Xm8-Havn't modeled in a bit...

[Okt]

Well as you can see I havn't modeled in a while, I just got my upgrade for MAX, now it is R6.

This is the Xm8, click on the pictures to get the full size ones:





-Okt
evan-fiddes (at) shaw.ca

 

[ray_MAN]

That's just...nice. It is very good. I can't wait to see it skinned.

 

[SidewinderX]

looks nice, thiugh the magazine needs to be a regular sze the whole time...

 

[Okt]

looks nice, thiugh the magazine needs to be a regular sze the whole time...

What do you mean?

 

[OCybrManO]

I was thinking about going from 5 to 6. What is new in 6 that would make the move worth it?

 

[Okt]

I got it for Mental Ray, check the Discreet site for the official differences. I need Mental Ray for my work, and this helped alot. I honestly wouldn't pay for it though, wait for the next one. You see I got the upgrade free from my employer. :afro:

 

[OCybrManO]

I get huge discounts on expensive software... I wouldn't pay anywhere near full price for that stuff.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

Like Sidewinder said, the clip should have an nice gental curve to it. The best method I have found to easily create clips is to make a cylinder with a multi-segmented cap, and simply delete all the unnecessary polygons (see clip.jpg).

The rest of the gun looks pretty good, although you could save a load of polygons by modeling the charging handle and fire selection switch seperately. And since both these components move, you'll be saving yourself a lot of effort should you choose to animate it.

As a final note, the gun is missing an ejection port. It should be modeled on the reciever's right side, above the clip.

Hope this helps.

 

[IchI]

OKT, its only an idea. But manybe you could look at a vtm I made about how I model weapons. It will help you so much. Add me to your msn ([email protected] and I will send you it... thats if I still have it. Mace has it, I will get him to send you it. Acording to him I do it in some mad way but it makes things to much easier. Give me a buz anyway. When I have somewhere to upload a vtm I will proberly post one on how I model weapons. I dunno if its that different from any other way of modelling, but Mace seemed to like it a lot.

Ow ye, good model. You could proberly work on the strucutre a bit more (looks like you have box modelled it)

 

[SidewinderX]

box modeling is the way togo..... spline modeling is nasty

 

[IchI]

lmfao, I dought that very much Just ask Mace.