Monday, September 24, 2012

ProtoTuesday - Nothin'!

Now, I'm sure you're expecting from the title that I've given up this week, lost my motivation and drawn a total blank on the Prototytan Project.  It's happened enough, right?

Well, you'd be wrong!  My scanner's just dead, so I can't post any new sketches.  

I've been working a lot on Megatron though and have about half of the robot mode done now.  Still working on the torso and arms, but the legs are totally built and transformable.  I should have a new render up of the legs by Thursday.  I haven't done any sketches lately, but I've got plenty of stuff to post once my scanner's back up and running.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

3D Thursday - These Boots were Made for Transforming

Megatron's transformation begins here.  He transforms similarly to the 2-Pack Classics Megatron with the tank turret becoming the arms and hiding the head, but his legs are a different matter.
Bulky boots with tiny toes.
The bumpers split and fold along the canopy, the tires fold behind the foot and the top of the cockpit area folds out to become his toes.  I'm still working on the way for the upper legs and knees to work, but I should have that complete next week.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

3D Thursday - Megatron 2

Since finishing the Moore Automotive logo, I took my time getting back to the Prototytan Project.  My wife and I are doing a lot of personal stuff now, so I've had a lot of distractions, but last night I got back into the groove - enough to finish Megatron's vehicle mode.  


Big roller.
It's not designed exactly like the G6 Rhino, most evident in the end of the barrel.  Instead of using the flat plate that the vehicle used, I just replicated Megatron's cannon.  The whole thing will contract into itself, but it's still going to be a lot bigger than Megatron's original cannon.

I just realized I forgot to add an aiming piece to the top of the barrel pivot.  Poop.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Logo Complete


Finished the logo for my friend's company.  The love it and my work will be seen all over town.  If you live in Reno/Sparks, stop by there and tell them you know me and get a $15 credit on your account (and mine!).

Edit - Just realized this is my 100th post - it's almost fitting that it has nothing to do with the Prototytan Project.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

3D Thursday - Megatron 2

I've spent the majority of this week working on my friend's logo (Which is awaiting final approval today), but I found some time this weekend to work on Megatron some more.  

I really need to work on my lighting.

I built up the turret and added a few panels to the top of the chassis.  I need to get rid of some extra polygons on the turret face though and then I'll start work on the barrel.  I'll be ready to start tearing it apart for the robot mode after that.  I'm trying to focus on a good detail vs time ratio, so instead of taking a ton of time and making it super-detailed, I just want to pump out a decent model as soon as I can.  We'll see how well that turns out once I get a better grip on Blender.