Gundam 3D
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyywyI8gRAocWvEUf7mK3d1LWvIv77To4_iKRi9iuw3CSTB-W1FPO1W-13g3p4KIPgYiTzTdU07HueundU20sX6uNh2fVq1QSrYAZletyx1AL4uYjDMb5Ub7wMhZu92WCxVRltxQAG2A/s400/freedom1.jpg)
On one side i give all my effort to make this project as good as it can get, but on the other side, i don't have much time for that.
I work with 2 other colleague on this project, and the main idea behind all of this, is actually a nursery or a play room or whatever you can say it. It's a room where a child used to play with his toy.
Well actually i'm expecting a space for this with lots of space station, space shuttle and something like that, but then again, i am in a group for this project, and i am not the only one that makes decision. We choose the easiest way to finish this project because for the other, the credit is more important.
Developed for : | Hochschule Fulda |
Client : | Hochschule Fulda |
Technologie : | Computer Generated Imagery |
Tools : | Lightwave 3D, Adobe Premiere |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAsEvC-0kAb1dX4bH3nxAv87HnlGy8_JO4SrfYDEWijGUKrmzOoNVo2k5aqTYy-Yu9jdBNo2684_I0eznKOkFoQnE0mT1VWwnLBcfahM5DzQhK0Ck0Aig6T5bcKc8LmR_821N1Hg8GUQ/s400/justice-freedom.jpg)
I think my interest on CGI come from Warcraft 2 - Tides of Darkness. At that time, i really want to be one of Blizzard employee and participate on developing the cutscene. Why i choose to studying Multimedia Computer Science, is all about 3D, CGI and something like that.
Now i realize that my major is not only about 3D, but a lot more than that. And i realize too that i'm actually not so good on creating, designing and developing a 3D Animation. As i make the proposal for the project, i already realize that my model will be a though one and i will need to invest times for this one. But i don't care, this is a dream come true, it can't be better than that.
The first month filled with Tutorials, brain storming, creating story board, and collecting/finding materials to be modelled. Well i'm not so good on drawing objects or pinch the object out of my mind, so i buy this plastic toy from ebay to be used my model.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi00-lkHLCgp3dOdW1KqxZJKbaCkinr6E-mNU9v_KOlyx2RfxRjhGFq6RQ0E7TQmiF2pCSYJW9zt-rXPfH5PtDqMKxgmhOt-8uPKEgI4HHxaHTKJ9_AXqeCml_5RqMBz6UGIy8CbddpI8/s400/gundam-modell1.jpg)
The model is not enough. I need a tools, and reference. For tools our CGI Labor have 2 kind of 3D modeling software:
- Lightwave 3D from Newtek
- Maya from Autodesk
I surfed the internet and hoped that i can find someone that already have a project about developing a Gundam 3D model. And that is how i meet Ivan Sanchez. At that time he is working as an English Teacher in Japan and modeled the Gundam on his free time. He help me a lot in Texturing and Lightning technique.
Well I have the toy, i have the book and others reference. Now it's time to get started. I don't have much time to learn about spline modeling technique, so i do everything with box modeling technique. I started with the body:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaic9qQ9ZSPzMTqi0SoP1QP6b2eoFhPKiFR4wFEPxhWaL5UdCJpaSdGSs2IH9jyK1KKrvj_lfNnm99octO3IylyqdSWZszfi_lUvNxSyzL3ryVIx3uDQwlBOTNzC7UUSbn5pCX79BB5TM/s400/brust8.jpg)
The next part will be the waist:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HdtTwdscA59apc-dw49l_9k8HGyfexN4jdpzsDwhKhT_eT8b1pHKCvwpmBU19W_zCh0kbL1K5wmR4CMbrLmewr8uinJ1quZRb_Rt6g8z5qIEzwFU8kr36b6DEtbxksDwpPPbt0ZL5lk/s400/bauch8.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz7uJS4rRvhY4kgM0zPADM1FBsCkruPBW_DpYMpi_5SMOoyiw3hKyM4UN8hdCSz2Xy4EVmvocpN2mEqHKHOsH4qrNwCag0wBzEiiYlQZC9nk95t3WHbZBqsZ3Lrk7ddMYd93j5h8eyMs/s400/arm10.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnx7m43eGnupKZzmrETt5ubiND66hyhpa8J7LaVutB148L0Wc6TByqLEiMNEvIpx9kDm_Mn7E_JAadu76sj7fl-BootynWn7IqvcbYVBTmFpHkPz8ByYIuFHeIbJf-7hqfjtGx4MZH8mg/s400/fuss13.jpg)
The next part will be the wing:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4UnpIXoc7XL3h2zMUBs9F1G8kenEn122wnaTq5cDuuOW1HHjPYcp_jiv62wprCvS7UVxX0lxIci8pCSJQf8l2MBqu7j9bb6WFNc9ZQzz3DEf8eGXn3FztHr1oafTYY83OWphiGcr7lI/s400/sayap6.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUtQ-lQzbl729VAXBOQvaWktzYL8EBnTwriR3dEtjEGhmgj3G-0-j-yJvpjOq9BigkyKVlzE2UAesmHhk6SCAiiI_iS9P9kYnTeMU84gmaextrsE9wOypvgPZwZyyrXfqblylL8P5oI0/s400/shield3.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLjjdE_grxGfiSRnJiS83tEdGHQ_ya49iwYBU4SHuc25z0k9Isp-vwxvMf48z0rk0odt8unIQ-nuy2oyPbYacd6Pq3Sfopigdg1N-2wA-fiqOechdNzrujAI3IbTDnJnb4fvHbvLqaiA/s400/waffe5.jpg)
The last hardest part will be the hands:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54xG7lD27y4wV-6bHSZj7qO1F3QnCK1AEHfIbCTXtPz0jIHc8pLia_ls3FEfdR5pth8egSOK2ZEhzjAiL684edBAP0OxtlnM4AVhPvxlfWMZlNCmcIN4zyZriwmWn720L_YcaRKLBZzs/s400/hand1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtXyRT0uDBPaGtLT_c8LmXNj9jGfcB29Pp5FlPUDDkxE4J6Na8QSU8ESDCLzEjobDCwjH6nMwt5nHt_FMa0_wnOkcs1CXDMQOSv1i0GoSOz9vv4ta15on1cRZQ9P7bP-g4gWkj4JszVw/s400/kopf13.jpg)
To prepare the model for the animation sequence, i need to set up bones for the model. And from that bone, i need to set the limits for every bone movement. In this part i'm struggling with some Lightwave bugs, because the limits doesn't work the way i want. Well this is the Gundam bones.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYgSGrpP1MpweOX7BmSeJYDBifkdtvfr9WpIlejpmwEzV7dQlcjjK0ODu8lxI0pxzh8aRnheTazcfmA0z-0UfR930bjTAB86rI-pnsct9V8_IOFumS0VT3k0nsEEl9X-nUEpz9GinZWI/s400/bones.jpg)
The next best part is of course the animation. Well i don't have many rooms to improvise, since my gundam will be on a nursery room. Actually it should only stay there and do nothing. But it will be to boring and affect my credit. So i decided to make it flying around the room.
The rendering took about two and a half weeks. Rendered will be around Christmas Holiday on 2005. At that time, i have 2 PCs and one Laptop in my 16qm dorm. 2 Pcs is a 2,2 Ghz AMD Athlon XP with each 1,5 Gb and 1 Gb DDR RAM. The Laptop have 1,6 Gb. Intel Celeron Modile with 1 Gb. Of DDR RAM. The First two day of rendering makes me realize that is not enough. So i borrowed another AMD PC from my dorm-mate who wants to go on a Christmas Holiday.
Lets say i 'm pleased with the result, but not satisfied. Well maybe if i have more time, i will make my own scene until i'm really satisfied. Who knows. But right now you can enjoy the end result.
Comments