M1911

MainManiac · Dec 2012

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m1911 (View in 3D)

First gun in a long time. Also my first model in blender, im taking the 'brute force' method of learning where im trying to model something fairly complex while googling for all the tools I need lol

Anyway heres my progress:

(The sharp edges on the back of the slide and the 'curve' on the front of the slide have been fixed, they were from a loop added by mistake)

Heres a problem im also having, I was just going to leave it and paint it out of the normal map but I still want to know what way I should have done it

wirrexx · Dec 2012

now im not the best modeller out there, but tried this?

Bek · Dec 2012

Adding more geo will probably fix it, just add more loops and if you can give top curve of the gun more geo (bevel edges?)

MainManiac · Dec 2012

oh god that will probably turn into a mess, but ill try

Harry · Dec 2012

more geo. more geo on the top curve

hit me up on skype if you want to walk through some bits

respawnrt · Dec 2012

Here's a quick one frell.

MainManiac · Dec 2012

respawn the images wont load for me

S_ource · Dec 2012

Don't forget support loop for the support loop

MainManiac · Dec 2012

Ah that makes sense respawn, but how can I safely add that geo? I will try why I get home but with smoothing if even 2 edges are too close/too far apart you get a shading issue

respawnrt · Dec 2012

Oh i see what you mean, i started from box > bevel with 4~sides (the new blender bevel) and one interation of mesh smooth

that takes care of even distribution that you say:), i think you need to plan better how you add from the start so you don't end up like you put and edge and not being able to make correct cuvature.

MainManiac · Dec 2012

oh mesh smoothing once is a good idea

But yea ill be sure to make note of this haha

MainManiac · Dec 2012

Heres some more progress

I should probably mention now im not going for a 'specific' model 1911, but I like the world war 2 ones because I think the modern ones look like garbage. Im mainly keeping the simple shapes/curves from the ww2 one but incorporating other features I like

revo · Dec 2012

Hi,

I just subbed because I'm curious how the final model will turn out and I also work on a m1911

peace

MainManiac · Dec 2012

Heres some more progress

Im going to be doing a normal sheet for the screws and grips and then just copy and paste it into the normal map

Free_Fall · Dec 2012

MainManiac · Dec 2012

oops yea the hammer is too sharp

MainManiac · Dec 2012

Ok here is what im hoping is finished, still looking for flaws. Screws/grips will be added on the normal map

m1911 (View in 3D)

MainManiac · Dec 2012

bump for the night

M1911

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