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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pureref (the software) is quite useful when doing this kind of stuff...
You've got 2 hydraulic ram arms there
Even from naming every part you learn soooo much
It looks like a JCB to me even the same colour!
Mom, dad, i want a CAT
Versatility is the name of the sales game.
has inside the cab also
So many brochures now i want to buy one of these
If my little nephews were here watching this video with me, they would quickly into Blender. Boys love machines.
marketing lol