Workshop #4 - racer445

Racer445

Doing this for fun when I get the time. I spent an hour today modeling the base frame as well as the bolts.

I've been using lots of smooth groups and hard/soft edge stuff lately to quickly subd things. You can download the bolts obj with both just the cage+smooth groups and the post turbosmooth+obeysmoothgroups (add a turbosmooth on the bottom ones) here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1725586/challenge4/bolts.obj

Racer445

I defined more of the shapes, subd'd the frame, and placed all the bolts where I need to cut them into the frame. It's 2:30 am so I'll grab pix in the morning.

SyncViewS

Hi Racer, good to see you joining the workshops! The shape is faithful to the references, the only thing I spot is the general width seems a little thin, and lacks the thicker part over the handle hole that runs to the back. The chassis becomes thicker starting from between the trigger and the handle holes. Do you plan to use this as base mesh for low poly version too? Even if you've just started, I can't wait to see your work finished!

Racer445

Hey syncviews, good to see you helping out everyone on the workshop. I'll see if I can chime in on some of these threads providing you dont beat me to it, lol. Good catch noticing where the body gets thicker, I would never have noticed that minor detail.



I'm starting to get used to modeling more things into the main mesh, rather than floating. It's surprisingly easy. I also modeled in the front bits that are on the bottom of the frame to the best refs that I could find. I must have spent an hour alone trying to find photos of that area without the bipod. This is the best I could do.



Here's my max file, 2009 format: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1725586/challenge4/2/frame2.max

Racer445

Oh I didn't even know this workshop was for the frame only. I guess I shouldn't continue on until the next section.

Mio

like all the hardsurface stuff u done before, just awesome! keep going!

Pedro Amorim

Racer.. you can continue if you want.
No one stops you

BuLL

From a purely engineering point of view & not to be too pedantic.The allen bolt head orofices should be substantially deeper.(Just a little accuracy garbage.No biggie).