challenger 1 mk3

[flakmonkey]

challenger 1 mk3

A few work in progress shots of my latest tank, the mk3 is an up-armoured version of the standard challenger 1 tank.

Ive been wanting to model a good challenger for a while now, i did model a challenger2 ages ago, but frankly it was rubbish, so this time round im taking my time and doing it right.

[Lukem]

Awesome! Just like your Leopard was...did you ever texture that?

I'm looking forward to the next update.

[firefly]

:eek:
great... can you post some wires please
the lights are amazing

ff

[Archetype]

no need to texture anything :p when u can model the paintjob :D

[Xizor]

I always love detail in models and yours is just incredible, good work, i cant wait to see more

[Karras]

Perfect !!!!
In your line Master .

But..... and the STRV ? it's stopped ? ;)
Only one Merkawa MKIV & one M-1A3 Abrams and your collect will be very complet .

[pandaee]

more and more tanks! please go on!

[Martocticvs]

Very nice start!

[Geckoarmy]

Good job. Man, I so need to model some more armor. It's been too long.

I see you're texturing some as you go now? Perhaps so you won't negelct it in the end? ;)

Oh, and Archetype, do model the texture.. then, texture it anyway! :)

-JP who loves good texturing too! :)

[flakmonkey]

Just a little progress update,

I still have to finish the turret, wheels & track, but its getting there...slowly.

The turret currently looks a little wierd in the rear shot as its missing its stowage boxes, also i may change that side basket thing to the solid box type as i dont like it.

+ that black bundle of stuff stuck on the armour skirt is supposed to be camo netting.

+ one slight mistake here, the turret is sitting a couple of inches too low which makes it look odd (to me anyway), that`ll be fixed.

i`ll post some wires when its done.

[Lukem]

So, it's been a couple of days since you posted - have you finished it yet?(!)

All I can say is Wow. I'm looking forward to seeing the wires - especially of the mesh grilles. What's the face count?

[flakmonkey]

well its done and it kind of sucks, i guess im just fed up with it after working on it for what seems a long time.
i forgot the wf shots, i`ll post them tomorrow if i remember (im not on my home `puter so cant grab them right now)
polycount is around 1.9mil.

[Lukem]

B***dy perfectionists! It looks fantastic to me mate.

[Spinner]

I'd really like to know what you're unhappy about with it?
Stick a honking big searchlight beside the mantle, maybe cheer you up

[Karras]

Perfect, perfect & three times perfect. On your line :p

What it the next ???????????????

Spinner, the PowerWheel is behind, no on front :D

Oooother, ooooother, ooooother , we want other tank, Master

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Geckoarmy]

Looking mighty fine there! Can we see a close up of that cammo net? When I made one back in the day for my LAV-25, it was something to ponder before modeling. I'd like to know/see how you tackled it!

[Spinner]

That makes sense with the engine in the rear.
So the return wheel has cogs or not? Maybe in the track center-line?
The modelling is supurb. I'm interested in the detail shown, not saying its incorrect.

[Karras]

I'm with Gecko, I'm want see your net camo. How it's made :eek:

[kiwi123]

dude, you amaze me every single time....

[Xizor]

really awesome detail, i will have to re model some areas of the lav 25 im working on to come up to par with your detail

[flakmonkey]

a few wires...

[flakmonkey]

the camo net started out as a 25*25 poly plane, i extruded a bunch of faces fairly randomly, then polysmooothed the whole thing, maya`s cloth sim was used to roll it up and drape it over the tank.

[Lukem]

Thanks for showing the wires!

Do I assume correctly you used several cylinders for the grilles?

[Geckoarmy]

the camo net started out as a 25*25 poly plane, i extruded a bunch of faces fairly randomly, then polysmooothed the whole thing, maya`s cloth sim was used to roll it up and drape it over the tank.

Yeah, pretty close to the way I did mine. Big rectangle, then I applied a huge net pattern with an alpha image and baked that in before I rolled it up. Then I rolled it up. :) No cloth sim though, just lots of tweaking.

-JP

[Bigtodd]

love the wireframe.

Did you write a script to do the treads? looks like you have a toolbar button that looks like tanl treads.

[kiwi123]

Congratulations on getting a header (yet another one, you must find them boring by now :lol: )!

[digiartist]

Well done on another header flakmonkey....very much deserved!

[Spinner]

Is that like a joke?

Well deserved header.

[digiartist]

nah, MM kept telling me my message had failed to post but in an amusing twist had really posted it three times over....all deleted now:)

[Lukem]

Yep, well done on the header mate!:)

[Caman0]

looks awesome mate, fits well in the header :D

[Igitur]

very nice details

very good work

greetings I.

[Karras]

¡¡ Enhorabuena !! Bravo man.
Welcome to header ..... again :D
Go away for the next.

[pccdtk]

Excelent work as usual !!! As other great modelers from MM you established a quality standard....