Hello guys! It’s been another while since the last update, but I finally felt like updating you guys on the interior. This post will most likely include the modelling process only, but that’s the most interesting bit so I suppose it’s not a bad thing. So, to make a start on it, I begun with the dash, starting by extruding off the window rim; …then extruding downward and giving bevels appropriately for a nice, smooth base shape… …and following the shape of the Land Cruiser’s, made a base shape in the centre for the control stack and vents. (polyflow check) To make sure the dashboard wasn’t floating in mid-air, I also reworked the central intcarpet, following the width of the transmission tunnel but giving support below the dash. It also looks nicer than the vague shape it was before. Next, some small proportional edits and the sides hidden by the doors. After I’d made sure that whole area was as tidy as I could, I moved onto designing stuff. This time, the control stack, climate screen and centre console; Then I slowly but surely turned it 3D. (polyflow check) Then, a small design for the infotainment screen… …and that became 3D too. Next up, the centre storage lid; …and the shifter… …and some buttons for manual climate control, plus a storage cubby handle. Now I’d added all the detail I needed to the centre console, I moved onto the sides, with the non-hand-drive-specific details first… …being the vents only. I thought there was more lol Once I’d done the singular non-hd-specific thing, I moved onto the gauges, which needed some dash reshaping first after applying the mirror modifier. …then the housing and screen… …and finally, a steering column. (the dash model) So that’s the dash done for now. Next, sticking with the front of the interior, it needs some front door cards. These first need a bit extruded off the side of the dash to match up, then some more bits extruded off the door itself to fit properly; Once I’d got that general shape modelled, I started with more detail, adding parts such as the armrest, upper storage cubby and the place where the window controls will end up mounting on. (people pointed out to me that my armrest was far too low so I raised it a little with some other proportional edits) …then some more details such as silver and piano black trim… …which means the front door card is done. You’d probably think we were moving onto the rear door card next, but no, I made the decision, in my infinite wisdom, to make the steering wheel. I suppose I could’ve been wanting to get the frontal interior done, so here’s how I made the wheel so we can keep the order… well, orderly. Firstly, I made a top-view design for it; …then I put that in blender and started modelling it vertically, starting with the horn. …then moving outward to the rim, and bridging between the two with edges drawing out the side spokes… …then a completely separate lower spoke, to be joined later. After that, I just started adding detail, such as the thickness of the side spokes, piano black parts and wood trim. At this stage, the front looked nice and tidy, but the back was a different, very unfinished story. …so I started filling that in and shaping it to fit the front… …which, once I was finished with that, meant that the wheel was also done, so I fitted that into the interior. …and I think that’s where I’ll leave it for part 1 of the modelling process! Thanks, as always, for reading this far and I look forward to seeing you all on the thread. I’ll try to get part 2 out in good time, but no promises or anything as you guys probably know just how bad I am at sticking to them. Next update on post #866 (this isn’t part two but shows the finished interior)
Not sure but we’re getting closer to release! --- Post updated --- Please be patient and don’t answer for me.
