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# 1 28-09-2004 , 11:00 AM

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Does anyone know where I can find a good gun modelling tutorial. I want to have a realistic looking hand gun and to detach some of the componets but can' think how to start.

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# 2 28-09-2004 , 11:15 AM

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Buy a gun

Just kidding. But What you could do is pop down to a toy shop (Hamleys on Regent Street springs to mind) and look for replicas and buy one if possible. If not then look for blueprints online and model from there....

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# 3 28-09-2004 , 12:42 PM

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I have some alright (ish) pics of a gun, it's just how to start the modelling. Im thinking of curves and lofting but I was jsut curious to know if any of you had found a tutorial to save me getting into trouble later when I come to texturing later etc.

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# 4 28-09-2004 , 01:38 PM

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Low Poly, High-Powered Gun
Hand Gun Modelling Tutorial

The hand gun tut is for Max but the modeling principles are generally the same. Poly would be the easier way I think but try it with nurbs as well...see what you come up with...a gun is really just based on cubes and cylinders, right?

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# 5 28-09-2004 , 05:27 PM

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What gun are you planning on modelling?

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# 6 28-09-2004 , 09:35 PM

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The gun type would seriously alter how to make it.

Ide stick with polies(maybe because i dont know nurbs) with some subd for maybe the handle.

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# 7 29-09-2004 , 06:56 AM

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Im going to try and model the 454 Casull from Hellsing, for those of you that don't know what it looks like it's a big fat long pistol. I've started it in Polys because I want to have the pieces seperate.

If I so it well I will post pictures.

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