-Red Lion from Voltron cartoon series- robotic animals rule! :D

[ClayCreator]

I never liked that giant robot Voltron as a kid but those lions were so cool, each with their own unique appearance,style and weapons. I have already made all the lions out of clay and now I wanted to make one in 3d, the red lion is my favourite so I chose to make it first. The red lions´ power comes from fire and it´s lair is situated in a volcano underneath the lava flow, it´s armor is so tough it can withstand the searing heat of molten lava.
Well, any comments are greatly appreciated, I am modelling this lion using simple primitives and extended primitives which are mesh edited in accordance to the shapes I want for each part of the model.

[Sanders]

voltron 0wnz j00

[ClayCreator]

And what´s that supposed to mean Sanders?.....
Anyway, here´s an update I have added the neck and middle torso. It´s a simple model I know but I´m just trying to quickly make a decent looking quadroped robot to animate and practice on. The raytraced textures when added will of course make it look twice as good. I will post another update once I have finished the hips which I have already added as a simple box with multiple segments for mesh editing, I´ll also try to finish the tail before the next update.

[Ninto]

it means something like:
Voltron rules you

Anyways, nice model

[the_solidshadow]

real good.
you made them out of clay you say?
post pics!!!!!!!!

[ClayCreator]

Thanks guys, I´m glad you like the lion!
Didn´t expect much positive comments on it since it´s not one of my most detailed models...
Solidshadow I whipped up a picture of all the five lions for you, they are all made out of normal soft clay.

[legato]

dude u really love retro cartoons eh....i like voltron too..ahahaha..too bad the voltron series after the lions' kinda lame...vehicles...

anyway...the model's looking good...i would suggest u chamfer the shard edges by a tiny tiny value so it would get some specular highlights when u texture it...

[ClayCreator]

I agree with you on Vehicle Voltron legato, it´s totally lame...
And as for chamfering the edges, it´s a really good idea....if I knew how.
I could use some help with that if it´s not too complicated to explain...
Well here´s my update,the hips are ready and so is the tail with animated bones.
I´m not 100% pleased with the shape of the hip area though,still a little too boxy,maybe chamfering the edges or even just adding some Spherify will make it look better.

[ClayCreator]

Better view of the hips and tail:

[3Dan]

Gifted for both virtual and real as i can see.
Will you rig it afterwards? Would make a fine animation.

[ClayCreator]

3Dan, thanks for showing an interest in my work. Yes I was planning on making a short animation, perhaps having the lion run with a target camera attached to it at an angle from the front, and do some particle animation with the tailgun firing a beam burst as well. It´ll all become more clear to me once the model is finished.

[legato]

here's what i meant...hope u understand it...the left most is sorta the upper leg of your robot...the right most is what i meant by chamfering the sharp edges...the middle on is the low poly...and i included a close up...i chamfered this once at about 0.2 value...see how much difference a tiny chamfer can do?...

[ClayCreator]

Yeah! I do see the difference, thanks alot legato for taking the time to make that explanatory render for me it was a great help.
Here´s a small update then, I chamfered the edges of the upper leg armor as you recommended.

[ClayCreator]

Well it´s been about a week since I last posted an update, I apologize for that I should have been working alot harder on this project, I´ve just been busy with my Me-262 model and other non-3d stuff as well these days. I managed to complete the head tonight, still think it might need some touch ups though. C&C please

[ClayCreator]

Small update here, I added the raytraced textures I´ll be using in my upcoming animation....
I need some oppinions on the jaws and eyes please,too square?