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08-03-2008, 08:00 PM
|  | Member locator of 3d wisdom | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Leicester
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| | | [MAX] Just starting and wanted to say hello
Hello, sorry if this is the wrong part of the forum but i hadnt posted anything and wanted to say hello!
I have bought and downloaded the APU tutorial DVD so i'm currently working through that. It is a fantastic buy, far better than any other free tutorial i think! The only problem i have sometimes is when what he is doing doesn't quite look like what i have on the screen :P but i just take my time and keep trying it until it does.
So i hope to get some WIPs up soon.
JackyBoy
ps if this is in the wrong bit, sorry
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08-03-2008, 08:42 PM
|  | Quite suprisingly clever Sinister 3D Overlord | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Between 2 desks
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Hello and welcome to the forum. As for your issue, all ou need to do is keep trying. You'll get there 
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08-03-2008, 09:14 PM
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Welcome to the forum JackyBoy.
I started the APU a while back, but I never finished it. I only made it about half way through. I should probably go back and finish it one of these days.
Anyway, I understand what you're saying about not getting the form and scale just right. That's the difficult part about following video tutorials. As good as they may be, it's difficult to know exactly what size things are on screen. I have dual monitors, so I can have the video running on one screen while modeling on the other, and every so often, I will hit pause and rotate my model around to see if it matches what's on the video screen. If something doesn't look right, then I will make adjustments before continuing.
Good luck.
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08-03-2008, 09:33 PM
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Thanks for the welcome 
Luckily i have dual monitors as well and quite a fast pc so i don't have any slow down which means it's only my own incompetence that i can get frustrated at :P
But if i do have any problems with it, is it ok to post in here or better to post in the specific 3ds Max forum?
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08-03-2008, 09:45 PM
| | Quite suprisingly clever Sinister 3D Overlord | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Between 2 desks
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You should make a WIP thread and post your progress and questions there.
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08-03-2008, 09:51 PM
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Welcome to the forums. It'll be nice to see your work in the WIP forum.
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08-04-2008, 12:10 AM
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welcome, now drop your shorts and get ready to be hazed!
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08-10-2008, 09:56 PM
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Haha, cheers for the comments, i know it's not much but everyone started somewhere.
got a little further. been quite busy with work so havent done loads, but im still really enjoying it so that's good that i know i will carry on! 
It's getting easier to follow the tut as i know how to do stuff quicker now like cutting or colapsing, it doesn't sound like a big thing, but it makes it easier to learn!
I'm mainly learning to model for games so i won't need to model at such a high level but i still think its a good idea to carry on with the tutorials just for the future
thanks for looking
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08-11-2008, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by JackyBoy  It's getting easier to follow the tut as i know how to do stuff quicker now like cutting or colapsing, it doesn't sound like a big thing, but it makes it easier to learn! | That's what makes these tut's so ESSENTIAL. If 3d palace didn't put up such great tuts, I wouldn't be able to make a robot to save my life. I'd still be looking at the finished models and wondering how the hell those guys did that. Also the whole "where do I start" thoughts creep along, but that's resolved as well.
Good work with the model so far. I've found the bottom half harder to work with than the top, especially the rigging parts. Looking forward to more JackyBoy.
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08-20-2008, 06:43 PM
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Looking good JackyBoy! I find following the tutorials from here a great way to build up skills and create awesome models, currently following the Dreadnought tutorial myself.
Btw- noticed you're from Leicester.... so am I! Its a small world!
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