The "What Are You Working On?" Thread

[millen]

(old model screenshot, but you get the idea)

Those are 3d trees?
What track might this be?

 

[Bakasan]

Those are 3d trees?
What track might this be?

That's actaully a screenshot of another game, BeamNG, this track is called Mount Glorious, based on a mountain pass in Australia
https://www.beamng.com/resources/mount-glorious.3218/
and yeah the trees are 3D.

 

[CobraCat]

BeamNG has some interesting environments although unfortunately the FFB is terrible, at least with my G29

 

[Ben O'Bro]

i had a question today
how hard am i working on the seven(s) ?

Answer is

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

 

[Shap]

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

CONGRATS! Thats amazing. Seriously a dream car. L28ET? Even stripped this wouldn't have been cheap (I guess).

 

[Bakasan]

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

Congrats on getting an S30, great cars they are! Nice work on the photoshop too
It was one of the first cars I modeled from scratch actually, still needs a lot of work though

CONGRATS! Thats amazing. Seriously a dream car. L28ET? Even stripped this wouldn't have been cheap (I guess).

L28ET was never a factory option in the 280Z, they came out in the later S130. 280Z had a carbed L28 as stock, though an L28ET would be an easy swap (which no doubt some people would have done)

 

[Mr.Mugel]

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

Congrats Ben! Wishing you the best for the project!

 

[stingray_SIX_TWO]

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

Best automobilia post on RD EVER period

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ben O'Bro]

Congrats on getting an S30, great cars they are! Nice work on the photoshop too
It was one of the first cars I modeled from scratch actually, still needs a lot of work though

L28ET was never a factory option in the 280Z, they came out in the later S130. 280Z had a carbed L28 as stock, though an L28ET would be an easy swap (which no doubt some people would have done)

Thanks guys!

ah it crossed my mind to make it into 3D.
i already got a 3D model from the internet to mess around and find out what i'm gonna do with it.
I had to google L28ET so, i don't know it's the stock version, USA stock version with heavy bumpers, reduced power (decompressed 150 bhp) and messy injection and stupid air system. It has fuel saving tank as well, A/C and much other things that i dropped already. Few serious rust point that needs fixing, and a whole interior to clean and make great again

Will try to redo the engine, keeping it but reaching 200bhp with new pistons, exhaust, injection etc.
Fun times ahead, and keeping most of my weekends and paychecks busy till next year

 

[AccAkut]

Thanks guys!

ah it crossed my mind to make it into 3D.
i already got a 3D model from the internet to mess around and find out what i'm gonna do with it.
I had to google L28ET so, i don't know it's the stock version, USA stock version with heavy bumpers, reduced power (decompressed 150 bhp) and messy injection and stupid air system.

I would just go full Megasquirt on it.. tho probably because that is one of the few car tuning related things I have done so far

 

[stingray_SIX_TWO]

Thanks guys!
Will try to redo the engine, keeping it but reaching 200bhp with new pistons, exhaust, injection etc.
Fun times ahead, and keeping most of my weekends and paychecks busy till next year

OT warning...

DO IT! 200hp from 2.8L sounds familiar, I got that from a bit less than 2.7L. Not many things in life of a motoring enthusiast more satisfying than building your own engine

 

[stingray_SIX_TWO]

Couldn't resist building the backend of the exhaust system...will roughly add brake lines, spare tire compartment, differential, gearbox and oilpan to close off the underpinnings...

Gotta love the old Blender subsurf tubing trick

My mechanic is going to find a date to get the E31 up for suspension measurements tomorrow...

 

[Stereo]

Fiddling with techniques for making headlights actually be properly bright. I think right now the bulb's up to like, 12000 in the lights.ini. (partly cause the base chrome diffuse texture is essentially black)

 

[digital1nk]

seriously though

new investment came into play
as if i didn't have enough going on
presented through a cheesy photoshop masterpiece.

now i will see what takes longer; Create a car in 3D or full restoration on a real one...
Datsun 280z born in USA in 1978, imported in UK in 1988 then France in 2016, and being slowly dismantled in 2018 ! Finding vintage goodies in the glove compartment...

Awesome car man! my dad used to have one when i was young, unfortunately he didnt have it for too long but i still remember it. Sunday drives were the best.

 

[Brownninja97]

Fiddling with techniques for making headlights actually be properly bright. I think right now the bulb's up to like, 12000 in the lights.ini. (partly cause the base chrome diffuse texture is essentially black)

Bit of a nitpick but I think the headlights should be a bit more yellow since its those old halogen like bulbs. Also be careful with the brightness, so many people use ppfilters with bloomer multiplers which causes lights to go crazy. I think I used 9000 for rear lights of the supra and several vr users said it way too bright.

 

[stingray_SIX_TWO]

Someone asked about the suspension a few days back and I wasn't able to find my cut through so here it is now. Pretty detailed and everything relevant is visible only the res is sorta on the low end .

 

[Ben O'Bro]

Fiddling with techniques for making headlights actually be properly bright. I think right now the bulb's up to like, 12000 in the lights.ini. (partly cause the base chrome diffuse texture is essentially black)

i spent some time on the cat 1700 to try do something as well
first i tried the same you did, very bright to get the glow/streak effect

but i ended up having

[LIGHT_0]
NAME=mainlight inner
COLOR=35,30,15

with a opacity mask in front to still have the black parts effect of inside the lights

that's the mask

that's the diffuse lit below

at the end, they don't look very bright, but you keep all the details. And since there is no night mode... it's acceptable to me

 

[formulaHEINE]

The bunny is heading into the easter weekend

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Nice Ferrari

 

[Stereo]

Bit of a nitpick but I think the headlights should be a bit more yellow since its those old halogen like bulbs. Also be careful with the brightness, so many people use ppfilters with bloomer multiplers which causes lights to go crazy. I think I used 9000 for rear lights of the supra and several vr users said it way too bright.

Good, headlights should be blinding if you stare right into them.

It is yellow, just that my pp filter turns anything whiter when it gets bright. Could exaggerate more I suppose.