June Challenge - Blinn - Normal
 

alright count me in for this month.

Im going to model a small buggy to be used explore ice covered planets.

heres a crappy concept i did in school, i may change a bunch.

ok, about 1 and a half hours in.

its pretty damn boxey. ill try and work on that next.

Looking good! Like the tyres.

cool!

How did you make the tires?

i'm thinking you're gonna wanna use something that looks more like an Ice Climbers boots, instead of tires. Its a shame those are nice tires.

Reminds me a bit of the Tank from "Aliens", someone is actually modeling that in the WIP forum.

I think I will add spikes to the tire, to make them a bit more applicable to the enviroment.

They were made (very easily i might add) by taking a nurbs sphere, shaping it like the tire. Then i took the centre control points and rotated them along the axle. Then converted to poly's, and extruded the treads. Then a smooth.

Heres a small update.

Whoops.
here it is.

If its ice climate, it might be cool to add some spike to the tyres for a look.

alright, scrapping what i have so far and starting anew.
Made a tire, it's a bit more suited for cold climate i think.

what do you think?

I think it look's great!

Actually the weel doesnt seem very strong and powerful. I figure it should be more "tough"

I agree with Inqubi, but at least it looks fun :)

the wheel looks great. but impossible to drive :X

I'd be great to drive in snow on them. Perhaps where the black parts join the grey parts (technical terms there) you could put a circular rim to give the impression of increased strength?