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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Jake take it easy, I don't want you to have a heart attack
Have you seen screws with spacer set beneath? They are used on bikes. I wonder if diggers or backhoes have them. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-bike-motor-washer-spacer/dp/B00K6YV6L2
Just copy the faces that are smaller over???
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If you 3D print this for your kids, you'll want it with the hole.
For pins that are actually rotation points yes I think we should model the hole
Yes, cut the hole, we are going mega fidelity here
j/k
The stickers
Looking good so far!