Escalight - 3dsmax, Photoshop, Flash Tutorials, Free 3D models, etc

by Didik Wijaya
This tutorial needs you to understand basic use of 3dsmax.

Finally, last part of Modeling Apache Tutorial. Actually modeling for Apache is finished in the last tutorial. In this tutorial, you only create several accessories like machine/gatling gun and missile. Hope you like the final look of your Apache

57. Create cylinder in Front viewport. Use values like image below. Convert it into Editable Poly. In Modify tab, change selection to Polygon. Select polygon in one of its cap. Use Inset, and Extrude with negative values to create object like image below..

58. Activate Select And Rotate tool. Fill in 22.5 degree in Y axis at the bottom the screen. After that, change selection to Edge. Select 2 polygon in the upper part of cylinder and click Connect Settings. Create 2 segments. Use Slide to move newly created edges slightly to the back. Change to Polygon selection. Select polygon like image below. Use Bevel and Extrude to create object like image below. This will be your machine gun.

59. Now, we will create a missile. Again, create 8 sides cylinder. Use values like image below. Activate Select And Rotate tool. Fill in 22.5 degree in Y axis at the bottom the screen. Change to Vertex selection. Move vertices in the middle slightly to the back / rear. Change selection to Polygon. Select 4 polygons like image below. Use Bevel. Using Select And Move Tool, move polygons back a little bit. For result, you will get object like image below.

60. For missile head, select polygon in cylinder cap. Use Bevel twice like left image below. When finished, de-activate all sub-object selection. Move missile while holding Shift to create clones. Use instance for Clone methods. Create at least three more missiles.

61. Now, we're going to create missile grip. Simply create using a simple box. Extrude several times like image below. You can create it by yourself.

62. When finished position the missile and machine gun at their position. Create clones for other side..

63. Apache is finished. This is your finished Apache look like.

Finished file can be downloaded here
Modeling Apache Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8

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