Tiger II

[Pionier]

Hi guys !

nice to see Military-meshes again :)

so, I back to my wip :)

update modeling :)

http://www.evermotion.org/pionier/ETiger004.jpg

[Meshfan]

*falls off chair*

Holy smokes, look at that detail! The German officer ontop looks great! The tank threads look sexy and the tank looks sexy too. Great leaves and branches too. :p

What's the caliber of her gun?? :P

[nistrum]

haha. very nice. love the env and the foliage on the tank is a very nice touch. im not really an expert on the tiger so if your missing anything i cant really say.

[Karras]

Great !!!! Master

I like it :cool:

Maybe some wrinkles in the mudguards by the forest :lol:

[yobiko]

Very nice work. Good job on the details :)

[krazycolin]

and in nice german grey too.... :P

[cobra6]

sick.......
This is def a header for my :O

Cobra 6

[3eighty]

WOW! Your talent speaks for you.

[TheGreatRaja]

good god man, looks like a plastic model (in a good way)

[malefatal]

Nice mate ;)...

[Skyraider3D]

Very impressive. Add some bevels to the mud shields though, as they look a bit too sharp.

[Lukem]

Wow! Modelled Zimmerit - bet the polycount suffered from that!

Great work! I especially like the commander figure.

What theatre is your Tiger going to be based in?

[Archetype]

/me drops off his chair

[Pionier]

small update:

http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/110059_0.jpg

[Novak]

Nice work Pionier... Really love the details.... Keep posting...


Greetz, Novak

[flakmonkey]

sweet jesus, its amazing. beats my kingtiger hands down. a superb job, now lets see it textured!

[Martocticvs]

That detailing on the mud flaps is excellent. Really sells the model I think.

[yobiko]

Nice damages :)

[Karras]

Yessssss !!!!!!
Beatiful :)

[kliment]

Great! ...you now Piotr:D

[krazycolin]

double posts....

[krazycolin]

Excellent work... just not sure i like the plant life stuck on the tracks... i kn ow it would happen but... it just seems too much like a branch of a tree... and not a hedge... bush whatever.... anyway..... can't wait to see it textured either....

[LegalAssassin]

Amazing work! Looks like a proper plastic model, and that's in a good way. Are you planning on any special paint scheme?

[Lukem]

This tank has really been in the wars hasn't it? Nice damaged track guards.

[Pionier]

samll update:
more branches, damage front mudguard, camouflage at barrel (I'm not sure that this is ok because I don't have good reference)

http://www.evermotion.org/pionier/ETiger006.jpg

[Novak]

Just amazing.... How did you do the plants???? Awesome work Pionier...

[MagnumHB]

Very nice.

[digiartist]

Fantastic detail, and a very unique look to it with all the damage, camo branches, commander etc......looks great

[Bathtub2007]

*falls off chair*

Holy smokes, look at that detail! The German officer ontop looks great! The tank threads look sexy and the tank looks sexy too. Great leaves and branches too. :p

What's the caliber of her gun?? :P


using the word sexy when talking about a german tank..... well .... it just totally demises the entire might behind the tank... and makes the officer look like a pussy... lol

Great work on the model btw

[Spinner]

It really is a master-piece.

[Art 111]

Excellent work!!!
What program You have used preparing Tiger?

[kiwi123]

Can't agree more. Imagine this completely textured....drool....

[Lukem]

Congratulations on the Header!

[digiartist]

yup, well deserved!

[Pionier]

wholaa! FrontPage :) !!

I use max 8 and vray
at the moment I test some technique at zBrush to make nice environment,
I post zoom and wire as you wish and very old hmm ' texture' test ;)

[cbhierro]

Hi to all,

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: A great work, my congratulations by this great work.;)

A greeting and good hunts.

[Pionier]

some test, very beta version hihi ;)
low 3D model with textur

[LegalAssassin]

Wow, great!
I can't wait to see this thing fully textured!

[deltacharlie]

:eek:

I can't decide if you're a genius, or insane. especially seeing the wireframe of that section.

Amazing work!

~DC

[cobra6]

some test, very beta version hihi ;)
low 3D model with textur

Fallshirmjäger?

Cobra 6

[Pionier]

cobra6, yes he's a Fallshirmjäger but it was only test Archipelis Designer, I'll chagne character later ;)

[Igitur]

Nice details

[Andyf]

Nice dorama, keep going!

[Pionier]

ok, start modeling environment :|

http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/111121_0.jpg
http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/111121_1.jpg

don't worries about usa soldier, I fix that later...

[digiartist]

great start to the environment!

[Lukem]

Hey Pionier, I need your help.

The cylindrical object (ringed in red on the image attached). Any idea what it is and what shape it's supposed to be? The Tigers I've seen in a museum just have a rectangle surrounded with welds.

Any help you can give me with this would be much appreciated.

[digiartist]

Luke, I might be wrong but is it not an attachment point for the mudguard?

[Lukem]

Luke, I might be wrong but is it not an attachment point for the mudguard?

Thanks Gareth.

Thanks to Spinner, I've modelled them as captive bolts for the mudguards - seems to be the sensible answer.

[Pionier]

more grass and wheel from cart :)

http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/111202_0.jpg

digiartist, thanks for explain what it is :)

and thanks guy's for still reply!

[jf3000]

Such fine detail, these models must take forever to make, someone surely has alot of patience.

[Pionier]

http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/111223_0.jpg

environment are still wip

jf3000 thanks hihi :)

[kiwi123]

very very cool !

[Airborne]

great looking composite so far, environment is looking great. One comment though, the right side tracks (left side in image) seems to just stop after they curl under the wheel, unless they are covered by dirt or something and not visible on purpose.

[Spinner]

If the tank is out of hiding the branches tell a confusing story.
There's 'cammo' branches (on gun) and 'environmental' branches (in tracks). Every pic tells a story and I think the foliage is telling two confusing ones.
Since the leaves n twigs are such a high point of the model, getting their 'story' right is important.

[kiwi123]

Well, if you have a forest behind the tank, it will all make perfect sense !

[Spinner]

Well, if you have a forest behind the tank, it will all make perfect sense !

Sure!
Thats exactly what I'm on about.

[digiartist]

thats going to look great Pionier! After you're excellent Sturmtiger render I'm really looking forward to this one:)

[Lukem]

That looks fantastic mate!

Do I assume correctly that there's going to be a painted matte behind the modelled environment? I hope you don't mind me asking, but I've never done anything like this.

I'm looking forward to seeing more.

[Corto]

very nice!

[krazycolin]

i still don't like the branches on and around the tracks... even less so now. my main reason is this: if the tank were to be moving forwards... the tracks would be pulling/pushing the branches on the top of the tracks towards the front of the tank and then down and out... ya see? and yeah, sure, some might get caught... MIGHT... but in the end (and a very short end it would be too) they would be dragged out... it would be far more likely that some very small ones could get caught or "placed" above this area.... i've seen tanks in action , and i can tell you that even when they've mowed down the whole forest, they don't have tree branches stuck in their teeth so to speak... i know i'm being picky herre but everything else is looking so good that it's hard to look at those dratted branches.... as well... that wall is the PERFECT place for a bazooka team... they would almost certainly have runners ahead checking on that... ok ok... i'm shutting up now... great mesh.... i love it...

[krazycolin]

i still don't like the branches on and around the tracks... even less so now. my main reason is this: if the tank were to be moving forwards... the tracks would be pulling/pushing the branches on the top of the tracks towards the front of the tank and then down and out... ya see? and yeah, sure, some might get caught... MIGHT... but in the end (and a very short end it would be too) they would be dragged out... it would be far more likely that some very small ones could get caught or "placed" above this area.... i've seen tanks in action , and i can tell you that even when they've mowed down the whole forest, they don't have tree branches stuck in their teeth so to speak... i know i'm being picky herre but everything else is looking so good that it's hard to look at those dratted branches.... as well... that wall is the PERFECT place for a bazooka team... they would almost certainly have runners ahead checking on that... ok ok... i'm shutting up now... great mesh.... i love it...

[smedjeback]

very nice!! put some textures on it!

[cobra6]

update update! :)

Cobra 6

[Pionier]

I still don't have time (and good concept) guy's, I just finished last (big) work and need relaxation. Be patient, very patient :(

[Skyraider3D]

That's looking fab. Really nice lighting! I like the twigs :)

[kiwi123]

Hey Pionier, when can we see an update ? Can't wait !

[Demons7th_Delta]

Definately Perfect! Anticipating a very nice texture for this one :)

[Pionier]

ok!

I'm back, thanks to kiwi123 - he give me a good motivation at pm ;)

I have a new idea at how to push more live to my scene, it'll be difficult.

I'll try make sth like 'saving private ryan' movie on last scene when guy's capture the tiger tank

here is first version of german soldier :rolleyes:

http://www.forum3d.kom-net.pl/f3dbb/post_pics/116899_0.jpg

maybe it's not perfect start, but what is more important I'm back to this wip!

best
pionier

[cobra6]

lol sounds a bit like my scene I have in mind for my panther, exept it doesnt get captured ;)
Looking nice. Do you model a lowpoly human object and refine it to the soldiers you want it to be or do you model them one by one?

Cobra 6

[Pionier]

well :( no,

I'll never think that I say that ... I'll try use poser :eek: for poses and face setup, after this I'll export model to max and start modeling all accesories :/

[cobra6]

nothing wrong with that actually, why wouldnt you? Saves a lot of work, because modelling realistic people is very difficult. Im just looking for different techniques to model my Panzer crew when the time comes.

There is even a face generator now online, the demo was cool, but you cant save your work with the demo =/ hahah.

Cobra 6

[scrimski]

There is a free max script which allows to create low poly heads using a few parameters

http://www.scriptspot.com/download.asp?ID=2144

[Hitori Kyo]

great to see you back working on this.

- Hitori kyo

[Lukem]

I agree!

Hmm... a King Tiger being captured intact? If I remember rightly, one of the 'Tigers in the Ardennes offensive was captured because a Sherman fired a phosphorous round at it, making the crew believe the tank was on fire - who then swiftly bailed out - to recreate that, you'd have to lose the zimmerit. Apart from that, I don't recall any KT being captured that hadn't already been abandoned due to lack of fuel and / or amunition. But I stand to be corrected!:)

As for Poser figures - I hadn't thought of that - thanks.:)

[Pionier]

ekhm..

hi all :)

Really sorry for all of you who was waiting so long for any update, it was because I didn't have my own computer. Finally I have my new PC so I would like to try back to this project one more time.

I'm still busy at work and not always have power to work after work so I can't promise that I will be post update's often.

right, let's try again.... update!

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4637/tiger2uktigertank05kq4.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8131/tiger2uktigertank05bhr7.jpg

btw, hope you are ok and still doing nice staff :)

cheers
pionier

[cobra6]

Very nice texture job so far. Really glad you are back on this :)

Cobra 6

[Cobra8472]

Niesamowite!


Great work :D

[pccdtk]

Glad to "see you"......nice texture ....

[Pionier]

hello all


cheers for nice rep :)

a small update. imo will be ok for matte work later and if I unhide all part's of tank you don't see a lot's of this elements so.. It's almost finish, I just need to 'collapse' a bit a colour pallete to marge it better with texture on wheels.

hope you like it.

Ta
pionier

[cobra6]

holy cow, great texture work!

Cobra 6

[bzhyoyo]

not a tank fan here, but with such quality work on textures, I'll enjoy seeing the progress on this! Great job!