Critique Please: Nuclear Reactor Piece

Phrohdoh · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Feb 2015 **Location**: Texas, USA

Hello all, I've recently decided to give 3D modeling another shot with Blender and DonutArnold's great template.

I'll cut right to the information and say..

My inspiration is this:

I have:

My question is:

How can I make this less mario-esque and more fitting in RA2 for the 2x2 foundation it takes up?

Also, any general comments/concerns/critiques are more than welcome.
If you have any soviet-textures sitting around please throw them my way. Smile

Millennium · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:01 pm Post subject:

Either turn it by 45° or make it rectangular, maybe.
The flat side of the triangle being turned right towards the viewer maikes it seem kind of "cut off" I think.

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Phrohdoh · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Feb 2015 **Location**: Texas, USA

Rotated 45º:

Millennium · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 5:18 pm Post subject:

I like that one better.
And uhmmm... maybe add a more "rugged" texture to the pipes? They seem so smooth and shiney. Other than that, I really don't have anything you could improve.

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Phrohdoh · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Feb 2015 **Location**: Texas, USA

I'm not really keen on putting anything on the pipes, but this looks better than absolutely nothing:

I just noticed I've somehow messed up the darker parts of the texture coming through, which kinda nullifies the whole appearance.

Nolt · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:07 pm Post subject:

by turning it you make the central pipe very hard to spot, it almost feels as if those tubes were holding a platform. The central tube may need some umw mapping maybe? it's texture is only made of lines right now, it makes me suspicious.

Besides that, the only thing I could say is the same thing people have told me, try to add some dirt onto the pipes, it looks too clean. Try composite material if blender has it, if not, search for a material option that puts various textures together, that should do the trick.

lefthand · Grenadier **Joined**: 08 Feb 2008

What exactly are you making? I don't think you should get too hung up on how one piece looks like now until you've completed the entire building.

Phrohdoh · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Feb 2015 **Location**: Texas, USA

I am just making this once piece.

lefthand · Grenadier **Joined**: 08 Feb 2008

Phrohdoh wrote:

I am just making this once piece.

You're placing too much emphasis on just one part and you'll get lost in the finer details. I'd encourage you flesh out the entire design first and then began to add details/textures.

DaRTzO · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:41 am Post subject: