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Instead of using this bonus time to write things or polish stuff up, I've instead ended making random things with my existing model.  Made a quick and generic SPG/assault gun variant thing really quick after failing to come up with a welded turret that I liked.

Not a submission
 
Didn't go hard on making this a serious submission this time around since I've got classes to worry about right now and a lot of those classes already have me doing stuff similar to some aspects of this (mostly the number crunching).
 
Just made this mostly for practice, though it's stuff that won't show up in the final model (hotkeys, cloning objects along a path, fancy details of the meshsmooth modifier, etc.).  The model itself isn't really in a finished state.  Turret is mostly placeholders still, hull still needs some more detail passes done to it.  I want to make some minor layout tweaks as well, mostly in regards to the turret's base and roof.  If this were to be serious, I would make myself a second turret that relies less on casting and would hopefully have a smaller frontal profile.  While I would like to eventually get this finished, that all depends on how lazy I end up.
 


 

Best oscillating turret...

Not a submission
 
Didn't go hard on making this a serious submission this time around since I've got classes to worry about right now and a lot of those classes already have me doing stuff similar to some aspects of this (mostly the number crunching).
 
Just made this mostly for practice, though it's stuff that won't show up in the final model (hotkeys, cloning objects along a path, fancy details of the meshsmooth modifier, etc.).  The model itself isn't really in a finished state.  Turret is mostly placeholders still, hull still needs some more detail passes done to it.  I want to make some minor layout tweaks as well, mostly in regards to the turret's base and roof.  If this were to be serious, I would make myself a second turret that relies less on casting and would hopefully have a smaller frontal profile.  While I would like to eventually get this finished, that all depends on how lazy I end up.
 


 

Not a submission
 
Didn't go hard on making this a serious submission this time around since I've got classes to worry about right now and a lot of those classes already have me doing stuff similar to some aspects of this (mostly the number crunching).
 
Just made this mostly for practice, though it's stuff that won't show up in the final model (hotkeys, cloning objects along a path, fancy details of the meshsmooth modifier, etc.).  The model itself isn't really in a finished state.  Turret is mostly placeholders still, hull still needs some more detail passes done to it.  I want to make some minor layout tweaks as well, mostly in regards to the turret's base and roof.  If this were to be serious, I would make myself a second turret that relies less on casting and would hopefully have a smaller frontal profile.  While I would like to eventually get this finished, that all depends on how lazy I end up.
 


 

Not a submission
 
Didn't go hard on making this a serious submission this time around since I've got classes to worry about right now and a lot of those classes already have me doing stuff similar to some aspects of this (mostly the number crunching).
 
Just made this mostly for practice, though it's stuff that won't show up in the final model (hotkeys, cloning objects along a path, fancy details of the meshsmooth modifier, etc.).  The model itself isn't really in a finished state.  Turret is mostly placeholders still, hull still needs some more detail passes done to it.  I want to make some minor layout tweaks as well, mostly in regards to the turret's base and roof.  If this were to be serious, I would make myself a second turret that relies less on casting and would hopefully have a smaller frontal profile.  While I would like to eventually get this finished, that all depends on how lazy I end up.
 


 

There is more direct evidence linking McCain to Russian meddling than Trump.
 
There is more direct evidence linking the Clintons to Russian meddling than the President.
 
But Trump hosted the Miss Universe pageant one year in Moscow and made a funny one-liner about the Russkies finding Hillary’s e-mails so clearly he is a Putin stooge.

Since we've got an arms race, my tank has been showly shifting more and more towards Not An M41.  Going to improve the suspension.  Gave it a meaner gun and a better shaped turret, but made sure to keep all the comfort.  Turret's gotten pretty fat, may be able to trim some off the back half still.
 

 
On second thought, it's entirely possible that I've also just got the turret itself at too large of a scale
 

Since we've got an arms race, my tank has been showly shifting more and more towards Not An M41.  Going to improve the suspension.  Gave it a meaner gun and a better shaped turret, but made sure to keep all the comfort.  Turret's gotten pretty fat, may be able to trim some off the back half still.
 

 
On second thought, it's entirely possible that I've also just got the turret itself at too large of a scale
 

Since we've got an arms race, my tank has been showly shifting more and more towards Not An M41.  Going to improve the suspension.  Gave it a meaner gun and a better shaped turret, but made sure to keep all the comfort.  Turret's gotten pretty fat, may be able to trim some off the back half still.
 

 
On second thought, it's entirely possible that I've also just got the turret itself at too large of a scale
 

Since we've got an arms race, my tank has been showly shifting more and more towards Not An M41.  Going to improve the suspension.  Gave it a meaner gun and a better shaped turret, but made sure to keep all the comfort.  Turret's gotten pretty fat, may be able to trim some off the back half still.
 

 
On second thought, it's entirely possible that I've also just got the turret itself at too large of a scale
 

Still working in 3ds max for now since I feel it's better for just roughing out ideas, but pooped out something just as a sort of warmup.  Dunno if I'll keep it or not, but it'd be a light tank of some sort.

McCain died
 

McCain died
 

Still messing around in solidworks, mass is a little over 8t if I've got it all scaled right.  I jerry-rigged the side hull on and did some other stuff in ways that probably weren't quite right.

 
 
Also realized that despite thinking of stuff like the M47, T23, T-55 and stuff in mind when making the turret, it sure does look a lot like the Chaffee's now that I've refined the shape and flattened it some.

Messed with proportions a little, added more dakka, stretched things out a little too.  Not entirely happy with the driver's position, may change the suspension as well.  Added the second coaxial MG just for giggles.  Gun right now has -12°/+20° elevation with that model

Messed with proportions a little, added more dakka, stretched things out a little too.  Not entirely happy with the driver's position, may change the suspension as well.  Added the second coaxial MG just for giggles.  Gun right now has -12°/+20° elevation with that model

Still working in 3ds max for now since I feel it's better for just roughing out ideas, but pooped out something just as a sort of warmup.  Dunno if I'll keep it or not, but it'd be a light tank of some sort.

Still working in 3ds max for now since I feel it's better for just roughing out ideas, but pooped out something just as a sort of warmup.  Dunno if I'll keep it or not, but it'd be a light tank of some sort.

Still working in 3ds max for now since I feel it's better for just roughing out ideas, but pooped out something just as a sort of warmup.  Dunno if I'll keep it or not, but it'd be a light tank of some sort.