Top Fuel Dragster

[Entangle]

Id say it was looking good, when there are some proper tires there, and its all textured, it will be better.

:buttrock:

[bansheeboyb]

So far so good, this one will look sweet when its completed

[krazy3d]

thanks for the comments so far, anymore?

[Crash]

Hey no comments at all, top notch work. The model looks nice and the textures are looking promising too. Post some new stuff coz now there's nothing I could spank you for :eek: :p Greetz :beer:

[krazy3d]

here is my dragster updated. i have to repsot due to the server problems. please keep the crits coming, all is welcome.

[krazy3d]

this one is for all of you who wanted to see flames coming out. its a quick job so bare with me. i am planing on for my special effects class making it do a burn out and a run down a track.

[Crash]

Whoha :eek: Where did you rip that flame photo? :p It looks really nice, ho did you manage to achive such effect?? Greetz

[koinu]

where are you taking the FX class? And that's a great top fueler. Wondering what type of mesh you used and program that you utilized. Think that the 57 chevy might become a dragster now!!!! Maybe I'll send it to you for the class. Top fueler and Stock. What a race......
:thumbsup:

[krazy3d]

im taking classes at full sail. it is all made out of nurbs in maya 4 and 4.5.

[krazy3d]

here is an updated version, still alot more detail to go. crits welcome please.

[krazy3d]

another

[Talos]

ok well... its an awesome model. I drag race myself in the dom braket with my camaro.

video (http://www.cdis.org/~talos/air.WMV)

and i would just like to ask a few questions.

the supercharger aka. blower "snorkel scoop" is a bit to long... and those thing attached to to the scoop are not wires, they are fuel lines... so it would look alot better if they were thicker in dia. with a nice stainless steel look. remember if its a fuel line, they have little red tube ends... solenoids < hmm can't remember how to spell that :P


looks good so far :thumbsup:

[Aaron Moore]

Very cool flame... some insight into how you did it perhaps?

[krazy3d]

here is more updates with some textures and decals coming. still fine tuning the model.

[krazy3d]

more

[krazy3d]

decals

[koinu]

The Top Furler is coming along nicely..... Can't it to see it in action. Wanna post it next to the Belair??!!!! I've got the Power. HAHA
Good Job

[Theta-Dot]

Let's see some reflection. And a road. A long..... straight.... flat.... ROAD. Ooh the power! FLAMES! SPEED! vrroooom!

=ThetaDot=

[knifejuggler]

Being a drag racing fan myself, the one thing that strikes me immediately is the rear tyres are too inflated, they need to be low in pressure and the sidewalls are very soft so you get a 'twisted' sort of look in the tyre walls, the rims look too big to me too.

The body is too high off the ground if it is standing still. When it runs, the rear tyres expand vertically to lift the rear end up a bit and the body bends a little when at full accelleration to give a nice curve. You can always tell a good run when you see that curve!! :D

Also the scoop looks as though it has just been placed on top of the blower, you need to build in a manifold of some sort.

hehe, my two favourite things, 3D & drag racing!! :bounce:

[krazy3d]

thanks for all the crits so far, they are helping alot. here is my latest render of it. more crits are welcome please. i need to get it done!!

[AcidBoyXL]

well, well, I feel respect for that motor Wrrrr, but the wheels are too smal for it i think. Your makeing some progress man, keep it up

cheers:beer:

[knifejuggler]

Looking GOOD!! :applause:

That rear tyre looks a little small, but the lower pressure is definitely getting closer to real life. Having a quick serach around my drag racing website, found a couple of Top Fuel images (we tend to concentrate on bikes, so not too many cars there) if you need bigger pictures, let me know & if I don't have them here, I should be able to get them within a day or so...

http://www.dragpix.com/images/114-1439_IMG.jpg
http://www.dragpix.com/images/115-1504_IMG.jpg
http://www.dragpix.com/images/114-1495_IMG.jpg
http://www.dragpix.com/images/114-1494_IMG.jpg

[Emre]

:buttrock:
it rocks.

shouldn't have more exhaust pipes?i mean a V12 should have 6 on each side.Yours is only a V8 i think. and rear tyres as big as a dinosaur, covered with superglue.
:buttrock:

[knifejuggler]

Emre, no top fuel dragster I have ever seen is anything but a V8 (except a few concepts years ago with dual engines etc!!!). You can see there are only 8 cyls on the model, check the spark plugs etc (oh and a technical point, no glue on the tyres, only on the track, after a burnout, the only thing on them tyres is rubber & heat.

Krazy, can we have a side on ortho version, to me the wheelie bars look too short at the mo.

[Icestar]

I have to agree about the back tyres, they do look a bit tiny for a drag racer, but what do i know : ), it's an awesome model, and i think that you should find another budlight side sticker or make one, it kinda looks dodgy like ripped from a photo and pasted there dodgy, but it could still be me.

[knifejuggler]

Hey, I know I'm replying a lot, but just thought I'd mention the cable(?) running from the blower down to the back of the cockpit. what is that? I don't recall seeing anything like that on a real dragster. Is it some form of throttle linkage?

[krazy3d]

yeah it is supposed to be the throttle. its hard finding pics of what it really looks like. i still need to make the tires bigger and probaly fatter. as the plugs go there are two wires for each cylinder. and no its not a 16 cylinder its only 8.

[krazy3d]

here is what i have so far on the engine. still some more detail to come in the blockand some bolts and nuts to make for other spots.

[krazy3d]

another angle

[knifejuggler]

looks nice, but I'm unsure on a couple of technical points (orientation of the mags etc.) I'm emailing a mate of mine who built & run his own Top Fuel Bike (european record holder, several times champion etc) for more info, I'll pass on all I get back.

I wish I had the patience to build one of these (or a bike) I have tons of reference shots for bikes :hmm:

[BgDM]

Looking very nice!

A couple of crits:

1) Where is the blower safety hold down set up? I think you know what I mean.

2) You went to the trouble to model the teeth on the belt, but where are the grooves on the pulleys?

Good stuff so far!

BgDM

[knifejuggler]

OK, here's a reference image that's pretty damn good (though the car has just been totalled, so slight damage here an there) It's not my image, so I won't link directly to it, but go to http://www.feel-the-noise.com/ where some friends have a stack of photos, the one I'm referring to is in the Dragsters->Top Fuel->Barry Sheavills section. There is a side image of the engine in car before a run & one on a truck after the damage. Also under Daryl Bradford section is a shot from the rear of the engine. Anni also has a complete section on engines under Pit Photos->Engines. A couple of fuelers in there.

Hope that helps

[Error404]

Is it just me, or does the engine look slightly cartoony?

I love the detail! Detail can really make a model stand out!

[knifejuggler]

I think it's just the material/renderer that's making it look that way. once that sucker's painted it's gonna look DAMN COOL!! :buttrock:

[krazy3d]

hey guys thanks for all the comments and sites with pics. i have been looking allover for engine pics. its harder than it looks to find. it is going to take along time to make it look exactly perfect. for right now im just getting the basic parts down to make it look good. maybe later on i will put all the safety straps and covers on it. but if i do that then it covers up alot of the things i have already made. again thanks for the comments and crits

[Error404]

Not to get you to avoid making the engine perfect, but if Top Fuel dragsters are like normal dragsters, then each engine will look slightly different. Different parts, slightly different settup. Again, I'm not sure if Top Fuel engines are all the same or not. Depends on regulations I guess.

When I make an engine, I always go for the "generic" look, unless I'm doing a Hemi or a Flat head or something like that.

[krazy3d]

here is what i have done so far on the textures. I think that i am done modeling (hopefully). i still might do the whole cockpit yet. but anyway here is what i have for a color scheme. crtis welcome

[krazy3d]

finally i think it is finsihed, maybe a few tweaks but other than that i think its done. I will probaly post it in finished projects soon.

[Error404]

Looks good in my book! Keep the cars rolling out!

[keithv]

i like the modeling its pretty good i like the textures to
i noticed you went to full sail thats cool i grad there in nov well good luck

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