Been a long time since I tried to model any guns. So decided to make a revolver for some odd reason and thought Id show it here for a little c&c.

It doesnt have a skin yet because Im debating detaching the hammer so I can animate it.. Plus want to see if I can shave off a few polys before trying to tackle texturing it.

Anyways heres a few shots from med and blender.





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Just for fun decided to do a quick render.

Looks great! However, the barrel does seem a bit small IMO (I'm pretty sure it is, though I'm no revolver expert )

That's a good model u got there. But doesnt it seem a bit big?
Still, great work!

Thanks for the feed back.... Hey towelie long time no speak. Not quite sure what you mean by the barrel being a bit small. Do you mean the diameter or the length?

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But doesnt it seem a bit big?

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Lol now im really confused Im not sure it might be however I modeled it according to a picture... All I had was a side view so Im not positive as far as the width goes and had to go from memory... and its been awhile since Ive held a gun ... but from the side I think its pretty accurate.

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The revolver looks great, abit unsmoothen but I think if you would smootht it up more, the model wouldn't be low poly anymore

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Not really all that low poly anyways I acctually added a few more faces because I ended up disconnecting the hammer so I could animate it and wanted to keep the mesh closed. I was aiming to keep it below 1000 polys but ended up just crossing over... I still might go in and optimize it a bit before I do the Uv map... Then on to the part I suck most at Skinning


Heres a pic against the refrence image I used... prehaps will say if its too big or not too big

Thanks for the feedback so far... Dont be shy and keep them coming

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Well the avarage high detailed gun model has around 2000-3000 polies

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Ok well in that sense I suppose it is low poly I figured any more then 1000 faces for a weapon might be a little on the heavy side... Tho I guess it depends on the game your making it for.

I really wanted to add the ... umm bullet hole thingys in the cylinder So that I can animate a reload/unload as well but think it will be too much of a difficult task and add alot of extra unneeded polys but might give it a shot anyways... Ive created a few cylinder and havent had one under 1000 polys by itself... Will keep at it tho cause I think it would deffinately be a nice addition.

Still fearing the texturing aspect. Id really like to make it look good and up to this point Ive yet to have a texture do that but I have to finish something at some point in time.

Long time no talk. You've forgotten about me now that your a better modeller (Yes, I do remember the time when I thought I could model better than you... maybe I should try? Ha! You'd beat me...)

Anyways, if you modelled it off a picture you're more accurate then. I thought the Diameter was too small, but guess not. Nice mdoel nonetheless

And concerning polygons, well, it is a bit low polygonal, but I don't think it should be compared to the Pro's (2000-3000 polygons for a mere revolver is a bit high no?) Honestly, I think the lower polygonal stuff shows who's the truely better modeller instead of who can make a simple mesh then hit the 'smooth' button 3 or 4 times to make it look better...

Ok well I attempted to add chambers to the cylinder along with bullets. Like I said Id like to be able to do a reload/unload animation. Dont really think im satisified with the results however...

But not sure I could do much else with out adding an overwhelming amout of polys. Its allread jumped up around 700 with what I have here.. So will probally deffiantely see if I can optimize the mesh a lil more. Would like to at least keep it between 1200-1500 tho 1500 seems like a bit much to me.

Anyways heres a few shots ... Let me know what you think better with or with out.








@Towelie
Of course I havent forgotten about you. You were a huge inspiration in my modeling

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(Yes, I do remember the time when I thought I could model better than you... maybe I should try? Ha! You'd beat me...)

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Nah I wouldnt say that... Every now n then I get a lil bug up my but and dish out something decent. Plus it helps using the proper tools... Nothing against MED but blender beats it hands down. I cant even use med anymore because everytime I try I keep pressing hot keys for blender only nothing happens

looking good. I would build the full hammer ( and the indent area it sits in), then animate the entire thing as one mesh. I'm thinking around 5 ish animation scenes

1. prime hammer ( rotates the cylinder, hammer moves back, trigger extends forward )
2. fire ( squeze trigger, hammer falls, (recoil/kick? or save this part for the arm animation?)
3. open cylinder ( dump spent cartidges)
4. load new cartridges ( close cylinder )
5. spin cylinder ( use occasionaly for a little bit of flare/fun)

model does need its rear sight, looks a little off without it.

but its a nice example of how your skills have improved so much since your tommy gun model