help making a new rifle

trithumb · Post by **trithumb** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:14 pm

ok im lookin for a way 2 make a new rifle and its coming along descently cuz i have never tried... or it seems 2 me its coming along nicely lol i have the barel made for the sniper part and i want there 2 b a nade launcher under it ive got that made n i got buncha little ridges n it looks quiet spiffy 2 me but i cant figure out how 2 make a trigger n a trigger gaurd.... im makin this on milkshape and yea its a lil hard this is what i have so far.. http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/1668/rifle24iq.jpg

ok i have a few questions....

*what is the best way 2 make a trigger n trigger gaurd?

*how do i make the stock of the gun the part against ur shoulder rounded n not squared?

*is there a way to subtract an area of an object like put like grooves in the magizine cartriges (srry bout spelling lol) and holes in barrel for air 2 escape?

*and is there nething else i should worry about not knowing how 2 do later on in my moddling of this gun?

ty if u help me if u wana get ahold of me thebest way 2 do that is going on AIM n iming me at trithumb im always on thanks

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:49 pm

It's a box and some cylinders...

trithumb · Post by **trithumb** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:30 am

i know it is but i need 2 know how 2 make more.... if ur so keen on critsizing me then u should teach me how.... i must say for dling the prog n looking at it for an hour n i got that that is half desent i know im a new guy with this shiz never made ne models in my life sooooo thats y i seek help

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:55 am

Get a better program, Milkshape fails.

www.turbosquid.com/gmax

It isn't great, but it'll do.

Then, go to Katarn's Gun Modeling for Dummies tutorial (it's a sticky in this forum) and read through that, and follow the links off there as well. After a little bit of playing with the tools, you should be able to go from that to something like this. That was my 4th model, I think. Eventually, you'll be able to make models more like this, this (yes, I made that, it's not ripped from Halo and I didn't use a ripped model for reference either) and this.

I'm not even that good a modeler, IMO. Guys like Snaf, cooldude and Katarn do some amazing stuff, follow their advice and one day maybe you'll be that good.

Reaper Man · Post by **Reaper Man** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:57 am

lol. that gun is purely theoretical

SnaFuBAR · Post by **SnaFuBAR** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:17 am

also sign up at sourceblog.net. great tutorials there for stuff.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:21 am

snaf for some reason that thing for sourceblog isnt working, unless it is and i dontk now it. Well its not coming up with anything Halo CE related.

llama_juice · Post by **llama_juice** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:48 am

modeling... is modeling... the tutorial may be for another game... or something else entirely... but either way, it'll still get you to know the tools better and make you better at modeling

EDIT: *checks the link*.... and... yea... there isnt really a site there... heh

SnaFuBAR · Post by **SnaFuBAR** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:47 am

www.sourceblog.org i said.net before, but honestly, you guys couldn't think to swap that for .com or .org??

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:10 pm

um...no, well thanks anyway.