German Flak 88mm cannon

[Spinner]

Probably not what you're after but its one installation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...rman88_778.jpg
A US Intel report on the 88 (boy are they impressed!) that has two in site pics.
http://www.lonesentry.com/new88mm/index.html

[ThePhobos]

Thanks Spinner!

Here are some texture tests. I personally have a preference on them and it's the tan with the camo. The other two are the only other kinds of ideas I can come up with. The green camo was in response to some reference pics I had, the tan was as well. What do you guys think? Keep in mind that I don't want to spend too much time on texturing since this is going in my demo reel and I'm just going to apply for modeling positions, so I'm focusing mostly on the modeling itself.

Thanks again for everyone's help! I'm glad to finally be able to call this one done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...os/tancamo.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...xturetest4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...xturetest3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../greencamo.jpg

[krazycolin]

i like the tan camo as well....

[Skyraider3D]

I'd go with overall desert yellow or field grey. Any sort of camo pattern will just distract from the excellent detail

[ThePhobos]

Originally Posted by Skyraider3D

I'd go with overall desert yellow or field grey. Any sort of camo pattern will just distract from the excellent detail

That's kind of what I was worried about too, but I felt the tan was just too boring, and grey looked even worse when I tried it. I'm thinking though that for my demo reel I'm going to have the cannon spinning and then have it fade from one texturing style to another. Seems to be traditional to do it that way. Go from textured to shaded to wireframe, etc. So I might be able to use the tan camo for that so long as it's not too visible, but I'm not sure yet. Decisions decisions......

[ThePhobos]

Oh, and if anybody happens to be good friends with anyone at Epic Games (the makers of Unreal Tournament) and wants to put in a good word for me, I'd appreciate it. I'm dying to work there and having a good word put in would be very helpful. Just thought I'd throw that out there. hehe

[Skyraider3D]

Originally Posted by ThePhobos

but I felt the tan was just too boring

Quite the opposite. I feel this is a typical case of less is more!
There's still a lot you can do with a solid colour: weathering! Stains - from dirty fingers and lubricant oil to rainstreaks and mudsplats. Scratches, dents, rust, etc... there's tons of subtle effects you can add.
Here is a completely random piece of armour in a sand kind of colour:
http://www.mheaust.com.au/Aust/Walka...ion%20port.JPG
Note the amount of weathering going on. This is from a museum piece in a so-so condition and perhaps a bit over the top to be realistic for an in-service piece of equipment, but I am sure you get the idea.

[Meshfan]

YAY!!! It's in color!



*drools*

[Spinner]

Found this 88 sited in Italy.

[Andyf]

Some interesting links in topic:

http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/artil...ermany/flak88/
http://tanxheaven.com/mbo/88mmFlak18/88mmFlak18.htm
http://tanxheaven.com/fedcol/88mmfla...mflak36-37.htm
http://tanxheaven.com/mbo/88mmFlak36/88mmFlak36.htm
http://pvo.guns.ru/other/germany/flak88/index.htm