Futurama - Bender - Fun Project

[funnydoodle]

the model is lack of details..... the body should be able to open and all.... instead of just modelling the shape of the "door"....

[Migibutt]

Hmmm, more details? Do u mean money in his hands and a cigar in his mouth? ;)

Oh, and the door can be opened! Just forget to show u!
Migi

[IDownupI]

He look to clean and the thing on his head "aten" or what they call it is to fat ....BUt :thumbsup: Love the model

Go bender GOO bender
http://www.vrichey.de/Bender.jpg

[Migibutt]

Yes u r right with the clean look of Bender. But like i said, its just something I will work on.
And maybe u r right with the size of the "aten"?" thing. I will check that out. :D As reference i used a plastic figure, no picture...

Thx for all replies so far...
byeMigi

[funnydoodle]

and yeah ur fingers aren't long and big enough.....

[Migibutt]

Wow! :eek:

U pay much attention to details, I like that. And yes, if I am looking so on my model, I must agree that the fingers are a bit "thin" and maybe just a little little bit to short. I will fix that tonnight.

Bye Migi
P.S.: Happy new year all....sorry i forgot to say that!

[squidinc]

also on tv his feet are completely round, not elongated like you've done here, looking good though :thumbsup:

[Vanje]

It looks to me like you're also missing a finger on each side ;)

[leigh]

WOOOHOOOOO!!! I LOOOOOOOOOVE Futurama!!!!! :D:D:D

Looking cool, I think!

You should make a beer bottle for him, and put some stolen goods in his belly ;)
It would be cool to see him with some different expressions too...

If you make Zoidberg too, you'll be my hero!

[Trion-5]

keep magnents(sp?) away from him

[Migibutt]

Wow, thx again for the comments and the critics. I am working on some more "toys" for Bender right now. And I will try to pose him more naturally...

squidinc Hmmm, in the cartoon his feet look a bit different then my model, but I have somewhere a picture of a figure...there the feet look like the one i modeled. I guess...its always hard to convert 2D into 3D, without changing a bit of the shape. I dont mean the feet right now...but u know what i mean.

Vanje Not sure, how many more fingers Bender should get , but I guess 3 are enough. ;) Maybe u cant see it, because i rendered him i such a "bad" view.

Leigh Hrhrh thx Leigh. Maybe u wanna texture him for me? I dont have any great experience in other things then modeling. And yes to model Zoidberg would be a interesting. How about starting a CG Challenge...model the Futurama Crew. HRHRHHRHRHR. <- Bender's laugh

Okidoki...lets see if I can "satisfy"u all with my next update...
Migi

[Remi]

Here's what I made in about an hour...Fry....hope you don't mind...:thumbsup:

[BiTMAP]

bottom lips too big, and too far forward other then that its kool :) throw a GOOD toonshader on it and see what you got :D lol

[Migibutt]

Wohoo....thats now 2. Hrhhrhr. Com'on guys, we need more. :D
I worked on a bottle for Bender and made his fingers a bit bigger.
Now I will model some more stuff...pic is coming soon.

Bye Migi

[Remi]

Let's see if we can get more characters here....you can do it...:thumbsup:

[FerdiWillemse]

Nice models! This one 's mine... I made it about half a year ago.
Did anybody model Zoiberg? He's my favorite!

http://ferdiw.virtualave.net/bender.jpg

[leigh]

That's a cool Bender :thumbsup:

I'm also hoping someone will do Zoidberg, because he is my favourite too! :D

[Dirk_P_Ho]

I started a zoidberg thismorn, but got stuck on the head and gave up. Oh wells

[FerdiWillemse]

So, where's Zoidberg?:)

[IDownupI]

Okey where is amy

[IDownupI]

FeRdI
Why does your bender has on line in the "machine talk thing" he has 2

[Remi]

Hey...I made fry why don't you guys make one of those characters.:shrug:

[oracle]

:shameless Zoidberg appreciation post:

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~joshua.y/forumpic/zoidberg.jpg
Episode: "Time Keeps on Slipping"
"You may have lost the woman of your dreams, but you still have Zoidberg. You all still have Zoidberg!!"

[TMortan]

I’ll start work on some this weekend

[Migibutt]

@ TMortan

Wow, i can still see his nose. :D

HRHRHRHHRHR!

Migi

[gnarlycranium]

Zoidberg?? Oooh, anybody who successfully models him gets a prize-- imagine animating those mouth-wigglies! :D

[Remi]

Consider it done.....:thumbsup:

[FerdiWillemse]

Okay I've got a nice idea! ... I think...

How about making a group-photo when the main characters are done?:scream:

[FloydBishop]

In a related story...

For those who get Cartoon Network, they just added "Futurama" to the Adult Swim block. I don't know what their plans for the series are (playing them in order, continuing the show after Fox is done, etc) but it's cool that the series has legs!!

[Remi]

Originally posted by FeRdI
Okay I've got a nice idea! ... I think...

How about making a group-photo when the main characters are done?:scream:

I'll send my obj to migi if he wants them....then he could setup the scene...of course entirely up to him:shrug:

[Migibutt]

Hey again,

first of all I am really lucky, how much response we get here. So, lets count what we got...
We have Bender, Fry, Zoidberg (maybe?!) and maybe more.

Remi wants me to put all in one scene...but maybe i am not the right one for this. I am just a modeler... I dont have much knowledge in animation, rendering aso. I mean, i just have probs to texture this "stupid" beer bottle. :hmm:

So, anybody out there, who want this "job"? :D
Or wait, what about a little futurama contest. Everybody who has made a character of futurama here get the models of the others...and lets see who renders the best pic.

Bye Migi

[Remi]

I'll do it if you want...I just thought since this was your thread you should be the one to do it..but i like the idea of a little render contest too....anyone up for it..:thumbsup:

[FerdiWillemse]

Hey, I'm your man!
I'd really love to render a group-photo of our futurama buddies!:scream:

[Migibutt]

Ok then. :beer:
Which 3D format do you prefer? Personally I use Maya but I should be able to export Bender as .obj or .3ds or whatever. Just let me know.
And of course, I need your E-Mail adress!
My is: migi@cs.tu-berlin.de

cYa Migi

[Migibutt]

Oh,

one question for "FeRdI". What did u used for setting up Bender? I quickly build a skeleton for him, but I am not sure, if Deformers would be better for the legs and arms. Any hint?:shrug:

Bye Migi

[Entangle]

thats waaaayyy too many polys for such a simple model. Reduce it some! :thumbsup:

[FerdiWillemse]

Hey Migibutt,

It turned out that bones would be the easiest way for my model; just like yours.

btw, what program are you using? I use Max.

[Manicalavera15]

i agree with entangle, make the model soften...

and after tha, make some funny movie :)

[Migibutt]

Hi,

I know my model is kinda high count, but when u use Polys, u have to use many faces...for keeping the edges round enough. Originally, I build my model as LOW Poly version, converted it then to SubD's and then...back to polys.
But in Maya, there is a new feature...called SubD to Nurbs. I will check this out now, and hey, maybe i get a nice clean Nurbs Bender. :beer:

@ FeRdI. So u use a skeleton too. I think thats the easiest way to rig Bender, but I am a bit unsure, how scaling, rotating and twisting of benders arms and legs will work. Oh and btw, I use Maya 4.5.

Bye then
Migi

P.S.: Meanwhile i "optimized" my high poly version (- ~4000 faces).

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