@ely862me said: Hi ! Search the forums a bit or even google it and I am sure you will find plenty of hdri images that suits your needs ! http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=48871&p=439019&hilit=hdri#p439019 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=47552&p=425735&hilit=hdri#p425735 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=41241&p=421802&hilit=hdri#p421802 Thank you !

@rich o brien said: @Steve I don't know but I imagine your beard now is lllooooonnnnnngggg Well, I retired in '89 and haven't shaved since (not entirely true - I did shave it off once about ten years ago when I lost a bet with my niece

Thank you Nicholas!

Well it looks pretty authentic, frontone and porch look much like the colonial American style with some classical architecture influences I'm using the same CAD drawing technique when building the facades of surrounding buildings on historical site insertions.

That's how industrial architecture should look like ! Well, in a not so far future, that's how buildings will look like in big cities... isle-type buildings. You could evolve it structural and architectural from this concept.

Insane is less said... astonishing detail on the framework and body. People usually don't pay too much attention when they're making cars as they used to do back in the 50's and 60's. You're the one that still does pay attention to those details, congrats !

Thank you, Rich.

Lumion takes the place! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh73wmYX2NE

Really nice modelling, texturing and rendering.

I can't quite put my finger on why I like it. It's extremely well done style and detail. For me, it might be the way it reminds me of really good anime'. Anyway, good job.

Very nice! Thanks!

Looks like a great start.

Really like this clock. Be nice to see a different background and border colour, the white doesn't sit well at the moment. Maybe render it sitting on a mantle shelf?

yeah just need a higher res non-repeating texture. you will find one eventually, there are a few around. I would say your renders are underexposed. Sun just doesn't seem bright enough, this will improve them immediately 4th image you posted for example, grass reflects a sunny day whereas the house looks underexposed. Simple post pro or tonemapping in render engine would help.

12,500 tris so far. [image: http://i48.tinypic.com/2ns16wz.png]

Yeah, you guys are right, about half file size goes to vegetation ( That big tree is 2.5 Mb ), and I am hiding it for every different view along with all unnecessary geometry, i even render from 2 different models with same scenes because together they would be huge. Ill try look into vray proxies, anything that can ease handling of models is a great help .

Finished up the SketchUp model.... [image: Nimbus 24 unicycle SketchUp.png]

Pieterv thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!!! you can watch the finished images at the gallery thread: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=48954 best V

Real nice work. Hopefully this will inspire hellnbak to start some great renders SOON!

@hellnbak said: @liam887 said: @hellnbak said: You list wood among the materials it can use to print. Wood? How does it do that? http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printer-wood-filament/ I'll be darned. Can you imagine where this technology is going to be in the near future? Actually that's the reason I've decided to hold off on getting one, I want to let it "cook" for a while (and like any new play-purty the prices will undoubtedly come down as it gets perfected. Jeez, I hate waiting. Instant gratification, that's my thing Well I felt the same and this wasnt the printer I wanted but for $700 (including an attachment to print in wood, wax, ABS plastic and more for an extra $99, international shipping and insurance) it was a steal. I will play with this for a year or so and make enough money to pay for it and then eventually buy another one in a year or so. Shame I have to wait for so long but I have my laser scanner to play with until then. I just got a new camera form Amazon and projector (borrowed from a colleague) to make the David Laser Scanner even more awesome! Going to scan in my head, print it in wax and make a 'head candle' . Perhaps we can turn your chevy into a candle also! The most complicated candle ever made! First things first have to scan in this RC aircraft and have all the parts ready for printing. Starting with something smaller to get me going [image: scan.jpeg]