How come so few car modelers???

solo

Cars are easy to find if you need them?

hellnbak

Difficulty in making smooth, compound curved surfaces with an evenly spaced grid. I've had an AT-6 on the drawing board, and a BD5 and getting the wings, fuselage and other compound shapes right has put the projects at a standstill. I even have a 30s-ish car concept I'd like to make.

Maybe the difficulty of shapes like this puts people off?

That's my excuse.

Not gonna claim it's easy, those complex curved surfaces still drive me nuts. But the results can be very rewarding, and like anything it does get easier with experience. Hey, you could start out with Model T's, they have very few curves

It gets frustrating sometimes not to be able to compare notes with other car modelers. Heck, nowadays I get excited when I see someone post an airplane, or a tank. Anything with wheels of some sort. When I post a model it feels like it's out there in a ghost town, with tumbleweeds piling up against it.

Anybody feel sorry for me yet?

hellnbak

@solo said:

Cars are easy to find if you need them?

Well, yes, if you only need one for entourage in another model. I'm talking about the people that model cars just because they like modeling cars. Are we a dying breed? Or were there just never that many to begin with?

pbacot

@unknownuser said:

When I post a model it feels like it's out there in a ghost town, with tumbleweeds piling up against it.

Don't feel like that. People appreciate your models. I have never been all that interested in the cars I see here, but you and that Idaho guy changed my outlook. Maybe there are more car people in the other modeling applications that have more organic features.

I think professionally there's just more work to do in industrial and architectural design fields. You only do cars professionally if you work for a relatively small group of companies. I think we actually have one of those here. Who was that?

There's been some good train stuff...?

Peter

Krisidious

I'm here I just don't post many examples of what I do.

hellnbak

@krisidious said:

I'm here I just don't post many examples of what I do.

Well, that's ok. I don't really want anyone to post any models that are better than mine .

solo

@unknownuser said:

Well, that's ok. I don't really want anyone to post any models that are better than mine .

Then I'd better not post my Ariel Atom or new Zonda models.

(edit) sarcasm.

hellnbak

@solo said:

@unknownuser said:

Well, that's ok. I don't really want anyone to post any models that are better than mine .

Then I'd better not post my Ariel Atom or new Zonda models.

Solo, you're the exception. Your models are in a whole galaxie apart from us regular modelers. The level of your work is completely unobtainable by people like me, so I don't feel threatened by them. Ok, sometimes I do bang my head against the wall, but I'm into pain so that's no problem.

In other words, I wanna see your Ariel Atom and new Zonda models. I just patched my wall so I'm ready.

andybot

For me, it is most definitely a time issue. I would love to have time to tinker with car models, but between young children and my business in arch-vis, there is just absolutely no spare time for "fun" (or as you mention - self-inflicted pain)

Andy

cotty

@hellnbak said:

Solo, you're the exception. Your models are in a whole galaxie apart from us regular modelers. The level of your work is completely unobtainable by people like me, so I don't feel threatened by them. Ok, sometimes I do bang my head against the wall, but I'm into pain so that's no problem.
In other words, I wanna see your Ariel Atom and new Zonda models. I just patched my wall so I'm ready.

+1

Mike Amos

I have several cars at a certain stage but it is such a tear your hair out process I get to the point of just giving up most of the time. The inconsistent responses of various plug-ins do not help, that and the memory issues of a 32 bit program.

Tanks are a bit easier for the most part but subjects like the Chieftain and others with compound curves are much as cars.

mitcorb

There is ely862me and there used to be RayOchoa. Haven't seen him lately. Ogan Ocali has posted cars. scottpara did a nice little series of "CARicatures", I think, with modified proportions.

Gaieus

And there used to be Green Toaster. I actually loved his cars. Really.

pilou

If you want see the most beautifull cars created with SU go there! (21 pages)
This guy is a monster

By ixlrlxi

EscapeArtist

I remember his work. Those are beautiful cars.

Alan Fraser

We have Gabriel Concha working for us who's modelled just about vehicle out there...but he's never posted here. I don't think he even visits...too busy modelling cars, probably.
Link.

You're not alone, but you are probably a fairly rare breed, modelling autos to that degree of detail...for the love of it rather than for practical architectural entourage purposes. Keep it up though, your models are always a joy to behold.

Hieru

@alan fraser said:

You're not alone, but you are probably a fairly rare breed, modelling autos to that degree of detail...for the love of it rather than for practical architectural entourage purposes. Keep it up though, your models are always a joy to behold.

Couldn't agree more.

I'd love to have a go at modelling vehicles at some point, but I do find it a bit of a daunting challenge. There's also a good chance that I'll end up spending way too much time on small details.

Krisidious

@unknownuser said:

If you want see the most beautifull cars created with SU go there! (21 pages)
This guy is a monster

By ixlrlxi

Wow...

hellnbak

Yeah, those are incredible models. I downloaded every one (bulk image downloader) to study as I get time. He has much more imagination than I do, I'd have to take drugs to be that original and creative, and who can afford drugs nowdays?

But what I was really asking about is why there are so few people posting car models here on the forums. I guess a big part of the answer is that the shapes involved are just too difficult and time-consuming, and I can understand that.

But possibly an even bigger reason, and one that I hadn't even thought of, is that a lot of you are spending most of your time and effort towards making models for your clients. For some reason it's a little difficult for me to think of using SU as part of your job. I tend to just see everyone here using it for fun, like me. But looking at it in that light, I can understand why investing the amount of time a decent car model can take would be a luxury that probably not many can afford, at least not on a regular basis. As somebody mentioned, it would be difficult to make a living making 3D car models (except for maybe selling them on Cornucopia )

So anyhow I do appreciate all your input. I'll just keep chugging away at my four-wheeled thingamajigs.

Krisidious

there are several websites to sell car models as well as having your own website. although some of them make you give up selling them anywhere else and they are very strict about the content and how it's made. as with the Checkmate system at TurboSquid. http://support.turbosquid.com/entries/20203606

I use SU for work and fun... however my fun consists of modding games and making new things to go in games like rFactor and rFactor 2. I build cars and then drive them in a simulator. http://rfactor.net/web/rf2/ if I could get paid to do that? then I would die a happy man. but I love doing houses too.