Sunset Overdrive: Captain Ahab

LadyV

Captain Ahab! The Harpoon gun from Sunset Overdrive.

Volpin Props made a replica of this weapon for PAX Prime and I love the whimsical nature of it, so I chose to tackle it and create a lifelike version of Volpin's interpretation of the weapon!



Volpin's website and portfolio of images: http://www.volpinprops.com/portfolio/captain-ahab-sunset-overdrive

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This is where I'm at, currently. I'm still putting in a ton of work, but I'm starting to turbosmooth parts.

LadyV

Quick little update - working on more details. Actually cut in the details on the body instead of keeping them as floaters.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Precision issue: the metal bolt clasps on the back gas cannister don't mirror across themselves, they just only have one side in the photo.

LadyV

Ah, that's a fair point! I symmetried at some point and completely forgot to remove the bolts on the other side. Thanks, JadeEyePanda!

Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chaaaaanges!









Also, I just realized the grip details didn't get symmetried over. Oops.

LadyV

Fixed some of the weird smoothing errors.



And I did it again... no grip details on the back side. ><

LadyV

A couple more updates. Pretty happy with the high, moving onto the low.





Anybody know why my composite material freaks out sometimes when I render my low wireframe?

LadyV

Normal + AO applied in Marmoset





Initial Texture Pass







Still have to do all the hand painting of the fun/interesting details on the side of the weapon as well as the harpoon head.

*edit*
Oh, and if anybody has any good reference on making a plastic bottle read well, I'd love to see it. Been searching for something - *anything* - that would make this work and I seem to be coming up short.

LadyV

Early morning update!