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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I'm a mechanical engineer and wish I was an artist. Grass is always greener haha
Hell, I wish I were a genius at mechanical engineering, also mathematics, physics, robotics, etc. Damn, I think I lost few brain cells in accidents.
Thanks Rita :)
Yes, Adrian;)
I found this model on https://www.the-blueprints.com/vectordrawings/show/5751/caterpillar_434e_backhoe_loader/ but its the same basically as the one you have
??? Did you see that ??? INCORRECT Kent is a ROBOT
Cool idea, Wiliam!
I believe the rear excavator slides along the rail on the back there
L0L!