Hey everyone,

So school has kept me SUPER busy this last year. But I'm finally done with most of my GE's and am getting into the sweet stuff. I figured you guys would apreciate some of my stuff, cause I'm a fellow geek/nerd and proud of it :) So I'll be periodically posting neat projects here. Plus this gives me a way to keep in touch since I am so busy.

So first up, I have just started learning Maya and for my 4th ever project (following a chair, table, and wagon) I decided to model my Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy that I bought when I was 6 :) I made it so that when I learn animation it can be transformed. I am very impressed with myself for only having a month of Maya under my belt. Enjoy:

Thanks, I'm doing a human right now, not quite as fun. I may get ahold of some of the Masterpiece series transformers from my friend, that would be awesome, and I've got my eye on my Storm Trooper/speeder bike that would be fun too.

Post edited 3:01 pm – Wed 9-7-11 by Lance Davenport

Hey guys :) It's been a while so I have some cool new stuff to show off.

I've made another 3D model of optimus prime, cause he's the sh*t! This time I used the Masterpiece Edition which stands about 10" or so and has probably 3 times as many pieces and articulation points as the generation 1 that I modeled before.

Here's a couple character turns with some mood lighting and basic textures:

http://www.youtube.com/user/la…..vNQLoCdEwE

http://www.youtube.com/user/la…..t9yCJe5fUU

Right now I'm working on the controls so that you can manipulate him in 3D space in a non-destructive way, so he can be animated. Here's a shot of him in an action pose. You can see how much cooler this model is compared to the generation 1 in the first post.