WIP: M4

(THS) Btd69 · Post by **(THS) Btd69** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:08 am

Plane modelling is the best way to go, and although can give more errors, you can easily see and fix them. I started out box modelling.. never, never again.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:21 am

Yes, we know, what I'm saying is people have a tendency to assume a plane-modelled piece of crap is still better than, say, a gun that's been spline-modelled and is like, 99% accurate to the real thing.

Anyways... the forend needs fixing. The sights need fixing. The stock needs fixing. It needs so much detail added to the receiver it's not funny. Edges that should be smoother are sharp as hell and the ones that shouldn't be curved, like the magazine, are curved. I appreciate you tried to get it right... but to be brutally honest I could do something twice as detailed and accurate in an hour, and probably with a lower polycount too.

Don't try to finish models quickly, instead focus on getting them just right before you even think about calling it done. (I know this is a WIP, just a tip for future reference.)

(THS) Btd69 · Post by **(THS) Btd69** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:33 am

rossumm, I in no way stated plane modelling is more accurate, gives better results, or is the way everyone goes.

I agree that you can get better results with different techniques, and im not against that, however im saying its easier to adapt to, that MOST users will find gives THEM an easier time modelling. Thats not to say everyone can model perfect using this technique, but I can see you only see your viewpoint, and im going to leave it at that..

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:01 am

I know you didn't - a lot of other people do, though, and it annoys me.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:34 am

Ok this isnt a plane modeling discussion, he gets it, plane modeling is the best way to model.

Its an ok model, its definatley a start, some people who start out just make 2 boxes and call it a gun

Kurroda · Post by **Kurroda** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:58 pm

whats wrong with 2 boxes a gun can be what ever you want.

SnaFuBAR · Post by **SnaFuBAR** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:59 pm

spark wrote:Well, I used to model weapons a long time ago but I quit for a while and this is my latest model

so can i see your other weapon models? because, if you have, this one should look a lot better.

spark wrote:No need to be rude. I said I was new okay?

you never said you were new.

Royal wrote:whats wrong with 2 boxes a gun can be what ever you want.

please don't make uninformed posts like that. there's a reason you're not a designer.

Kurroda · Post by **Kurroda** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:32 pm

What are you talking about.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:56 pm

He means, if you want to make a decent gun, it has to be more than just boxes. ^_^

Katarn · Post by **Katarn** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:34 pm

No, rossum, he meant it was a stupid thing to post.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:45 pm

SnaFuBAR wrote:please don't make uninformed posts like that. there's a reason you're not a designer.

.

Looks like it's what he meant to me, but meh.

SnaFuBAR · Post by **SnaFuBAR** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:10 am

i meant both of those things

SPARK · Post by **SPARK** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:15 pm

Can a mod just lock this topic? Thanks to the people that gave advice but it seems some people just got off topic and started babbling about plane modeling vs other methods.