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[Nyarlathotep]

Philly and halfaway's cool custom Sunshines caused this odd idea to sprout in my head. I call it "Sunshine Tank"

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[Ericnilla]

yeah thats pretty tight...

[OmegaTraf]

Philly and halfaway's cool custom Sunshines caused this odd idea to sprout in my head. I call it "Sunshine Tank"

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Looks like some of the German War machines that never made it production.

[SaltLakeToyJunkee]

Wow That is sweet. Is that clay? Or actual muscles?

[imperfecz]

good photoshop or something?

[jkaris]

Looks like 3dsMax to me.

[Nyarlathotep]

Thanks guys. This was actually made using Wings 3D plus POV-Ray. With some tweaking it can be made to look more realistic, but it's sort of time consuming and I wanted to post it.

[halfaway]

that is sweeeeet!
that has to be made! I want one

[SmokinGun]

Looks really nice. I like it.

[Nyarlathotep]

that is sweeeeet!
that has to be made! I want one

Thanks! I could create one if I had access to a 3D printer (which I don't). The other issue is that currently the bricks are part of the texturing and not the model itself. Unfortunately prototyping is way beyond my budget, so I can't see it happening soon. However if someone does have access to a 3D printer, I'd be happy to supply an STL file.

Looks really nice. I like it.

Thanks much!

[THEGODBEAST]

That is SICK! Seriously SICK!

TGB

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Yeah, that's awesome! I don't think it should be more realistic. It's perfect! I think if Sunshine had turned into a tank of some kind, it would look just like this. His transformations were always simplistic, yet effective.

[Muscle Things]

Dude!! Excellent job bro.. 10/10 looks totally muscle & it would be so rad to have it made!!

[Muscle Things]

Thanks guys. This was actually made using Wings 3D plus POV-Ray. With some tweaking it can be made to look more realistic, but it's sort of time consuming and I wanted to post it.

That's amazing work. How long have you been programming 3d for?

[Soupie]

That is incredible. Great job, mate!

And while still fairly expensive and in its infancy, desktop 3-D printing will soon be affordable and high-quality.

http://www.makerbot.com/

[Nyarlathotep]

That is SICK! Seriously SICK!

Thanks, I think!

Actually your Prismen inspired another one:
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Yeah, that's awesome! I don't think it should be more realistic. It's perfect! I think if Sunshine had turned into a tank of some kind, it would look just like this. His transformations were always simplistic, yet effective. biggrin.gif

Thanks! I was really thinking about the photorealism, lighting, etc. It can be very slow tweaking some of these attributes.

That's amazing work. How long have you been programming 3d for?

Thanks much! I've been doing it on and off for around 16 years, with some LARGE gaps in there. This is the only thing I've done in over a year or so.

That is incredible. Great job, mate!

And while still fairly expensive and in its infancy, desktop 3-D printing will soon be affordable and high-quality.

http://www.makerbot.com/

Thanks! I've seen that. It's an exciting prospect, but still beyond my means at the current time. I've looked at prototypers, the lowest I've seen so far starts at $150 for a 3x3 inch sample.

[Ericnilla]

your prism guy is killer. i'd pay for one of those.

[Nyarlathotep]

your prism guy is killer. i'd pay for one of those.

Thanks man! Perhaps sometime it will be possible.

[Strontium Dog]

Truly epic work. I would love to see this in the flesh.

[SpectreSuperSix5]

I like it!

[Nyarlathotep]

Thanks guys, it means a lot to me

[Nyarlathotep]

Hey there, figured I'd let everyone know what's been going on with this. Well, Muscle Things, the awesome MUSCLE philanthropist that he is, offered to have a prototype of this made for casting. After some communication and a few changes to the model, the prototype was created. Unfortunately it's not quite ready for prime time, as it looks like the machine used could not handle the level of detail required. However, it's been a cool experience and I want to thank MT. Not sure what else, if anything is next.

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[jkaris]

How big is that? You could possibly smooth/sand down the areas that need to be glossy (like the rollers) and still have a workable master. Any chance of getting better pics?

[Muscle Things]

Hey there, figured I'd let everyone know what's been going on with this. Well, Muscle Things, the awesome MUSCLE philanthropist that he is, offered to have a prototype of this made for casting. After some communication and a few changes to the model, the prototype was created. Unfortunately it's not quite ready for prime time, as it looks like the machine used could not handle the level of detail required. However, it's been a cool experience and I want to thank MT. Not sure what else, if anything is next.

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The next proto will be made of a white ABS plastic, (the same plastic used for legos) What we do next if you want is just measure the size of the mattel blocks and zoom in on the block grid and make them bigger, and the space between them twice as big. I'm thinking the blocks themselves could be twice to three times bigger. So less bricks overall. I think this is the right way to go because I put a #15 next to it and compared blocks sizes. Plus I would scale it down a little bit (with attention to not make the head too small, because the head size is already there).. so scale it down to muscle dimensions and less bricks.. Imagine it fitting neatly into a 10 pack can with other muscles. I'll send you the proto and you'll totally know what to do. Good things are worth waiting for.. and your design is awesome.. I can't wait for it to be done! I'm getting a student discount on Rhino3d, and in the future we could pass files and ideas back and forth.

plus, one last things is can you make the rollers go all the way to the edge on each side (so there is no empty space between the end of the roller and the side of the tank? or else liquid rubber will flow in there when molding.. thanks

How big is that? You could possibly smooth/sand down the areas that need to be glossy (like the rollers) and still have a workable master. Any chance of getting better pics?

It's just under 3 inches long front to back and just under 1&1/2 inches in width and height. Ya, I was thinking we could sand down and smooth out the parts that need to be glossy. That's also what they said at the shop.. to use fine sand paper. I have a feeling a second proto might also be good. Here are some more pics

also I just got your email Nyarlathotep, and thanks for the input. Ya we don't want to make the bricks too big that they don't look right. So, I just also compared a #107 and maybe 3x is too big. Whenever you are ready for it, I will send it to you and you will know what to do. Also, can you make the 3 side squares on each side a tad bigger. I appreciate your input, feel free to keep sharing all your ideas as we go. thanks take care

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[Nyarlathotep]

Hi, thanks, as soon as I finish moving I'll send you my new address. Probably about a week. All those things are doable, it's interesting what the differences are between what works for a graphic model and what works for a physical one. I was also thinking of swapping out the head for an (IMO) improved one. You can see the new one on the Death Starshine pic in the contests thread. Mainly the mouth has been changed, plus some fixes to the geometry of the forehead star. Lemmie know what you think. Scaling the whole thing is easy as well. I'll try to get started on some of these fixes soon.

Oh, I'm sure I'll see it when you send it, but I'm curious how the Y/S*N*T came out.