Kleines Kettenkrad

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2010

Here's a high poly model of the WWII Kleines Kettenkrad for my portfolio.
Edit: replaced image with a better looking render

I plan on sculpting wrinkles into the seat cushions, and sculpting out the current swiss cake roll on top.

EDIT EDIT: Actually, on second thought I think I'll add onto what's currently on there, create a better render, and just call it at the high poly

PredatorGSR · Feb 2010

Those tracks look like trouble. I think you're going to have trouble getting low poly tracks that bake well from the high poly without killing your polycount. Usually the goal is to get tracks that can bake well onto a thick strip, which means keeping the vertical detail to only a couple inches high.

Those track wheels are going to be expensive too.

This stuff is true to the real life version, but the real life version isn't very conducive to normal map baking unfortunately.

I checked out your site and you don't have seem to have any high poly hard surface stuff. You picked a difficult model for your first hard surface bake. Good luck though.

FYI, just for presentation, adding AO is huge.

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2010

Thanks PredatorGSR- I really appreciate it. I'll try making the tracks less vertical and hopefully that'll help. I'm not sure how I'll handle the track wheels yet though $:\$

I do a lot of hard edge modeling at my current job, but I can't really show it because it's all military simulation, unfortunately I'd imagine it's given me a habit of trying to get things closer to how they are in reality than to think about how normal maps would work with the geometry I'm making, so I appreciate you pointing that out.

I figured I'd add an AO once I finalized it a bit more, but I see your point. It's missing a lot of detail without it- I just adjusted the image.

bbob · Feb 2010

Oh come on, make this a lowpoly..

There is a myriad of ways to make tracks read well, easily.

Ged · Feb 2010

looks really impressive, nice work! yeah there must be some way of getting those tracks to look good in lowpoly

arrangemonk · Feb 2010

this bike makes no sence to me, since one can steer with the tracks

bbob · Feb 2010

Its the same principle as an half track, where you can use a forward set of wheels to steer so you do not have to fully reverse on the track in the direction you want to go.

So its a fast, very off-road vehicle.

roosterMAP · Feb 2010

really good job. like how you did the wheels!

ZombieWells · Feb 2010

keep going in this direction and you'll end up with a sweet model. How detailed are you going to get with the Kettenkrad?

PredatorGSR · Feb 2010

Ah, much nicer looking with the AO.

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2010

Bbob/Ged- I think I might, I fell in love with the little guy, but for now it'll stay high. I need to have something else recent to show at GDC this year.
RoosterMAP- Thanks!

I tried staying accurate.
ZombieWells- I think this is where I'll stop, I need to move on to other things, I could nitpick for AGES.

And just because dangit I modeled all this stuff

A.Kincade · Feb 2010

I want one!!!! Pretty badass. Keep up the good work!

DrunkShaman · Feb 2010

Amezing work. Thanks for sharing.

Kleines Kettenkrad

Replies