Audi R8 custom

[peacetaker]

Hi all, been a long time

The idea behind this, is that I'm making a subtle body kit for the R8.
So nothing over the top, besides things that would be functional in real life.

I'm not going to put parts on it that came from a jumbo jet, I want it to be nice and clean

Since it is a custom kit, it's not meant to be 100% accurate, I just want a recognizable version

As always, C&C are welcome!

[janusz_the_maker]

Hey,
Nice idea, I see you have nice mess with wire under headlights. Model looks good.
Take a look on ABT's R8 Audi wallpapers and high resolution pictures

[benji2007]

I posted some pictures from the Auto this weekend of the R8; close ups if needed...

http://www.smcars.net/forums/picture...k-warning.html

[peacetaker]

@ janusz

Thanks but I think the ABT is already a bit too much, it's not really subtle anymore

@ benji

Thanks very much!!
I can really use these

[crazy 989]

hows about the PPI Razor one, its pretty subtle, you could always take off the spoiler anyways,
2008 PPI Audi R8 Razor

[nellowrox]

this car is SICK man..nice modelling there..i wish i am a fan of audi..so i can model it too and i wish it can be in Racer game community..

[peacetaker]

@ nellowrox: Thanks!

Well I'm giving this project a little twist in it.

A friend of mine has the ability to be around an Audi S6 when ever he wants, so I asked him if he could take pictures of the 5.2 V10..
Meaning...I'm basically building my own vision of an Audi RS8 with the engine capabilities of the RS6 avant (580bhp)

Don't worry, I'm still not going to give it jumbo jet body parts, but I am going to give it some extra cooling parts (like a subtle roof scoop following the body line)

I'm also experimenting a bit with the rims, but I really am in doubt of which I want to use.
And I'm also having trouble modeling the lights

[designxch]

you are doing a good job with this model. keepo on track buddy.

keep us updated.

[peacetaker]

little update

made the roof scoop for the V10

don't mind the back window and rear diffuser, they're just there to fill the empty places

[Xer0123]

If I were you, I would sort out the bumps and pinches on your model before continuing or it will get more difficult in the future.

[Sebastian Appel N.P]

Love the roof scoop! it totally fits the R8´s design

The only crit I have is these:

[ibeam]

surfaces seem a bit lumpy and some of the edges aren't sharp enough. i would suggest going over it and making sure your edges actually flow. at the moment the dips in the mesh should be pretty obvious.

ibeam

[nellowrox]

another word from me, i dont care what people say bout your design dudes, what i see is, sweet audi..getting better all the time..keep it up..

[peacetaker]

Hope i smoothened it out a bit

[tom120934]

You have some bumps and pinches, but otherwise it's a nice work so far. Please check the attachements below.

[peacetaker]

I'm sorry to say this...but I have to put this one on hold for a short period

I'm having some major problems with my computer, my Windows killed itself twice in 1 week :S

Luckily I saved the project on another hard drive so I haven't lost it

More news to follow..

[staticrain03]

yea i was going to spot out some bumps but tom already handeled that for me but im sorry how windows desides to be retared at times. it sucks it happened to me a couple times but i didnt save my work on a different harddrive so i lost evveerything... but i started saving stuff on a different hard drive now...

[tom120934]

Just throw Windows away. Move to another OS, this is not like if there is only one available on the shelf

[peacetaker]

Originally Posted by tom120934

Just throw Windows away. Move to another OS, this is not like if there is only one available on the shelf

I've tried installing MAC OSX Leopard on my computer, all hardware is capable of dealing with it but it still didnt work..

I've found the problem, and it is pre-Windows
My master boot record is messed up (master boot record is basically the ignition key for your hard drive) so I will have to return the hard drive..so far for my Raptor hard drive

[peacetaker]

Just to let you all know, this project is NOT dead!

I'm currently pretty tied up with school work and I can't figure out how to get rid of the chamfer errors in the mesh..