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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good idea, Omar
I like that idea. Nice Omar
Is there a link on the forum where all the reference is in one place? I feel references are all over the place
I wonder if that tip is for the "affected" weld area and tries to bring the affected heat away from the Arm's edge
SAVE!!!
Yeah I'm feeling like a hero today :)
🚨🚨SAVE🚨🚨.
Excellent job, Jake!
You just overruled Kent's design methodology
Whoah! Go Jake!