Game Turret

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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# 1 15-02-2007 , 06:13 PM

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hello guys, well since ived been playing UT2004 and other versions for quiet another of years i have decided to make a 3d model of the turret in the game... pretty interesting model i reckon... well hope you like it, crits and comments most welcome user added image

cheers, Marlon

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# 2 16-02-2007 , 02:22 AM

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heres a bit of a start ... this is the buttom part of the turret whichs holds all of it together,

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# 3 16-02-2007 , 02:42 AM

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and another, sorry about the slow updates ... having some internet problems.

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# 4 16-02-2007 , 07:04 AM

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lol slow updates? all these posts were made in the same day!

(don't know what they look like in the game, but i like how it looks at the moment... looking forward to seeing how it develops)

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# 5 16-02-2007 , 12:45 PM

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for the past couple of days my internet has been just gone completely wierd with internet explorer.... it goes like 28kb for some reason, when i want to upload my pictures to www.imageshack.us or go to simplymaya.com to reply, my IE goes soo slow it either says like that error stuff or it just closes byself.

ived had about 3 optus techies come to my house, yet they dont know what the problem is... user added image

thanks also for the comment neo user added image

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# 6 16-02-2007 , 01:38 PM

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just took a quick screen shot of the turret, i might change some things when i make it though,

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# 7 16-02-2007 , 02:15 PM

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here is an update of the turret frame,

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# 8 16-02-2007 , 02:19 PM

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Starting to take shape nicely m8. Is this just an exercise or will it form part of a larger plan?

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# 9 16-02-2007 , 02:28 PM

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hey dave, thanks .. its pretty much just an exercise at the moment though maybe later in the future it will become something in another scene :p

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# 10 17-02-2007 , 08:40 AM

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cool lookin so far i might make master cheif soon ... completely different game... but ya anyways good model

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# 11 17-02-2007 , 09:34 AM

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Ah one of those turrets! I thought you just meant one of the small auto-turrets, but this is way better!
Have you seen the new walkers in 2007?

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# 12 17-02-2007 , 10:14 AM

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that thing is gonna be incredible!

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# 13 17-02-2007 , 11:20 AM

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thanks for the comment guys

"Have you seen the new walkers in 2007?"

haha yeah there pretty crazy! but i gotta say that they kind of copied the halflife2 one and war of worlds movie user added image