need help and suggestions.

[Tork]

im working on this handgun but I really dont know how i should start by making the handle. The top part of the gun seems easy but the handle part is a little tricky. how would you go in making the handle ? For example if you were to make this handgun how would you start on the handle ? thanks any suggestions would be great and thanks for your help

 

[simon]

i never put to much detail in the handle, cause in-game, the hand is holding it, so you don't see it anyway
try to make sure that the top sliding part is nicely done, cause thats what you see when you fire + reload, and that the exit hole of the bullit's opens up when fired/reloaded, here is a handgun that finished for our mod.
only 1500 faces

if you got a very good texturer he will make your gun look very sweet, even if the handle's not to detailed

hope it helped

 

[Tork]

ill keep that in mind. never thought of that thanks!

 

[Tork]

updated

 

[Tork]

 

[simon]

looking sweet, does it open and close like it should ? and make us a wireframe render if possible, and face count

 

[Tork]

doesnt open and close like it should, i still need to learn how to do that. here is wireframe. face count is on top left hand corner.

 

[simon]

just concentrate on the back of the gun, the one the player see's most while playing, the hammer on the back, the slide system, the hole on top (if it has one?) that's the part that needs the most details, if you can make your gun below 1500 faces, i think it's fine, you have the ruff shape now at about 320 faces, not add some details !
practise is all i can say...