[WIP] BobtheGreat's Entry For October

[BobtheGreatII]

Yeah... sorry, not gonna say much right now, kind of tired and I'm going to bed. But this is work from today. Anyway, this is pretty much just the base, and I'll get my concept art for the cannons up soon. Yeah, it's a high energy laser like weapon. I know right now it looks like I just copied a lot of the model over and over again... and well, that's sorta what I did, but once I get the basic layout I'll start rearranging stuff to mix it up a bit.

Anyway...

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6865/2ndrenderng8.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5052/3rdrenderhj5.jpg

[NuggetWarmer]

Hawt.

[TeeKup]

the nearly orgasmic base needs a nearly orgasmic gun. GET TO IT.

[Rob Oplawar]

hose primitive ftw. I live those things.

in b4 "ROB LOVES BOB'S HOSE"

[Con]

nice bolts u got there

[Advancebo]

I thought bolts have a definite geometric shape? Like a hexagon?

[thehoodedsmack]

I love Bob's hose.

Looks awesome, keep at it!

[Higuy]

Auesome base. Make it bigger, but other than that its :awesome:

[Anton]

I thought bolts have a definite geometric shape? Like a hexagon?

They're special bolts? :)

Nice model bro, looking good. Can't wait until there is a weapon up there.

[BobtheGreatII]

Update:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/9017/updaterenderab2.png
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4613/updaterender2ku4.png

[Higuy]

Stop it
That's awesome.

[Dwood]

Update:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/9017/updaterenderab2.png
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4613/updaterender2ku4.png

HOLY CRAP O_O

Teach me ur wayz

[MetKiller Joe]

*short of breathe*

That is extraordinary.

I dare you to zbrush it; if you have zbrush.

[Hunter]

Whoooaaa. That looks amazing. Never seen anything like it. And it looks powerful.

[Dwood]

Whoooaaa. That looks amazing. Never seen anything like it. And it looks powerful.

I would srsly love to see that in-game.

[Anton]

Jeezz. :) Looks extraordinary my friend. Keep on a movin' with it. :)

[TeeKup]

Damn son.

[FluffyDucky™]

Holy fucking shit, that's hot.

[BobtheGreatII]

I would srsly love to see that in-game.

Over 50,000 polys... don't think it's going anywhere lol. But thanks for all of the compliments. I'll work on it some more tomorrow.

[il Duce Primo]

On the second pic theres an error on the top, otherwise I like it.

[legionaire45]

Over 50,000 polys... don't think it's going anywhere lol. But thanks for all of the compliments. I'll work on it some more tomorrow.

Make a low poly version of it and bake some normals.

And then put it into an RTS :3.

Looks really nice, good job.

[klange]

Make a low poly version of it and bake some normals.

And then put it into an RTS :3.
I assure you that if he does not already have plans to do this, he will be beat senseless by a number of people until he does.

[BobtheGreatII]

On the second pic theres an error on the top, otherwise I like it.

Not errors. The top is really smooth. And for some reason Mental Ray is rendering shadows that shouldn't be cast. I'll fix the smoothing though, don't worry.

[Advancebo]

Update:


http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4613/updaterender2ku4.png

I dont really like the exposed gears

[BobtheGreatII]

^Taken in to consideration, might come up with something to slightly cover them up.

Updates:
*PS: Yeah, it pretty much looks like a Christmas tree with all of the lights :lol:*

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4808/update1vz0.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8489/updaterender2vo6.jpg
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/713/closeuprender3th9.jpg
Fixed Up Crazy Smoothing:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9160/fixedupsmoothingrender4vd2.jpg

That's all for now. Please, suggestions would be great...

[Advancebo]

hmm, now enemies can easily see it from afar and locate and destroy it :D

[BobtheGreatII]

Ha ha, I promise I'll take the lighting out in the next updates... I don't really like it.

[Anton]

You better mister :p No Christmas trees in my battlefield.:lol:

[Hunter]

How do you make the flares?

[ICEE]

Out of curiosity, whats the purpose of the ladder on the back? "to climb on top duh." But I mean if the gun rotates to aim, wont anyone on top fall off?

[BobtheGreatII]

Out of curiosity, whats the purpose of the ladder on the back? "to climb on top duh." But I mean if the gun rotates to aim, wont anyone on top fall off?
Maintenance. There's a hatch on top to get in to the inside to fix up gears or something I guess.

[DOMINATOR]

nice model.
whats the point of the gears if you have hydraulics underneath.

[BobtheGreatII]

Rotation, come on, why does everything have to have a purpose. <:mad:> It's already by far not realistic. lol

[Cortexian]

Rotation, come on, why does everything have to have a purpose. <:mad:> It's already by far not realistic. lol
I don't like how the gears are "so" exposed, if they were a little deeper into the turret I think it might look better. As for purpose, they could have something to do with loading new ammunition canisters (like the gas they use in Star Wars (Tibana gas iirc) to fire their laser weapons).

[Heathen]

Sex. I love it. If I could get a link to the contest thread rules I would smile....tired and dont feel like searching so please PM me. Ill +rep if it will get you guys to do it.

[BobtheGreatII]

I don't like how the gears are "so" exposed, if they were a little deeper into the turret I think it might look better. As for purpose, they could have something to do with loading new ammunition canisters (like the gas they use in Star Wars (Tibana gas iirc) to fire their laser weapons).
It's kind of difficult to explain... the turret can lean forward and backward. This would give access to the ladder. But because of this rotation, the gears also need to turn in order to keep the base of the guns parallel to the base of the entire turret.

[Heathen]

OH, so its an AA competition?

I love snafs competitions.
E: And snaf btw.
I am sooo not a kiss ass.

[NuggetWarmer]

Needs moar character design competition. Still, so far I like Bob's AA the best. :D

[Disaster]

Needs moar character design competition. Still, so far I like Bob's AA the best. :D
Needs moar speed texturing competition :\

[Corndogman]

Needs moar character design competition.

^
I would actually participate in that one.

[BobtheGreatII]

I'm really looking for some ideas from everyone out there... I'm running kind of low. :(

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5796/lookingnw2.png

[Hunter]

:O How many tris is that? Add some railings around the side of it? :D

[NuggetWarmer]

Needs random energy sphere protecting it. :p

[Advancebo]

pie launcher

[Evil_Monkey]

That is looking really nice, keep it up. I can't really give you any ideas though :(.

[klange]

Rig it.

[nick3d]

how many tri's is that?

[Heathen]

Flying Spiderbot launcher, Cup Holder, iPhone, and a Blendtech Blender.

[Corndogman]

Huge generators everywhere.

[Stormwing]

I can see it being part of a defense array on a fortress/tower, placed on a circular balcony that goes around the whole thing with other cannons of the same type. I kinda get a post-apoc cyberpunk feel from it.

very nice work :)

[Advancebo]

a door to the controls?

[Dwood]

Rig it.

^ That.

[BobtheGreatII]

Huge generators everywhere.

Ok, so they're not everywhere... But it was a good idea:

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9619/turretpx7.png
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2307/generatornq5.png

Flying Spiderbot launcher, Cup Holder, iPhone, and a Blendtech Blender.
Soon to come.

[Corndogman]

Ah, that is exactly what I had in mind. Nice work, Bob.

[Advancebo]

now all it needs is a metallic platform, instead of floating on space

[MMFSdjw]

What he said. A floor.
The gun itself looks finished. Add an environment.

[nick3d]

I love that generater

[BobtheGreatII]

No, no updates yet, but the more I look at the model, the more those wires running from the generator to the turret, the more I think it looks like a giant molex connector. Oh well... Updates soon.

[BobtheGreatII]

Double post... Worth it? I hope so...
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/792/newbase2ft4.png

[MMFSdjw]

Marvelous

[Heathen]

Gorgeous.

Truely gorgeous.

[NuggetWarmer]

I love you. <3

[Hunter]

Looks awesome but think it makes the main weapon look small... and those towers at the back might get shot at when main weapon is firing at aircraft.

[nick3d]

Speechless :O

E:

Hunter isnt that a good thing so the actual huge massive weapon thing wont be attacked, because its got more fire power than the little towers

[Hunter]

It just makes the main weapon seem small, id prefer it if it looked larger. And if I was about to air strike a weapon like that I would aim for the middle.

[BobtheGreatII]

It just makes the main weapon seem small, id prefer it if it looked larger.

Funny... since it's not your model/idea... :downs:

Just playing with you

It actually surprise me too... I had everything hidden but what I was working on... and after bringing everything back... I noticed how small it was compared to the other guns... I'll probable make different turrets than what I have right now, I don't really like them, they look kind of simple.

[BobtheGreatII]

:ssh:
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9995/turret2mv2.pnghttp://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9995/turret2mv2.pnghttp://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9995/turret2mv2.png
Better?

[SuperSunny]

Incredible, how did you learn to work with such simplicity in a complicated scene?

[Evil_Monkey]

Looks much better IMO.

[Corndogman]

Should the guns in the back be facing the other direction? Or is there going to be another larger structure back there? If so then it makes sense, but if not it seems like the guns should be facing outwards.

[BobtheGreatII]

The guns turn...

[Corndogman]

Well, there's that too...

[Hunter]

Looks a lot better, nice work.

[CodeBrain]

God damnit Bob everytime you sexify that model up, it makes me sad that I will NEVER make it that far in model designi:saddowns:

Edit: Sorry Bob, I messed up the name >_<

[Choking Victim]

God damnit Boba everytime you sexify that model up, it makes me sad that I will NEVER make it that far in model designing. :saddowns:
...Boba? why didn't I get the memo?

[BobtheGreatII]

Wait... huh?

[Geo]

New nickname: Bobafett

[Cortexian]

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/9995/turret2mv2.png

Now it looks like the guns surrounding the main gun are the AA guns. They look more the part, and now they look like they're sitting there to defend the larger (artillery) gun in the center from aerial attacks.

That's just me though.

[BobtheGreatII]

The large gun in the center is for shooting a high powered laser in to space to knock just about out with a single shot... I would also like to note that uh... I know the generator wouldn't really allow that... but oh well, try to use your imagination. lol... Anyway, contest renders in, check out that thread.

[ExAm]

To finish my entry or just kill it on the spot... Hmmm...

[DaneO'Roo]

Needs moar speed texturing competition :\

:lol:



Also, awesome model work, but the design of everything overall seems to be lacking. The amount and apparent complexity of the objects overwhelms and seems to have detail, but it doesn't have much design detail. There are lots of shapes and all together its a fine effort, but when you break it down individually, each piece isn't really that fantastic. They're still made up of solid evident shapes like cylinders and what not.

Really good work though, but take it further. Best thing for you to do would be to get a hold of some gears or ut3 level props, and have a look at em.

Also, concept your ideas fully and flesh them out first. If you design as you model, chances are your not going to push the design to match the detailed concept, so your going to fall short. It's hard to imagine impressive details on the fly without looking like a clusterfuck.

[BobtheGreatII]

Harsh. :saddowns:

But thanks for some actual crit. I see what you're saying, and I'll be sure to look out for making it a so called "clusterfuck". :lol:

Edit: Damn, I would give you rep... but I gotta spread the love first.

[Anton]

Got it for you. + repped him.

[DaneO'Roo]

It is very good though. Attention to detail is spot on, just the design itself needs to be investigated a bit more.

[Tweek]

it LOOKS cool, which is most important really, but still, design wise, it's just a bunch of stuff copied 50 times and thrown together in the hopes of it looking neat.

actually, i'm about to repeat what dano said, so.. what he said.


it looks neat, but it's hardly impressive.

[BobtheGreatII]

Damn it Dane, now no one is gonna think my model is cool. :smith:

[Anton]

I think you're cool. :) Does that help any? There, there now. :)

I agree with what they said too, but <3 it anyway.

[Heathen]

For a sec I thought it said Bobas great Entry.

I think its impressive. Whats wrong with duplicating something to improve the overall look.

Legos are all the same and you can make some cool shit.