Ah yea, there is way too much wasted geo on that piece. You could leave it for now but on your next project definitely keep it in mind. All of those screws modeled (especially the inset ones) are completely unnecessary. That can be 100% handled by the normal map. A lot of the other tiny indentations can be removed as well.…
excellent hipoly work. *obligatory comment about edges being too tight*. I especially like how you you modeled insets for some things and floated others to save time and topology. first, post your primary reference so we can compare for crits. also be sure to check your widths, hard to tell from these angles but it may be…