My kids absolutely love "diggers" and as a 3D modeler I certainly appreciate them too. All the complex shapes, hard edges, bolts, hydraulics, tire treads, etc. It's a modelers playground and labyrinth rolled into one.
I'm going to start building a digger - a Caterpillar 434E specifically - as accurately and detailed as I can. The name of the game here is organization, perseverance, and efficiency because most of the shapes are not difficult to build. There's just. so. many. of. them. Which gave me an idea...
Why don't we build this thing together? For those interested in following the project, I'm hoping at least a few will participate by modeling certain pieces of the backhoe themselves to be submitted to me for review and incorporation into the final model.
Check out the Collaboration Forum thread for more info!
| Modeling Heavy Equipment: Backhoe (Part 2) | Fundamentals of 3D Mesh Modeling in Blender |
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| Modeling a Motorcycle | Modeling a Post Apocalyptic Vehicle |
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And say can you check this one? That way it is a question
Put it inside a question tag Karen
lluthier check this one
http://s7d2.scene7.com/is/content/Caterpillar/C740874
Bye silent
See ya, Silent!
@ritag yes, they have air conditioning all kinds of things for comfort
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Thanks Kent! This was cool but gotta jet! See everyone later!
You'll need a chassis at some point.
Improvise William