VIMANAMAN Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) This might interest some, it's something that I've got gathering dust at the mo... I started this 'casual' project about three months ago. The intention was for it to serve as a 'first year student project' to teach myself modelling, texturing and integration. Nothing technical, just static object design for starters... (i'm not a student by the way, I work full time - although went to art school many years ago). Boy! Do I have respect for you 3d designers / modellers now!! Such a complexity of technical knowledge to acquire, Learning to be efficient, and optimal, and then testing, and tweaking, problem solving, then re-testing (then repeat until it gets light :)). Different packages to learn in detail, switching between those packages, to test the simplest thing... It's like snakes and ladders, (only with more snakes than ladders, when you're learning) :) & the lack of intuitive processes!! I / the project burnt out at the point shown in the images :) and it's been put on hold for about 6 weeks - I haven't even opened Max since then, until today when I looked at it again today... I tackled the project really seriously doing loads of research - I'm probably on many Western governments watch lists now :megalol: and all the models are to relative scale & DCS scale (almost exactly), there were a few areas where I couldn't find exactly what I needed so some artistic license had to be used (such as the markings on the fibre packing tubes). And I wish I'd done the M933 cartridge not the M57 which seems to have been dropped (or perhaps Isreali?). I shelved the project when I couldn't get a nice reflective 'copper' texture in the DCSW engine, for the M935 fuse - although I think I later read that highly reflective metal has always been a problem in DCSW? And EDGE should solve this? Anyway the project was for fun - I still hope to finish it, although there's lots & lots to do as you can see already. Plus the LODS and DM which I never got to - Not to mention the fact that it's of dubious value to a flight sim anyway :) A good exercise for me either ways... Hope it's of some interest :thumbup: Many thanks to LuckBob and ALL contributors to the 3D modelling help pages!!!:thumbup: http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=103388&stc=1&d=1408828501 http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=103389&stc=1&d=1408828568 http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=103390&stc=1&d=1408828599 http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=103391&stc=1&d=1408829083 PS This is a long long LONG way away from reaching any good for a MOD! I've got a nice machine, but it's VERY hi poly! Edited August 23, 2014 by VIMANAMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Very cool. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIMANAMAN Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thx Cichlifan! I'm still grappling with uploading images here. But yeah thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 dude, this is awesome! nice work there M8! :thumbup: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra, i7-9700k (4.9ghz all cores), NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL-14 3200mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Soundblaster Z, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 1x 512GB Samsung NVMe, 2x 1TB Samsung NVMe, 2TB Samsung SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, JetSeat KW-908, Reverb G2, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Case, EVGA 850 P2 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2 , K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIMANAMAN Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Cheers Javelina - Hopefully I'll get back into this and finish it off, and make a (frame rate friendly) mortar pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sceptre Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 very good and nice wow RTX 2070 8GB | 32GB DDR4 2666 RAM | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4.2Ghz | Asrock X570 | CH Fighterstick/Pro Throttle | TM MFDs | TrackIR 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey45 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looking good. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Dragon Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 very good :) More news to the front My Rig: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core 3.60 GHz / Crosshair VI Hero / Corsair H115i / 48 GB DDR4 RAM Vergance RGB Pro / GTX-1080 8 GB RAM / HD 1Tb / SSD 2Tb/2x1Tb / Warthog / 2 MDF / TFPR / Track Ir V / Logitech G633 DCS: Roadmap (unofficial): https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=116893 DCS: List of Vacant models: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4076891#post4076891 Silver_Dragon Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmtb Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looks great! Win 10 64 Pro, MSI Z390 I7-9700K @5ghz Kraken Z63, 32Gb Corsair Dominator, MSI RTX-2070, 1TB NVME 2TB SSD's, TM Warthog, Pro Rudders, OpenTrack w/ IR Clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk0425 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Wow! Those look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIMANAMAN Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Appreciate your kind words guys - hopefully will get back into this... or something else more useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaanalma Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Congrats for the results! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.36stormovirtuale.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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