Rogue's W.I.P's!

Roguer1 · 12 May 2009, 06:51

Thanks for the comment Brad

Wow Shams, those renders look real nice!
I didn’t use any extras, just the standard stuff. The car body was a metallic paint and I use studio lighting with my model...
Thanks for the advice, I’ll try it out next set of renders.

Crazy Eyes · 12 May 2009, 07:15

@unknownuser said:

I was having major problems with Hypershot not saving, or properly rendering my model so here is just a PRTSC capture of Hypershot.

Hypershot wasn’t saving my model, screenshots, renders or anything, so I lost the Hypershot model and got stuck with low quality renders

[attachment=1:32yjmwn5]Ford Falcon Hardtop render.jpg[/attachment:32yjmwn5]
[attachment=0:32yjmwn5]Ford Falcon Hardtop render rear.jpg[/attachment:32yjmwn5]

I've found that Hypershot doesn't save when the model is open in SU so I make sure that SU is closed before I start using Hypershot and loading the model seperately.

Roguer1 · 12 May 2009, 07:57

This is what happens when I open a Hypershot model when it has actually saved one

Well, I finally get the render screen to appear but only after a lot of work. I also can’t vary my renders settings much from what are shown. What settings are shown are the default settings that seem to be applied when I open a saved Hypershot model

Plus there are some problems with textures and lighting etc..But it's rendering, lets just hope it works!

Roguer1 · 12 May 2009, 08:03

Thanks for the advice Lyall but I think I’ve fixed it.

It wasn’t saving my Hypershot models correctly but it was saving them. I saved the model, closed it and reopened.
The scene was appearing as 32x4 mpxls so I had to change that and some of the settings and clicked render and then it started. It’s very slowly rendering but it’s doing its damn job! I’ll see what happens.

Roguer1 · 15 May 2009, 11:56

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

(sketchup.google.com)

Check that out!

With help from Wacov

BTM · 15 May 2009, 19:31

Have you guys seen the new loft tool by Chris F.? It's great; it connects multiple curves/ edges smoothly, and could be really helpful with creating cars and vehicles!!

... NOTE: curves connected using it must have the same amount of edges.

Roguer1 · 16 May 2009, 05:31

Looks like it could really help, Thanks for the tip, it helped me find some really great tools by Chris Fullmer

BLANK · 20 May 2009, 18:50

Forgive me for this completely-unrelated topic, but I really felt the need to share.

Shelby Daytona . Replica, but still...

Roguer1 · 21 May 2009, 03:45

That’s ok Shams, any good Ford related stuff is absolutely welcome here.

That’s one absolutely perfect Daytona! I wish I could get those HD photos in really high resolution!
Very nice!

Roguer1 · 27 May 2009, 14:05

Sorry there isn’t much happening in the way of SketchUp but I have been very board of it and quite ill lately. I have managed to take just a couple more photos if anyone is interested. I do hope to get more once I start doing stuff again.

http://picasaweb.google.com/RogueAutomotiveDesign/PhotosNature#

GreenToaster · 27 May 2009, 23:36

I've all but thrown in the towel - so many things going on in my life. Your work is really inspiring - I'm reminded of what my dad used to say "Let the experts do what experts do"

Sorry you've been ill - here's to better health soon.

Roguer1 · 28 May 2009, 23:48

Thanks Brad
I do hope to get back into using SU some time soon. I do have quite a few unfinished projects still and hope to have them done but with less to them than I had hoped. There are some good ones to come.

Roguer1 · 2 Jun 2009, 20:34

Well, I haven’t done much in SU lately but here are some sketches I have done.

These three are all based on the same template so they are similar.
2010 Ford Falcon Coupe

2010 Ford Capri

2010 Mercury Cougar

This here is a custom version of the Ford Taunus. The Taunus is a nice British coupe. This, however, is a lower, longer American model I have designed. It only took about 15min but it looks okay.

...the front is a little messed up

BLANK · 4 Jun 2009, 11:33

Hmm... the sharp lines and the thin pillars on the "American" Taunus give it a futuristic look. Nevertheless, still "teh hotness". That Capri got a funny shape too - CARS-esque (with the grille and all).

I'm thinking of rigging up one of your Cobras with SP3 and yes, it'll drift and handle properly if you know the procedure (vapourware already...). I'm not using any scripting stuff like the pros do, just some old-school physics nonsense. My graphics card is sh*t so I can't guarantee how awesome the drifting will be. The Cobra doesn't kill my graphics card and I can't find anything better, so I'll stick with that. I'll post it here once done, if you don't mind - the warehouse got very childish...

Speaking of drifting, I got one of those cheap Hummer Monster Truck-ish R/C toys that I converted into a drift car (yes, it really does drift, on carpets too... sometimes). I actually placed the battery in front of the front axle, removed some weight and spray-painted it black. Pity the battery wouldn't charge any more.

Since when were R/C toys related to car companies? rimshot

Roguer1 · 6 Jun 2009, 10:36

Thanks Shams. I’m just getting back into my drawing so hopefully I will improve.

I can’t wait to see your SP model.

I have noticed Dennis (TigreFeroce車) and Jordey (fioranojc) are back from their somewhat busy life’s and have started to model again, so here is just a little more work from me after my long break.
I do also hope to model another wheel soon

I have added a grille, finishing the front end. I have only the dash, seats and seat belts to finish.