Panzer III Ausf. M

[Eraserhead]

UPDATED MESH:

http://www.peperaart.com/PzIIIM_02.jpg

Heveryone; here is my latest WIP.

Been working on this for the past 3 weeks or so in my spare time, pretty slow. :(

http://www.peperaart.com/images/PzIIIAusfM_22x.jpg

Cheers, :)


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[kliment]

uuu! great! good skill ;)

[GMooyman]

Looks nice!

[helot]

Very nice so far.

[dejawolf]

looking awesome!

[Arjun]

I have a few questions- how did you model the treads? And how did you model (or texture) those rather uneven surfaces, with those bumps and little hardware?

[Eraserhead]

Thnx guys :)

@Arjun: I modeled an individual track link, then simply duplicated it as an instance to complete the track assembly. I placed the links by hand:

http://www.peperaart.com/images/pzIII_track.jpg


The bumps on the mudguards are also simple, Sub-D modeling:

http://www.peperaart.com/images/pzIII_bump.jpg

[Eraserhead]

Update:

Tow cables + attachment latches

http://www.peperaart.com/images/PzIIIAusfM_26.jpg

[MRk]

nice work, good details

[Karras]

Very high detail, but this link must be a high polys number ,or no ? ;)

I like your model, man it's very fine.

[thecomcombremasque]

very beautiful model, can't wait for the next

[marco]

Almost obvious to congratulate you on your work … and to avail myself of the opportunity to understand how to build the cables.
Retired and hobbist, I build ships with Cinema 4D 64 bit – a few examples in small format, owing to my 56 k modem in a straitened area – and rigging is still a problem. Your cables are the best example I have seen , but I don’t understand the technique. It seems a true plait, not a texture, bump or displacement. Can you address me, concise is enough, don’t waste your time. Thanks in advance. Marco from Italy

[falcon012]

Excellent looking model so far. Superb detail.

[Tirit]

Ufff: Very good work, excellent detail. :)

[marco]

I apologize for the crossing the frontier of my ships. That was only for emphasize the importance to the problem. Nothing we was able to do, against your 50 L/60, however. cordially Marco

[supriyono3d]

nice detail dude...............well done

[Eraserhead]

Hey guys, sorry for the long hiatus, I'm still working on this project:

Update:

http://www.peperaart.com/PzIIIM_01.jpg

Marco, the cables are just several helix primitives coiled around each other, then I used path deform based on a spline to form and position the cables into the desired location. Hope that helps.

[kevjon]

Thats one of the nicest modelling jobs I've seen. I don't envy you when it comes to uv mapping the beast, looks like its going to be quite a task.

[falcon012]

Fantastic work! Welcome to the header!

[Eraserhead]

Wow, thanks. :) Update, Jerry Cans FTW....


http://www.peperaart.com/PzIIIM_02.jpg

[LordNeuro*Serbia*]

Beatuifol work. Gr8 skills, and a fantastic modeling. I m a big fan of WW II tems, and u r doing a fantastic job. I will love too have u skils. Keep up the gr8 work. I weit too see it with texture .

[Eraserhead]

Neuro: thanks :)

Here is the mesh basically finished, any more detailing will probably be done in the texture phase:

http://www.peperaart.com/pz3_01.jpg

[WaycoolMick]

Very nice panzer! Inspiring!

[Caman0]

nice detail of adding the snow tracks man :)

great model!

[thonords]

I'm starting to get worried about this thing to break loose from the screen and smash up my desktop environment :). Impressive modelling !

[ajsa51]

Very nice work. Amazing detail. Must be very taxing on your system with that many polygons. How do you manage it?

[GMooyman]

Just brilliant! Cant wait for the textures.

[cobra6]

Very nice and inspiring work!

Cobra 6

[Galgot]

superb model ! me like the compact shape that tank, nicer than Pz IV...

[warchild_666]

very nice i never made any atempt that went this far lol i tend to give up pretty fast

i only have one crit tho the same one i always run into when attempting somethin.... the tracks not matching the sprocket gear tooth

[JunioR_pl]

Just say Amazing :O
detail!

[Eraserhead]

very nice i never made any atempt that went this far lol i tend to give up pretty fast

i only have one crit tho the same one i always run into when attempting somethin.... the tracks not matching the sprocket gear tooth


the sprocket teeth match the tracks, please look closer. ;)

[warchild_666]

i must insist they dont match up but its realy a tiny detail and as i said its amazing work i'll never even get close to that quality but if u look at the attachment you'll notice the tooth shifting further and further from the edge of the track untill they seem to go it

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8296/17464686.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/my.php?image=17464686.jpg)

[Skyraider3D]

Somehow missed this... awesome modelling!

[Ingsoc75]

Nice work!

Would love to see it animated.

[pharoah01]

Nice modeling. :D