(FINISHED) Harpoon Gun

Cyaneyed · Mar 2019

Hey all, thought i'd do a quick post about the project i'm currently working on, and hopefully keep this page updated with my progress throughout!

The original concept i fell in love with was by Beau Lamb I believe, although not featured on his Artstation.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/d4/uewor71jidpm.jpg

So far I've just been blocking it out and trying to get proportions roughly how i want them, keeping all the shapes pretty simple. I use object colour in 3DS Max to help me visualise the materials.

I've made a few changes to the original concept, just some things that I wasn't super keen on and also added a few extra fun features of my own.

Here's some images of where the block out is currently, I'm pretty happy with where this is and i'm going to move forward with production now

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/q6/3gs5rwn9apio.jpg

Thanks for reading and check back for updates soon (hopefully!)

Alex_J · Mar 2019

pretty cool so far. Here is just a random idea :

I was looking at the bolt and it doesn't make sense (in the concept.) But it's like a cartoon so who cares, right? But then I was thinking about this weapon in a game, and I thought that if you run out of compressed air maybe it's possible to manual pump it, and pumping the bolt handle back and forth (look up straight pull bolt action type rifles) would be a cool way to visualize that. I think some of the older Metro games had a weapon sort of like that.

So the only thing that would change is actually connect the bolt handle to the bolt and make sure the groove for it to move along is open.

Cyaneyed · Mar 2019

BIGTIMEMASTER said:

pretty cool so far. Here is just a random idea :

I was looking at the bolt and it doesn't make sense (in the concept.) But it's like a cartoon so who cares, right? But then I was thinking about this weapon in a game, and I thought that if you run out of compressed air maybe it's possible to manual pump it, and pumping the bolt handle back and forth (look up straight pull bolt action type rifles) would be a cool way to visualize that. I think some of the older Metro games had a weapon sort of like that.

So the only thing that would change is actually connect the bolt handle to the bolt and make sure the groove for it to move along is open.

Hey man, thanks for your input! I was a little unsure of the purpose the bolt would serve, so it's great to hear your suggestion for a function! I'll do some more research into bolt mechanisms and hopefully make it at least 'seem' functional.

Cyaneyed · Apr 2019

Made a little bit of progress this weekend, not as much as I would have liked but any progress is good progress. I've made the high polys for the body, butt, and barrel area. Additionally I've redesigned the bolt area slightly so that it looks more functional. I've decided that it could work as a locking mechanism of some kind, e.g. push the harpoon in, lock the bolt, and its ready to release.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/26/bd9hu9d6ppre.png

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Cyaneyed · May 2019

Quick update with some screens of where i'm currently up to with the high poly production :-

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/un/hz9u4xnbg3rg.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/6d/ihz4g7rbdz00.jpg

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Cyaneyed · Mar 2020

Unfortunately i didn't manage to maintain posting on here throughout the project, but i got around to finishing this so figured i'd drop in and add some closure.

Here's a couple of renders, there's plenty more on Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/k45RDn