Solar Ice Drilling Machine - Moleeth

moleeth · 10-02-2010, 09:21 PM

Been a while since ive done one of these.....too long. I have a 3D job now which gets in the way of stuff like this :O.

Anyway not too sure what im going to go for, stuck between a 1 man operated vehicle or a Giant Crawling Ice Drill.
Ill come up with something and post W.I.P's here.

Ill be useing 3DS Max 2010 to model btw.

moleeth · 14-02-2010, 10:52 AM

Well havent had much time to work on this lately.
But here is my model 30 minutes in, its basically a giant machine that can drill 4 large holes in the ice at once.

The brightly coloured bits are just guides im using.

moleeth · 14-02-2010, 12:06 PM

Another 20 minutes in,
Biped in the second picture is just to give an idea of the scale.

getting the basic shapes done first before detailing.

Aramor · 14-02-2010, 04:23 PM

Holy crap, and I thought mine was gonna be massive :P

Anyway, really cool. Keep it up.

ClassicGamer-3DT · 14-02-2010, 07:28 PM

That's a biggie! Looks good so far

moleeth · 14-02-2010, 07:28 PM

up to about 65 minutes spent on this now

just added the fold out solar panels that power the drill when its in operation.

ClassicGamer-3DT · 15-02-2010, 08:38 AM

impressive.

alfonzoaqui · 18-02-2010, 07:41 PM

It's certainly bigger than my design.

I do have to ask if you intend to add additional cross struts between the two main crawler supports? It looks like it would try to snap in two if you turned it on it's tracks.

Razeem · 19-02-2010, 06:13 AM

i agree that this is some nice design and modeling!

moleeth · 22-02-2010, 12:17 PM

I do intend to a lot more support in the structure, thanks for the comments!. I havent had a chance to do anything on it the past week or so, i have some time tonight so I may finish it.

hammering3D · 28-02-2010, 08:00 AM

that person is so small there :d funny

very big structure, pls finish it :P

today is the final day

10-02-2010, 09:21 PM	#1
moleeth Explodes when provoked Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Solar Ice Drilling Machine - Moleeth Been a while since ive done one of these.....too long. I have a 3D job now which gets in the way of stuff like this :O. Anyway not too sure what im going to go for, stuck between a 1 man operated vehicle or a Giant Crawling Ice Drill. Ill come up with something and post W.I.P's here. Ill be useing 3DS Max 2010 to model btw.

14-02-2010, 10:52 AM	#2
moleeth Explodes when provoked Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well havent had much time to work on this lately. But here is my model 30 minutes in, its basically a giant machine that can drill 4 large holes in the ice at once. The brightly coloured bits are just guides im using. Attached Images

14-02-2010, 12:06 PM	#3
moleeth Explodes when provoked Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another 20 minutes in, Biped in the second picture is just to give an idea of the scale. getting the basic shapes done first before detailing. Attached Images

14-02-2010, 04:23 PM	#4
Aramor Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Enschede, Holland Posts: 376 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	Holy crap, and I thought mine was gonna be massive :P Anyway, really cool. Keep it up. __________________ It's always hard to put something good here, but someone once said "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything." So, following that rational, I'll leave this empty. ... Wait...

14-02-2010, 07:28 PM	#5
ClassicGamer-3DT Reliable Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 7,596 Thanks: 535 Thanked 395 Times in 360 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	That's a biggie! Looks good so far __________________ iMac\|Lion OSX\|Cinema 4D R12\|Photoshop CS4\| My New Portfolio My Blog (Now with Free Models) Twitter

15-02-2010, 08:38 AM	#7
ClassicGamer-3DT Reliable Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Midlands, UK Posts: 7,596 Thanks: 535 Thanked 395 Times in 360 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	impressive. __________________ iMac\|Lion OSX\|Cinema 4D R12\|Photoshop CS4\| My New Portfolio My Blog (Now with Free Models) Twitter

18-02-2010, 07:41 PM	#8
alfonzoaqui Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Beneath the Mountains Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Getting Bigger It's certainly bigger than my design. I do have to ask if you intend to add additional cross struts between the two main crawler supports? It looks like it would try to snap in two if you turned it on it's tracks.

19-02-2010, 06:13 AM	#9
Razeem Infected Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lahore,Pakistan Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	i agree that this is some nice design and modeling! __________________ My Blog! http://ranaazeem.wordpress.com/

22-02-2010, 12:17 PM	#10
moleeth Explodes when provoked Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I do intend to a lot more support in the structure, thanks for the comments!. I havent had a chance to do anything on it the past week or so, i have some time tonight so I may finish it.

28-02-2010, 08:00 AM	#11
hammering3D I belong to nobody ... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On Thready forums (or on Romania) Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	that person is so small there :d funny very big structure, pls finish it :P today is the final day __________________ The WIP of joy Cartoon Room Phineas and Ferb cartoons Training Ground Speed Modelling - The Coming of the Ice Unified Challenge

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