1885 Daimler Reitwagen

Daniel · 18 Nov 2014, 13:49

This definitely belongs in the "Most Impressive SketchUp Modeling" topic.

leedeetee · 18 Nov 2014, 14:11

So good. I doff my cap, throw a virtual high five and offer a cyber fist pump. Bravo, sir.

Openspaces · 18 Nov 2014, 15:44

............. Such Talent!!!! Bravo.

Bryan K · 18 Nov 2014, 16:18

Everything about it is amazing! Where did you find the engineering pictures and specs? The mechanical detail alone is stunning!

Bryan K · 18 Nov 2014, 16:23

I could ask a hundred questions about this one, but the first one that comes to mind is how did you make the chamfers on the frame? I see the hidden geometry and I'm still stumped.

jeff hammond · 18 Nov 2014, 16:46

excellent!

Mike Amos · 18 Nov 2014, 16:49

My question is how do you get reflective finish in sketchup? There even appears to be a metal finish on metal parts. What kind alchemy is this Sir?

Please, please, I have to know. Gibber.........

cotty · 18 Nov 2014, 16:54

WOW! (sorry for the short comment regarding to your post length )

hellnbak · 18 Nov 2014, 18:14

Sorry, been doing some serious shoveling of the white stuff. I really gotta move to a warmer state.

@bryan k said:

:thumb:

Everything about it is amazing! Where did you find the engineering pictures and specs? The mechanical detail alone is stunning!

Like the majority of my models, there are no engineering pictures, no or very few specs. I just do everything by eyeball.

@bryan k said:

I could ask a hundred questions about this one, but the first one that comes to mind is how did you make the chamfers on the frame? I see the hidden geometry and I'm still stumped.

Actually it was very simple. Just drew the lines

erased the unwanted stuff

and played connect the dots

of course I had to do this after the textures were applied so I would know where the lines went. This is just a quick and dirty example.

@mike amos said:

My question is how do you get reflective finish in sketchup? There even appears to be a metal finish on metal parts. What kind alchemy is this Sir?

Please, please, I have to know. Gibber.........

Well, for the finish on the wood frame I cobbled together pieces of various photos of the Reitwagen replicas. That was a real pain to get (sort of) right.
For the other finishes I used various textures from my ever-increasing texture library, and just projected them onto the model. I don't know how to use any of the texture plugins that have come out, I just do it the old fashioned way - projecting them.

And for all of you who have complimented my work, my heartfelt thanks. It's always nice to know that your efforts are appreciated.

Now I've gotta finish getting this computer ready for a fresh install of Win7 on a new hard drive. I've been nursing this thing along much longer than I should have, it's getting too difficult to work with.

Cheers

Steve

andybot · 18 Nov 2014, 21:19

That is incredible! You really have an eye for these things. It's really a fine craft you are able to do with Sketchup, I am in awe.

pilou · 19 Nov 2014, 00:30

You must put this on the Most Impressive Sketchup Modelling thread!

Mike Lucey · 19 Nov 2014, 00:56

I really enjoyed reading the history and viewing your work Hellnbak

pbacot · 19 Nov 2014, 01:43

Nice work on the history and all ( you might want to check I think you put 1976 for 1876 but nevertheless a great read!)
And as for the modeling and rendering--what they said. It's the best! I don't think many could get any better rendering effect with a rendering software that you get out of SketchUp. The modeling is pure art and dedication and really makes this successful.

emerald15 · 19 Nov 2014, 14:20

DAMN'! (am I allowed to say that?) You had me completely fooled. I thought you had taken the plunge into the Render pool! As everyone else has said... amazing!

hellnbak · 19 Nov 2014, 21:24

@cotty said:

WOW! (sorry for the short comment regarding to your post length )

Don't know what comment you are referring to, but if it was something about the length of the "History" section, I understand. I just get so into the history of some of my models that I feel the need to share. I'll try to keep it shorter in the future.

@andybot said:

That is incredible! You really have an eye for these things. It's really a fine craft you are able to do with Sketchup, I am in awe.

Thanks. Can't believe I actually awed somebody.

@pilou said:

You must put this on the Most Impressive Sketchup Modelling thread!

Thanks for the thought, but for me that thread lost all meaning when people were able to post their own models in it. Makes no sense to me at all.

@mike lucey said:

I really enjoyed reading the history and viewing your work Hellnbak

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope the history section didn't put you to sleep

@pbacot said:

Nice work on the history and all ( you might want to check I think you put 1976 for 1876 but nevertheless a great read!)
And as for the modeling and rendering--what they said. It's the best! I don't think many could get any better rendering effect with a rendering software that you get out of SketchUp. The modeling is pure art and dedication and really makes this successful.

Really nice of you to say all those nice things.

And, no, the dates were correct. See, what I failed to mention was that right after he invented the engine in 1976 he also invented a time machine and...ok, I got the date wrong. Nice catch.

@emerald15 said:

DAMN'! (am I allowed to say that?) You had me completely fooled. I thought you had taken the plunge into the Render pool! As everyone else has said... amazing!

No, dammit, you are not allowed to say that!

As for the Render pool, I'm never gonna take that plunge. The water in that pool is way too deep for me, if you get my meaning.

Here's a link to a YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw_a8lZWmRQ

Frustrates me that it's in German, he seems to be explaining some stuff about the Reitwagen that I would really like to know. Sadly, it's been 27 years since I was there, and what German I did manage to learn is pretty much gone now (as is much of my English )

Here's what that "hot tube ignition" looks like in practice. They don't look in the least concerned that the engine seems to be on fire. The guy on the left is the same guy (and bike) as in the video mentioned above. I think he built it, and the bike is the same one I chose to reference when building my model.

I really can't believe that out of all the replicas out there they actually chose this one

to include in the American Motorcycle Association Hall Of Fame

Besides being grossly huge everything about it is so inaccurate it's laughable. Looks like they used barn beams and parts from old hay balers and washing machines for parts. At least they did replace the outrigger wheels with something a little closer to reasonable.
And the sign does mention something about it being "somewhat " larger than the original.
Maybe it's the only one they could get for free.

Bryan K · 21 Nov 2014, 01:38

Thanks for explanation on the champfers. I've been finding myself doing a bit more "connect the dots" these days as well.

I'm with you. I can't believe they choose that one as well.

Keep up the great work!

ken28875 · 21 Nov 2014, 06:28

Awesome modeling, texturing and rendering, Steve.

Thanks for the story behind your model.

Cheers!

__KN