ok great .if you dont like the first viper here is the 2003 model
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/10/vipersrt03_05.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/10/vipersrt03_06_800.jpg
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/10/vipersrt03_08_800.jpg

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that is about 45 minutes worth of google-ing and going through about 20 sites that i get the pictures from to do the digital renderings in the auto forum. so in answer they are from all over the place

a good porsche site is flat-6.net , although they don't have much on this car, only 2 extirior shots and basic stats

Sorry it took me some time to add in the seats, but I was busy running 3 miles everyday. Gotta get in shape. And I'm only 19.

Anyways, I managed to make the seats. One seat was made completely out of a single box with a Meshsmooth applied. Then a clone was made to make the passenger seat.


I then added in some object such as knobs, radios, and the thing where you put the key in to start the car.


I'll add in more stuff later on.

Hey BMan, I'll check that site that you mentioned. Maybe the 2 exterior shots can help with one important part that I need for the visual model. The spoiler [car term, not aircraft term].

What do you people think so far?

Here's the latest pic.

This time, I added in the driver that has been slightly modified. You can clearly see the difference.


The viewport has dual lighting so that I can see the objects more clearly. This can be set in the Viewport Configurations settings.

The legs were carefully bent using the FFD (Box) modifier with a 10x4x4 lattice.

This modifier allows me to bend and warp any object without suffering the "Crombling Effect" of bending the legs.

The arms do not need a FFD (box) modifier because they can easily be adjusted using the Vertex sublevel of editable poly objects.

The body [minus the clothes] object, as you already know, was made out of a box. However, the modifiers that were already applied are not yet collapsed. This enables me to move back and forth between levels in case I make a mistake.

Out of this entire project, posing the driver was the BIGGEST MISSION I have ever undertaken. I had to properly scale the driver and properly position her and other surrounding objects and such.

I was thinking of using the Bone system, but it was a waste of time and proved very tricky. EX: If you bend a bone, the surrounding skin Crumbles at the joints and that look ugly.

Why do you need competition?  Consider it a work of art and do it for yourself, not just to prove the point that you are better at building cars than others.

you do have competion! i make tanks! and walkers... but still! we both make things that live in two demensions!

I have already begun making two seperate models for the Porsche. The Exterior and Interior models.

The Exterior model will only have details that are commonly seen on all other exterior models. Wheels, surface, driver, seats, dashboard, etc.

It will not have the teeny-tiny details when viewed outside. EX: Radio, knobs, ignition, pedals, parking brake, etc. Those tiny detailed will only be visible when you view the car from the inside.

I have deleted many polygons that are never visible for the Interior model so that the frame rates are not hammered by the visual model in FS. This includes the seats, portions of the driver, and portions of the car's outer surface [front bumper, rear bumper, etc.].

Later on, I'll start studying on how to make custom effects files.

I'll have to redo the texture files so that it can be a little more easier to edit by those who wish to repaint the Porsche.

In a while, I'll start figureing out how to make the steering wheel.