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# 16 31-01-2003 , 09:39 AM

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yep its comming on good mate... tell me, are the tracks and wheels seperate?

nice work mate

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# 17 31-01-2003 , 12:37 PM

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There is a tutorial making tank tracks in a recent issue of 3d world magazine (should be able to change it to make caterpillar tracks) . I checked their website but it's not up as one of their tutes. I should have the mag at home so I will check for you later if you want.

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# 18 31-01-2003 , 02:36 PM

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thank you

Kevin the tracks are seperate from the wheels .although im not sure if a can make all of them work like a real bulldozer because of it being a transformer and the way i had to build the model but if it is possiable i would be very happy to have them works as a real dozer .thanks kevin

PM thanks that would be really cool of you my email is

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# 19 01-02-2003 , 05:59 AM

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kevin this is a test pic to show the transformation do you still think the tracks would work ?the wheels turning looks like a possiablity .thanks

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# 20 05-02-2003 , 02:28 AM

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this took some very serious time and tweeking to get him to transform i had too by pass the skeleton .because everytime i would bind the skin to the joint it would tweek it when i rotated it for transformation .so i used single joints attach to individual peices .and did the rest with key frames alot of work.kevin or any of the guys who helped me get this far thanks you guys are the best .please rip this a part so i can learn what not to do : )

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# 21 09-02-2003 , 09:20 PM

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# 22 10-02-2003 , 12:08 AM

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ok I've found the tute, I will email it to you know as a scanned page, hope the quality stays.

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# 23 10-02-2003 , 06:25 AM

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# 24 10-02-2003 , 06:28 AM

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thanks morning i plan on haveing to seperate models .one for transformation to robot and the other vechicle mode with working parts .i still have too say it though if not for mike and danny for the help i would not have got this far thanks guys : )

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# 25 10-02-2003 , 01:30 PM

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Good Work Alpha.....very nice concept. Good to see that you are writing scripts as well as modelling and animating! I am writing a short novel based on the star trek universe.

Keep up the good work...

JD

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# 26 10-02-2003 , 02:17 PM

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thank you im having a blast learning : )

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# 27 07-03-2003 , 10:42 PM

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been very busy lately but have had time too make the real head ,hands and a gun almost done building the model .then on too the riggin user added image