Slave_Hauler.
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Hey guys.
i am updating my portfolio with new models. so YAY. i am currently job hunting. so what better way to pass the time than to update my work. Blade to a wet stone i guess. i will be cross posting with a close friend and colleague of mine. Mcneal_e He has given me the permission to model one of my favorite pieces of his, SLAVE HAULER. i will be posting progress and maybe even a few tutorials.comments helpful suggestions and critiques are more than welcome.thanks again.
i am updating my portfolio with new models. so YAY. i am currently job hunting. so what better way to pass the time than to update my work. Blade to a wet stone i guess. i will be cross posting with a close friend and colleague of mine. Mcneal_e He has given me the permission to model one of my favorite pieces of his, SLAVE HAULER. i will be posting progress and maybe even a few tutorials.comments helpful suggestions and critiques are more than welcome.thanks again.
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the slave mauler is a RH400 Excavator mixed with a CAT 795f.
when blocking i used the blueprint i got from the CAT website for the 795f dumptruck.
-Kev
Front is in the purple hue and back tires are in the orange
FRONT
BACK
starting from the ground up..and jumping around..i work sporadically jumping from one area to the next..i guess its my hyper active mind..i always find something interesting i would rather work on. i am going to try to tame such wild behaviors..
working on the radiator. i am using reference from the concept and the 795f..i have been tinkering with design elements all day.fun fun fun...i will be reworking the scale as well. i work overnight, so see you all manana..safe webbing
I am going back and forth. here is the wip for the engine
adam changed my named to Elijah for me, Fatai. Over all this aint too bad, but your scaling is off. Look at the size of the ladder wells on your WIP versus the design. Those are some tiny people, bro. Also; remember when looking at construction vehicles that the design priority is efficiency...meaning low cost high performance for specific tasks. The control areas for these things are relatively cramped. The one of the top is fairly large, the one of the lower deck though is more bulky and short. The pipe in the front actually continues in an almost mirror fashion to the others side except it's not as long from the center since one side of the front is horizontally longer than the other. The rear area isn't an open bed like a dump truck carriage, it's actually sets of boxes for holding slaves. This is pretty much a mobile prison...etc. Anyway, I recommend working on what you know you see in the concept and I'll whip up a top down 3/4 view and a rear view. Keep it up, man. Glad to see you're doing it.
EDIT: Just saw what you did with the front Grill. I like it, it's a nice touch and makes sense.
I mixed these two search lights in order to get mine..i liked certain aspects of both so i tried to incorporate as much as i could from both types.
http://nobispudica.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/1_111019130214_11.jpg
WIREFRAME
http://nobispudica.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/highbeamwireframe.jpg
HIGHPOLY WIP
http://nobispudica.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/highbeam.jpg
I mixed these two high intesity lights to make my own version. i also added a mount. i still have some tinkering to do. i want to add some detail and damage.
WIREFRAME
HIGHPOLY WIP
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awesome.
The others are right about the tires though, I don't get why you did them like that.
Other than that nice render and modelling
Damn good thus far. Can't wait to see when it's finished.
I'll draw up a mount for the 50. Cal, too. In the meantime, you can start by making attached assets: The torn rope net, the heavy plastic tarps, coiled ropes, shovels, pickaxes, other tools and piping/wiring with breakers and switch boards. If you want that is.
I'll give you specific references for some of the doors and what not soon.
concept by: Elijah McNeal
Make a plane, make a two holes, copy it many times end to end, weld the points, bend then smooth, or smooth then bend, depends how you wanna do it. Sorry if this is a poor explanation. Don't forget to throw in a shell modifier.