Pantera (WIP)..>its a car btw (big images)

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Hello all

Im working in this car design i draw

still working on the mirrors, lights, interior, tire rims, and skirts.

Here are some renders made in Spluterfish Brazil , hope u like it.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v74/javiergs44/Pantera2.jpg




It has 14658 tris

here its the mesh with mesh smooth with 2 iterations



and the funny "blueprint"



sorry for the big pics
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Makkon

That's a very sleek and stylish car, young friend. Not much else to say. Good stuff!
If you need to avoid large images, just make a thumbnail: http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=533&an=0&page=0#533

flaagan

"Pantera" is actually an already existing car name. A mid-engine 'supercar / sports car' from the mid-70's to the early 90's.
http://www.panteraclub.com/cp3.jpg

That aside, I like the design you've got going there, though I would think that front lip would cause some serious drag (and possibly even liftoff of the front end). Slick rims.

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thanks for the replys...ill try to make them thumbnails Makkon.

As for the name i knew there was a "Pantera" already, but i didnt know that b4 i named the car... The first name that came to my mind was "Jaguar"...i was like "C´mon that already exist", then i thought of "Felinus"..."Hmmm i need something more agressive"...and then came "Pantera".

And yes i never thought about that shape could make the car liftoff, maybe if i add some holes in the lower part of the lip and in the hood, so the air goes thru it. If u have any ideas for this prob it would help.

Ill post new renders tomorrow or friday with some fixes.

flaagan

yah, turning that front lip into a tool for downforce would be pretty useful (and the way I think it would look would be pretty damn cool). Google Image up some race cars with front wings / downforce setups to see what they're doing (though those tend to be actual wings extending down and out.. so you've got a new approach to take at it). Something else you may want to consider is a large front wheel well to allow for steering (or perhaps make it rear wheel drive / steering and have a larger rear wheel well).