MAZ 537 + Trailer WIP

[-martin- 10]

Hello everyone once again :smile:

A couple of days ago I was reading some of the threads here in the addons discussion section and in the Tatra thread the author kindly gave anyway some of his unfinished model, one of the model that caught my eye in particular is the Maz 537 because there is no vehicle which enables the OPFOR to transport tanks in ArmA 2 at the moment, not that I know of at least. So since my other projects are very close to being completed I decided to finish this quickly.

History:

The MAZ-537 is a Soviet army artillery truck designed and developed by MAZ (Minsky Avtomobilny Zavod - Minsk automobile plant),Belarus. The MAZ-357 was designed in the beginning of the 1960's and is capable of towing a trailer with a tank or cargo up to 7 tones or an R-14 intermediate-range ballistic missile.

Specifications:

• wheel formula - 8x8
  
• carrying capacity - 7,000 kg (15,432 lb)
  
• max weight - 18,975 kg (41,833 lb)
  
• trailer weight - 15,000 kg (33,069 lb)
  
• velocity - 60 km/h (37 mph)
  
• dimensions - 8,780 mm (345.7 in)x2,805 mm (110.4 in)x2,915 mm (114.8 in)
  
• track width - 2,150 mm (84.6 in)
  
• wheel base - 5,750 mm (226.4 in)
  
• engine - liquid-cooled diesel
  
• power 375 hp (280 kW) (on 1650 rpms)
  

Source: Wikipedia

Progress:

Modelling: 95%

Texturing: 50%

Scripting: 50%

LODS: 20%

Overall: 40%

Screen shots:

Estimated Release Date:

Next week

Credits:

Original Model: Jarinator90

UV mapping, textures, various model enhancements, animation: Martin

Thanks to Richard Th0rn3 for clearing up a lot of things in the model.cfg!

Please comment!

[wolfbite 8]

Brilliant..... I F*cking love the look of the maz...... It looks like it eats babies for breakfast... keep up the good work man

[soul_assassin 1750]

cool :) but red stars :P?? Its like CoD all over :)

[-martin- 10]

cool :) but red stars :P?? Its like CoD all over :)

Mmmm what's wrong with the red stars? It's a Soviet vehicle. If you take a look at this photograph of a Maz 537, you see that these stars are present on the real thing: http://www.russiantruck.co.uk/images/films/maz537-070906-05.JPG

What does CoD have to do with this?

[ray243 11]

Are you planning to add the intermediate-range ballistic missile? And great work!

[topas 1]

Mmmm what's wrong with the red stars? It's a Soviet vehicle. If you take a look at this photograph of a Maz 537, you see that these stars are present on the real thing: http://www.russiantruck.co.uk/images/films/maz537-070906-05.JPG

What does CoD have to do with this?

Martin,

it's just not valid reference

it's a photo of british owned vehicle from a 'for sale' collection - and the star has been placed there not by the soviets, t6hat's for sure

you should try to look for pics of vehicles in actual service

CoD? He meant the 'overlabeling'... in class-B movies and in CoD'ish productions the symbol is heavily overused. they must think the more red stars the more soviet things are... probably believing that soviet toilet paper had those too....

(note that only the parade-paintscheme of soviet vehicles has such star)

http://avto.at.ua/MAZ/images/MAZ_history.jpg

normally you shoul go for plain soviet khaki

http://www.mycity.rs/imgs/99624_63416509_MAZ-537.jpg

Edited December 1, 2010 by topas

[Shadow NX 1]

Or simple put:

Stars on aircrafts and helicopters: yay

Stars on vehicles: nay

[3dartist 69]

Wow , some nice stuff you`re working on Martin :) Keep it UP :)

[-martin- 10]

Well if you guys don't like the stars so much I'll take them off. Can I at least keep the front one? :rolleyes:

[topas 1]

Well, it's up to you after all and not for us or anyone else to decide ;) you're the boss in your playground man ;)

And remember, even if not 100% true to reality - it'd still be coherent and would go good with good old BIS clichees

1 2 3 etc, etc..

Edited December 1, 2010 by topas

[icebreakr 3157]

-Martin-: is the trailer already working in-game? Would we be able to attach various vehicles and transport them (damaged, out of fuel)?

[-martin- 10]

-Martin-: is the trailer already working in-game? Would we be able to attach various vehicles and transport them (damaged, out of fuel)?

I'm currently working on the trailer model and there is still lots of scripting to be done so it doesn't work in game yet. If anyone has a script that can be used with this project please do send it to me and I will be able to release this faster. And yes we will be attach vehicles but not without fuel because you have to drive them on to the trailer :smile:

[Jarinator90 10]

You should see me smiling when I saw those screens.:)

When I started to make this model, I wanted to to make it as trailer and I think it was Gnat who discovered the "pin and hole" in GEO lod.

or this script may be solution

BTW, this could help you with the interior:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2860/maz537102.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1571/maz537115.jpg

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1583/maz537119.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1406/maz537120.jpg

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1518/maz537124.jpg

EDIT: http://www.bart300872.republika.pl/maz-537/chmzap-5247_M05.png

Edited December 2, 2010 by Jarinator90

[Shadow NX 1]

Well, it's up to you after all and not for us or anyone else to decide ;) you're the boss in your playground man ;)

And remember, even if not 100% true to reality - it'd still be coherent and would go good with good old BIS clichees

1 2 3 etc, etc..

Why repeat one of the BIS mistakes that all russophiles hated in OFP? :D

But as you said, its Martins addon now so if he wants he can plaster it with stars or rainbows all over. ;)

[sweguy96 10]

So how's it going with the project?

[Jarinator90 10]

I was looking at some pictures of this vehicle and found this:

http://www.freeweb.hu/soviettrucks/cccp/maz/maz537/maz-537_014.jpg

I hope this project won't end like these, that would be just SAD...

[-martin- 10]

So how's it going with the project?

Sorry for not keeping this thread updated, but I'm busy with my bigger project, Taviana right now also Thorne who is helping me with this can't do any work on it right now. But we will finish this some time after the new year.

I was looking at some pictures of this vehicle and found this:

http://www.freeweb.hu/soviettrucks/c...az-537_014.jpg

I hope this project won't end like these, that would be just SAD.

Hmmm when I tried to open the link FireFox gave me the red "Reported Attack Page!" :omg:

[Jarinator90 10]

Hmmm when I tried to open the link FireFox gave me the red "Reported Attack Page!" :omg:

Strange, Opera gives me nothing like this and neither the NOD32...

[wolfbite 8]

Hmmm when I tried to open the link FireFox gave me the red "Reported Attack Page!" :omg:

Same here...

[dakilla12601 12]

is this mod dead or did it just go somewhere else?