DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Yes, that's one of the options I'm considering, but since the eye is small, I haven't chosen the final design yet.
T1 and T2 Endoskeleton Research Thread
- Thread starter Too Much Garlic
- Start date
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Well, come on... I had so many other things I needed to work on... and suddenly it just became too much... so I'm taking a break. Will get back to things soon.
In the meantime I've been checking out this youtuber to see his Blender tutorials, so I can make better models in the future:
In the meantime I've been checking out this youtuber to see his Blender tutorials, so I can make better models in the future:
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
And reaching out to everyone I know and everyone I talk to about sourcing endoskeleton parts.
So I'm active in other parts of things.
So I'm active in other parts of things.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Great channel, by the way. The author explains various techniques in a very accessible way, ones that not many people talk about.
Blender is great for many things, but it's not very convenient for making certain details in the style of mechanical engineering. For such details, I would recommend learning any CAD software, as it will give you a significant speed boost in creating various models like pistons, fingers, eyes, and other items that don't have complex organic shapes.
In CAD, you can always change any dimension without modeling, and the model will rebuild itself. Also, CAD has a construction history, so you can always go back to any step and make changes. You can adjust fillet radii and other details at any time without manually modeling anything.
And I really want to learn ZBrush, but I'm very intimidated and confused by the interface and controls in this program. However, seeing what Ghostman does in it, I timidly dream that someday I will master this tool too.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Oh, sorry. I confused that channel with this one...
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Oh cool. Thanks for that link.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
I've been trying to find tutorials on how to do threaded wire in Blender, but all I find are ZBrush tutorials. Anyone know of a good recent one, as older ones probably won't work well with newer versions of Blender.
And it should be the kind that can end up being 3D printed and not just for game models or for renders where it doesn't matter if the model is solid or not.
And it should be the kind that can end up being 3D printed and not just for game models or for renders where it doesn't matter if the model is solid or not.
ghostman
Well-Known Member
CAD would be better suited for industrial product models.
Organic models are better suited for ZBrush.
However, ZBrush has been changed to subscription.
I would not recommend ZBrush to anyone except rich people.
I am not rich, but I have a perpetual license for an older version.
I would like to use the older version of ZBrush for a few more years.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
If I understood correctly, here's how to easily create threads in CAD software.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Cool video, but no, I'll post a picture of the metal hose I was talking about making in Blender.
It's the one connected to the side of the skull and a thinner version connected to the pistons.
It's the one connected to the side of the skull and a thinner version connected to the pistons.
I believe the name for the hose style TMG is referring to is “braided hose”. If so it’s a fabric style weave pattern that I could never find an existing stl file for.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Ah, I see what you mean. I do that using a height map and mesh displacement. But I don't know how to do it in Blender.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Yeah. If I find the one done in Zbrush I will post it.
And while browsing youtube I found this:
Quite a few clips I hadn't seen before.
And while browsing youtube I found this:
Quite a few clips I hadn't seen before.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Tried this option, and it really works well.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Exactly. Turned out great.
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Cool.
I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I didn't see any response to it regarding what it could be. So I looked around and found this as a potential type of match - not identical, but it seems to me that they are using a kind of universal joint between the two pistons in the chest. Or if anyone can identify what was used if not that, then I'd love to hear it.
From the Profiles in History 2003 December auction:
I mentioned this earlier in the thread, but I didn't see any response to it regarding what it could be. So I looked around and found this as a potential type of match - not identical, but it seems to me that they are using a kind of universal joint between the two pistons in the chest. Or if anyone can identify what was used if not that, then I'd love to hear it.
From the Profiles in History 2003 December auction:
Last edited:
DeltaDesignRus
Well-Known Member
If we are talking about this part, then most likely there is exactly the same part as you showed.
Attachments
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Yup. Those two pistons seems to be connected. At least on the ones in that picture. Unknown if that was a common feature among all the SWS endoskeletons or this was just a one-off test piece that got rounded up with the rest in this auction. Still think it was cool.
killuminati89
Active Member
Last week or at the beginning of this week I said that here I had found an m1 recast from the side maco3d, unfortunately it is from Thailand but I still hope that it is a recast one from m1 and not the Phantom Studio skull recast which is a bit smaller , on the maco3d side it means M1…. I have also ordered a futuretech kit which is an almost finished, improved m1 for comparison, I hope they come very soon!!!
