this is really nice. what is the material on the wall giving the reflections? there are some really good vids on tank rigging, although i can't remember where i saw them. you can get pretty in depth with it though... machine gun with the spent shells flowing out and hitting the side of the tank, shocks for each individual wheel and alot more. i'd like to see it when you're done.

Originally Posted by sampson01

For your first proper model this is pretty damn good mate. The only crits I have are the reflective wall, that, unless its glass, would be concrete. The rivets on the floor, lose them, that floor would be concrete and you would not want a tracked vehicle trying to drive over them. Looks like you are using a spotlight or directional, doesnt give it justic as its a bit dark in some images, try an area light....still good bloody effort mate.

@davrave is the tank expert, hopefully he chimes in.

Cheers bullet

Originally Posted by bullet1968

I have to agree with bullet. The tank looks cool from what I can see but the background is weak and ill thought out.

Funny enuff my first model was a tank - it had 8 sets of tracks and some doc oc arms and was made in max. Hahahaha good old days

Im sure Mike did a free video on this site somewhere on how to do tank treads I will have a look once one my pc.

If you want advice on the tank though - more light is need in renders, wire frames (even if just screen grabs) are useful for us to see the model, and uv maps are all good practice in W.I.P.

Great first model

Originally Posted by tweetytunes

Looks good for a first, lots of references are a must see link. Also see link for animation..........dave
ref
https://svsm.org/gallery/PzKpfwVPantherII
animation
https://www.3dworldmag.com/2012/02/22...racks-in-maya/

Originally Posted by daverave