Modelling tiny/thin accessories

Arjun · 03-15-2008, 06:52 AM

Those tiny, thin objects that often appear on military and railway vehicles are quite annoying. What do you do with them? I often considered not modelling tiny/thin accessories and applying textures instead, but some of the models here happen to have those accessories printed on them.

On a tank, we have that fence for keeping stores, the little lamps, the machine guns, a few 3-D parts on the hatch and some hooks as well. A steam locomotive has those long railings or bars, some rings and who knows what else- the stoppers. Once again, the 'How to build tiny' thread comes to mind.

**Lex** · 03-15-2008, 07:44 AM

If you look through commercial models you'll find small parts are often modeled as flat bits and not 3D, this saves a lot of effort both for modelers and designers. This applies to everything including railings.

**cgutzmer** · 03-15-2008, 09:11 AM

A tutorial just got posted on railings.

03-15-2008, 06:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Arjun Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 124	Modelling tiny/thin accessories Those tiny, thin objects that often appear on military and railway vehicles are quite annoying. What do you do with them? I often considered not modelling tiny/thin accessories and applying textures instead, but some of the models here happen to have those accessories printed on them. On a tank, we have that fence for keeping stores, the little lamps, the machine guns, a few 3-D parts on the hatch and some hooks as well. A steam locomotive has those long railings or bars, some rings and who knows what else- the stoppers. Once again, the 'How to build tiny' thread comes to mind. __________________ CURRENT PROJECT: BMP-2 LAST BUILD: Jaguar IS, IM NEXT BUILD: An eagle?

03-15-2008, 07:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lex Dollmaker Card Models Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Beijing -- 1400m from the Olympic Stadium! Posts: 2,174	If you look through commercial models you'll find small parts are often modeled as flat bits and not 3D, this saves a lot of effort both for modelers and designers. This applies to everything including railings. __________________ Model design isn't hard, finding reference is! Recent works: Hanzel/Gretel, De Havilland Comet-4B, F-25, Meirin and the White Knight

03-15-2008, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
cgutzmer Reserves Librarian Card Models Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sun Prairie WI Posts: 4,635	A tutorial just got posted on railings. __________________ Looking for models - try the Zealot WIKI! Click here -> http://wiki.zealot.com/index.php/Free_Models

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