Glorious Peoples Bats

[bixel 1,223]

you should BAT the tank, best thing to do is to buy a revell model of that tank, glue it together and use that as the model.

[BurroDiablo 222]

Yeah, i'm going to try and find something similar and just Modify it in 3Ds/Gmax... if I can find a good model, guess I'll be making a Smerch (or Uragan) and a SCUD launcher.

I think Yoman is making Katyusha Launcher at some point wich will be awesome

[BurroDiablo 222]

I found this model on Turbosquid and couldn't HELP but be get it...

V3 Rocket from Red Alert II-

Quick texture Job, but it looks pretty awesome

[SimRabbit123 6]

Looks good, but there are no doors or windows.

Good work btw

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: SimRabbit123 Looks good, but there are no doors or windows.

Good work btw quote>

Its not going to be that big ingame so it shouldn't matter

If its obvious though, i'll take it back and retexture it. It only takes 20 secs to do a High quality render

[BurroDiablo 222]

Been busy making that Smerch, Im going to be glueing a couple of vehicles together for this one (true Soviet style)... obviously, this isn't the finished thing (some more modelling needed) -

Rocket tubes need to be lengthened, along with the chassis, and a new cab need to be attached to incorporate 2 more wheels.

[BurroDiablo 222]

Look at me triple posting... shameful...

Anywho, that Smerch is basically finished now... its not totally accurate but i'll sort that out when i'm not in a rush-

[allez l'om 1]

Your vehicules are so good you are relifing the cold case,aren't you?

[BurroDiablo 222]

Giving the Vehicles a rest at the moment (don't really need them right now), beens busy reworking my old Library into a neo-Stalinist Hotel... as illustrated here-

Original-

New-

Forgive the roof textures... they magically dissapeared during the render

Its not 100% right now... its barely 80% really... got to add some small decorative statuettes and touches, some supports behind the sign, contemplate what to do with that gaping mass of space on the roof and obviously, finish the texturing and nightlighting...

Its not much to be honest, hopefull i'll get it finished and exported by tomorrow

[Glenni 1,444]

Pretty nice, Burro, and yo betta get yo sorry ass on msn today!

Have you like, forgotten that you have MSN installed or something?

[BurroDiablo 222]

I'm going out for most of today, but you never know... I might decide that the poor, lonely people on my MSN need attention when I get back

[Jazzmaster 716]

Originally posted by: El Burro

Forgive the roof textures... they magically dissapeared during the render quote>

 

You too huh?  That happens to me all the time, it's incredibly annoying, dunno why gmax does that...

looking superb anyways, keep it up!

-Yoshiisland

[BurroDiablo 222]

Thanks Yoshiisland

Its starting to look a little more respectable (Draft render btw)...

Still got to do a few more things, some statues, night lighting and some interior would be nice I guess...

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Your objects don't seem to be casting shadows...

[BurroDiablo 222]

Dammit, I thought it looked abit weird...

What could be causing that problem? Light Rig?

[Yoman3 5]

I really like that original Bm-30 you based on the URAL, if you place the rocket tubes in the fashion of a Bm-21 Grad (basically a box) then it will be completely accurate. The completed Bm-30 looks pretty good, not sure about the front though. And will want to retexture it army green

[BurroDiablo 222]

Naw, I screwed the Smerch up, lol...

As for the BM-21... I think I could do that, I still have the model that I rendered there.

[xiziz 11]

just found this thread now thats what you get for hanging out at uni i guess :/

You got some really great stuff going here Loving the whole Neo Stalinism Architecture(so much that im thinking of making a few for my CJ, whenever i get around to it)

Keep it up and i will be back

//Edit, forgot to note the RA & RA2 bats: TOTALY AWSOME!!! The Advanced Powerplant just brings me back to the age of 8 sitting up late blasting medium tanks and cruisers with my MiG's

[BurroDiablo 222]

Thanks Xiziz, I'm definitely going to be continuing the Neo-Stalinist architechture... its pretty detail-intensive but it give awesomely grim results. I finished off the Hotel a few days ago, I night lighted it (half heartedly i'll add) but it looks better during the day... besides, I don't have the update thing installed to get nightlights to show on bats ingame... lol.

I would post a picture... but it may ruin my next CJ update... then again I could just blur-out the surrounding in Photoshop... meh, guess i'll figure it out. The Hotel isn't final though, I may release it on the STEX if theres enough demand, but that means nightlighting it proper (fun fun fun) and giving it a nice Ploppable CS$$ finish in Reader...

I'm going to start doing some Industrial stuff too, I've been struggling to make realistic looking 'Russian' Industrial area's lately and it really strikes a nerve when I run out of inspiration, same goes for Smoke Stacks... we desperately need some 'dirtier' looking ones than the packs done previously by 'Take me There' and 'Faka'... I use those stacks all the time but I find the cleanliness unrealistic.

[justintime 8]

Originally posted by: El Burro

Still got to do a few more things, some statues, night lighting and some interior would be nice I guess...quote>

Hey, wouldn't this look good?

[BurroDiablo 222]

Yeah, thats not a bad Idea... it was slowing my PC down to a crawl though (still not got the hang of low Poly modeling), I quit while trying to do some fancy nightlights for the thing... too much hassle.

But... theres always time for revisions I guess.

...

Mean while, the Commissars have ordered construction of a new Tower,  possibly taller that the Hotel... for the Sakhaliyan Broadcasting Network, at the moment, it looks like another Capitalist excuse to build large things for fun, but not to worry, being the propaganda machine this will be, I'll make sure its communistified to Max

Obviously, some more work to go... widen those slats in the main support (or better yet, just find a good texture to simulate it), add a front facade to the bottom building, add some radars and satellite dishes and a load more stuff...

[Glenni 1,444]

Some really nice work there burro.  I also like the triangular part.. hmmm maybe it might work for diagonal roads.

And btw:

GET YER ARSE ON MSN YE MISERABLE GIT!!!

[toxicpiano 125]

Is it like one of those mind control towers in red alert 2?

[bbfan02 23]

Excellent work so far on this!

[allez l'om 1]

yeah i like your bats more particulary this of the sovietic tower!!!!!!!!!!!!it is the same that we can see in moscow

[Chris M 406]

The detailing on that tower is fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing it with textures!!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Yeah, the tower looks great. The rest of it ain't so bad either!

For the other building, yeah, just reset your lights and cameras.

[SimRabbit 48]

omg that is so capitalist el burro

anyways good work, the last one reminds of the space needle.

[BurroDiablo 222]

Thanks guys. After fixing up my 3DSMax (again) so I can acctually render from it and re-making the base, its starting to take some kind of form... like an OTT brutalist nuclear bunker...

More work to be done on detailing the Antenna and i'll be adding some Sattelite Dishes to both wings of the building. Also some little touches too, maybe a few Commie banners draped down the main column and obviously, some roof junk.

[SimFox 802]

It's actually pretty good one, and could be used in many roles - as a military installation as well, for instance...