Starwars Vehicle - Pure_Morning vs Pony vs fredriksson
 

Ok so are we all going for the same ref or are we all picking a different one?

I'd say pick one from here:
http://starwarrior.theforce.ru/encycl/scans/egvv.htm

ok I'll do a sandcrawler then. What time limit shall we set for this? 2 weeks? is that long enough?

Rules:
Modelling
Texturing
Rendering

Optional
Animation

How's that sound?

sounds good. I want to use the same ref you are pure. Did you find your sandcrawler from that site ? (edit) the B-print for the sandcrawler seems to be missing the back at least. Guess I'll watch the movie. (smiles))

Rules seem slandered to me. I would just say show work as you go.

2 weeks sounds good. just as much as ya can do in that time I guess..

Aahh... this is going to be fun to watch :)

Kbrown, maybe... just maybe.
However, the force is strong in these two.
Pony, pure, you got ICQ?

sure Fredriksson, I'm 332405380

this should be a good one! rock-on guys.

Best get started then.

Update. Last for today.

just started, but looking at fredriksson's I might be in truble allready.

lol me too! I have no reference pics at home this sucks!! I need to get some pics at home so I can get this done.

Right I'm at work so I'll try and get something done

Fredrikkson's looks great though! :(

Begun a bit of detailing.
Thanks Pure, I'm looking forward to your entry.

ok I've spent a few hours on it here we are. (sorry about the crappy image quality but I cant get a decent screen garb here)

Alan

A bit hard to see, but it looks cool Alan.
Hints at a pretty detailed tread-assembly.

Neat stuff. :)

Well I had to catch up some on detail so hear it is.

:beer:

dude that's looking great! i think that the only piece you're missing is the base that juts out a bit at the bottom. I love you're tracks though. And those bloody cirlcy things are a nightmare to make look good! :(

Well done though this battle is hotting up a bit now :)

ok here is my latest (In case anyone askes it's an Ambient Occlusion render not a normal one) because I donthave the time to set up the light rig. I will later though.

God only knows what the black ellipse is up in that top corner but I will figure it out later.

nOObie question.... what is an Ambient Occlusion render?

It's a step in a method to create photorealistic lighting.
Read about it here:
http://www.andrew-whitehurst.net/amb...te-nav-4141520

yup Fredriksson is right. This one doesnt use that same technique but the general idea is the same.

:)

Alan

Slight update. If you gonna play with cool lighting, I must too.

... and back.

cool! the details are looking great! I've really gotta spend some more time on my model!! :)

here's a small update, I will try and work on this at home tonight If I can get the file to my house.

:)

Alan

Gah, goddamn engines.
Nice work there Alan You gonna do the full PR-render soon? Those ambient occlusions aren't very colorful :D

I'd like to do a full on PR man render but I dont know how far i an going to get with this in the time available now (I've got a friend coming to visit this weekend and valentines the week after) . Those engines are looking mighty fine though :)

Alan

Well after finding some pictures of the acsual model used in the movie. I have a better understanding of the blueprints. I was wandering whare you guys was comeing up with thoughs shaps. Fred tiped me off. LOL

So after redoing some things hears whare I'm at. But I had a lot of other things to do today so I'll catch up.

Looks like a close competition. :) We'll have to do another vehicle challenge soon.

Nice update pony.
Mike, yeah it looks like a close one.

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Thought it was a nice render to share.

wow !!!! cool simply epic battle!!!!

that's a really nice touch pony! you may want to bevel those edges out a bit to stop them looking so square but apart from that cool :)

I'm starting to fall behind now so I'm gonna have to pick up the pace a bit with my one

Alan

wow, everyone looks great!

what are your render settings? Every render is awesome!

Thanks Fredriksson, Pure, scopa.

I'm trying to hold off on the bevels at the moment. Trying to figer out when and how I want to UV map first.

scopa, I'm just doing a strate MR finalgather render, about 500 on the setting.
The render with the lights. I did spotlights with fog. and I rendered only that in regular maya soft. and composited with the MR FG render

Next. Starting to get the hang of it.

Pony: The side panel detail looks good. Is that all split and extruded polygons?

wow. those are nice looking channels in the side.

I love the lights render too. This one looks close. This is a 3 person FFA?