3ds Max: Gun Modeling For Dummies

Katarn · Post by **Katarn** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:05 pm

something relatively flat. The UMP 45 is probably the easiest i can think off the top of my head.

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:06 pm

Ok, ill try that...Oh and how did you guys make such kool signitures, i can only make crappy ones..lol..i have photoshop

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:08 pm

Heres a good one--

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:09 pm

I also have milkshape, that can model 2 right, is it easier?

mopopo · Post by **mopopo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:09 pm

can anyone tell me how to change the colour/style of a banchee or warthog on halo CE or pc?

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:11 pm

Read the stickies in Tutorials

Katarn · Post by **Katarn** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:12 pm

KantTouchThis wrote:I also have milkshape, that can model 2 right, is it easier?

Avoid milkshape like the plague, and that is a horrible reference image. Get one with the stock extended, not folded across the side.
http://world.guns.ru - best for finding images and different guns
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg16-e.htm - viola.
Anyways the first image is probably the best, although it is tilted a little bit, make sure you model it a little tilted to be more accurate.

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:26 pm

Ok well I decided to not do the UMP and do the pistol...

Thats so far but now how do i make it look like this--

That was yours ^^

Katarn · Post by **Katarn** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:33 pm

days and days of tireless work.

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:36 pm

lol, but i mean how did you start it? i have no idea what im doing AT ALL how did you make it 3D and the different color and all the other stuff... any other TUT's you have that i could look at?

Katarn · Post by **Katarn** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:38 pm

did you read anything on the first page but the tutorial on how to get the image reference on?

jks · Post by **jks** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:07 pm

Well a lot of people do extrude modeling, they make a 2-D poly gon of the basic shape of the gun, then they extrude the shape into a 3-D object, then there is a lengthy process of getting everything smoothed and a lot of crap.

[CL]9mm-Man · Post by **[CL]9mm-Man** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:08 pm

HOLY SHOOT, thats the same pistol that I'm making 0_0...googled didnt you

jks · Post by **jks** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:11 pm

Ummm, katarn made that, look at the first page, if youre talking about the ref pic, its pretty common.

[CL]9mm-Man · Post by **[CL]9mm-Man** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:44 pm

This one

Still kinda scary, I'll post some of what it looks like soon. (Sorry for posting my stuff in your thread, but it might help you to see some of the things that have been produced after your tutorial

mopopo · Post by **mopopo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:08 pm

finally heres the sword

but i dont know what to do with it. how would i make it a wieldable weapon?

Sonictag · Post by **Sonictag** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:49 pm

Umm, for making it a wieldable weapon you would need to understand animation and node editing, and then you would need to move the first person hands of the masterchief for that specific weapon after you textured/skinned it.

KantTouchThis · Post by **KantTouchThis** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:26 am

Katarn wrote:did you read anything on the first page but the tutorial on how to get the image reference on?

I did but i didnt get much of it..im a noob and stupid

mopopo · Post by **mopopo** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:48 am

could someone tell me how to skin and animate and node edit or mabey give a link to a tut? please?
im new to 3ds.

mopopo · Post by **mopopo** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:25 am

one more thing though, how do i open 3ds files with milkshape? i dont understand