Looks good m8. Yes Maya has a bend deformer that can be found under the deformations tab.
First, click the object you're trying to bend, then click the deformer tool. In the channel box, you can change the values for bending and stuff.
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
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