what you did...lol.
I'll be VERY careful not to do that.

Rachel vd M

03-02-2010, 10:54 AM

That looks absolutely awesome!

i am also curious on how you managed to model that quickly,
Could you maybe explain those awesome techniques, or is there a tutorial somewhere on the net that can describe your style?
Im looking to improve my skills over time :smug:

TNTxGRAVE

03-02-2010, 11:05 AM

I find it easy to model fast when you spend about 15minutes looking at your concept and actually model the part you want to work on in your head. Visualize every tool you will possibly use for each specific part. so when you get into 3d Max or whatever package you use, You wount waste time trying things, in a competition like this you HAVE to start modeling with a clear idea of what you want to do and HOW you will do it. And i also own about 120GB of tutorials and 200GB of reference photos.

Rachel vd M

03-02-2010, 01:14 PM

haha thx for the advice, im also gathering up on turorials, though because of school (how ironic) i havn't got time to study them ;)

TNTxGRAVE

03-02-2010, 01:35 PM

Rachel: Lol I graduated school about 7 months ago. To be honest, about 80% of what i know was learned through tutorials. So go buy as many Gnomon and digital tutors discs as you can afford. Find alll the 89326473674673472734 free 3d tutorials on the interwebs. Trust me it helps, but you have to watch them and study them.
btw, what school do you go to? I went to The Art Institute of Washington.

JAPO

03-02-2010, 01:55 PM

Well I dont lose track of time. But in two instances I picked objects that didnt fit in the time frame. I mean, who in the right set of mind chooses to create oboe in 60 minutes? :D

TNTxGRAVE

03-02-2010, 02:01 PM

An Oboe in 60mins?...you are crazy man.

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 07:15 AM

I found out my phone has a stop watch feature. So I put it to good use. These are the new additions i was able to make in 65mins. The main body is just the blocked out shapes. Most of my time was spent on the cockpit. I spent about 10mins box modeling it and wasnt happy with the results and then i realized how much of an idiot i was for not using planes, spline, and booleans to get the desired look. i was in a hurry to try and get as much of the overall piece blocked out. The ground is a simple Plane with a displace modifier and a height map. I spent quite a bit of time tweaking my materials and test rendering (hope that doesnt count). So far i have spent 115minutes modeling. I have burned almost half my time in 2 days and i still have SOOOOOOOOOOO much to do. *sigh* its depressing...lol. Its late i am off to bed.

Comments and Crits pls.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a5.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a4.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a6.png

hammering3D

04-02-2010, 07:20 AM

very impressive so far
good night :) it's 10:20 am here :D

bgen

04-02-2010, 07:26 AM

look ace - but where is the drill :) just kidding. it's coming along really nice.

Kiwicanta7

04-02-2010, 07:48 AM

Hey man,
It's looking great! As this is my first contest I'm not sure how close to the theme they try to keep things, but as you model your drill it mentioned drilling or being able to drill different sized holes. Not sure if they're sticking to this or not, but it looked as if you "may" be going for a one drill model.

I'm gonna have to pick your brain on some of those modeling techniques by the way:) Youtube is getting more scarce as I get into more specific and difficult things.

hammering3D

04-02-2010, 07:51 AM

it not said that it must drill different holes size, but that u can model any type of drill because they are many types that can drill many size of holes, so u can chose any of them.

ClassicGamer-3DT

04-02-2010, 09:01 AM

This is looking excellent........nice lighting too, keep it up :)

CG.

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 01:50 PM

Kiwicanta7: Feel free to send me a private message ANYTIME if you run into difficulties. As to your question about the drill bit. There are different types of drill bits and drill sizes out there. Its pretty much up to you to pick one or a combination of bits and sizes. I am choosing to stay away from the traditional "coil" drill, i am giving my machine a tri-cone drill bit. these bits are commonly used for drilling wells and used in the arctic for breaking through the ice. Tri-cone bits work best on hard formation rocks such as hard shale, calcites, mudstones, cherty lime stone. In some instances Ice has been known to be packed sooo densely that its harder that most rocks. So i figured in an ICE PLANET this type of drill bit would be used break the surface of lakes and other bodies of water.

here are some Examples of Tri-Cone drill bits
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/tri-conedrillbit.png

Hammering3D: Lol i just realized that you answered Kiwicanta's question.

ClassicGamer: Thanks. I am using the daylight system, and mental ray. Nothing really special

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 03:50 PM

Most days before I start working at my job, I take 15 minutes to do a simple warm up art exercise. Since my main Max file was created in Max 2010 and at work we use max 2009. I HATE the fact that Autodesk products aren't backwards compatible. I mean why cant u open a Max 2010 file in Max 2009? Adobe does it, why cant you Autodesk...whyyyy?. Ohhhh yea I forgot, they want our monies. But thats a discussion for another day.
Anyway I will merge the drill bit into the main max file when I get home tonight.

So far I am about half way into my modeling...130mins total
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/bit.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/bit2.png

rocneasta

04-02-2010, 03:55 PM

Autodesk products you mean MAX only :) others do not share the same faith. Also autodesk is pushing FBX but never tried it.

bakuryu06

04-02-2010, 04:30 PM

Autodesk products you mean MAX only :) others do not share the same faith. Also autodesk is pushing FBX but never tried it.

Huh, interesting observation

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 05:00 PM

rocneasta: Man the last time i used an FBX file format was almost 3 years ago. it is a good format but it seems more people and software developers push OBJs more.

Psycho Mantis

04-02-2010, 05:06 PM

@tntxgrave - i ahve good news for you, and bad news.
bad first - your drillhead won´t work. the teeth from the wheels are at oppsite directions, which means a peak will face another peak, and a valley another valley. they have to interlock, like cogwheels. at least it looks so from this pov. but that can be fixed easily.

now good news. when max 2011 will come ot, it´ll backward compatible. so you can work with older programms (starting at 2010).

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 05:58 PM

Psycho Mantis: I have no idea what you mean. I got lost somewhere in your explanation. I was going based on this design (image below). I noticed there is alot more spacing between the cogs.
If you could save the image of the drill i posted and illustrate over it what you mean. It would be helpful. Thanks man.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/73e5abd5c3c0ed9d624c9733ce065ef6-or.jpg

McKronic

04-02-2010, 07:24 PM

Psycho Mantis: I have no idea what you mean. I got lost somewhere in your explanation. I was going based on this design (image below). I noticed there is alot more spacing between the cogs.
If you could save the image of the drill i posted and illustrate over it what you mean. It would be helpful. Thanks man.

the way you have the teeth now the hole on the one gear doesn't line up with the tooth on the other so the drill won't be able to spin.

xeni

04-02-2010, 07:24 PM

nice modeling like it. :)

SMC M#04- Xeni- Mini Solar Drilling Machine (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=767940#post767940)

TNTxGRAVE

04-02-2010, 08:52 PM

the way you have the teeth now the hole on the one gear doesn't line up with the tooth on the other so the drill won't be able to spin.

OMFG!!! i am an idiot...I seee it now....i think...lol the teeth on each of the 3 extensions needs to alternate with the one next to it.

TNTxGRAVE

05-02-2010, 03:30 PM

Sorry I haven't gotten to posting an update. Because there isn't one yet. I got home from work and couldn't stand to look at my home computer screen, let alone 3d max. I work as a 3D modeler and Animator for a local gaming and simulation lab. So after looking at 3d max for 9 straight hours i think i deserved a little rest. So i came home and went to bed.

I took the day off work due to the fact that we are expecting 20 - 24 inches of snow. So i will take 1 hour later on today to work on this model. Expect my update later. Thanks guys.

Psycho Mantis

05-02-2010, 03:42 PM

yeah you got it, and keep in mind, that the wheels need different sizes and locations. they cant be all at teh same height, becuase then the wheels would stuck. i am not an engineer, and i guess they have formulas for stuff liek gears etc, but i think with trial and error you will get it done. just keep in mind that all 3 drillheads need different size, maybe angle, and location.

TNTxGRAVE

06-02-2010, 04:43 AM

Ok so 3D Total Forums seemed to be down for like 27364726747682347 hours today. I finally was able to get on. I have noticed that speed modeling over a period of time is MUCH easier than doing it all in one sitting. I am amazed at how much I got done. I would never be able to do that much in one sitting. I get bored and distracted if I work for more than 2hrs straight. I usually end up on Youtube, Geekologie, Aint-it-Cool or some random Anime site to watch something.

Well I worked for 80 minutes today. I blocked out the rest of the machine, and began some minor detail work. I only have 30 minutes left to model. I still have to do the wiring, Solar Panels, the block that connects the drill to the rest of the arm so its not just floating, and the interior of the cockpit. Actually i might just tint the windows enough so you cant tell there is no interior...lol Ohhh mannn thats alott of work for half an hour. Hopefully i can do it. so here is the progress I promised earlier.

210 minutes in...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a10-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a9-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a8-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a7-1.png

Psycho Mantis

06-02-2010, 08:48 AM

this thing rocks on the rocks.

paulius-st

06-02-2010, 11:50 AM

this one is great. so much done and so fast. as borat would say "high five"

ClassicGamer-3DT

06-02-2010, 12:08 PM

Simply Superb!

Dann-O

06-02-2010, 04:04 PM

Excellent work on the tracks there pretty amazing for the amount of time.

TNTxGRAVE

06-02-2010, 04:12 PM

Thanks soooo much guys for all your positive responses. I never realized how much my modeling speed had improved. While in school i did alot of speed modeling excersizes to improve my techniques. Now for the past 2 years i have been working as a 3d modeler. that means modeling for 9hrs everyday non stop. So i guess i have picked up a few techniques to improve my speed and meet my deadlines.

My goal is to finish up my last 30mins of modeling tomorrow so that i can watch the superbowl. i plan on unwrapping and texturing this model. seems like i will have 20 days to do that. even though i absolutely LOATH unwrapping (like most modelers i know).

Rachel vd M

06-02-2010, 05:03 PM

what school do you go to? I went to The Art Institute of Washington.

i went to the "Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht" its a dutch school, but quite a disapointment, everything i know about 3d is way above what they teach on school :(

also i was wondering, im currently working on the threads that support my drill
only can you maybe explain how you made those tracks fit around the wheels?
im having trouble bending them along a spline

amazing drill btw

TNTxGRAVE

06-02-2010, 05:21 PM

Rachel: I'll make a short tutorial for you.

Razeem

06-02-2010, 05:30 PM

This is some great modeling!
very nice going
good luck!

aUGIS

06-02-2010, 05:33 PM

Wow, amazing work in such a short time period.

TNTxGRAVE

06-02-2010, 05:52 PM

Thanks guys...i will be posting up some wireframe renders in a little bit

TNTxGRAVE

06-02-2010, 07:25 PM

Here are some wireframes as promised.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w6.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w2.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w4.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w5.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/w3.png

ClassicGamer-3DT

07-02-2010, 11:38 AM

Incredibly good clean meshes, well done work to be proud of!

TNTxGRAVE

07-02-2010, 02:40 PM

Thanks CG. being the perfectionist that i am, you have no idea how some areas of the geometry bother me. But due to time constraints i am not going to fix them...lol

paulius-st

07-02-2010, 03:40 PM

amaizing work in so little time. geometry looks so clean. i see those 9 hours of modeling a day pays off . respect

TNTxGRAVE

07-02-2010, 04:18 PM

You learn to be fast when Art Directors expect the impossible to be done in 20mins. lol

paulius-st

07-02-2010, 04:30 PM

20 minutes? i know what they could do in 20 minutes: go take a sh** and wipe their a** and coming back bring a hard working man a cup of coffe.
bu to be more serious i think theres nothing better to boos you oroductivity like good old practise . i remember when i modeled with autocad, it took me minutes to do what other people done in an hour.
did you finish some art scool or something, or are you self learned?

TNTxGRAVE

08-02-2010, 12:31 AM

paulius-st: I graduated from The Art Institute of Washington DC about 8months ago. I have been seriously thinking of going to The Vancouver Film School. Some of the work comming out of there is AMAZING, and i want to surround myself with people that are waaaay better than i am.

I worked on my model for 15minutes today just placing the Cable Holders, Solar Panels (on back) and the drill connection blocks on the top and bottom of the arm.

If you were unaware..I intended for the big piece that wraps around the back of the machine to also be a solar panel.

My last 15 minutes will be spent setting up the cable system on the arm

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a12-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a11-1.png

Rachel vd M

08-02-2010, 09:09 AM

TNTxGRAVE

08-02-2010, 01:20 PM

I haven't made my final decision on weather to go to Vancouver Film School or not yet. About 80% of me says YES GO, and the other 20% says Sure maybe go. lol. but if I do go I will definitely keep posting on here.

So Rachel, where do you work? Is it in the industry?

bakuryu06

08-02-2010, 04:16 PM

Where you at?

Rachel vd M

08-02-2010, 08:02 PM

So Rachel, where do you work? Is it in the industry?

Currently nowhere, im a student.
i did do about a year of internship at 2 companies though.
One of which contained a very nice internship where i was allowed to work with the CryEngine 3.0 (and ofcourse model a ****load of stuff ;))

TNTxGRAVE

08-02-2010, 08:09 PM

I started my Job as an internship 2 years ago and was hired 6 months later.

TNTxGRAVE

08-02-2010, 08:18 PM

Well I am done. I have a minute to spare but i doubt i will be using said minute. Now its onto unwrapping *shudders* and texturing.
I wish i had more time to do more wiring. I was only able to get 6 wires in there. But i looked at my stop watch and i had a minute left so i stopped and called it a day. I will post the final wireframe renders either tonight or tomorrow.

I want to thank my girlfriend for putting together my turntable renders in photoshop. She also designed the layout for my blog http://bakiaparker.blogspot.com/

For High Res versions of all the images i have uploaded, visit my blog.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/RSD-X-On3.png

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a17.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a16.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a23.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a14.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/a13.png

zipel

08-02-2010, 10:36 PM

You did an awesome job, i esspecially like the arm, looks great.

As far as the wires... there's a soulburn script that alows easy and fast placement of wires:

http://www.neilblevins.com/soulburnscripts/soulburnscripts.htm it's called wireBundler, i tryed it, works great! :)

edit: how did you place the wires, did you use a renderable spline, loft...?

paulius-st

08-02-2010, 10:47 PM

amaizing. 5 stars for shure.

TNTxGRAVE

09-02-2010, 10:44 AM

Zipel: I find that for my wireframes, using a "Composite" material works the best. thats what i used for the wires i posted earlier.

paulius:thanx man

zipel

09-02-2010, 11:11 AM

I meant how did you place the cabels (on the robotic arm) :)

TNTxGRAVE

09-02-2010, 02:43 PM

Ohhhhhh...i just used a render-able splines. Nothing complicated.

Matt636

09-02-2010, 11:14 PM

Great work, looks awesome.

TNTxGRAVE

13-02-2010, 10:16 PM

just throwing some colors on so i can get a better idea on how to group objects before unrwapping and texturing.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/c3-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/c2-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/c4-1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/c1-1.png

hammering3D

13-02-2010, 11:20 PM

can't wait to see it unwrapped and textured, I hate to texture so I don't know if I will not render mine like a plastic toy :P

TNTxGRAVE

13-02-2010, 11:55 PM

lol i was gonna go with the toy idea as a means of not unwrapping. But then i decided that would be taking the easy way out.

btw Hammering3D: "I belong to nobody", "such heroic NONSENSE", and "how do u feel all might Megatron" are the three greatest lines in transformers history.

hammering3D

14-02-2010, 12:14 AM

:D, I will see myself how texturing go then decide :D
About the line "I belong to nobody ..." did't know was in transformers :)

TNTxGRAVE

14-02-2010, 12:23 AM

:D, I will see myself how texturing go then decide :D
About the line "I belong to nobody ..." did't know was in transformers :)

The Original animated movie back in the mid 80s (86 i think). The scene when Unicron wants to rebuild Megatron into Galvatron. Unicron says "you belong to me...Now" and Megatron says back "I BELONG TO NOBODY" (but in a more epic way)

thefmilyofblood

14-02-2010, 01:18 PM

That's incredible! I love the drill itself, it looks menacing. Can't wait to see it textured! :D

TNTxGRAVE

14-02-2010, 05:06 PM

Thanx thefmilyofblood. you should learn to embrace those tricky N-Gons, they are not so bad once you get to know them.

thefmilyofblood

14-02-2010, 07:28 PM

Thanx thefmilyofblood. you should learn to embrace those tricky N-Gons, they are not so bad once you get to know them.
I do get to know them, as I'm carpet bombing them to death with some neat, organized quads. I much prefer them when N=4

TNTxGRAVE

14-02-2010, 10:09 PM

I did some unwrapping and began texturing. here is an early start.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/t1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/t2.png

bgen

15-02-2010, 09:10 PM

great job so far TNT. the driller looks amezing. and texturing is comin along nicely as well. :smug:

TNTxGRAVE

21-02-2010, 06:27 AM

Changed a few things from the original texture i did. Still a work in progress.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/t7.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/t8.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/t9.png

Adrock

26-02-2010, 04:41 AM

You did it all man!!!:drool::drool:

behemoth

26-02-2010, 11:24 AM

Dude! this model is gorgeous! tip of the hat my friend. I applaud the detail to no end. The fact that this was done in 240 mins is insanity :D Great work!

TNTxGRAVE

26-02-2010, 11:29 AM

I worked more on the texturing. This is the final stretch. I have a few more parts to work on and i am done. The pistons, The treads, and yellow pieces on the drill arm is all i have left. comments pls.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/x1.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/x2.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/x3.png

TNTxGRAVE

28-02-2010, 02:32 AM

Well the challenge is only a few hrs away from being over and i figured i'd show one last render of what I have before final submissions are due.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/Final_Comp01.png
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/TNTxGRAVE/Final_Comp02.png

hammering3D

28-02-2010, 08:41 AM

Very nice work with the texture, the final composition is great, with the sky and ice environment.

I have so many favorites in this challenge but for sure this is the favorite of the favorites :D

I go finish mine, but I did't texture it, and try some renders with metal shaders and like U did with ice environment and sky, but I am disappointed so I think I go for toy look, I will see.