VEX on Mars, old model, rendered 1st time
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VEX on Mars. This is a design by Syd Mead (you really should google this guy, master industrial designer) that he did back in the early 1980s. (I think, it was hard to find an exact date) There was only one picture of it so it was hard to model, especially the wheels. VEX stand for Variable Environment Vehicle. This is an old model created by me. The astronaut is from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse.
Some of you have seen this before, but this is the first render.
Bigger picture this time, so click on it for a sharper image.
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I like it Bryan, i'm also a big Syd Mead fan. Is the astronaut by Max Greuter ?
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Thanks!
Yes, that's a Max model. I couldn't remember his name. Thanks for reminding me. I wanted to give create for it but could not remember his name.
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@bryan k said:
...This is an old model created by me...
... old or not - at least this is an impressive great model - wow! How did you make these wheels ????@bryan k said:
...This is a design by Syd Mead (you really should google this guy, master industrial designer)...
So I did
I did not know this designer - but after you mentioned him, I spent at least an hour and it was very impressive to look at these fabulous designs and its graphic quality. Thanks for pointing on him!@chedda said:
...i'm also a big Syd Mead fan...
what I can understand well - so am I now too
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Thanks HornOxx.
Those wheels. Ah those wheels...
Took me three months to figure out how to do those wheels. I was still learning how to do copy arrays. I faked the hell out of those wheels. Didn't even dawn on me at the time to use arc degrees. DOH.
The outside strut attachments that connect the pads to the outer ring, took me days to figure out. The inside spring bars were pretty straight forward. But same problem with making the circular array.
Groups and components and layers? What are those?
But I learned a lot from those wheels.
Did I mention I only had one drawing to go by? A fuzzy presentation painting at that. Google "Syd Mead VEX". There are only two images. His one painting and my model.
Click image for larger picture.
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