Colt Python

Surfa

Well it has been a while since I have done any modelling (about a year and a half) but I have started a somewhat serious project so obviously poly-count is the place to go for the crits and stuff.






Now the middle frame section need to be re-done as it is messy and also contains quite a few inaccuracies.

I still haven't decided if I just wanted to create a render or if I will put it into a game-engine at some point so the edges may seem somewhat sharp (I can always go back and loosen them up a bit).

cookedpeanut

I'm interested to see how you made the notches on the cylinder. Mind sharing an un-smoothed wireframe image of that section, it would help. thx
Great work btw, looks awesome.

Surfa

I tryed many different ways to model the cylinder just as experiments and in the end I settled for and planes bent round into shape removing a replacing loops with shift + (swift loop) in order to produce a rounder shape.

Another way I did try which also worked quite nicely was to create displacement maps for the cut-outs in Photoshop and apply then to a cylinder using basic uv-mapping techniques. I then used this mesh as a guideline when modelling out of a cylinder.

In the image below 1 is the final un-bent shape I used 2 is the bent mesh unsmoothed and 3 is the displacement mapping result before retopo.

Surfa

Just to let you know I did some search and I came across this thread which might be useful.
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86258&highlight=revolver

I found the sculpting approach to be a interesting take on things so I opened up blender and gave it ago with the alphas in the thread.


Obviously it is a bit rough around the edges but it does create a nice base for a retopo session and if you use z-brush or mudbox I am sure you could produce better results.

DietCoke

Looking good! I strongly urge you to go full game model. This is polycount after all! That cylinder is amazing man! I've modeled two revolvers in the past few months, and the cylinders always gave me a lot of trouble. Your method is so clever!
One minor critique I have is that the grip looks a tad thick. I feel like the ridges in the grip should wrap the handle more, instead of being placed "on the front," for lack of a better term. KEEP. IT. UP.

D.Carmine

This revolver looks awesome. Keep up the good work! I would love to see how it turns out.

fuzzio

This is looking very good surfa, I like it alot. If it’s possible would you be able to show some wireframes of the gun such as the shots you have above.

Surfa

DietCoke wrote: »

Looking good! I strongly urge you to go full game model. This is polycount after all! That cylinder is amazing man! I've modeled two revolvers in the past few months, and the cylinders always gave me a lot of trouble. Your method is so clever!
One minor critique I have is that the grip looks a tad thick. I feel like the ridges in the grip should wrap the handle more, instead of being placed "on the front," for lack of a better term. KEEP. IT. UP.

I see what you mean about the grip the ridges should also probably have a sharper pinch. The problem is the colt python seems to have loads of different types of grips depending on the manufacture. I think some more research is needed.

I recently started re-doing the frame but I will post wireframes as soon as that is completed.

Surfa

Not really done a lot recently on this model and in the end after re-modelling the frame I went back to the old one as it was producing nicer results (even if it is a little bit harder to work with).


Also was there any bit in particular you wanted a wire-frame or as maybe I could help explain how it was modelled.

fuzzio

Hey Surfa, a wireframe of the image above would be nice and also one without the cylindrical barrel thingy

fuzzio

I’m really bad with names but is the long part of the gun a floating object or a extruded part of the geometry

Alberto Rdrgz

The cylinder looks super soft, this is really noticeable on the cylinder stop. And it's also modeled wrong, it looks like you have to shift the cartridge holes.

Surfa

fuzzio wrote: »

I’m really bad with names but is the long part of the gun a floating object or a extruded part of the geometry

It is a floating object that isn't connected.

Here is a smoothed wire I will take some more un-smoothed wires later.


Good Shout Alberto Rdrgz I tighten'd up the loops and it is looking better but your right about the inaccuracies so I may take another shot at he cylinder. Also those reference shots will come in handy so thanks.

Alberto Rdrgz

All you gotta do is detach some faces and spin them, no big deal.