SMC#05 - Lost Jungle - Forgotten Retreat - Aramor

[Aramor]

Well, back with Lego! I simply can't not use it for the SMCs apparently.

For this one I was planning on building this polar base. (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=6575-1) I'll change the color scheme for more jungle colors (green, darker grey etc) and I'll topple some bricks, throw some stuff on the ground and overall give it a look and feel that it's been deserted for quite some time.

I'm still deciding whether to make an environment with Vue and see how that works out, or just throwing a lot of Lego palm trees and bushes in there along with some rock formations.

Also, should I include making the environment in the modelling time?

This is after 40 minutes.

[Aramor]

Another 40 minutes. After this it should go a little bit faster since now it's a lot of copy and paste bricks.

[andrewhall1234]

This is an interesting idea. I'll like to see how you make it into a jungle scene. Kind of reminds me of one of the bases from lost.

[Aramor]

Except for some small details, this part of the base is done. Another 45 minutes for the clock.

Also, been experimenting a bit with the VrayDirt textures.

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

I always love seeing lego-type models. :D

[chunkymunky]

yeah me too :)

[Aramor]

Thanks. I love modelling them, so that's convenient :p

[Aramor]

And another 60 minutes, leaving me with 55 minutes to make the com array and if I have time the helicopter and the tracked vehicle.

Oh yeah, if I make my surrounding in Vue, should I include that in the modelling time or not?

[chunkymunky]

Nice update with the colours :)

[hulahuga]

You and your lego man ;).

Looking good. A scene in vue to this could turn out ace :D

[chichiri]

Nice work, I really like the style of your legos.

[Aramor]

Thanks everybody.

Well, I used my remaining 55 minutes to get this thing together, so now I gotta think of something for the beauty render.

[Aramor]

And here's a little sneak preview of the final shot:

[Aramor]

I call it done. Spend all 240 minutes. Made it with 3dsMax 8 and rendered with VRay.

[hulahuga]

Haha :) Great final, the little vehicle looks ace (nice shader on the glass too...)

[Aramor]

Thanks.

And VRay will do that for you (the shader part I mean) ;)

[hulahuga]

Never actually used VRay ;(. So far just Mental ray...

[Aramor]

It's pretty cool. Especially the displacement. You don't need to actually have a gazillion vertices on a plane for a displacement map in VRay to work, the renderer makes it look good even with 1 face.

[hulahuga]

Cool :). But doesn't mental ray do that as well? I know that Wayne did a render with the new mudbox displacement on a a single plane.

[Aramor]

I have no idea actually. I don't use Mental Ray that much.

[hulahuga]

kk ;)