Okay, so I've gone back to the drawing board to try and nail down the concept more accurately. Since the shape of the two halves of the casing seemed to be the most inaccurate, and the fact that the mesh was getting overly complicated as a single object, I split the lower half in two to experiment with shapes. Upper half…
You know how when you stare at a word for so long that it begins to look ridiculous and loses all meaning? That's how this casing is beginning to feel to me.... Made some adjustments to the shape, and although there's still some things to tweak (like the artifacting on the upper part of the handle inset), I'm thinking I'm…
Yeah, tell me about it. I seem to notice another inset or beveled edge every time I look at it. :) Thanks very much for taking the time to go over the mesh, EQ - I really appreciate it. Looking at the unsmoothed mesh, I see what you mean by adding more geometry. The corners of my original seem a little harsh and needlessly…