Optimus Prime

Lonewolf

Well the transformers always ware my fav cartoons so i decided to model optimus' but im aming for the cartoon style' not really trying to make something realistic that will transform' just the old fav gen 1 look but detailed

so here we go



ofcourse its just a start' ill get into details later

ElysiumGX

wow. looking great so far. good solid shapes. moar!

cholden

oh, fan favorite.

Lonewolf, I'm sure you're all over this, but if you need any additional reference images, I have the big statue version and lots of pics I took because I wanted to model this guy at one point (never finished). Anyway, let me know if you want them, and I'll send them along.

Lonewolf

thanx guys

yea forgot to mention' if anyone have some suggestions for details please let me know

and yea i would love to get those pics from you chris' thanx alot

neilberard

that is really cool, I would really like to know your process for modeling this, especially the tread in the tires.
-Neil

Slum

excellent. if anyone can handle modelling this guy, you sure can keep it up.

hawken

they're gonna release the "white" Optimus Prime here in Japan next week... gotta get that...

Lonewolf

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its snowing outside so i'v been home all the time and working on this...

EarthQuake

how do i cropped image?

Lonewolf

Lonewolf

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that is really cool, I would really like to know your process for modeling this, especially the tread in the tires.
-Neil

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for the tires, i model the thread flat, extrude the bumps and then bend the track on 360

Squirmy

Nice start. Its got lots of potential.

Check out this version I googled



I realize your not going for a transformable version, I just thought this one was cool.

By the way whats with all the blank space to the right of the model? I agree with EQ lets crop it and save the bandwitdth.

Lonewolf

yea i know this one, its really awesome model (check the video :O )

Lonewolf

Sharx

I really like where your going with it. It's missing something though... oh, how could you forget about his Jewish heritage?



...just couldn't resist ... ... aho!

Fjornsvavne

I do like your retro approach on him. Looks just like my Optimus Prime action figure back from childhood.
Ah, the nostalgia...

Iow, great job, keep going!

Lonewolf

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I do like your retro approach on him. Looks just like my Optimus Prime action figure back from childhood.
Ah, the nostalgia...

Iow, great job, keep going!

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do u belive i still have it? lol (the toy) its almost 20 years old and in pretty good shape haha

Lonewolf

frettchen

Looking really good, are you going to be rigging it for animation after? I'd be interested to see how you will be handling the joints like the elbows and knees (especially the elbows as it doesnt look like you would not get much movement there at the moment but I could be wrong)

hawken

speedy progress man, keep up the interest!

Jesse Moody

Yeah man this thing is looking dope. I am in the process of making a transformer from a Scud Launcher I modeled for my Attack at Mosul project. I think I destroyed half my brain trying to figure out how it would transform and do the rigging so basically i just posed him in different poses. Worked for me for still renders.

As for the other Prime that was shown on here. Thats actually got a video that goes with it that shows it transforming. It's pretty impressive just like the rest of the guys work. It's at www.3dblasphemy.com

skankerzero

unless you plan on having the rear set of tires on his legs rotate 180 or slide down, they're facing the wrong way.

at least when you compare him to 20th anniversary Prime's transformation.

Lonewolf

i think its wrong on the that toy cause those legs just bend backwareds O_O

Lonewolf

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Looking really good, are you going to be rigging it for animation after? I'd be interested to see how you will be handling the joints like the elbows and knees (especially the elbows as it doesnt look like you would not get much movement there at the moment but I could be wrong)

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i dont know how to rig/animate so i guess its just for still renders atm.. =\

skankerzero

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i think its wrong on the that toy cause those legs just bend backwareds O_O

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They're not actually. Have you ever handled a 20th anniversary Prime? His transformation is a bit more complex than the original G1 Prime's.

His crotch area rotates 180 degrees backwards and then his legs fold back. They then telescope in and his feet rotate and get straightened out.

here, look.
http://www.comicbookbin.com/optimusprime002.html

Lonewolf

well guess your right, but ill keep it the way it is for now

rooster

looks cool, but can he actually bend his arms? I don't get the mechanics

Slum

sure he can. the little gears are where the joint is. looks kind of awkward, but it could work. have a look at the previous pictures (the blue lit one), it reveals the arm workings a bit clearer.

lookin' great!

rooster

I see the gears, but it still seems like one armour plate would knock against another before the arm is fully bent- thats how it looks to me anyway
edit: -or does it hinge at the inner elbow and not where the main cylinders are

Lonewolf

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edit: -or does it hinge at the inner elbow and not where the main cylinders are

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yea thats what i had in mind but im planing redoing the joints and make everything more detailed later when ill have it all built

thanx guys

Mr Ray

Nice, cant never have too many 3d primes!

allyx

Woah!
This looks awesome. Are you working from a orthographic image template or have basic primitives set for all the parts. I'm not certain but he looks a bit too wide in proportion to the Optimus I remember and that toy pic. But perhaps its just the angle.