Transport Miniverse - Mini Trains

Hello,

I’ve been working on this hobby project - on and off - in the past years and will keep making new ones in the next decades for sure. :slight_smile:
I have a DevBlog on my website for more background story if You are interested (some GIFs are too big to upload here):
Transport Miniverse Website

You can follow me on my Facebook Page.
Or come and hang out on Discord

The models were made in Blender, for the outlines I am using Blender’s Freestyle. I composite the render passes and fix little errors of the Freestyle pass in Photoshop.

I use a Print on Demand service to print the designs on T-Shirts and such.


I also export my models to Unreal Engine, hoping one day I can make a game out of them.


I use textures like this, and make the coloring by positioning the simply projected UVs:
Trains_and_Rails_World_WIP_01_3

Oh and before the color versions, I used to make them for 3D printing:
More images in my Artstation album.

I will just flood the rest of the topic with renders and Making-of GIFs.


Grasshopper_progress

Giant_progress






Roundhouse_progress

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Great designs and style.

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beautiful work !

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That’s a great concept and looks so good. I really like the look on the T-shirts. I wonder if a set of toys in that style would be a hit.

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Thank you!

Thank you! :slight_smile:

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Thank you! That is a good question. This hobby project still needs to find it’s audience and then I could try to find a way to make such collectibles.

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Nice work! And a most excellent tee.

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Thank you! :slight_smile:

That’s very cool, very nice. Almost a ghibli feeling.

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Fantastic work!
this ‘cute’ train design doesn’t reflect your full skill-set at all though, I went into your artstation and my jaw dropped.

shirt design is super cool also!

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Thank you! :slight_smile:

Haha, thank you!
Indeed, this is a relax project after work to let out some steam. Pun intended. :wink:

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Great designs, nice collection! Simple is the way to go with collectibles I think.
So cute! Reminds me of a small snub airplane that made sound and had a magnet underneath, you could get them in airports, wonder if they still are a thing.

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I had one of those! :slight_smile:

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Just for reference:


Pre 2011.
I had a white one as well, but since the battery was short-lived, I tried opening it, and well, rest in pieces…
This one’s missing the engines that would light up for the same reason smh

I would love to see your project in this form!

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Oh, I don’t have these, had something different.

Anyway, lately I like detailed egg planes these days.
One of my favorite designer is him:

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Those fighter jets are something else!

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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

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Awesome, thank you!

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