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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I think it's so that they match the verts around when it comes the time to join them
You can weld on plate shapes for cheap
Thanks, Shawn
Why does Kent have an issue with extraverts? He's always trying to get rid of them.
It add extra support for the stresses @ritag
from a mute scrub through, I'd say it is pretty much what I thought it would be, minus some of the "more complicated" pattern recognition (maybe I'm wrong...);
appreciated!
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Sorry for bad grammar
I wonder why there are an extra piece of a triangle attached to that arm. It seems like a frivolous addition. Perhaps, added thickness eases the pressure of vibrations. Just presuming.
If you could see us, we are all tilting our head
The good ol' head tilt. Great modeling technique