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A long time ago I started this project for exercising high polygon modeling. It then got stuck since the reference images did not show a lot of information so I could not continue. In the mean time I found better images and somebody gave me a PDF scan of the manual of the construction kit this guy is based upon. Using this information I could then continue (to a certain degree).

Body area got more work done. I'm a bit stuck on what to do with the rectangular area above the ass as this is where in the kit manual the on-off switch is located. I doubt though a real Zoid would have an on-off switch mounted up is ass so right now this area is more or less a hole I have no idea how to fill (ideas are welcome). Otherwise I'm a bit fighting with the connection to the head. The kit manual does give some poor views on this area so I'm guessing myself from one end to the other but it should get somewhere hopefully. Astonishingly the kit manual is somewhat different than the reference images I found so far. Looks like there are variations out of this guy which doesn't make it easy to find matching infos :/

Besides this I also whacked the cockpit around a bit. I didn't like the look to it in some places so I modified things a bit. I used my reworked game actor (not related to this model) as a pilot reference. The seat moved closer to the dashboard so the arms have more space to move. The seat also is narrower than before which should be more comfortable to sit it. For tihs the pedals at the feet moved closer together too. Now the pilot is no more sitting in there like a *peep* with spread legs . The "something" on the sides are now straight no more angled as before. I have no idea what it is or what it is supposed to look like. I just found it in one of the reference images. If you have any ideas what this is or what it could look like your're welcome to tell me. Eventually the monitor changed in shape. The screen is now nearly rectangular no more slightly trapezoid. I'm testing a new framing there but it's not done yet and will anyways be done in the texture later on I think. I just have no idea what to put on the middle screen. What did a Liger in the tv show have there? I just picked something I found in Zoids games. Ideas welcome as always.

So all in all still some empty space to fill. I think I could try once a bit of material textures there. That said, are these things made fully out of metal or also other materials? The reference images I have contain exactly no information about the material so maybe somebody else has an idea. I could go with some more car-esque materials there but I'm not sure if this would fit

Made 4 renders and put them all in one huge image for the sake of fewer deviations. The individual images can be found here: top left , top right , bottom left , bottom right

For older images, videos and animations see the Fun Projos Galler< .

Description
Download for full view: 3360x2100 (DA can't handle this size otherwise)

A long time ago I started this project for exercising high polygon modeling. It then got stuck since the reference images did not show a lot of information so I could not continue. In the mean time I found better images and somebody gave me a PDF scan of the manual of the construction kit this guy is based upon. Using this information I could then continue (to a certain degree).

Body area got more work done. I'm a bit stuck on what to do with the rectangular area above the ass as this is where in the kit manual the on-off switch is located. I doubt though a real Zoid would have an on-off switch mounted up is ass so right now this area is more or less a hole I have no idea how to fill (ideas are welcome). Otherwise I'm a bit fighting with the connection to the head. The kit manual does give some poor views on this area so I'm guessing myself from one end to the other but it should get somewhere hopefully. Astonishingly the kit manual is somewhat different than the reference images I found so far. Looks like there are variations out of this guy which doesn't make it easy to find matching infos :/

Besides this I also whacked the cockpit around a bit. I didn't like the look to it in some places so I modified things a bit. I used my reworked game actor (not related to this model) as a pilot reference. The seat moved closer to the dashboard so the arms have more space to move. The seat also is narrower than before which should be more comfortable to sit it. For tihs the pedals at the feet moved closer together too. Now the pilot is no more sitting in there like a *peep* with spread legs . The "something" on the sides are now straight no more angled as before. I have no idea what it is or what it is supposed to look like. I just found it in one of the reference images. If you have any ideas what this is or what it could look like your're welcome to tell me. Eventually the monitor changed in shape. The screen is now nearly rectangular no more slightly trapezoid. I'm testing a new framing there but it's not done yet and will anyways be done in the texture later on I think. I just have no idea what to put on the middle screen. What did a Liger in the tv show have there? I just picked something I found in Zoids games. Ideas welcome as always.

So all in all still some empty space to fill. I think I could try once a bit of material textures there. That said, are these things made fully out of metal or also other materials? The reference images I have contain exactly no information about the material so maybe somebody else has an idea. I could go with some more car-esque materials there but I'm not sure if this would fit

Made 4 renders and put them all in one huge image for the sake of fewer deviations. The individual images can be found here: top left , top right , bottom left , bottom right

For older images, videos and animations see the Fun Projos Galler< .