The last weeks were a little bit hard for me. I looked for some work which will help me to harness my skills further but unfortunately there are not many open trainee or internship positions in this area in Europe, so I lost a little bit faith in my dreams. Neitherless thanks to my girlfriend who supports me a lot I…
Looking nice, I like the design and think it'll fit BL very well. I've not worked enough with normal maps enough yet to be an authority on the subject, but I think you may be making your highpoly a bit too sharp on the edges, might need a bit more rounding off.
After checking the model I decided to pimp up the details and create a high poly version of it. Here are the shots of the first high poly parts: I tried went a little more detailed and military style.
Did the first test texture with dDo for the canon itself today: I will add some srews or levels on the rear part, so it's a removable panel. Also have to update the Hyperion-Logo. The pistons should be round, but due to some baking issues they now appear cornerd.. which I like :)