Object: BMX bike

[mikepolizos]

Hello otacon!

Good luck on this one!

Is the body a bit long or is the view that confuses me?

Anyway keep us posted!

[Troy]

The frame is pretty long, and the top tube is quite thin, check this out for some reference.

http://www.staff-bmx.com/store/frames/macn-rbn.jpg


good luck

[mihkeltt]

the top tube is not too long if this is a dirt bike. if you have your bike beside you, just use the tape-line and go over all the parts to get right sizes. or if you don't have a bike beside you, go to some online shop, they have all the dimensions (top tube, bottom tube, fork angle etc).
http://www.dim.gr/bike/frames/geometriesbmx.htm - this might be of some help.

good luck modelling the details:)
http://www.hot.ee/miqpilt/ratas005.jpg - it was real pain making all the little details, took loads of photos:)

[dbeam]

Can't wait to see it after it's textured... How are you going to do the tire treads?

[otacon]

Thanks for the comments. The frame might be a little long, so i will shorten it a tad, but once some more parts come together it should look right. I got my bike outside, its a volume destroyer frame. I might take some measurements, but i got lots of pics from online, and i put my bike together from the bottom up myself, so i know every detail and how things work.
mihkeltt: Nice render, i think i saw that on here a while back.

[otacon]

Put some forks on, headset, stem still needs that little cut...
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/forks.jpg

[discocandy]

NIce..
this bring up memories when i was dutch champion BMX.. years and years ago......

second w.i.p. peugeot t16 goup b rally.. need critz.... (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=122992)

[otacon]

Some wheel detail...
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/wheel.jpg

[mikepolizos]

Cool, nice details!
Keep on!

[Strang]

looks good,

are you using the volume destroyer (jason enns sig frame)? as refrence? thats what i ride...
got the redneck stem,
what looks like odessy hazard rims?
keep it up

anyone else here ride?

-Strang

[otacon]

Thanks. Yea, its the destroyer frame, its what i ride as well. The wheels are supposed to be alex triple wall...really thick. Still gotta make the primo powerbite cranks, kink sprocket, meat tenderizer pedals....bunch of other stuff as well.

[Strang]

yeah build it like you would build or ride in real life...

OT: i like the destroyer frame, i am a small guy and i can manuveur it pretty nicely. i got really heavy XS 4x4 wheelset, other than that this bike feels like a part of me...

back to topic...

keep us posted

-Strang

[JDMedia]

Very nice... looks like a Raleigh that I had...

[otacon]

Got some bars, grips, bar ends...The brake lever is next...thats gonna be tough.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/bars.jpg

[Troy]

Nice details Otacon, the hub and spoke detail looks great.

I ride a Macneil Ruben, (like the frame I posted above).

keep it unreal

[otacon]

Macneils are cool frames. I wanted to get one, but there like $300 some bucks. Heres the seat...
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/seat.jpg

[Strang]

primo hemmeroid(sp?)? or the pentagon? your doing great so far...but that seat isnt up to par...it would fool others but not the bmxers here...

nice to hear about some bmx/cgers, i also ride the destroyer it was a great deal...i have had it for 2 years now, solid as a rock

-Strang

[otacon]

Its the hemrroid. I suck at modeling anything organic like...thought i could get away with the seat....guess ill have to tweak it some more. Ive had my destryoyer for about 2 years also...its red. What colors yours? Started on some cranks, still have to put the primo lettering on there.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/crank.jpg

[Strang]

continues to look good...

i have a black frame... i wanted red, but i didn't want a 21" top tube, i am below avg height and that 1/2" as you should know makes a difference :)

-Strang

[otacon]

Yea, im 6'3" so it fit me fine.

[Troy]

Primo powerbites?

I have those cranks in black, they're good but they've started to creak a bit.

I agree on the seat issue, it could do with a little work to match the quality of the rest.

[otacon]

Ive got silver ones, they creak a little too.
dbeam: didnt see your post earlier...i have a way of doing the tire tread that i learned from the nissan z tutorial. You freeze the subpatch, then stencil the tread on.
Heres a kink sprocket i just finished up...
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/sprocket.jpg

[otacon]

Some material tests...
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/bikey.jpg

[otacon]

Put on the brake lever.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/lever.jpg

[dbeam]

Looking cool... Are you going to add treads to the tires? I can't wait to see the chain and stuff... It would be cool if you make a muddy version too! Keep up the good work...

Chopper WIP (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123075)

[otacon]

Yea, im planning on adding tread to the tires. Today i'll probably try and get the chain done. That would be cool to make a muddy version...i might try it.

[whiteboy]

nice work so far. How did you create the spocks for the rim. Are they seperate pieces from the rim? Also how did you make the crank. I just like to know how people created they objects. So if you dont mind would you let me know.

[otacon]

For the spokes, they are seperate from the rim....i just make a cylinder thats the right size in diameter, copy and rotate it around the right amount of times. The cranks...i started with a box, made some cuts, subdivided, molded it into shape by moving points around, then i froze it so i could cut out the holes. Heres the chain i did today. I had to individually place each one of these links.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/chain.jpg

[otacon]

Got some pedals.
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/pedal.jpg

[Tigerdog]

looking good!

[dbeam]

Awesome ! The chain looks cool... I saw a tutorial that may be of interest on animating tank tread .... similar to chain...
http://www.cgfocus.com/ArticleDetails.cfm?ArticleID=118
Might be of interest....

[lment]

dude, that looks so awesome. I was never much into bmx (i sucked at it) but I like my mountain bike. (2001 GT Palomar - basic components, maybe 2-3' travel in teh front suspension). It weren't expensive and it has outlasted everysinle other bike I have owned and it get's the most abuse.

It almost seems like the tube that connects the fork to the handle bars should be tilted more
http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v73/otacon/forks.jpg

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