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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      Brilliant - as ever...
      From castles to cottages... now to heavy plant...
      I feel another tutorial publication on its way ??

      My son works of the NE architects for Caterpillar's plant at Peterlee - just along the road from you.
      He was modeling the new entrance buildings etc and needed a big truck like that for a view [he ended up photoshopping it in] - you've made one that's just one size too big for what they want to have on display!

      TIG

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      • allanxA Offline
        allanx
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        Excellent modeling John and the rendering is superb...my youngest is in to trucks right now and this is he's favorite... πŸ˜„

        allanx

        [Portfolio](https://www.coroflot.com/designers/work-stream?id)

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        • tademaT Offline
          tadema
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          Thank you for the comments 😳
          Nicolas, sorry I didn't have time yesterday and I'm away this morning for a week, but as soon as I return!
          TIG, small world. Last year whilst waiting for the wife (Dewhursts πŸ˜’ ) I sat watching the very building under construction. Had I known would have modeled the truck for him FOC of course.
          thanks again
          John

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          • L Offline
            leminilab
            last edited by

            @tadema said:

            Thank you for the comments 😳
            Nicolas, sorry I didn't have time yesterday and I'm away this morning for a week, but as soon as I return!

            No rush there John.
            Your final image already makes my day! β˜€

            Again, brilliant work. Hats off (There's no hats off smiley but here's a paint bucket for you: )

            • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
            • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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            • marked001M Offline
              marked001
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              john...showing some major versatility here! awesome stuff.

              http://www.revision21vis.com

              instagram: revi21on

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              • Bryan KB Offline
                Bryan K
                last edited by

                Wow. 😲

                See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                • L Offline
                  loveart45
                  last edited by

                  Love it πŸ˜‰

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                  • U Offline
                    unda
                    last edited by

                    πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ look great

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                    • cheddaC Offline
                      chedda
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                      I used to drive a smaller version of this, it also had deployable railway bogeys ! As usual Tadema well done mate, this is giving me flashbacks to my Tonka days.

                      Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                      • tademaT Offline
                        tadema
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for the comments.
                        A little walk-through..
                        John


                        Adding rust-dirt.pdf

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                        • Bob JamesB Offline
                          Bob James
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                          Thank you for taking the time to explain this: I'll get a lot of use from this. Much appreciated πŸ‘

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                          • L Offline
                            leminilab
                            last edited by

                            Thanks a lot for taking the time to enlighten us! β˜€
                            πŸ‘

                            • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                            • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                            • andybotA Offline
                              andybot
                              last edited by

                              @tadema said:

                              Thanks for the comments.
                              A little walk-through..
                              John

                              πŸ‘ Nice, thanks! Simple and effective β˜€

                              http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                              • DanielD Offline
                                Daniel
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                                Wow! First mansions, now giant trucks. What are you, some kind of over achiever? πŸ˜„
                                Looks great, as usual.
                                I would thing your method for adding rust to a truck would work for adding weathering to a building.

                                My avatar is an anachronism.

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                                • R Offline
                                  Roger
                                  last edited by

                                  Add my thanks for the PDF.

                                  http://www.azcreative.com

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                                  • pbacotP Offline
                                    pbacot
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks for the dirt, John! A question or two, if not too dense.... so you are painting just colors not texture from the sample layer? Actually I am not totally clear, if you are painting how you end up with a rectangular texture. Thanks, if you have the time. Peter

                                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                    • tademaT Offline
                                      tadema
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks everyone.

                                      Hello Peter, sorry I should have taken more time with the PDF
                                      Page 2... Main Image with a texture image on a new layer.
                                      Page 3... Make a new layer, activate your texture layer and sample using the clone stamp tool with a brush of choice or sample a colour and use a standard brush. Activate a new layer and paint into it with the clone tool.
                                      Page 4.. Activate the Rectangle Marque tool { Ctrl M ). Activate the move tool (v) Now ( Ctrl t ) right click and choose whatever tool... Scale...ect
                                      Scale the new texture how you need it and place as required, then just make a new Layer and repeat.

                                      It's harder to explain than to show you, if ^ makes no sense I will make a quick video.
                                      Your on a Mac so I've no idea as you only have one mouse button???
                                      take care
                                      John

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                                      • pbacotP Offline
                                        pbacot
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                                        Thanks John, that helps. I'll play with that.

                                        No, I've got like seven buttons on my mouse πŸ˜„ that I don't fully use. The Apple mouse currently has no buttons, I think.

                                        MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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