(WIP) Track Sweeper

ChristopherRobin

I've been working on this over at the place formally known as Twitter, but I'm at the screaming stage, so I thought I would start posting the rest of the build here, since I'm far enough along.  How it started...

ChristopherRobin

How it's going...:)

ChristopherRobin

Last update for the night. Outer Wheel rims are done. I spent way too much time on a cover this morning that I ended up scrapping. Oh well. Working my way to the back of it now.

VanishingVestige

Nice progress on this! Looking good so far

ChristopherRobin

Zbrush makes stuff like this so easy to finish off. I build the base of it in 3dsMax though. I find doing it that way gets me predictable results.

ChristopherRobin

Having blocked out the engine on a small block, I realized that it should be a big block, so I redid the valve cover. I kind of like that slightly unsmoothed mesh look.

ChristopherRobin

Yea, still going on this...:) Those welds are going to be a pain

ChristopherRobin

Last update for the night. Continuing to make small refinements and fitting. Seems to be working for me. Critiques are always welcome.

VanishingVestige

ChristopherRobin said:

Yea, still going on this...:) Those welds are going to be a pain

Dont really have any criticism, just want to say its looking good. I'm especially liking this section

ChristopherRobin

Thank you VV!

ChristopherRobin

A lot was completed today. Keep pushing through.

ChristopherRobin

Largely just carbs/linkage to go. It will really just be seen from the top and not all that much, so I'm just trying to give 'enough' details.

ChristopherRobin

I think we will call the engine done for this stylized model.

ChristopherRobin

Left to model are the rear drive, Part of the visible chassis, a few rear bits, the sweepers and maybe a couple of surprises. I also beefed up the fuel lines and the fuel pressure gauge, I think they read better. Looking forward to the weekend.

ChristopherRobin

I've always really loved making chassis with splines. It just boils down to plausible geometry.

ChristopherRobin

Work done from yesterday.

ChristopherRobin

It was a long part of the project, but the HP is finally at a finished state. A lot of pieces that never made the cut. I'm happy with the flow of the topology. I kept the sweeper pretty simple in the end, since I needed it to retract within the car. A closer pic of the engine. ..And yes,, those are rockets.🤣

iam717

Are you planning to fabricate this little guy, the "missile" attachment system reminds me of the old toys with the spring lock mechanisms for clicking a trigger to launch the projectiles.

ChristopherRobin

Beyond the LP, maps rigging and an animation, I haven't decided what else I might do with it. Thank you for asking!