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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it's the planetary gear inside the hub
The Rim in the metal part
Tire is the rubber, Wheel is the metal
the Rim
It is the actual wheel
planetary gear
I can cheat on nuts, screws and bolts, when there are ready ready-made ones by Pitiwazou at Gumroad. Of course, I will cheat with an addon if I have to save time.
The wheel is the center piece
Good work Spikey, now we wanna see lots of spikes
It is called the wheel