June Challenge - Brian Ellebracht - Normal
 

Guys I am really busy, but as you know, I can't pass up a challenge like this! I Have set a goal to make sure that it will be turned in before the Due date!! :) But, I moved and won't have DSL untill next tuesday, and I am finnaly upgrading to Windows XP, so Can't start till Monday or Tuesday... :( just thought that I would reserve my spot!! I will finnish this, Its right up my alley!!

Brian Ellebracht

I can see some mayor destruction with this guy around the place. :D
Good luck buddy.

Rootin for ya bud!

Thanks guys! Can't wait to get started. Grr... Have to wait till the begaining of next week... But thats ok, it will give me more time to actually develop an idea (witch I don't usually do) lol.
Brian

oh oh - that is scary. brian not using maya for how many hours at home?

and i dont even want to imagine what you are able to create when you do make a concept :D

afterwards i can at least say - that i was in the same challenge as brian was. yeah it was fun, as i avoided all the nice shots in this thread. lol - just kidding.

good to see you in. this will enhance the challenge. now i know i have to try harder than hard to have the slightest chance :D

Brian + an SM challenge = Subscribe to this thread.

Brian, anyidea on what your model?

Some one make this guy a Mod, hes too good to be moldeling against us!! I am scared now!

You guys are all funny... you make it sound like I don't even have to model anything!. :) JUST KIDDING! Hey... I decided to install maya early last night!! :bgreen: Although I am going to have to do it all again when I get XP, but at least I now have something to work with at home. :) Can't wait to get started, I have a few ideas on what I want to accomplish, but haven't started yet, I will let you guys know. :)
Brian

Hey guys.... I am thinking about making some kind of walker Vehicle, with Six legs... I might give it wheels instead of feet... I want to at least make it seam realistic, like it could actually work, unlike my last design in the last competition...This design WILL NOT be based off of any kind of Starwars Vehicle or my last walker design, but how it moves (if it uses feet) will be taken off of the design of the AT TE, That is just how it walks, if I give it wheels, then the leg design, will be for Suspension... I think this will be made to walk in the snow, but maybe to walk on the Mars surface. I want to make it for one to two people, with a full cockpit design... So.... What do you think? Sorry can't start a sketch when I am at work.... Let me know what you think! THanks alot,
Brian

Here is my first wheel design...

and here is the low poly wire...

you are amazing brian....i can't WAIT

Here is an update... :)
Brian

[song] "Touch me, touch me, I wanna feel your Poly!" [/song]

hehe... LOL!

...ok, that was nasty... sorry m8:) hehe...

KICKS holy booty man!

nice render - how did you do that. - nah, just kidding

but nice wheel :) - maybe the ones on the outside a bit more spiky?

i am still sketching out my hands still - hope to get that into maya soon - your hands are almost done (the wheels) :p

THanks for the encouragement guys!! Hey check this out... What do you think?? Baby duck, what do you think should be more spiky? Thanks!
Brian

BTW I took out the center faces and extruded the sides in... WHat do you think?

you have this wicked cool style brian, its soo inspiring

brian, i meant - where the wheel hits the road, to have nails coming out. the profile you have now might be good enough for snow - but not for ice. and even with snow it might fill up fast - but with spikes it might be better on snow and ice.

:D point made, THanks for the sugstion, I will make the changes now. :)
Brian
THis is going to be fun-

wow
very inspiring.

great work so far brian.

Why dont you have the wheel as a foot also. It could be connected to the leg on the inside, but turn 90 degrees so it's flat.

Just an idea.

Very nice, good details.

yea...looooot of details.
and all looking great...

Thanks alot for all of your replies. :bgreen: here are the spiked wheels! What do you think?

Hmm.. I was thinking I could do something like that z1mmnd14, but then you wouldn't see the detail I have been working on, so if anything, it could allways just lock up the wheels, and still use them as "feet" because they are now spiked, and would provide enough friction... I think.. Who knows... Well see.... Haven't decided if I want to go with the more fluid or blockey furture look.. Know what I mean?
B

Go with both. Blocky with rounded corners. Completely hard edges might look a bit odd, but smoothing might give it a futuristic "blocky" look and still look sleek.

all I can say is :eek:

and that's just the wheel!!!! omg

I've started on the competition, but I dont want to post a thread and then never finish it... I want to make sure I'll be able to do at least something... :D



-Emo

wow. how did u do that weel!

woah....

Hey guys :) I was getting frustrating trying to figure out a design for the legs... Grrrr.... So, I started working on the cockpit... What do you think? Thanks for all of your comments!
Brian

Love it!

..Subd's?

Thanks again for all of your sugestions!!

you got it, sub d's....

Sad news!!! I lost my cockpit... Grrr... I went to rerender it, and it locked up! Had to close it, hate it when that happens... And I didn't save it. :banghead: :banghead: Oh well...Now I have to take break for a few hours or my head will explode. I will start on it again later on tonight. (I still have the wheel) :) Thanks,
Brian

ok, on my way home to work on it more... Hopefully I will have a big update for you in the morning. THanks,
Brian

See ya then m8!

HOLLY ****! (No worries, I censor myself)

All that amazing work just for a freaking wheel! Im screwed. I love to see you designs, and watch them grow, but Im not seeing this this as fair with you in it. hehe. Its like having a Directing contest between that one guy that sleeps in a shopping cart, and the brothers of the Matrix.

I nominate Brian for Modage!

Could really use your help guys... as far as a design point of view... I am at a point where I need to decide if I am going to use the leg idea.... or if I am going to make it more like a really heavily armored Vehicle.... What do you think?

Pod Design with legs

or

Modified and heavily armored Vehicle?

Thanks alot!
Brian

what environment is is for? Or did I miss that?

Icy enviorment. :0

Seems like a poor idea, from a design point of view, to give it wheels on the ends of legs, it makes the wheels redundant and a stability risk. Since youve already got a wheel, I'd say a "Modified and heavily armored Vehicle".