So far, the body of Porsche is almost done. All that is needed are the side-view mirrors and spoiler.

I have already begun work on the texture files as well. The Mercedes relied on a very simple texture file with alpha channels.

The Porsche will rely on complex texture files that are organized and properly set up for anyone who is willing to do repaints, once the Porsche is complete and released.

I have also detached many parts of the car body so that the textures can be easy to apply and so that the seams of the car are visible.

So far, the polygon count of the body is 3990 [windows are included].

Later on, I will start on making new rim variations. Especially for a car like this.

It is still far too early to indicate the release date. As I have indicated in the Freeware Sceenshots Forum, this model will not be NEAR completion until late-2004.

For those who do not know what I'm talking about, I'll explain.

Project Porsche is the new Gmax-construction of the Porsche 911 GT2.

It will have everything that the Mercedes has plus much more including improved textures and a new driver [female].

As for the driver, I have already gave the driver a new set of clothes so that it will look better. However, it will hard for me to give her a pose because her body consists of one seemless model. Not only that, she will have a moderate polygon count as well.

I will post sceenshots later.

Here are the screenshots I have made.

So far, so good. The lower intake still needs some fixing.


As for the driver, I fixed the eyes so that they look less cartoony and more human-like. I also added the eyelids for better effect.


The blouse was made out of a cyclinder, the pants were made out a box with extruded faces for the legs, and the undershirt was made out of a simple plane object.

Just like the body of the driver, the pants and the blouse have a meshsmooth modifier applied.

looks awsome 


saw this 3d car designer, his work is the best i have ever seen! ex: http://images.deviantart.com/large/indyart/3d/BMW_M3_Custom.jpg

his web is http://www.dangeruss-industries.com/homepage.htm

-race version

-street version

-street version

HOLY CRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BMan, you da man.

I have never seen interior images that good and up close since, since, since.........never.

Nice job with finding the pics for me. Now I know where to start. BMan, you'll get credit for your great help.

BTW, where did you get those pics?

Here is the latest pic of my Porsche.


Now I need a pic that shows the rear part of the interior.

Two different versions, huh?

You mean like and Frame-Rate friendly version and a Full version?

Well, what I meant by two different versions is one with a full racing package, which would look like the first and last interior pics from BMan, and one with the stock package, which would be the second and third pictures.  You might also be able to create two different airfiles, one for each version.

Will this GT2 have a custom sound set?lookin good.have you ever thought of creating a Ferrari Enzo or a Dodge Viper?
here is the viper
http://www.fast-autos.net/photoarchive/dodge/gt23.jpg
here is the enzo
http://downloads.redjupiter.com/users/images/FerrariForSale/F601b.jpg

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.

oh, and i had one tank for fs, and it had a smoke system that simulated the firing of the main gun. imagine two tanks in fs with that

Nice work you get there.
I've never really been a big fan of cars in FS, but this 911 looks pretty darn good.

looks good so far. . .great interior. . .will look to see if i can find some spoiler shots

if you need regular 1998 993 GT2 pics this website is a real real big photo resource: http://www.flat-6.net/view.php?model=993&sel=993+GT2&tab=photo

here are some more helpful pics



if you want pics of the spoiler of a non race gt2, i can get many of those from all angles

OMG I have never seen such great shots.

THANKS A MILLION!!!!!!

And that idea of your sounds great. I never thought of that.

I need a pic that shows the back of the interior very clearly. Without it, I'm stuck. I also need a pic that shows the visors.

I came up with an idea on how to make the transmission stick function.

I linked the stick to a series of hidden spheres. One sphere is then linked to another by priority.

Each sphere is named throttle0_01, throttle0_02, throttle0_03, and so on. Same throttle [since the *.air file is single-engine type] with different suffixes for distinction.

This is how each linked-sphere is key-framed and Tagged:

Throttle0_01 = 0-20
Throttle0_02 = 20-40
Throttle0_03 = 40-60
Throttle0_04 = 60-80
Throttle0_05 = 80-100

This will simulate the back and forth motion of gear-changing with a stick. However, one sphere is only animated to move forward and one backward and the next one forward and the next move backward and so on.

The leather that covers the stick is also animated as a throttle and it will move from Left to Right with its key frames set at 0-100. This part will then move from one side to another while the hidden spheres moves it back and forth.

Thus, simulating the entire visual action of gear-changing as you increase the throttle. However, I will then to figure out how to create the dynamic effects of gear-changing. I'll try out your idea, BMan.

I'll post pics of this setup so that you can get a clearer picture.

I have also added a Parking Brake lever and is tagged and animated as a parking brake.

I have then added a seat belt to the drive. Everyone needs to drive safe these days.

will see what i can do. . .i know i can get the pics of a regular 1998 GT2, don't know about the race version

How the h377 can you find those pics so fast?

nope i own an rx-7, and i don't own a digital camera or scanner so no those aren't mine

i had a friend who owned a 97 993 Turbo S, that i can "interview", but i don't know anyone (that i can think of) who currently owns a 993 GT2

i guess i am a good researcher

sounds good, and i bet you can get most of your answers somewhere on the forum

as for a problem you might see are the custom gauges, unless you know C++ i suggest you get in contact with a gauge specialist
as for custom fx, you can mix and match current ones, or even create your own, not quite as hard as gauges

please let me know if you need help with anything

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Can you provide a link that can show me where I can find the SDK's for the FX files?

wow!!! Awsome Car Jessy!!!!!! I assume that you made it with spline moddeling techniques

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It took me some time to figure out how to model such a spoiler by using a primitive box. I finally got it. I set the iterations at 2 for good effect. But if you like, I can reduce the iterations so that it can be a little more frame-rate friendly.







I have also carefully made the inner parts of the door.

All this work with a primitive 3-view image and a load of photos.