Humvee - Hard Surface - Start to Finish

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

Figured It was time for me to improve my HSM as everyone my age is better at it then me! Just realized I've only got 3 months till I'm X, I still thought I was X how the hell did that happen!

My computer is already lagging, not a good sign eh.

About five hours in,

Mark Dygert · Dec 2009

Looking pretty cool so far.

- It seems a bit wide. It might be helpful to block in the entire proportions in low poly form before jumping into the details.
- There is one more grill vent on your model than on the ref. They also all fit within the width of the hood grill.
- The sling loops on the hood seem kind of flat and thin. These are normally just round thick hoops.
- The tread seems a little disconnected?

If you're running into performance issues and you're using 3dsmax it could be good to work with a lot of separate pieces instead of a few joined meshes.

On pieces you're not working on, set them to display as bounding box (right click, object properties). There are probably a few scripts around to help automate this?

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

Fix in progress :P

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

My bluepritns arn't messed up, I was wrong.

a bad artist blames his tools.!

Ghostscape · Dec 2009

Looks pretty good so far.

one thing I do with any kind of high poly model is I start by blocking in the very rough forms with boxes and other prims to get a sense of scale. It makes it very easy to see how your front looks when you can see it next to the rest of the (rough, boxy) car.

achillesian · Dec 2009

how old is x

Disco Stu · Dec 2009

10 i suppose?

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

age removed agen.., age really isn't needed.

System · Dec 2009

It would be better to model the whole shape at once seeing as it's quite boxy anyway. Just make cuts etc. to get the right base shape then break chunks off and refine. If you continue like this you may have scale issues as suggested, especially if you say you are trying to improve your high poly work.

Regarding the model, according to the reference;
The headlights are too small, the front grill is not tall enough, the bonnet vent is too long, the edges at the sides are too sharp and the handles are in the wrong place.

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

Adjusting some of the changes now, also boxed it out a tiny bit for overall scale.

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

I've started to block in the major forms to get a sense of scale, refined some things a little too.

as for the tyres, should I model the tread connected to the wheel?

couple of sym errors, ignore those.

Xoliul · Dec 2009

The hood doesn't bulge up towards the center. HMMWV's barely have any curved surfaces.
Check this refpic:

Try to gather a bit more reference, this sort of accuracy errors are pretty severe and you should be able to spot them yourself

Also, your bullbar is really flimsy and thin.

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

Thats a good shot of the front, will help alot ^^ Thanks

samgriffiths · Dec 2009

Sorry for no updates, have been very busy friend in hospital etc

I tried fixing a few issues mentioned.

blocked out the doors.

sneakymcfox · Dec 2009

looking pretty nice but the bullbar looks a little to sharp on the corners at the moment adn the rings on the bonnet need to be angled slightly, hope your friend gets better

Shogun3d · Dec 2009

Sorry about your friend. This is coming along nicely! I think the hood handles should be a little wider and larger as well. They should be mounted/welded on a plate that is securely fastened to the hood.

Xoliul · Dec 2009

Afaik the handles on the hood are for tieing a sling to a helicopter so the humvee can be flown off. They're not connected to the hood, but are attached to the chassis and come through a hole.

Hood bulge looks better but I'm not sure the curve is 100% correct yet when seen from the side.

Humvee - Hard Surface - Start to Finish

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