Impractical combat vehicles

[shaneb]

Hi all. This is my first post at concept art. I work mostly in 3dsMax 3.1 (I have a full commercial version and can't afford an upgrade).
My work is pretty eclectic and so I will try and post a good cross section as I go.
These are some images of crazy combat vehicles that I am working on. They are meant to be cheezy and I hope to have some test animations soon (lots of needless death and destruction). All crits are always welcome...I'm a teacher so my hide is pretty thick.:D
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~k.hutchinson/mypic23.jpg
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[MindCandyMan]

I don't work in 3d but I will say that these are pretty cool. I like the tank...that harpoon thing is awesome. The one crit I would give is on the "feet" of that guy's suit. Seems like the feet are a little too chunky or heavy. Would be really hard to lift your feet in that thing. Great work these are awesome.

[twbell]

Nice stuff. Good design on the bike thing. Really going for a rustic look, huh? It works pretty well. You know, this thing would look sweet if you give it a clean metallic futuristic coloration, of any kind.

I wouldn't mind seeing some pre-3d sketches of this.

[Sketch]

It looks a lot like lego. Did u use lego as reference? I'm thinking that these need a lot of work in the texture department. You could make them look so much better with good textures. To me it looks like you took a picture of metal and just put it on the model... which doesn't really work all that well. Some blast marks and scrapes would help a lot. Keep it up.

[shaneb]

Thx for the comments. The texture is really just a base I will be adding scarring and insignia etc. It will retain much of its rustiness though. The texture is actually a very complex mix of procedurals.
No the model is not based on lego it is actually based on some models I made ages ago. They are made of bits from old busted model kits, chunks of plastic , and some bits of Games Workshop stuff. The models are just a starting point so don't expect the 3d to look exactly like them.The combat suit is based on a suit I was putting together for some compositing tests.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~k.hutchinson/mypic19.jpg
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~k.hutchinson/mypic20.jpg
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[Cat]

The vehicles look great Shaneb! :thumbsup:

And your sig makes so much sence to me :D
But sometimes it's the other way around ;) :cool: