Are there any good resources to help me model the mechanical aspects of vehicles and guns?

TheShadow0222

Hey, I've been attempting to model firearms and vehicles for a mod I'm working on for Halo: Custom Edition, and most of my models are a bit lacking in my opinion. I think what would help me is knowing how such objects function, at least on a mechanical level, so I can keep that in mind as I model, anyone know any good resources for learning how these work?

Macebo

Hey Shadow. The best way to find reference still is Google images. In terms of how things work and the terminology involved in your search (using the correct term is very important) i usually go to wikipedia. But to help you out, i gathered some sites/videos that i usually go when i need to find inspiration and stuff related to firearms. Here i list some of them:

Videos:

History channel's "Tales of the Gun": https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tales+Of+The+Gun

"Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons" (there is more than one chapter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKKQfbe1Hpo

This youtube channel has some nice animations of mechanical parts, it's really worth a look: https://www.youtube.com/user/vbbsmyt/videos

Sites: 

http://www.militarymorons.com/ please don't be fooled by this horrendous layout, this site is really good.

http://forum.guns.ru/ russian site, just let the browser translate it. A lot of reference images.

http://modernfirearms.net/ good source of specifications and images.

I hope this help you in some way.

TheShadow0222

Thanks, that'll help immensely!