drift car comp take 2 WIP RX-8

[Mertz]

this is my first car in a long time
(over a year)
being as my dad has an rx-8 i'm modelling one for the drift car comp

this is what i've made so far
C+C welcome (tell me if it sucks)
(i know it's a bit wobbly)

btw how can i build it so that the top edge of the hood isnt so round?




and my reference pic (took it myself)

[Mertz]

update

[jsruk]

looks great so far, don't spoil it with some crazy bumps or something, i love this car

[Mertz]

im gonna try to keep a stock look without making it look stupid
even the front spoiler my dads has looks great

[LOST]

Lookin' very good so far. Keep it goin'!

[greenvampire]

looking awsome so far, nice work!

[Silent][Moebius]

are you oding the stock version first? if so your front bumper has a few inaccuracies

[Mertz]

im kinda doin the stock one first lol
im just doin it to have a model to build off so accuracy isnt important
i did some more but now i cant get the hood to join the front fender properly

[pedro.malheiro]

looking good... nice job

[mpfive]

you have too much of a perspective in the first few pics, also, according to the reflections on the hood, it seems your hood is bumpy

[Mertz]

i've been working on it a lot
theres a few things i need to fix
like the door,
wheel nuts,
mental ray rendering (when i'm finished),
mirrors (i dont think it's gonna have em cos its a drift car)
and other details like bumpy contours
if you notice anything wrong plz tell me
im aware the windows dont look too nice but i think theyre ok being as this is the furthest ive ever gotten on a model and havent done windows EVER

[clix101]

some parts of the car looks nice and smooth others lack some accuracy and are quite bumpy though. I'm guessing this is a home made kit too?
Some wire and clay renders would help u with helping you thanks.

[mpfive]

looks like you have one giant door on the side

[Mertz]

lol yeah im keeping it like that
it's gonna be one giant door because the rx8 doesnt have a center pillar anyway so it can support it

i got vray and ive used it only yesterday and i;m so happy with how fast it is and how good the shadows look with gi

i used a hdri image in the vray background slots but how do i make the image show so that it is in the scene that i render?

does anybody have good outside hdri images?

[Mertz]

a few small renders without hdri

[Mertz]

Or, make the 1 big door ... 1 big GULLWING DOOR!!!
MUahaha
Just kidding, very nice render

[mpfive]

Originally Posted by *SlimyStrike*

Or, make the 1 big door ... 1 big GULLWING DOOR!!!
MUahaha
Just kidding, very nice render

thats actually an excellent idea, +1 for that, one giant gullwing door please
your new renders make the car look so clean all of the sudden, much better then your previous renders, good job

[Mertz]

i think im gunna stay with the gullwing door idea and make a few different types of bodykits in the final render i'll have a few different variations of the car in one single pic

[Mertz]

i still need to add window trim and fix the boot and door