They would let all the moniez go

The one massive thing PC gaming has over consoles is modding communities like this.

That would make things easier for those who have some serious difficulty adjusting to a controller.

They actually have some 3rd Party Adapters for Mouse and Keyboards for the consoles. You just have to find them is all. And pay for them.

I have no intention of this being a Console vs. PC debate, so if you want to continue this do it over the PM system. I am currently a big PC gamer playing PC-only games right now, so I'm not really biased towards either side.
Edited by DarkHalo003 on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Edited by DarkHalo003 on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Now,I'm wondering,what is everyone else working on?

Hm,,bourrin must be optimizing the Reach biped.

I want to make a new assault rifle, but this is all I got for an idea.

That's a pretty good job so far. I Think it would look cool if you styled the stock, magazine, grip, and trigger guard like the AUG in Battlefield 3: http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120605004414/battlefield/images/1/12/AUG_A3.png
Also, I think you should move the foregrip back a bit, then add a vertical one.
Edited by ReconNinja117 on Jul 1, 2012 at 07:02 PM

I stumbled into this thread so I thought I'd post;



For this weapon do some silhouette studies you want to build out the entire weapon than begin working with details.

I have yet to begin adding the edge tension, but thanks for the feedback.

Where does your cheek go?

While we are on Sci-Fi weapons I suppose I will post this W.I.P.

(Ignore lack of smoothing and super bright light. Don't know why it's there TBQH)



E: It's a shotgun by the way. Bull pup. Mag is not in the picture though. Handle needs work. I will probably post better renders some time later.
Edited by Skidrow925 on Jul 2, 2012 at 03:57 PM

holy balls that's a great model

It seems overly bulky, especially with that... thingy protruding from the front. It just looks like it has a bunch of wasted space, although I hope you don't take that in a bad way.

Take the Kel-Tec KSG for example. Sleek, compact, bullpup, and every part has a discernible purpose. Try using real-world weaponry as a reference point.

I just see a big blob, there is no design to it, just a typical "gun shape" (handle, stock, barrel)

Yeah dude, you have a pretty generic silhouette of a gun, but there's no real design going on there. I see a few insets near the back but overall your design is pretty basic. Real world guns aren't just boxy shapes with barrels, a lot of them are actually quite cylindrical (m16, mp5k, etc). Also, most modern shotguns have that thing you pull back to load a new shell (i am an expert on guns as you can see) so if you want it to be obviously a shotgun, you could think about incorporating some kind of mechanism like that. It doesn't have to be a U shaped thing that you pull back, it could be a foregrip or something. It could be on the top, or the side (like that japanese SMG from WaW), I once designed one where you rotated a foregrip 90* to load a new shell. So yeah, you could try incorporating design elements from existing weapons without copying and that might help.

Honestly I would go back to the drawing board, look at real world shotguns, and try to design a silhouette that is more interesting. Draw it out on paper, then scan it in (or do it how I used to do it; take a picture of your drawing on your phone and then send a picture message to your email, (works for me with Verizon and Yahoo), then you can make a plane in max, make the dimensions your picture's resolution, and then apply the picture to the plane and use it as a reference to model from.

If you're intent on keeping this design, here's what I have to say about it: Having the handle so far forward looks like it would make the gun awkward to hold, especially with the recoil of a shotgun. I know it's bullpup, so maybe you could move the handle back and use it as a guide to insert the clip. Alternatively you could extend the barrel (or see below) to rebalance it. I would also exaggerate the curve of the stock near the end, although that's just me. Your faces don't look planar either, like you accidentally soft selected some vertices here and there, unless you were going for that look? Dunno, it's hard to tell with the lighting. Also, just doing a google for the most generic shotguns (spas 12, m1014, etc) they all have really long barrels. Yours is extremely short (or at least appears so). If you make the body of the gun more cylindrical, it will make the barrel appear longer and will also make your body less boxy! I would make the handguard(?) in front of the handle thinner, or at least make it thin then fan out near the handle. It looks unwieldy right now.


A general rule I go by, is if you have to point out what it is, you didn't do a great job designing it. Without your edit I would have never known this was a shotgun. tbqh it looks more like a generic "space marine" rifle.

my first try at a gun model, someone else was supposed to do this but never did, and a few people had mentioned they would be happy to see it done.



Edited by ally on Jul 3, 2012 at 05:07 AM

I recognise it from somewhere, but I don't know exactly. Tell us?

Somebody should make some Red Faction Guerilla weapons. They were awesome. Especially the Enforcer - An AR with heatseeking ammo? Yes plox.

Reminds me a lot of the FN2000 mixed with an ACR. Nice work.

it's this just
the design is by a guy called glenn donaldson from http://www.gd3dart.com/
Edited by ally on Jul 3, 2012 at 01:37 PM
Edited by ally on Jul 3, 2012 at 01:44 PM

Like I said my model is W.I.P. and I posted it here for advice. As I am actually designing this for some I do have some basic rules I must follow. Bull-pup, Semi-automatic, box magazine, 8 round mag, short barrel and a few other details. I didn't really notice that the stock was about twice as long as it should be. That will be fixed. Also the the gun is wider then it needs to be. The inset on the side that is further back is for shell ejection. The one further up and longer is for a charging handle.

@Skidrow925: Is the stock on that gun meant to be all.... mangled and lumpy looking? I am not quite sure how you even did that.

Have you ever made weapons before? If not I would suggest that you try a few modelling tutorials before you try to design your own weapon. Just pick a tutorial that covers basic polygon modelling for weapons and then go from there.

I gave a try to your weapon, it looked nice and simple :)
It's not finished tho..

Get it here for max10 and over.
http://www.mediafire.com/?lue24hvcxqcstuu

Try to find the beretta 1000 tutorial, I modeled it this way...

E: Woops I completely forgot the details on the main part (bolt)
Edited by bourrin33 on Jul 3, 2012 at 05:36 PM

Looks pretty good so far, going to take it to completion?

I dont think so... if someone else wants to finish it

lol nice1 man, that just crushed my first weapon model.
looking good so far.

I think halo could use some nice LMG's :) Some 2552 styled lmg's :D I've only seen one on Cmt's spv2 for the most part
Edited by xKRONNiKx on Jul 5, 2012 at 04:38 AM

There are a few variations of the M247 General Purpose Machine Gun from Halo 2 that fit that role quite nicely, but CMT's is probably the better of the bunch.

At the moment yes only the grip was smoothed.

I actually grabbed that with the Realistic Viewport.

If you want a render like that go into your Render Setup > Advanced Lighting set it to Light Tracer.
Add a Skylight to the scene and render. Great setup for showing off models because it's quick and has nice AO.
Edited by YakZSmelk on Jul 5, 2012 at 09:07 PM

It looks interesting, but my only complaints would be that it seems a bit overly complex and not entirely ergonomic. I'd suggest shortening the barrel and removing the large front covering (the piece that seems to have rails on it) altogether. The stock could probably be lowered a bit, and reshaped into something a bit more remniscient of the BR55. Instead of a box, which is more for belt-fed weapons, you may want to consider a drum or c-mag.
Edited by Echo77 on Jul 5, 2012 at 09:46 PM

I thought that was your concept for a moment.

Just... amazing. Thats all I can say, for it is. It melds practicality and futirism perfectly. And it would be great for an LMG (box mag), Assault Rifle (normal mag) or even a marksman's rifle. Maybe you should make those three versions?

Where'd you find that concept at? I'm still waiting on a Halo Reach Art Book.

Post some larger renders and more side on. Also a wireframe, it looks similar to the artwork though, but the render is rather poor.

In Amber Rifle?