Sentry gun model (low poly)

o_kentaro · 08-06-2006, 11:59 PM

helo everyone!,
im not so active here but i'm a very dedicated TFC fan and player,i love the game and having both FF and TFC2 on their way to final stages is great!.

not so long ago i've started modeling in maya 7.0 and learned to walk the walk pretty nice,(considering that i'm quite of a slow learner)

but anyways,today i've sat down on my chair and started modeling a lvl 2 sentry gun,started from legs,base,rotation cylinder,and so on...

and here are the results:
(kind'a low quality but if you want to check it out from close view i've added a download)

download:
http://rapidshare.de/files/28457845/...noskin.mb.html

comments and guidelines are welcome

Circuitous · 08-07-2006, 12:01 AM

The gun is way undersized.

o_frenchtoast · 08-07-2006, 12:10 AM

I'm a fan of the condom barrels.

o_nuk3m · 08-07-2006, 12:16 AM

i know nothing about modeling so i will go as far as saying good job at getting the hang of the basics

o_etzell · 08-07-2006, 12:47 AM

The base is way too big for the gun, and the fronts of barrels should be flattened. Basically, enlarge the top part, that'll likely help it a LOT.

Good luck, modeling is tough, and don't let people discourage you.

**mervaka** · 08-07-2006, 12:50 AM

the whole modelling process is the toughest job in any mod these days i think.

o_etzell · 08-07-2006, 12:56 AM

Coding is far tougher than modeling. Otherwise, since modelers are involved with the mapmaking process as well, I'd give them a 2nd. Then mappers.

**mervaka** · 08-07-2006, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etzell

Coding is far tougher than modeling. Otherwise, since modelers are involved with the mapmaking process as well, I'd give them a 2nd. Then mappers.

coding is tough, not to mention central to development, but dont forget modelling itself can be broken down into many levels: meshing, animation, UV mapping, texturing etc.. a lot of hours go into every single model, no wonder the devs get upset when people poopoo it. but then, thats development for you!

Lost · 08-07-2006, 02:21 AM

I think he was trying to mimic the barrel shape of WW1 and some WW2 machine guns, like the Maxim or water cooled Browning .30 cal.

o_roady · 08-07-2006, 05:09 AM

NICE .. if the sausages were a wee bit longer you could pwn the crackers alot faster while mulching the olives.

o_torn · 08-07-2006, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roady

NICE .. if the sausages were a wee bit longer you could pwn the crackers alot faster while mulching the olives.

rofl

o_pixel · 08-07-2006, 10:04 AM

teeheheh you fail, sorry

i could do better, but i'm too lazy to dig up max

o_alligator · 08-07-2006, 10:06 AM

That needs a lot of work

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o_addicted to morphine · 08-07-2006, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixel

teeheheh you fail, sorry

i could do better, but i'm too lazy to dig up max

Yeah, I doubt you could do better.

Seriously, do you aim to make worthless comments, or do they just come out that way?

Anyway, as for the model, it does need a lot of work. First off, like circ said the actual gun part seems too tiny. The back also looks more like an old TV than a badass automated machinegun. After you fix up the scale on the gun, work on the barrels. They don't look deadly enough. You could probably just use 2 cylinders if you had a good enough texture.

Anyway, I think you can also go a little crazier w/ the poly count. It is a model afterall, not a brush based prefab or something.

o_ginger lord · 08-07-2006, 10:53 AM

I don't know where to start really, when I was making my Vickers model I used a lot of standard shapes as the base, then modified the mesh's to make them look less obvious it was a standard square. Then slapped on textures to hide it:

Unskinned, to show off the basic nature of it:

Rendered:

o_pixel · 08-07-2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Addicted to Morphine

Yeah, I doubt you could do better.

I bet I could. I just need to find 3dsmax and I don't feel like digging through cds

o_menelec · 08-07-2006, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixel

I bet I could. I just need to find 3dsmax and I don't feel like digging through cds

o_O

I bet ur lazy.

o_player · 08-07-2006, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixel

I bet I could. I just need to find 3dsmax and I don't feel like digging through cds

Excuses. Next time dont just give a bullshit, non-respectful reply to someone's work. Give constructive comments on how he can improve it and so on; your pacman map looks incredibly shit.

Kentaro, for someone that is new to modelling, it isn't all that bad but there are things that are not so positive :P Mainly the scale of the overall model. Sort out the scale of the gun base and the gun, and add more polys to make it look scary

and you should end up with a better looking model. Then texture it to make it come alive

o_pixel · 08-07-2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Player

your pacman map looks incredibly shit.

yeah I know I was being serious with that map

anyways back on topic

o_player · 08-07-2006, 02:40 PM

Yet another excuse...

Update us as soon as you can Kentaro

08-06-2006, 11:59 PM	#1
o_kentaro Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Israel Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Sentry gun model (low poly) helo everyone!, im not so active here but i'm a very dedicated TFC fan and player,i love the game and having both FF and TFC2 on their way to final stages is great!. not so long ago i've started modeling in maya 7.0 and learned to walk the walk pretty nice,(considering that i'm quite of a slow learner) but anyways,today i've sat down on my chair and started modeling a lvl 2 sentry gun,started from legs,base,rotation cylinder,and so on... and here are the results: (kind'a low quality but if you want to check it out from close view i've added a download) download: http://rapidshare.de/files/28457845/...noskin.mb.html comments and guidelines are welcome

08-07-2006, 12:01 AM	#2
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	The gun is way undersized. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

08-07-2006, 12:50 AM	#6
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	the whole modelling process is the toughest job in any mod these days i think. __________________ Support FF:

08-07-2006, 02:21 AM	#9
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	I think he was trying to mimic the barrel shape of WW1 and some WW2 machine guns, like the Maxim or water cooled Browning .30 cal. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

08-07-2006, 12:10 AM	#3
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm a fan of the condom barrels.

08-07-2006, 12:16 AM	#4
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i know nothing about modeling so i will go as far as saying good job at getting the hang of the basics

08-07-2006, 12:47 AM	#5
o_etzell Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The base is way too big for the gun, and the fronts of barrels should be flattened. Basically, enlarge the top part, that'll likely help it a LOT. Good luck, modeling is tough, and don't let people discourage you.

08-07-2006, 12:56 AM	#7
o_etzell Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Coding is far tougher than modeling. Otherwise, since modelers are involved with the mapmaking process as well, I'd give them a 2nd. Then mappers.

08-07-2006, 05:09 AM	#10
o_roady Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	NICE .. if the sausages were a wee bit longer you could pwn the crackers alot faster while mulching the olives.

08-07-2006, 10:04 AM	#12
o_pixel Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	teeheheh you fail, sorry i could do better, but i'm too lazy to dig up max

08-07-2006, 10:06 AM	#13
o_alligator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	That needs a lot of work .

08-07-2006, 10:53 AM	#15
o_ginger lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Carlisle, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I don't know where to start really, when I was making my Vickers model I used a lot of standard shapes as the base, then modified the mesh's to make them look less obvious it was a standard square. Then slapped on textures to hide it: Unskinned, to show off the basic nature of it: Rendered:

08-07-2006, 02:40 PM	#20
o_player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Europe Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yet another excuse... Update us as soon as you can Kentaro

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