Making models

[peeps 0]

I was messing around with Gmax and low and behold i have made myself a P38 Lightning.

All i've got is the basic model and i was wondering where i was meant to go from there? What do i need to do to it?

Also in what format do u send ur example models to BIS and what is the email address coz im wanting to use this to get me oxygen?

[JAP 2]

Mmmmmmmmm the lightning.

CFS2 above an OFP island .... *starts dreaming*

With WW2 pacific skins that might even workout realy good

[Tylerb59 0]

You sure you made it?

Gmax comes with an example P-38 model, for Flight Simulator 2002.

Plagerism is bad..very bad..

[LordZach 0]

yes yes very bad

i messed around with lightwave once and it crashed

[Rifleman 0]

i made a lightning to, its in the tutorial of GMAX, so dont give him a hard time when hes just starting modeling

i just started modeling today, so far i like it

[peeps 0]

yes, i did use the GMAX tutorial to make the model, but i never said i didn't. I started modeling yesterday and im just wondering what the next step is.

Some people really have no trust

edit:im actually simply learning the steps i need to take so i can apply them to other models that i intend to make (i don't no what they r yet tho)

edit2:what is the name of address of that website with all the pictures of vehicles and planes? whats BIS email address and what do i need to put in it to try and get oxygen?

[Diniter 0]

Uhh..well..honestly I don't think you'll have a standing change at getting the O2. I don't agree with their tactics at filtering out talent, but without a track record I don't think you even qualify. I'm new at modeling too. I cant seem to get any program (other than Milkshape) to keep textures and groups together without flipping the models around and resizing them. I think it's safer at this time to use Milkshape. I don't want to say too many good things about it . I don't exactly care for the controls on it for one thing, but the thing does work with original demo models and thats a step above the rest right there.

Maybe the wait for everyone to get it won't be too long. I think I'll be in the Army by that time though

[peeps 0]

well thats just shocking

whats the email address anyway, ill have an effort.

Also what am i meant to do with my model now? Its untextured and sitting in its .gmax form

[KTottE 0]

I've never used gmax, so I don't know how to texure models in it. But that's what you should do.

Try and find some texturing tutorials at http://www.3dlinks.com

Anyway, check here for info on Oxygen:

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....;t=7280

And Diniter: I didn't even show any screens of models that I have made, and I still got accepted

[Sevled 0]

hello fellow friends, im new 2 the modelling industry, and iwant to learn how to actually make half-decent models, ive got lightwave but ineed advice or good tutorials to help me say modeling cars, jeeps, planes, helicopters etc.

hope u can help,

Craig "Sevled/Opul" Delves.

[Eviscerator 0]

fas.org

you should try to get the blueprints of anything you are making and set it as the background, it helps a lot

[KTottE 0]

Also, see http://www.3DLinks.com/

for tutorials on how to model.

[peeps 0]

www.3dlinks.com don't have any tutorials that i can find. Anyway, once the p38 is textured what do i do 2 it?

[KTottE 0]

Ok, I will guide you then.

http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_max.cfm - 3D Studio

http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_lightwave.cfm - Lightwave

I will go search for some tutorials for GMAX. But I think that since GMAX is a descendant of 3D Studio MAX you will find those tutorials satisfying.

[Stag 0]

GMAX has its own tutorials available from the same place as your original download As for what you do with yor P38 now:

Buy Flight Sim 2002. You'll be able to fly it in that sim with a wee bit more work. Can't give you any more details because I don't have FS2002.

[Rifleman 0]

what about plugins for GMAX, where can i find them

[peeps 0]

wardog im talking about what i shud do next to get it working in operationflashpoint. I no i need oxygen i simply want to no what i need to do to get it to the stage in which everything is done apart from the bit where u need oxygen. It doesn't have things like gears done, the textures are not done, nothing moves, it has no propellors. How do i do all of these.

[KTottE 0]

Make the propeller models, finish all the models. Propellers, landing gears and so on. The animation bit is done in Oxygen.

[peeps 0]

i've now made a YAK28 FIREBAR just to prove that im not cheating using that p38 model.

When other people show u there models they always have a gray model on a black background. How do i get it 2 look like that?