Sketchbook: RedRogueXIII
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This is going to be a dump of wip images, and whatever I end up finishing. Constructive critiques would definitely be appreciated, but if not well whatever. Anyways as a main subject I mostly do guns, and other weapons. So if your interested in that might as well check back here. Follow my twitter to be notified whenever I post new stuff here so you don't have to guess when there's updates.
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So first up is a Gyrojet Rocket Pistol :
Gyrojet high poly complete:
Ego view:
Carbine Ego view:
Carbine:
lol railz?
Wires:
Here it is fully baked onto the low, rendered in Marmoset Toolbag, at 4717 tris using 2048^2 occlusion and normals.
Second is a Russian WW2 era TT-33 Tokarev pistol:
I did it awhile back so the bake isn't as good, and I've only been tweaking the textures now. Rendered in Marmoset Toolbag, at 4725 tris using 2048^2 diffuse, specular, gloss and normals. I'm thinking of doing a more damaged and scuffed up version as well.
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So first up is a Gyrojet Rocket Pistol :
Gyrojet high poly complete:
Ego view:
Carbine Ego view:
Carbine:
lol railz?
Wires:
Here it is fully baked onto the low, rendered in Marmoset Toolbag, at 4717 tris using 2048^2 occlusion and normals.
Second is a Russian WW2 era TT-33 Tokarev pistol:
I did it awhile back so the bake isn't as good, and I've only been tweaking the textures now. Rendered in Marmoset Toolbag, at 4725 tris using 2048^2 diffuse, specular, gloss and normals. I'm thinking of doing a more damaged and scuffed up version as well.
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Will probably downsize all the maps though. Wood not final, but aside from that, anybody have suggestions as it is right now?
Anyways back on the road to being a professional:
Textures near finalized I think, not much detail on the carbine's metal bar, but shh don't notice that.
And lighting comparison through the defaults in Marmoset toolbag.
And hey free public usage:
Bake Files: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zqqb8pw7use76t8
UV-Release Files: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kmm6fil16hwcq66 (Normals may not work properly in Max, baked in xNormal, thus bake files are also available)
The only thing I ask is that when these are used, I am credited.
*Personally if a commercial game used this and I was credited I think it'd be a good reference for my resume, but that's just my opinion.
I'll take suggestions for challenging guns to model. Well any hard surface subject that exists in real life. Next I'm thinking something really detailed, say a PKM machine gun, or a vehicle, maybe a F-16 or an AH-1Z.
Also the gyrojet is publicly available as a skin for Counter-Strike: Source for download: Download Link
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I did the animations and textures so if you have any suggestions for those I'd love to hear them.
Will finish up the CX4 soon.
Been experimenting with dark polymer and metal base textures.
I think the polymer came out alright, but the metal is not where I want it.
Should probably be a darker diffuse to better match the look of AR-15 metal.
I'm not looking forward to animating that belt fed mechanism.
3 hour quickie. Floaters everywhere, but then I never get around to doing bakes that often.
Staying in my comfort zone makes modelling HP guns fun, but everything else, not so much.
M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle:
M79 Grenade Launcher:
China Lake Multiple Grenade Launcher Prototype:
M1A1 Thompson Submachine Gun:
Carl Gustaf M/45 Submachine Gun ( Swedish K ):
M50 Reising Submachine Gun:
Most are incomplete. I intend to finish (bake and texture) them all eventually.
About 3500 tris for the low, could be lower but ehhh rebaking AO and having to do new uvs ain't worth my time. There is a wire that connects the rear cone to the bottom pressure pad, but I figured it's unique and simple enough to be created for each specific configuration and just applying a plain colour material.
Heh just noticed I don't actually have a model with picatinny rails to mount this accessory on posted here. Well that will change in the future.
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There are a few inaccuracies/ missing details on this, I could use that as an excuse to go back a stage and fix it up, but I figure more time spent on texturing practice is more valuable.
And also an optic (untextured still).
Seecamp LWS:
COLT M1911:
Colt Anaconda:
You should consider posting wireframes, or maybe even timelapses.
Recent distractions I started:
Should actually finally finish a rem 700 action so I can finish this M24 and the M40 that has been sitting unloved and unfinished for god knows how long.
Well sure let's pimp that wip out too since I'm mentioning it.
Boy what's next, a XM2010 ? Uh oh gotta avoid the gun porn so I can focus.
That said, there are quite a number of great gun modellers out there who also happen to be Russian making Russian things that look amazing.
One could say they are an inspiration to make more things to a higher caliber, or one could say they are a source of burning jealousy and that any personal crusade to match and best the level of quality and quantity of their subjects in a rapid amount of time is a foolish and self destructive activity.
Let's just leave it at both.
Trying out new techniques for modeling the annoying bits of pistol slides ( the rear unsymmetrical curved slide rail cutouts and the like ).
The TT-33 also got this treatment and reworking since I like to go back and look at old things and see all the horrible bits and re do the same subjects, but I think three different wips in one post is enough for now.
Overkill on the detail perhaps, but I had the refs and was doing it already so I figured why not take the extra steps. Only missing the firing pin spring, but I did that and took it out since it just makes it pain rescaling lengths between short and long action receiver lengths.
It took a few days, and it probably take some more just finishing all the various parts.
Still gotta do 2 scopes, tweaking the stocks for better fits, one bipod, and flesh out the accessories, and these are just for the M40A3-A5 and M24 SWS variations.
For more modularity I'd like to do parts for a M40A1, civilian BDL/CDL, the XM2010 chassis, for sure, and maybe a varmint, M24A2/3, the JAE-700 stock, and AICS stock later on, but I'm getting ahead of myself. If you have any parts suggestions send them my way!
I don't know how useful this effort will be, perhaps when I really do get to making a gun customization program it may shine, but for general usage the majority of the trigger group will never be seen.
Still gotta finalize the mount, do some scope covers, make a more accurate trigger guard and magazine, and bipod.
Then it's off to M24 land, with it's own set of accessories to worry about.
I was entertaining the notion of doing an APS, PMM, and PB 6P9, but I should probably finish some of the already unfinished work like the Remington, before starting new models.
You really should texture these babies!
But, Red why don't you bake and texture and anything?
- Because, more, SOON! And I'm waiting on computer automated lowpoly/UV programs, the tasks are too mind numbing to not be done by machine.
I would be interested to see you tackle some lowpoly/bakes/textures
Yeah I'm getting back into LP and bakes now:
9792 tris if interested, I'm surprised it's under 10k myself too, could definitely be lower.
UV mapping and tweaking the test bakes takes almost as much time as modelling the HP, or it's probably me being slow after awhile of not doing it.
Ever get stuck having the HP model 90% done in a day or two, but then get to unimportant, barely seen parts and then your speed and efficiency just drops?
Aside from the barrel and stock, the pernach was done a week ago, but dragging it out to a week just to do those two parts was ridiculous.
Probably just a sleep deprivation thing I guess.
Got a long way to go...
Suomi KP-31
Soviet M91/30 Mosin-Nagant
I spent wayyyy too much time on the mosin-nagant (dat receiver and bolt), and I still have more to do. I still have to make the correct Finnish furniture - probably can only do the M27 otherwise I'll have no time to finish the others, and not only the Finnish variations, but also the different scopes and carbine variations, but since I'm not doing any Soviet stuff for the contest those can be pushed past the deadline.
Bolt action rifles, they looks so simple at first, then you get to the complex interlocking machining of the receiver and bolt and there goes your time and sanity.
Also PPsh-41 (still a WIP, not intended for contest, just goes with mosin)
and the current states of the other weapons which are intended for the contest,
Lahti L-35, still have to work on the grip, magazine, bolt, sights, and switches. Probably a day or two to finish.
Lahti L-39, barely started, but it's simpler than the mosin's receiver so shouldn't take too long, maybe a day or two.
Lahti-Saloranta M26, top cover, controls, sights, bolt, mag, - this one should be simple to finish in a day.
So at current speed projections 5 days of more HP modeling, leaving only 12 days for bakes, textures and animations. I can finish all the HP models but I probably won't have enough time to bake and texture them all. Probably have to shelve the L-39, start the bakes for the mosin and suomi now, and see what I can do about the L-35 and M26.
For non-fans of IDW Transformers More Than Meets The Eye comics, the character is a new big bad called Tarn.
If you were ever a fan of Transformers, I cannot recommend this comic book series enough - very good!
This is based of an original model by UltimateTransFan, but has heavy editing by me. Was my first try using the Doublesmooth technique for making the HP, not perfect but very helpful results. Lots of other automation and short cutting involved, used Blender's auto UV packing since packing it by hand would be hell with all the different shapes, and because auto UVs still suck, dDO for simple texturing because I suck and just running dDo with a 2048 threatened to crash my system. Tricount is about 20,000 - down from it's original 50,000 and using 2048 diffuse/specular/gloss/normal/glow. It really does need 4096 because the texel management is so bad from the auto unwrap, but I can't work at that resolution without setting my pc on fire.
Stechkin APS - gun HP done, still need to finish HP stock(s)
Walther PPK - HP done, building LP
Golden Gun from the James Bond franchise. - Bake done, need textures.
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M18 Smoke Grenade by RedRogueXIII on Sketchfab
Oh and you can download the files for it for free; Download [ASSET-REL]_M18_Smoke_Grenade.zip
If ya dig a tactical WW2 British vs Germans FPS:Mud and Blood
Or if the American Vietnam war is more your style:Fall of Saigon
I'm arming both mods, so no time to eat, sleep, do anything, etc. Ugh I'm fast enough.
Mauser C96, M712 Schnellfeuer, Carbine, Tactical, and Han Solo's DL-44 Blaster from Star Wars.
Tokarev TT-33
Prideaux Device
Walther PPK
Stechkin APS
Remington Model 8
Browning High Power
Panzerfaust 60
FP-45 Liberator
Sten Mk.V
Sten Mk.II
Webley Mk.IV
Welrod Mk.IIA
Beretta 87 Target
F1 & RGD-5 Grenades
M26/M61 & M67 Grenades
I can see the progression and the new stuff looks great.