Exclusive: Modeling an M4 Rifle – Part 03

by Jonathan Williamson

In this Citizen exclusive Blender 2.5 video tutorial series, we go through a hard-surface modeling exercise by creating a highly detailed M4 assault rifle.

In part 3 of this modeling series we model the details of the ironsights.

What is Covered in this Lesson

  • Using perimeter face loops to keep control of your topology
  • Detailing the ironsights

Reference Images were collected from various sources, all licensed under CC Attribution or Public Domain.

Thank you for the support and more education is on the way!

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Discussion

13 Responses to “Exclusive: Modeling an M4 Rifle – Part 03”
  1. Nick Dart
    Posts: 15

    Wish i had a credit card…
    Looks incredible, how many parts will there be?

    -Nick

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     Oct 7, 2010 at 9:14 pm
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    • jonathanwilliamson
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      It’s looking like there will be 7-8 parts actually. There is a lot of detail to model :)

      -Jonathan

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       Oct 7, 2010 at 11:57 pm
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  2. rubber
    Posts: 3

    hey,

    it’s an incredible tutorial. congrats! :-)

    Next time I want to see a Scifi-Starship like a TIE-Fighter…something spherical with a lot of details.^^

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 2:12 am
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  3. cmalex79
    Posts: 54

    That bayonet lug looks great, Jonathan. I’m curious as to why you haven’t added in the front sight post (the little vertical piece between the tapered “wings” of the front sight assembly)–you can see it in this pic: http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/g/p/gp140_1_mark.jpg

    Anyway, outstanding series so far–I can’t wait for part 4!

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 8:01 am
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    • jonathanwilliamson
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      I didn’t add it because failed to realize it was even there :) I will add it in the next part, thanks for pointing it out!

      -Jonathan

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       Oct 11, 2010 at 10:27 am
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  4. hawk3y3
    Posts: 24

    this is what makes me want to be a citizen so badly :) too bad i can’t pay for it…

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 9:11 am
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  5. hawk3y3
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    this is what makes me want to be a citizen so badly :)

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 9:11 am
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  6. chrisrezende
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    That’s why I’m glad to be a CGCookie citizen. Congratulations as always, Jonathan!

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 11:04 am
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  7. Sam Chalk
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    omg jonathan you are so well rounded even in spray painting?!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6SC2-ctGxI

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 6:49 pm
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  8. sylvester
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    very nice jonathan, very anxious for this series also can’t wait to see what you got planned for a holloween themed tut :)

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     Oct 8, 2010 at 7:42 pm
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  9. Serpent36
    Posts: 80

    It would be cool if you could make a tutorial on camera tracking with Blender 2.5 + Voodoo (or some other program). :D

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     Oct 9, 2010 at 8:34 am
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  10. Lucas Fowler
    Posts: 35

    You should really make a tut on modeling a tank or a airplane THAT MY FREIND will get a lot of peoples actteion. Sorry for my spelling…

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     Oct 9, 2010 at 2:17 pm
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