S&W 325 Revolver

tynew

Been blocking out a 325 Revolver lately, still not finished on blocking out yet. It's really similar to the 327 TRR8 Revolver, aside from a few differences and using 45s for rounds instead of 38s. First time modeling a revolver, the recoil shield was a really weird shape. Nothing I've seen before so if any experts can tell me exactly what it is that'd be helpful! Any and all feedback is appreciated. 

tynew

Alright, I think I'm done with the blockout for now. Finished all the main detailing, and proportion checking. Also did the top sight and front light rail. Some of the parts were pretty difficult to look for online. Going to move onto the high poly tomorrow 

tynew

High poly about finished. Just gonna look at the edge widths and then I can move onto LPs/bakes. 

Zi0

So far its looking good

tynew

Thanks Zi0!

Got the lp, uvs and bakes done. I've been working on the grip so far for textures. Also disregard some of the indented decals, just realised they had duplicated levels. 

rollin

nice!

tynew

Cheers needa fix these fingerprints and do a final polish over tomorrow. Eyes have been staring at it for too long!

Zi0

Nice, maybe add a bit more contrast to the cylinder to make it a bit more interesting.

tynew

Good point! I made it stand out a little more by changing the roughness and the brightness of the albedo, not sure if it's too subtle but I wanted it to still match the current still. I also felt the pics above the metal was too dark compared to the refs so I brightened it up a bit. Gonna call it done for now I suppose!

kanga

Very nice study. All the beveling looks pretty perfect from here. Would be very interesting to see what you come up with for final presentation shots.

Zi0

Yes, it looks better