Finished- Randall Diavlo RD45 Amplifier Head

rsavoie356 · Jun 2020

So my metal band is getting back together, and I got super inspired to make this amp that I've got my sights on. I'm a little hazy on how to put the internal workings together (except for the tubes) because it's hard to see and know what everything is. But seeing as the focus won't be on those items anyway, it'd probably be easy to fudge for this project.

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rsavoie356 · Jun 2020

The handle is made of some kind of smooth rubbery-vinyl something material, with ridges down the center which I'll do in ZBrush, probably.

rsavoie356 · Jul 2020

Added knobs, buttons, switches, etc. plus the expanded metal. Next step is to fix the corner metal pieces (they're not quite right), and put in the vent holes in the back as well as the cavities for all of the input jacks.

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rsavoie356 · Aug 2020

Cutout back cavities and *improved* metal corner pieces (still don't look right to me).

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rsavoie356 · Aug 2020

Put in the internal components (or, apart from the tubes, what I perceive them to be). Will add some random wires inside as well to make it look a little more realistic.

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rsavoie356 · Aug 2020

Added internal wires and sculpted rubbery handle via ZBrush. Next task is to create a woven mesh material that goes right behind the front large grill (see reference). I'm not the best at Designer, so I hope I don't screw that part up too badly.

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rsavoie356 · Aug 2020

Low Poly. The smaller expanded metal will be textured onto some planes. Of course, I didn't think of that when I made it for the high poly.

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eogkrfh · Aug 2020

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rsavoie356 · Oct 2020

Texturing. I fixed the gap between the case and the corner pieces that I noticed on the low poly. Also, I can tell I need to dial back the roughness on the vinyl covering on the case, as well as increase the creases on the material. I may just make one from scratch in Designer.

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rsavoie356 · Oct 2020

Fixed baking errors.

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rsavoie356 · Oct 2020

Textures. Need to add lettering to the back, plus the emblems on the front. Additional adjustments needed for the metallic materials. Also, there are more objects on the inside, as I recently discovered from purchasing and using this amp IRL. But still pleased with the progress, nevertheless.