Excavator WIP.

[*Pete*]

im about to make a demoreel for myself and plan to use this excavator in it.

animation is usually my weak point and i cant figure out how to rig the wheels to turn, and my rusty skills in that arena show with this project..ive got them rotating and accurately following the speed of movement of the excavator, but i want the front wheels to turn following the path of the movement.

any advices?

and, naturally..crits and comments on the excavator itself are wellcomed.

[safetyman]

Looks sweet!! The only suggestion I could make would be the front scoop, which looks maybe a bit too small? It looks a little out of proportion compared to the rest of the vehicle, but I could be wrong. Great job, man!

[*Pete*]

hey, you were correct..i just checked my the photos i used to modell from and indeed, the scoop was not as broad as on the photos.

its corrected now, thanks.

[*Pete*]

update with resized scoop.

i render at 640x480 in just less than 2 minutes, no aa or gi though.
i can get it to one minute per render without blurred reflections though.

(for those intrested, this is done with 9.5)

[COBRASoft]

Hi,

Nice job, but I'm afraid you should check the direction of your tyres. On the 3th picture, the front left tyres are going in the wrong direction :)

Greetings,
Sigurd

[*Pete*]

well spotted, ill take care of it.

[zapper1998]

Excellent Job :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Can U tell us what your lighting Setup was .. ??
your lighting is really nicely setup..

Michael