With GDC quickly approaching, I’ve been making a big push to get my vehicle completed. I feel good about it’s current state and am ready to pop it into Mudbox to add some nice detail. Then over to Photoshop for a paint job, and then into UDK. I’m really hoping to have it all wrapped up by this weekend so I can focus my remaining time on making props for the track. Wish me luck!
After a few rounds of “How did I do this before?” and countless crashes from the Unreal Editor, we have two of our three custom cars drivable in game. They aren’t finished being modeled, nor are they textured but they’re setup and ready to go as actual vehicles. Once they’re completed it will be as simple as reimporting the skeletal mesh and driving away.
Following Johnny’s lead, last Saturday I started on the car that I’m modeling for this project, known as Frankenstein’s Monster. A Fifth-generation Ford Mustang armed with 2 M134′s, smokescreen, napalm and oil slick for defense, as well as a 6-inch thick steel plate on the rear bumper called “The Tombstone.”
After quickly finding front and side line drawings of the Mustang, I started the process using a technique that I’ve learned relatively recently which involves using splines to create a cage of the model.
From there, using a surface modifier and converting it to polygons, I ended up with some pretty rough geometry, but it was a start.
More time working on it (and temporarily borrowing wheels from my Ducati Motorcycle model)
Having the general shape of a 2005 Mustang, I load up my movie reference and realize my front end needed tweaking.
She’s far from finished, but I’ve got her rolling.