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sandman300 · 21-05-2011, 07:50 PM

Thanks, BTW I won the auction, I should have it by the end of the month.

s2-speedy · 24-05-2011, 08:23 AM

Glad to hear it mate

sandman300 · 26-05-2011, 11:47 PM

Well, I got it. Finally took a break from playing long enough to take a couple of pictures. LOL

bullet1968 · 27-05-2011, 12:48 AM

wow...it looks as though it has certainly been worn out LOL...hope you didnt take the paint off!!?? well scored mate

sandman300 · 27-05-2011, 01:18 AM

The one I grew up with is in a lot worse condition. So much that I repainted it when I was about 12.

sandman300 · 30-05-2011, 09:42 PM

Now that I have the actual car, I see a lot of details that I had wrong. So I've rebuilt it to better match the original.

Nuke · 01-06-2011, 06:29 AM

Nice ............. Good Luck With rendering Mate.............

Warlock 279 · 01-06-2011, 08:04 AM

Looking good so far. Watch the transition between that crease on the side panel, and the start of the fender, I'm not certain going off the images you posted, but it looks like you might have a bit of pinching. Overall the shape is looking pretty good so far.

You planning to texture it with nice paint, or the well-played look?

sandman300 · 03-06-2011, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by Warlock 279

Looking good so far. Watch the transition between that crease on the side panel, and the start of the fender, I'm not certain going off the images you posted, but it looks like you might have a bit of pinching. Overall the shape is looking pretty good so far.

You planning to texture it with nice paint, or the well-played look?

I think it might be the angle that your seeing it from that makes it look pinched. Ive got the crease following the mold lines.

The way I was thinking was to first make it new and then bash it up a bit.

I've got the modeling mostly done, All that's left is the bottom.

Anyone have an idea what font that is?

bullet1968 · 03-06-2011, 04:14 AM

Looks good mate...I look foward to the colours and hammer dents hyuk hyuk

cheers bullet

s2-speedy · 03-06-2011, 08:41 AM

Hey Sandman, The car is looking great, Cant wait to see it textured.

As for the font on the underbelly... I've just had a quick look and I think Gill Sans MT is the closest matching Font I could see that I have that resembles it. Hope that helps.

Warlock 279 · 03-06-2011, 10:22 PM

Your wires are nice and clean, you do have some pinching on those fenders tho.

You've got that pole/star where it transitions from the side panel crease into the fender and you're bending around into the wheel well. What you can do to alleviate that is add an edge on either side of the star, so that its more or less restricted to one plane, and not being pulled in too many directions.

I attached an image [hope you don't mind] to better illustrate what I mean. Hope it helps.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...rBender_01.jpg

Sometimes you can get away with pinches that are obvious in Modeler, but don't really show up in a render, but I think the one you've there now is a bit too much, and likely to show in the render.

Overall, its looking good tho, keep it up.

sandman300 · 04-06-2011, 12:04 AM

s2-speedy - It looks like the Gill sans in the O But more like Ariel in the W and S the rest looks the same to me. I think I might do a mix an match to get it done.

Warlock 279 - I see what you mean now, I did a bit of retooling of the polyflow, It looks a bit better but I can't get away without a few stars here and there.

Nuke · 04-06-2011, 04:34 AM

Good Luck With Your rendering sandman..............

Warlock 279 · 04-06-2011, 04:54 AM

That topology looks much safer. You're always going to have poles, be it 3 or 5 poly poles, you're gonna have some somewhere, its just a matter of placing them where they're the least detrimental, and the least likely to pinch.

General rule of thumb is, the flatter the surface you can put them on, the better.

21-05-2011, 07:50 PM	#31
sandman300 Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 415	Thanks, BTW I won the auction, I should have it by the end of the month. __________________ For Is and Is-not though with Rule and Line And UP-AND-DOWN by Logic I define, Of all that one should care to fathom, I was never deep in anything but--Wine. Stanza fron the Rubayiat as translated by E. Fitzgerald

27-05-2011, 12:48 AM	#34
bullet1968 Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 157	wow...it looks as though it has certainly been worn out LOL...hope you didnt take the paint off!!?? well scored mate __________________ Fastest Surveyor in Perth

27-05-2011, 01:18 AM	#35
sandman300 Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 415	The one I grew up with is in a lot worse condition. So much that I repainted it when I was about 12. __________________ For Is and Is-not though with Rule and Line And UP-AND-DOWN by Logic I define, Of all that one should care to fathom, I was never deep in anything but--Wine. Stanza fron the Rubayiat as translated by E. Fitzgerald

03-06-2011, 04:14 AM	#40
bullet1968 Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 157	Looks good mate...I look foward to the colours and hammer dents hyuk hyuk cheers bullet __________________ Fastest Surveyor in Perth

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24-05-2011, 08:23 AM	#32
s2-speedy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: ENGLAND UK Posts: 391	Glad to hear it mate

01-06-2011, 06:29 AM	#37
Nuke Full Access Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 15	Nice ............. Good Luck With rendering Mate.............

01-06-2011, 08:04 AM	#38
Warlock 279 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Where the wild things are... Posts: 172	Looking good so far. Watch the transition between that crease on the side panel, and the start of the fender, I'm not certain going off the images you posted, but it looks like you might have a bit of pinching. Overall the shape is looking pretty good so far. You planning to texture it with nice paint, or the well-played look?

03-06-2011, 10:22 PM	#42
Warlock 279 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Where the wild things are... Posts: 172	Your wires are nice and clean, you do have some pinching on those fenders tho. You've got that pole/star where it transitions from the side panel crease into the fender and you're bending around into the wheel well. What you can do to alleviate that is add an edge on either side of the star, so that its more or less restricted to one plane, and not being pulled in too many directions. I attached an image [hope you don't mind] to better illustrate what I mean. Hope it helps. http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...rBender_01.jpg Sometimes you can get away with pinches that are obvious in Modeler, but don't really show up in a render, but I think the one you've there now is a bit too much, and likely to show in the render. Overall, its looking good tho, keep it up.

04-06-2011, 04:34 AM	#44
Nuke Full Access Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 15	Good Luck With Your rendering sandman..............

04-06-2011, 04:54 AM	#45
Warlock 279 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Where the wild things are... Posts: 172	That topology looks much safer. You're always going to have poles, be it 3 or 5 poly poles, you're gonna have some somewhere, its just a matter of placing them where they're the least detrimental, and the least likely to pinch. General rule of thumb is, the flatter the surface you can put them on, the better.