The "What Are You Working On?" Thread

[stingray_SIX_TWO]

So which versions will be on this E31 pack? I really admire your work for like 2 years now and still going. Especially since E31 is such an awesome machine.

Has it been two years already? Time flies.

From the get go the plan was to do all versions so 850, 840, B12 5.0 and 5.7 as well as some specific E31s I know like a S62 conversion and some others.

Ive recently decided to finish and release them one by one though as a simultaneous development is tricky with the body kits, rims, trims, physics all very different between the models.

Glad you enjoy the E31, it was the first car in the world to use CAN bus and the last model BMW developed with no sensitivity to cost or planned obsolescence

 

[GTAce]

Has it been two years already? Time flies.

From the get go the plan was to do all versions so 850, 840, B12 5.0 and 5.7 as well as some specific E31s I know like a S62 conversion and some others.

Ive recently decided to finish and release them one by one though as a simultaneous development is tricky with the body kits, rims, trims, physics all very different between the models.

Glad you enjoy the E31, it was the first car in the world to use CAN bus and the last model BMW developed with no sensitivity to cost or planned obsolescence

 

[Stereo]

New for 2020, AO bake on the exterior paint.

Doesn't really do a lot, just make the doorhandles have some shade.

 

[Prototype_]

 

[Tom Blackett]

Wow, a Prototype version of Killarney, can't wait!

 

[Mascot]

 

[Stereo]

Nice to confirm the rear door can open without clipping into the front one.

Working on the wiggly bits of metal and rubber between exterior and interior, due to the frameless windows the rubber seals really change the size of the windows.

 

[Ryno917]

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Spent a couple hours last night/this morning knocking this up. Surprised no one else has done it for AC. It's set up with a nice metallic and chrome effect with Stereo's shader, so it requires CSP to look like this.

Anyone interested in a release? There's a few bits to fix up still, and some of the cross-panel alignment is off. If there's enough demand I'll tighten that stuff up, if not I'll just release it with the rough edges.

[EDIT] Does anyone know who made the Momo 962 #230? I can't find it here on RD and I'm borrowing the Goodyear tires from it. Want to get permission before I release it. They're not the same as @BDA 's tires.

I'd actually forgotten about this guy until I got a new like on the post - I've just uploaded it here on RD for anyone who wants it. Only the short tail livery as the long tail's shader isn't working right still. If I ever solve it I'll upload it as well.

 

[formulaHEINE]

Nearly finished with this one...

 

[garyjpaterson]

Time for tyre textures, sort of regretting picking another car with different tyres front/rear, means double the modelling/texturing time, and half the available texture space per tyre
Cheating a bit here though, as its running full resolution uncompressed textures whilst i tweak them, will sadly lose some fidelity soon.

Looks like there has been some pretty bad under-inflation wear on the fronts As the IRL pics show (before they moved onto actually road legal tyres fairly recently)

Diffuse, alpha and normal

 

[AccAkut]

I don't think anyone would be hurt if you allocate a little more texture storage to make better tires It's all guidelines after all

 

[garyjpaterson]

I don't think anyone would be hurt if you allocate a little more texture storage to make better tires It's all guidelines after all

I care though

 

[Ben O'Bro]

Diffuse, alpha and normal

what do you use the alpha for ?

also, first great 2020 surprise!
or maybe #2 after my weight gain

 

[garyjpaterson]

what do you use the alpha for ?

Alpha on the tyre shader controls specularity, so I usually add some scuffs and scratches that show up when the light shines on it, you can see it a bit here:

This is black alpha:

White alpha:

And custom alpha (look on the sidewall in the background, can see the scuffs more clearly):

also, first great 2020 surprise!

Tbf i started the model probably a few years ago, 2017 maybe? And in some places it shows, I've done a bit of fixing but its never going to be quite as nice as I'd like it, but its as good as it'll get beyond just restarting

 

[Sergio Loro]

Rouen late 50's version

 

[Stereo]

New project, new Blender... finally going over to 2.80 series, I'd been avoiding it cause I knew I'd have to google every 2nd keypress and it would really slow down actually completing anything.

Unsurprisingly there are no blueprints or measurements or anything for a 1967 one-of-~three group 7 prototype. So I'm starting off with a bezier cage to get some photomatches happening. I do have better reference info for a McLaren M1B so I'm going off that where necessary (eg. the tire size, 6x15 and 7x15 funnily enough the same as the Lotus 25, and 2.31m wheelbase)

 

[KittX]

Is that a 2C?

 

[Stereo]

It's a funny story actually. The constructor used a Chaparral 2C toy car as inspiration on the body. There are a few aesthetic changes and more functional ones (exhaust exits rear, the spoiler is vertical) https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/historic/2015/5/goodwood-greats-chinook-chevrolet-mk2/

Tracing out lines makes it look like it's quick progress. As far as plans for this project, it's gonna be mostly based on the modern resto but where I can detect a difference I'll go with as raced in '67-68.

 

[KittX]

heh, i could only do the same, get some measurements of a 1/18 model of Chappa 2C if you need.

 

[cerebralvortex]

Rouen late 50's version
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The grass and trees look a lot more natural than your previous tracks !