Usagi's F1

First test with material and lighting of a model for my F1 Contest entry.

http://roy.gmxhome.de/blender/elysiun/FormulaOne1.jpg

I will add details to the engine (hoses, pipes and stuff) and improve the materials - jet outlet not just plain white, advertising, maybe raytracing instead of the current environment mapping, more than one dark gray plastic etc. And the driver is just a dummy and will be replaced.

I plan to put several diffently textured F1 cars (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams etc.) into some futuristic outdoor setting if my limited spare time permits.

C & C welcome.

Update

http://roy.gmxhome.de/blender/elysiun/FormulaOne2.jpg

Looks good, not very interesting, but its a wip, no specific crits yet.

ya, indeed it looks good, but not interesting…i think it’ll be neat to see what it turns out to be…

Looking good Usagi. Maybe some fins to guide the exaust? Here’s what I mean:

http://www.enginehistory.org/G&jJBrossett/JetEngines/604Exhaust%20nozzle.JPG

my 2 cents,
WeWa

Thank you for your comments. I’ll try to make the final image more interesting. Here is another update with some environment.

http://roy.gmxhome.de/blender/elysiun/FormulaOne3.jpg

wow I like the details on the engine. That is looking pretty fast.

As Modron said, look powerfull.

You will need to add some details, but I like the overall design with the Huge tail (perhaps you can fit something in it to explain why it is so big)

looks like a boat w/ a huge wing
I love it…looks very fast :o
one suggestion…you might add some blue light comming from underneath the F1 to show that it does huver. it would be a shame it the only way to get this thing going was to scratch up that lovely paint finish…something like that. :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley: :slight_smile: :wink:

Great work so far. My suggestion would be to make the arms holding the front canards (wings) look stronger or integrate them into the body. Right now they look as if they could ripped off at any time.

Thank you for your replies. They help a lot to guide me towards a good result.

wewa_juicyb: I tried adding fins but it didn’t match the design of the jets.

Modron: I’m glad you like it. Giving the engine a believable look took quite some time (and still needs work I guess).

lukep: The dark plastic thing at the back is supposed to be the tank or even a nuclear reactor. I have not yet decided about this. I’ll possibly add one of these yellow “flammable” or “radiation” signs to make it clear.

ShaDowMosEs: I already tried to add some glow from a hover device underneath but didn’t get it right and gave up. But you motivated me to try it again.

CurtisS: The front wings are attached more robust than it looks at first sight (see close-up below). I’ll show this more clearly in the final image.

http://roy.gmxhome.de/blender/elysiun/FormulaOne_CloseUp1.jpg