I think I know what is making the panels so tall. The lighting and color of your reference is blending the undercarriage in with the body panel. You have to look very carefully, but the side image has the frame and exhaust in it. They make the panels look taller than they actually are. As for modeling techniques, there are…
Yo Dude, This is pretty decent for a first go and you've even textured it too. Sweet! I model cars all day long so there's a few things I can suggest to you. Clearly you are just starting out in 3d and gameart etc. I would recommend you grab yourself some very accurate blueprints to work from. Then download as many pics as…