Saturday, July 9, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

That General dynamics look...


I really love the design, or lack thereof of the General Dynamics line of products - the stryker vehicles, the m1 Abrams tank.... all designed with very utilitarian intentions, i.e., deflecting damage, keeping a low profile on the battlefield, etc. The resultant look is a sort of function-over-form brutalism. I wanted to adapt that approach to walking tank - something that'd be completely ludicrous in a modern tank battle, but really fun to think about..

Military drones...


...are really fun to model. This newish modification of the SWORDS class combat-support drone is still only deployed in small numbers with the U.S. armed forces, but seems to be getting more popular lately. It looks cool too! Texturing in progres...

Friday, December 17, 2010

WIP goblin footsoldier



This ugly little fellow just came along and demanded some armor. I think I'll give 'im some...

More buggy; different renders




A friend suggested the BPR. British Pod Race? No, as it turns out.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Buggin'




whoa! It has been a while since I've updated here. Been busy working! Woo! Anyway, finally got back to my learnin', and I made this little guy as a quick zsphere-to-textured model in 2.5 hours. Shoulda' spent less on the detail modeling, as the lovely spotlight thing lets you add it from photos - and so quickly! Next one will be a bit more involved - and I might even learn to make the texture blend and flow realistically...