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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The piston is used to open the bucket to transform into a Jaw I believe.
The Forks!!!
We will put him on the top
I saw the one that Blanch was working on in the forums, that is awesome
Hey I think my shark is part of the backhoe by now
[Q] I left those cylinders to show where the holes need to go, without actually making them. Definitely did not finish the curves, wasn't sure how much detail was required.
Yall are awesome!
Nice one Blanch
I'm so intimidated
Hi Karen