First Car/Truck

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# 1 20-06-2007 , 07:59 PM

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Ive just started created the first basic vehicle i ever tried to do. Its a big moving van looking thing :/ I may have to redo some of it though... ive been working on it for about 2 hours.

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# 2 20-06-2007 , 08:31 PM

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This will be a nice balance to all the cars we see. Good looking start.

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# 3 20-06-2007 , 10:24 PM

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# 4 20-06-2007 , 10:54 PM

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Thanks Perfecto and Apedominator! user added image

Heres a small update, help is always welcome

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# 5 21-06-2007 , 12:22 PM

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Another small update, took awhile though.

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# 6 21-06-2007 , 01:12 PM

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How did you make the door seam? Did you us the split poly tool and extude faces inward?

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# 7 21-06-2007 , 01:24 PM

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Exactly, i still need to fix some edges though. When you light the scene the extruded edges look black though, so it works out!
Heres a sample of the truck, ill have to redo the tires with some reference pictures, but heres a basic idea!
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# 8 22-06-2007 , 10:21 PM

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good job ... you should show us what you have done then to observe more informations drom your model user added image

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# 9 24-06-2007 , 10:24 AM

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Im sorry but i dont fully understand. By show what i have done, do you mean how I created this model? like the steps I took? Or what I did since the last render!?

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Originally posted by kinddoggofwar
Im sorry but i dont fully understand. By show what i have done, do you mean how I created this model? like the steps I took? Or what I did since the last render!?

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# 11 29-06-2007 , 11:49 AM

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oh ok, i think i finished the basic shape. If anyone has suggestions on some details to put on ill get right on it, but i cant think of anything!? I will have to make new tires though.

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