Here too: awesome job on the great variety on wheels and even more respect that you share it all 
Did you make the wheels as dynamic components so you can easily modify the with/height?
I'm also stunned by your texturing qualities.
Do you use special UV-/texture plugins for this or just all nstandard SU-tools?
Must admit that you inspire me in car design and diversity 
Dude, this is impressive to say at least!!!
Such smooth surfaces and detailed parts without using a tool as Asrtisan is proof of a great modeler!
I take my hat of for you sir 
I'm not that much into american (classic) cars, but you are making me a fan 
Can't wait to see the progress!
Keep up the awesome work!
Fan +1 
Great model!
It strikes as an awesome machine too
Love the style!
PS: keep trying Artisan an carmodeling. Eventualy it all falls together
If I can help in any way, just let me know
Way to deep for my pockets too, but in figurine-world, the prices are all absurd.
But, in this absurd world, this 500 is quite a good price, seeing the sice and options for more stances and quality (3A is one of the best producers).
Thank god for SU
THx
It is gonna be quite a project indeed
Hoped to get it done without using Artisan. Not beacause not liking Artisan/SS (loving it!) but because the models exists of alot of fases and vertexes if modeled in full detail, it will turn out very complex all together.
In this I hoped 'Round corners' would help me out if I kept it al in quads.
Yesteday thought it all through and realised SS-ing couldn't be avoided if I want it to render real nice.
'Just' have to think of some solutions and explore new techniques that are out there.
Never stop learning
@unknownuser said:
think i saw 1 on the warehouse thu
True, and it's not even that bad of a model the man build!
But I'm confinced I can do better
If all else fails, I'll just buy the figurine for a mere €500,- 
Thx
Your problems with smoothing the surface/lines is not unknown to me. The only thing I can say on that subject: don't give up and try, try and try again. A 'bit' of patience is the only must have
Did you tried the e-books from Elisei?
They help a great deal and brings alot of light in de darkened world of car-/organic modeling 
@unknownuser said:
you seem to go from about a zillion polys to a much more reasonable number, how do you do that?
Do you mean from this
to this
?
If so: I don't
I build it all in the 'simple' style and SS it from time to time to check the progress and results and then undo (ctrl-z is your best friend )it.
Before EVERY SS action I save my file (save copy as...), cause you never now if SU may crash or not 
I also make a variety of files with different functions, so they don't bite eachother. I.e. a file for building in simple meshes, a file for the SS'd parts and a file for the SS'd parts wich need altering like lowering/tilting/painting.
@unknownuser said:
Also, on the same subject, how the heck do you get it to work on an object without affecting the edges of it, shrinking it all out of shape?
Every line you want to become/stay an edge after SS, you dubbelline it
See pic below and look carefully at the edge from the cover and you'll see it's dubbellined.
The closer the two lines are together, the sharper the edge will be.
Hope this filled a bit of void in that great thinking machine of yours and keeps you challenging using Artisan and become a great carmodeler 
Wanted to start a new project with some diffulties and searched for days, till it hit me:
My all time favorite robot/mech: Metal Gear Rex from the Metal Gear Solid game-series
After I decided it could be a good kandidate for a new project, I was worried I couldn't find enough pictures and such to transfer it to my own model.
Lucky me: big figurine producer 3A just anounced and released (?) a full on Metal Gear Rex figure in full detail and with working joints so there is enough info to go on.
I intend to model/render it in full detail. So first up is the modeling of all the pieces, parts and plates and then detailing all the stuff. It's gonna take a while, but the greater the reward
Time to start then
Should turn up something like this
Progress so far
512 views, 12 posts....don't be shy
Let this project rest for a while, but tend to start soon on the interior as the standard interior is and then a race interior (rollcage, stripped, etc.).
Little render on a dreamed of colour
Testroom 01_2.0 by sh00ks, on Flickr
What an awesome and impressive portfolio!!
Also cool to see the learning curve through the 12 pages. You rock in space Marian
Cool to see this teamwork and sparring of ideas
Keep it up and I can't wait what the proudct of this adventure will look like
@bryan k said:
Wow! Well done!
Would you explain more about the plug-ins, please. I'm already considering buying Artisan, but you also mentioned Tools on Surface?
Thx!
Tools on Surface is a free plugin and makes you draw lines on connected curved faces, wich makes it way more easy the the standard SU linetools. Check the topic, give it a quick search
When did I used it in my model?
To make detailed components on an object. E.g.: When I completed the general outline and shapes of the door, I used Tools on Surface the put in the doorhandle and -lock.
I would also strongly recommend to get the modelingbooks from Elisei, if you're thinking about picking up carmodeling
It has a nice promo on it right now Click Me!
Had some time off the last couple of days and spent them fully on the model.
Finished nearly all the detailed stuff what you can see from the outside.
sh00ks HGT 01_16 by sh00ks, on Flickr
sh00ks HGT 01_11 by sh00ks, on Flickr
sh00ks HGT 01_13 by sh00ks, on Flickr
And then, setting up the rendermodel
I thought building the car was a tough job, well, getting all the materials and lighting the way you want it (and I'm still a noob in rendering, so most of the time I don't even now what I want 
)
But here we go, My Punto HGT digitalized
Loadingdock 01_1.0 by sh00ks, on Flickr
Loadingdock 02_2.0 by sh00ks, on Flickr
Parking Garage 01_1.1 by sh00ks, on Flickr
Industrial Hall 01_1.0 by sh00ks, on Flickr
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What say yee?
Awesome modeling
Love the level of detail you have put in it!
Can't wait to see the finished render(s)
Thx a bunch for the compliments!
I'm mainly using Artisan, but also a lot 'Tools on surface', as for plugins.
But the most work is done with the move-tool with some fancy camerawork to get al them angels/flowing lines exactly right
Patience is a must have for this one
Progress:
Finished all the nessecary work for a good render
Colored them to get ready for TR
ToDo
Prepping the model to export to TheaRender.
Also still have to come up with a good enviroment. An HDRI is a good way, but was also thinking about modeling an underground parkinglot with some nice, 'hard' lighting.
Any advise on this one?
