Thanks to my kids I've become quite fond of "diggers" over the past couple years. 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 1) | Modeling Heavy Equipment: Backhoe (Part 3) |
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| Modeling a Motorcycle | Modeling a Post Apocalyptic Vehicle |
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That looks good so far Karen!
if you got a good look at it tho...haha
That doesn't look too bad
ketre
@Karen : that is good
That's good Karen
Really, Omar? If there are ATM thieves around, Kent will not see your gift of a tractor. It will be gone with ATM thieves. I hope your gift will reach Kent.
for anyone that's interested here is what I got so far. I kept having to undo...ugh https://i.imgur.com/cvDhJCD.jpg
"J" for the win
Would have saved me a ton of time on the loader arms if I had done that up front.