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ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 10:02 AM

Here is a new car I'm currently working on. It's all Primouth but is based on a 1949 Mercury. It is almost exclusively made out of sculpts. At this stage it is about 56 prims. I use AC3D software for the sculpties.

I love doing detail on my cars which makes them very high prim, which some like and some don't. I'm still learning the 3d software and hoping as I learn more my cars can still be fully detailed but less prim intensive. But for now I still am not willing to sacrifice 3d detail for flat testures. There are many top notch car makers out there that can do miracles with textures but it just isn't my cup o' tea.

**Vertigo Paris** · 09-18-2008, 10:05 AM

That's pretty awesome!

Lecktor Hannibal · 09-18-2008, 10:29 AM

Great work as usual Ahk! Egads look at the prims on that minimap o.0

ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 10:35 AM

lol yep that's my island! Most of that is 30 + cars, a few dinosaurs and some buildings. Oh ya and my Futurama robot collection.

Here is a picture of my Caddy I recently finished. This guy is 210 prims and MUCH blood, sweat and tears. Again 95% sculpts.

BEARintheMorning · 09-18-2008, 11:05 AM

AHK! YOU'RE HERE!

I've been braggin' on you here and on Snapzilla forever! :-D

Good to see you my friend and I'm loving '49 Merc!

Can't wait to take it for a

Charlemagne Allen · 09-18-2008, 11:08 AM

I. am. in love. Those things are wondrous.

However, you forgot one thing: a demonstrative walrus!

BEARintheMorning · 09-18-2008, 11:11 AM

P.S. - the 70 Series (Caddy) was one of the first cars I used to see if I had the scale right on the car hauler I built yesterday...lol.

ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 11:24 AM

LOL thanks Bear

Much appreciated man!

Charlemagne : Boy with that sexy 'stache and Walrikini that walrus is wearing I just know I could sell a jillion cars! Is he for hire??

Ingrid · 09-18-2008, 11:25 AM

nice!

BEARintheMorning · 09-18-2008, 01:32 PM

I told ya it fit!

ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 01:41 PM

Liiiike a glove!!!

Lexxi Gynoid · 09-18-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahkenatan

Here is a new car I'm currently working on. It's all Primouth but is based on a 1949 Mercury. It is almost exclusively made out of sculpts. At this stage it is about 56 prims. I use AC3D software for the sculpties.

I love doing detail on my cars which makes them very high prim, which some like and some don't. I'm still learning the 3d software and hoping as I learn more my cars can still be fully detailed but less prim intensive. But for now I still am not willing to sacrifice 3d detail for flat testures. There are many top notch car makers out there that can do miracles with textures but it just isn't my cup o' tea.

Love your high prim cars and and how the car is there, almost immediately, as opposed to scuplty cars that take days to rez.

New car? neat (even if sculpty used, heh). *drools*

ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 02:22 PM

"how the car is there, almost immediately, as opposed to scuplty cars that take days to rez."

This is an excellent question and a mystery to me. I've seen some sculptie cars that almost never fully rez for me. For some reason mine take anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 minute ( on a bad SL day).
I've driven that Cadillac around the grid in many different sims and it pretty much rezzes quickly everywhere. Maybe it's the 3d program that is being used to create the sculpties I honestly have no clue at all.

And I am in talks with that walrus right now, a few more fish per week and I'll have a new mascot!

BEARintheMorning · 09-18-2008, 04:50 PM

It had to be done.

YouTube - The Beatles - I Am The Walrus

Charlemagne Allen · 09-18-2008, 05:39 PM

You also need a back up dancer...

YouTube - dancing walrus

ahkenatan · 09-18-2008, 10:33 PM

Ah the Beatles. Yes it had to be done.

LOL That dancing walrus is wrong on so many levels. To a Michael Jackson song makes it even worse.

But maybe a chorus line of walruseses getting down to some good show tunes would be the ticket. Hmmmmmm.......

Aodhan McDunnough · 09-18-2008, 10:52 PM

On a serious note:

Gorgeous cars! Sculpt the wheels! Sculpt the wheels for ultimate awesome!

The following in a non-serious note:

Add wheel spinners, hydraulics, neon lightbars, and lots and lots of speakers in the trunk!

Aodhan McDunnough · 09-18-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahkenatan

Liiiike a glove!!!

And not OJ's glove at that!

BEARintheMorning · 09-19-2008, 06:37 AM

"If it doesn't fit, you must re-script!"

...or something like that...

ahkenatan · 09-19-2008, 07:55 AM

Thank you for the compliments! and yes sculpted wheels are on the menu but I need to learn more more about the texturing before I can it. As far as wheel spinners, hydralics, funky lights, etc.. not my cup 'o tea. I like the original designers ideas - stock from the factory. I would love it if people could customize the cars themselves but thanks to the script perms that seems impossible now.

LOL if it don't fit you must rescript!

ahkenatan · 09-25-2008, 12:38 PM

Finished!!

Lexxi Gynoid · 09-25-2008, 12:41 PM

One of my favorite cars to play with when I was growing up. (yes, I played with cars).

Hadn't seen it with the top up before. Neat

Raindrop Drinkwater · 09-25-2008, 02:09 PM

Gorgeous!

Sophia Tantalus · 09-25-2008, 02:19 PM

*Swoons*

One of my all time faves in an edition I can actually maintain! Truly, little trails of admiration and want run down my chin every time I see your stuff. You set the bar for "lovingly crafted."

BEARintheMorning · 09-25-2008, 04:47 PM

I love mine.

Great work once again Ahk.

09-18-2008, 11:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
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09-18-2008, 10:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lecktor Hannibal Account Closed Rebooting Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,187	Great work as usual Ahk! Egads look at the prims on that minimap o.0

09-18-2008, 11:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
BEARintheMorning Is this thing ON?!? Virtually burned out. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,310 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 7 SL Join Date: March 17, 2007 Business: BEARly There Enterprises	P.S. - the 70 Series (Caddy) was one of the first cars I used to see if I had the scale right on the car hauler I built yesterday...lol.

09-18-2008, 11:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
ahkenatan Member 3 shades from sunday Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 My Mood:	LOL thanks Bear Much appreciated man! Charlemagne : Boy with that sexy 'stache and Walrikini that walrus is wearing I just know I could sell a jillion cars! Is he for hire??

09-18-2008, 11:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ingrid archived Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,307 SLShopper Ads: 7 Awards: 1	nice!

09-18-2008, 01:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
BEARintheMorning Is this thing ON?!? Virtually burned out. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,310 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 7 SL Join Date: March 17, 2007 Business: BEARly There Enterprises	I told ya it fit!

09-18-2008, 01:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
ahkenatan Member 3 shades from sunday Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 My Mood:	Liiiike a glove!!!

09-18-2008, 02:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
ahkenatan Member 3 shades from sunday Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 My Mood:	"how the car is there, almost immediately, as opposed to scuplty cars that take days to rez." This is an excellent question and a mystery to me. I've seen some sculptie cars that almost never fully rez for me. For some reason mine take anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 minute ( on a bad SL day). I've driven that Cadillac around the grid in many different sims and it pretty much rezzes quickly everywhere. Maybe it's the 3d program that is being used to create the sculpties I honestly have no clue at all. And I am in talks with that walrus right now, a few more fish per week and I'll have a new mascot!

09-18-2008, 10:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
ahkenatan Member 3 shades from sunday Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 My Mood:	Ah the Beatles. Yes it had to be done. LOL That dancing walrus is wrong on so many levels. To a Michael Jackson song makes it even worse. But maybe a chorus line of walruseses getting down to some good show tunes would be the ticket. Hmmmmmm.......

09-18-2008, 10:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
Aodhan McDunnough exp(ln(Gearhead)) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 6,394 My Mood: Beer Tapper Gone Wild Champion! Apprentice : Dairy Queen Champion! SLShopper Ads: 2 SL Join Date: March 28, 2006 Business: Aodhan's Forge Blog Entries: 2	On a serious note: Gorgeous cars! Sculpt the wheels! Sculpt the wheels for ultimate awesome! The following in a non-serious note: Add wheel spinners, hydraulics, neon lightbars, and lots and lots of speakers in the trunk!

09-19-2008, 06:37 AM	#19 (permalink)
BEARintheMorning Is this thing ON?!? Virtually burned out. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,310 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 7 SL Join Date: March 17, 2007 Business: BEARly There Enterprises	"If it doesn't fit, you must re-script!" ...or something like that...

09-19-2008, 07:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
ahkenatan Member 3 shades from sunday Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 My Mood:	Thank you for the compliments! and yes sculpted wheels are on the menu but I need to learn more more about the texturing before I can it. As far as wheel spinners, hydralics, funky lights, etc.. not my cup 'o tea. I like the original designers ideas - stock from the factory. I would love it if people could customize the cars themselves but thanks to the script perms that seems impossible now. LOL if it don't fit you must rescript!

09-25-2008, 12:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
Lexxi Gynoid Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,377 Arkanoid Champion! Blog Entries: 5	One of my favorite cars to play with when I was growing up. (yes, I played with cars). Hadn't seen it with the top up before. Neat

09-25-2008, 02:19 PM	#24 (permalink)
Sophia Tantalus wants fruit dabbles Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 318 My Mood:	Swoons One of my all time faves in an edition I can actually maintain! Truly, little trails of admiration and want run down my chin every time I see your stuff. You set the bar for "lovingly crafted."

09-25-2008, 04:47 PM	#25 (permalink)
BEARintheMorning Is this thing ON?!? Virtually burned out. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,310 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 7 SL Join Date: March 17, 2007 Business: BEARly There Enterprises	I love mine. Great work once again Ahk.

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