Practicing Modelling Techniques

[kenijaru]

nice :P
I've been using Wings 3d for a while but i got a copy of 3ds Max so I'm planing to do some serious modeling.

so, could you tell us your little modeling secret?

[Letum]

If anyone needs help or tutorial, them I have a little time to offer advice.
I am not the best of modelers and usually work high-polly, but I know the basics.

Some WIP shots from a project I am working on:

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

She's a beauty Letum, is that for Danger of the Deep ?

No, it is not.

[Chad]

Wow Letum, superior work! That looks really good

[kenijaru]

this is my humble creation:


it's a really low quality Jpeg just to show how it looks. diferent colors are diferent meshes, should the hatch (pale pink) be modeled out of the actual turret(blue) or kept as a separate element?. the Hatch itself (green-ish) should remain separate, so it can be opened or closed as i see fit.

[kenijaru]

well yes, but the hatch isn't finished yet
the question that troubles me is... should i try to create a circle on the upper part of the turret and then use it to make the hatch or leave it as a separate object?

[Raptor1]

I would've extruded it from the turret, but I don't think it matters much