The Hapless Hero - Character - mtmckinley

[AJ]

Wow - nice sketch and great idea!

It would be great if he eventually got a sidekick Generator Boy, who scares easily and often wanders off...

:D

[toxichimp]

lol, great concept :D

You could make a render where he looks all sad while hes being abused as a fridge/coffe machine/light by people living there :) Or show him struggling while kids are holding batteries a few feet away from his wire reach :p

[flamedevil]

Cool idea and nice sketch.
I Keep an eye on it :)

[Egyt]

:applause: This would be a fun one to animate, looking forward to see ur results, good luck man!!!

[mtmckinley]

AJ_23 - Great idea!

toxichimp - thanks. :) heh, cool ideas.

flamedevil - Thanks!

Here's a quickie based on the Generator Boy idea. :D Also playing with giving him wheels instead of legs to make him less imposing looking.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot2.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Egyt! :D

[Tottebias]

Sweet concept! Reminds me of those ninja turtles somehow.

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Tottebias. :D

here's a more fleshed out sketch of Generator Boy. :) Decided to lose the arms.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot3.jpg

[Stygian]

Your generator boy looks alot like the robots from disney's movie "The Black Hole" remember it ? late 70's early 80's they had great character and so does your concept :applause:

[mtmckinley]

Now that you mention it, I do remember Black Hole... don't recall the actual movie, though.... Hmmm... too long ago... I was thinking he looked like the little guy from the HeMan cartoons. :)

Thanks! :D

EDIT:

Ah, here's a pic I found. It does look pretty similar, eh?

http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/toys/blackhole/blackhole/magno.jpg

[AJ]

Yay! Generator boy!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Egyt]

Argh noooo the bigger robot is turning in to gizmo duck!!! Keep the legs, keep the legs!

[mtmckinley]

Egyt - Ok. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot4.jpg

[Gremlin]

Whoa, nice 3D progress... I see your getting an early start! :D
keep it up, keep us posted and keep your fruits refrigerated!

[Doh Boy]

Dude, I love this idea! I agree with the person who recommended keeping the legs on the main hero.

This reminds me a bit of the anime Evangelion. You have these kick-ass monstrous robots who have to fight plugged in with these huge power plugs. There are some early episodes where the plug comes out or gets severed and they have only a a minute or so of backup power before they shut down. It was both bold and brilliant to put in such a flaw in those mecha designs and they pull it off quite nicely.

Like what I'm seeing so far. Keep it up!:thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Gremlin - Thanks! :)

D'oh! Boy - Thanks! Afraid I've not seen Evangelion... anime isn't exactly something I'm really able to get my hands on where I am.

I thought I'd do a little backstory thing...

A mad scientist decides to creates a super-robot that he wants to use to take over the world! However, after building a prototype, a REAL super hero manages to defeat him. The hero activates the prototype robot and manages to convince the highly advanced synthetic being to use his powers for good!

But, he's a prototype, and was never meant to really do much outside the lab! He has no internal energy source, and is REQUIRED to be plugged in at all times in order to function! Wanting desperately to make his super hero rescuer proud, he grabs one of the mad scientist's extra nuclear reactors, slaps a AI brain in it and wheels and dubs it "Generator Boy!" He has the the little robot plug him in and with this new portable power source, POWER PLUG is born!

But... Power Plug wasn't all that good at programming, and Generator Boy's AI causes him to immediately flee from all danger, forcing the hero to follow or face shut down!

[coCoKNIght]

Harrharrharr! You're so cruel! He has to be attached all the time... :) I'd say keep the legs and keep the little robot :D

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: :scream: :scream: Hahahaha cool idea !!! Nice going !!!
And great concept sketching !!!:wavey:

[BladeFX]

Love your concept.

[Carina]

Your idea is wicked, I like it!

:applause:

[prayas]

may i say: you are the leader in progress right now! great idea!
Watching this is a pleasure!

P..:

[Clanger]

Go straight to the top of the class for concept.

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, everybody! Gotta go to work now, and I'm afraid I'll be out of town all weekend, so it looks like I won't be able to get more done for a while. :(

Hopefully continue on Monday!

[Astral]

Originally posted by mtmckinley
AJ_23 - Great idea!

toxichimp - thanks. :) heh, cool ideas.

flamedevil - Thanks!

Here's a quickie based on the Generator Boy idea. :D Also playing with giving him wheels instead of legs to make him less imposing looking.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot2.jpg

Now that is a unique idea. Great potential. Could you imagine a cartoon based on that? ;)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys!

Found a little time to get the general shape of Generator Boy. :)

Over the weekend I'm away, I'll try to work out how I'd like to make Power Plug look. And, yes, I'm bringing back the legs. ;)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot5.jpg

[Rye]

Mike I wish I had thought of this...GENIUS! I love it! I think the generator boy design is looking awesome so far, keep it up :D

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Rye! :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/logo.jpg

[Maglok]

W00t I like this concept, plz finish it. :D

[mtmckinley]

thanks, Maglok! :D

I hope to.

Here's a fleshed out drawing of Power Plug. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot7.jpg

High Res: http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot6.jpg (300k)

So, here, I've got him in the "superman" shorts with a big wrestling-style belt with the "P" logo. Also a mask (to protect his identity, of course! ;) ) and little cape. :D

Comments? Suggestions?

[mtmckinley]

Generator Boy model is pretty much done. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot8.jpg

[TRyanD]

:thumbsup:

nice!

[Mangled Poly]

love it

[Carina]

I love it, can't wait to see more! :thumbsup:

[Stimpy]

wheee good stuff. nice modelling and i really dig your concept as well, since it conveys the idea of "hapless" very nicely.

[rolhionjs]

:) i really like your generator boy !! cool concept ! :) keep going ! :beer:

[SEL]

I hafe to go with the croud and say I really love that Generator boy! A great idea. Cant wait to see him textured!!

SEL:bounce:

[KayosIII]

Definately one of the best concepts I have seen so far -- And the execution so far Is also very good....
Can't wait to see more.

[lildragon]

LOL! love the idea dude :thumbsup: this would make for one funny Saturday morning cartoon :p keep going!

salud

[ThirdEye]

Couldn't agree more with you Tito, it's great!!! :scream:

[LucianoBerutti]

I like it !!! the idea is very interesting and the sketch too.

go a head!!!!!:bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Wow, thanks, everybody! :D I'm glad to see so many people seem to like it so far! Definitely gotta give a big "thanks!" to AJ for the Generator Boy idea! :)

Here's what I have so far on Power Plug.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot10.jpg

EDIT: Small update.

[KurtBoutilier]

Kicking some serious BUTT bud=)

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Kurt! :D Looking forward to seeing yours progress! Nice job so far!

[TRyanD]

:drool:

Totally Awsome, i love that style!

:buttrock:

Us noobs dont have a chance :thumbsdow hehehe :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, TRyanD. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot11.jpg

[TRyanD]

So cool!

:beer:

[Mangled Poly]

hehe awesome!

[Cikala]

*clap*
Very nice!
Can't wait to see more :D

[Egyt]

Wow!!! This is turning out awesome mtmckinley! :thumbsup:, Dont stop by the end of this challenge, animate it, it could be hilarious fun!!!

:bounce: :eek: :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys! :D

Egyt - I definitely hope to make an animation with these two. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot12.jpg

[mtmckinley]

another angle. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot13.jpg

[lildragon]

wires, wires!! :wip:

damn nice man damn nice

[detonum]

Great progress! I like the design very much, especially the hero's chin. Very much personality!
:thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Here ya go! :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot14.jpg

Also thought I'd show how the scales between the two would look:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot15.jpg

Thanks! :D

[pearson]

This concept is hilarious!!! And the character designs work very well! I love the hero's chin, and GenBoy's fearful eyes.

:bounce: :applause:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Pearson! :D

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot16.jpg

Power Plug here is coming along pretty well. :)

Besides the new additions, I shortened the shoulder pads to more closely match the sketch, as well as made the cape clasps more hexigonal(sp?).

Always interested in suggestions.

Thanks! :D

[digital_rhino]

Dude...your modeling skills make me sick! How are you working so fast? Anyhow...It's amazing...i love the idea, and I look forward to you animating it someday.:bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Rhino. :D

The model is actually pretty simple... just a lot of cylinders, cubes, spheres, etc stretched around. :)

[coCoKNIght]

Heeey! I thought you were away for the weekend...
:D Fantastic work!

[mtmckinley]

heh, at the last minute I was told I didn't have to go. :)

[coCoKNIght]

Grrr.. I just came back and now everybody is ahead of me... :annoyed:

[pabbloz]

Really great concept! :applause:

You work fast! so it's a pleasure follow your thread! :thumbsup:

[TRyanD]

Comming along great, i cant wait to see the full scene :drool:

[BishopLynx]

WOw. I was just checking things out on the character side and THIS ONE ROCKS!!!! My words can not describe. I love the style and the idea. GREAT JOB!

[Mangled Poly]

you have to put a real nice enviroment to since this is going so fast and well :)

[erilaz]

I love goofy robots. I always laughed that the old evangelion robots needed power cords.:D

Really fast brilliant work.:love:

[Hickory]

Big shoulder pads...every great comic hero has huge shoulder pads...usually way bigger than they should be. Big pads. Great stuff so far.

[mtmckinley]

coCoKNIght - You can do it! Looking forward to seeing how you do!

pabbloz - Thanks!

TRyanD - Thanks, I can't wait either. heh heh. I'm pretty happy with the whole idea.

BishopLynx - Thanks!

Mangled Poly - heh heh, that'd be fun. :) We'll have to see how it goes. I only really have time to do much on weekends.

erilaz - heh heh, I'll need to see if I can't dig up some old Evangelion movies somewhere. :) Sounds like fun. Thanks!

Hickory2.5 - Bigger? lol, I'll see how it goes. Thanks!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot17.jpg

I'm thinking of putting Power Plug's socket in the back of his neck... I can just picture GenBoy taking off down an alley just as PP's about to slug some monster only to have his head jerked backwards and dragged away! lol

[Antilles]

Totally original idea, I love it. One thing to watch out for, the shoulder pads are clipping into the chest muscles. You are definitely in the front running, keep this up! It would be horrible if you didnt finish this!

[TRyanD]

:thumbsup:

For the plug, maybee put it a bit lower right above his cape?

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Antilles and TRyanD! :)

How about this for the plug location?

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot18.jpg

The cable would travel under the cape.

[Carina]

That location of the socket makes sense, and I love what you've done so far. Keep the good work up!

This is definitely one of my faves.:thumbsup:

[TRyanD]

That looks great!

:buttrock:

[Stimpy]

just love how the character is turning out.. especially love his chin.

one thing i dont quite like though are his hands, his palms in particular, they somehow dont have enough of a robotic feel to it. IMHO of course. ;)

[BladeFX]

Realy fast, great work :thumbsup:

I like the gloves. Cartoonish yet usefull.

[Mangled Poly]

Matt your an animal how bout this go to bed and get some needed sleep and give yourself a pat on the back for awesome work:beer:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Man i like this work very much , u definitely are having fun very much with this challenge 'cuase it shows on your work.


I like it very much , from concept to model !!!:bounce:

:thumbsup:

I 'll check in from time to time to see how it goes..

:wavey:

[SM-Kevin]

hey mike!! awesome buddy.. you are better everytime!!

great idea - concert, so original and fantastic modeling dude!!

wel done

[McFly]

Two words: I LOVE IT!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Really, the concept is great, the face of Power Plug is so damn funny (thanks to the huge chin).

His face reminds me of a cartoon put I can't remember which one.

Great work! :beer:

[Carina]

That's three words...

[Stimpy]

maybe: i <3 it ??

cause i <3 it too.

[McFly]

Ok guys, it was a reference to Ali G:

"Two words: KEEP IT REAL". ;)

[mtmckinley]

Carina, TRyanD, BladeFX, DimitrisLiatsos, SM-Kevin - Thanks so much, everybody!! :D

Stimpy - Yeah, the hands aren't done yet. :) Thanks!

Mangled Poly - Who's Matt? lol, j/k. ;) Thanks!

McFly - He kinda reminds me of Megaton Man or maybe The Tick, but I think that's just because of the super-chin and big blank eyes, and "muscles." ;) Thanks a lot! :D

[Mangled Poly]

sorry thought your name was matt guess its micheal now im the idiot

[mtmckinley]

Don't worry, you're not the first. :D I've had people call me "Matt" even when my sig was signed "Mike."

Speaking of which, I think I'll do that.

[rasmusW]

wuhuu!!! d*** that looks nice:thumbsup:

[Mangled Poly]

well the reason i assumed it was mat cause i thought your nick was mtmckinley... i figured the mt was an abrevation for matt :)

[sicean]

or what about "mountain." mt= mount. "Mount McKinley." isn't that an actual mountain somewhere?

i like your characters a lot. at this rate you'll probably have time to animate them. that would be swiggity.

[Virtuoso]

Another month and another nice creation in the works for you Mtmckinley,nice to see. I like the concept very much,shows lot's of potential.

However in my opinion Generator Boy should keep the arms.But that's just one of those taste things.I just think that arms add sooo much to the overall appeal.And adds alot of diversity to the character in question. But taste aside you do have a very nice start,clean modeling as well.:thumbsup: :beer:

[mtmckinley]

abyss103 - Thanks! :)

Mangled Poly - No Problem. :)

sicean - Yep, that's the origin of the name. :D Tallest mountain in North America, and named after an old relative who was President back in 1900 around.

Virtuoso - Thanks! :) I'm thinking of having mechanical arms extend out of the side panels. ;)

[ckpew99]

Wow! your model rocks, your putting the rest of us in the challenge to shame. Love the design and the concept betwwen the two caracters.

Looking forward to seeing what comes next
Keep it up! :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks! :)

Started the legs and playin with color ideas:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot19.jpg

[Risibility]

Awesome. Nothing like a soft shader to do everyone else in. Color scheme looks good but...hmmm...nah it looks good...

What i was gonna say is that if hes supposed to be an all-purpose crime fighting robot, shouldnt he look a little less feminine? His only pitfall is the cord so maybe he should look really really cool and then just have a bright orange extension cord out the back of his head :P Whichever way you go, it still looks good with those colors. NJ mike

/edit By feminine, i mean the colors, not the appearance :thumbsup:

[erilaz]

So simple, yet so dang beautiful. You gots da skillz. Skillz with a 'Z' damn it!!!:D

I would really like to own his action figure.:love:

[mtmckinley]

Risibility - Thanks! I don't plan on just using colos. Going to try to do some actual textures for him. :)

erilaz - Thanks! I think I'd like this toy, too. :D

[Soeren Nielsen]

really cool stuff mckinley, that jawline just spells 'superhero' really made me laugh when I read the background story.

I havent read the entire thread, so I dont know if it has been said before, but the thumb looks too short I think.

anyways, keep it up, cool thread.

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Soeren! They were a little small.

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot20.jpg

[TRyanD]

:xtreme:

Awsome!

I dont like the colors though.

I think the metal robot look would do best for both.

A black and white render, like the front page of a newspaper, would rock! So maybee texture them on a gray scale.

[Egyt]

G! That is a short cable ;) I love every bit of this one except for one thing,,, those feet look so flat, in the concpet they were smaller and a bit higher, tbh I liked that more.



:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[mtmckinley]

TRyanD - I was just playing with the colors. ;) I'm thinking of having it be more black. I'm also thinking of going with a toonish shader as I've not played with toon shaders before.

Egyt - That's just a temporary cord. I'm planning on the final to be a bit longer with an extension cord lengthening it between them. :)

Legs are just the general shape really at the moment. :) You're right though, too flat. Thanks!

[LucianoBerutti]

ohohoho
It is very nice! What do you think to make in the junctions?
I don´t know if this is yor ideia but it would be very rich to place some electric wires shows in the junctions.
I don´t see the hour of it´s finished. :thumbsup: :bounce:

[mtmckinley]

That's the plan! :)

[Willem]

A damn!! Thats some nice idea you've got here!!!

Don't like the colours, maybe more metal and stuff..

good luck

Willem


And how fast!!!!???:surprised :surprised :surprised

[Edouard]

Nice model, but I agree with willem...maybe you can give the robot a nice and reflecting white metal look, and that combined with the red cape....but it is your model and I think it will turn out great whatever the colors that you will give him..keep up the good work:applause: :applause: :applause: :wip:

[Capel]

The upper body is great, man! Same with generator boy. But it looks like you just rushed through the lower half. I'm sure you didn't, but it just looks that way. The two halves just don't seem to belong to the same robot. Just IMHO. Great stuff, though! Keep it up. :D

[Mangled Poly]

hehe cool!

[mtmckinley]

Willem - Thanks. :) I was just playing around with the colors before. lol Won't be quite as pastel in final. ;)

Edouard - Thanks! :D

Capel - Thanks! Legs are just general shape right now. Also, I'm thinking about redesigning the feet. We'll see how it goes. :)

Mangled Poly - Thanks! :)

[jorgelescale]

hey the work youre doing its very cool!!:applause:
specially at the hands, they look very well, you are very fast
keep going with it :bounce:

[littlebrother]

All I have to say is, "I smell winner." That, and don't use this commercially or Tim Burton will slap a lawsuit on you for infringement of Robot-Boy, a character from his online cartoon series, Stain-Boy .

P.S. - Is he going to have any accessories?

[mtmckinley]

jorgelescale - Thanks. :)

littlebrother - Seems strange that I keep getting accused of stealing the design of Generator Boy from all these movies and shows that I've never seen before... (not necessarily here in this thread, but through PMs and emails and even other forums... :p)

Anyway, I do plan on giving him retractable arms as well as a smaller, 3rd wheel.

Thanks! :D Working at the moment. Hopefully get some time to mess with him tonight.

[mtmckinley]

Whew... been busy! Hopefully have an update tomorrow. :)

EDIT:

Btw, I looked up Stain-Boy mentioned by littlebrother, and have to say, I don't really see much of a resemblance...

[Mangled Poly]

cant wait!

[dror-zoro]

from cool consept to model........ i just cant wait to see him textured and on the move......

keep on the good work!!!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, guys! :D

Found a few minutes. :)

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot21.jpg

I'm terrible with feet. :p Probably rework them again before I'm done. lol I think I'm going to start playing with toon shaders and see what kind of results I can get.

[DimitrisLiatsos]

:bounce: Hi...looking very cool , just make lower part of boot 3/4 bigger...just a thought :bounce:

[Hmura]

Hahahah I love this one :thumbsup:

[Grayscale]

Man, I have been watching this thread since the beginning. I have to say this is one of the best Ideas so far. And such a great model. He looks like he and his sidekick would be a joy to animate. You should come up with some short animations to do with these guys...I think a ton of people would love to watch some episodes of POWER PLUG and Generator Boy.!!! I'm laughing just thinking of the theme song in my head. :) Great job. Keep it up..MORE MORE MORE

[mtmckinley]

Dimitri - Thanks! I'll see about increasing the size of the boots.

Hmura - Thanks a lot! :D

Grayscale - Thanks! I definitely hope to do an animation with these guys eventually. :)

Color test:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot22.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot23.jpg

[Kogepan]

That looks great. :buttrock: It's a perfect for this challenge too.

Although I was hoping you were going to color his jaw a darker version of his face to give the impressive of a 5 o'clock shadow. Like a dark, dark blue in this case. Of course, the yellow/gold is almost obnoxious, which fits perfectly with my impression of his character.

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Kogepan! I did try a dark "stubble" blue for the chin, but it just didn't look all that good in my opinion. Must be because of the whole robot thing, makes it look unnatural.

:D

[mtmckinley]

a few tweaks:

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot24.jpg
http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot25.jpg

[Dirk_P_Ho]

Love this mtmckinley!!! the colours are superb! and im diggin the metallic/toon look!

[baby]

i would put the plug in his back a little bit lower :) :wip:

[DimitrisLiatsos]

Last render is really nice with that metallic look and your colors are great . It's giving them this toy - cartoon super hero look :bounce:

[Grub]

Cool:buttrock:

[fig]

the evolution of this one has been really fun to watch, one of my faves. has all the modeling been done in maya?

great stuff :thumbsup:

chris

[mtmckinley]

Dirk_P_Ho, Grub - Thanks!

baby - I wanted the plug to be visible and not hidden by the cape. I was going to put it higher up on his head, but the current position was suggested. :)

DimitrisLiatsos - Thanks, Dimitri! :) That was the plan!

fig - Thanks! Yes, it has all been done in Maya.

[baby]

well I was thinking of a much lower plug :rolleyes: if U see what I mean...

below the cape... :wip:

[Stimpy]

LOL :D

ouch. :P

[mtmckinley]

My site seems to be going under server maintenance, so here's the image from the Challenge site:

EDIT: removed pic

I thought about putting the plug on his butt, but decided against it. :)

[mikefeil]

what did u do to make him look like that in maya?

crazy stuff

[mtmckinley]

I'm using the combination of two Ramp Shaders.

First one has two color swatches and set to Facing Direction. First color swatch is black for the outline, while a second Ramp Shader is mapped to second swatch.

Second one has the color, and is set to Brightness.

:)

[Mangled Poly]

lookking good! his legs do look a little thin though

[s2a-adamk]

Guess it is a little late for comments.
Plug in his butt and then mirror the plug on generator boy....
Hope you win! Great idea.

Can you use the spec highlight on his chin to make more of a stubble look? Or what about trying one with scratches?

Good luck.
a

[mtmckinley]

Never too late for comments. :)

I'm hoping I have enough time to rig and create a suitable environment, and maybe a small animation. :) We'll see how it goes!

[rockrat]

Excellent!

[mtmckinley]

Thanks! :D

More to come this weekend, I hope. :)

[jorgelescale]

hey im becoming a real fan of your work, its really nice, keep going

with it!:beer:
waiting the update:bounce:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks. :) Hoping to work on it today! :D

[mtmckinley]

Whew... finally got a few minutes. :p

http://www.cgchallenge.com/entries/4923/27_large.jpg

I'm playing with the idea of texturing the background normally and just letting the character be toon shaded... Guess I won't really know until I try it. :)

Here's the story as I see it playing out:

Power Plug comes bounding into the alley with Generator Boy rolling behind him, trying to keep up. Suddenly, PP stops and looks up into the sky!

A huge fiery meteor is heading straight toward earth!

With a determined look on his face, he points at the coming catastrophe and bids GB to follow. GB quickly refuses, shaking his head and shaking in fright!

PP grows impatient, stomping his foot and beckoning GB to "come."

GB promptly turns around and rolls away as fast as he can. PP shakes his head in disgust for a second before realizing that his power source tether is quickly becoming taut!

Hijinks ensue. ;) Hoping to animate this or something similar eventually.

[Frinsklen]

great...

I just find the legs to be a bit small compared to the arms.

I want to see this posed, come on!


:thumbsup:

[Gremlin]

I agree about the legs; also, I like the cartoon / car shader mix for the materials! keep it up...
Cheers,
:beer:

[Virtuoso]

Hi Mt..............

Well I like the overall concept/idea very much.And the modeling has been done quite well.:thumbsup:

I know that you are going for that "Toon" look with a toon shader style.And while I think it does look very good I still cannot escape the feeling that it would still be more of a standout model if it was given a more rough beaten up worn rusted out type finish.

Also I think the boots should be given the same treatment the hands were given,more size or exxageration. Well just minor nit picks or thoughts on my behalf.

All in all I still think alot of fine work has been done with your two guys here.One of the best thus far.I still hope to see more.Keep at it,it's worth it.:thumbsup: :beer:

[mtmckinley]

Frinsklen - Well, I think the original had tiny legs, too... kinda for the humor, I think, but i've enlarged them a bit. Thanks!

Gremlin - Thanks! :)

Virtuoso - I'll see about dirtying him up before it's done. :) Thanks!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/robot27.jpg

Got most of the rigging done. Just need to paint weights. Getting the environment going, too. :)

[mtmckinley]

'fraid I've been a bit side-tracked (see Golem in sig ;) ). I do hope to get it done though. :D

[O.Martin]

Cool stuff! Agree with Virtuoso. Love the back alley also. It looks like the alley I've planned for my animation challange. Must think up something else now... :hmm:

One thing though. Your script does not match the guidlines. It is not alowed to use scene cuts. :annoyed: Hope U can rewrite the script to fit the guideline. Your story is funny.
:D

[scribble]

Great concept and execution of the ideas/concepts.
I just thought you might like some ideas I had when I looked at your alley and your ideas of doing an animation.

I think something like, you see someone, a villan I guess, come running into the scene from the street, and quickly looking around and climbing the ladder. And as soon as he leaves the scene, the robots come around the corner, and Power Plug runs in and stops suddenly as he has lost sight of the villan. As he stops suddenly Generator Boy crashes into the back of him causing a funny collision. (sorry even the thought of that scene cracks me up)

Then noticing the only way the villan could of gone is up the ladder, he jumps up and grabs the ladder and starts climbing up, and has Generator Boy has no legs, he gets knocked around on the ladder and all the poles around and so forth.
Just my ideas anyway. :D

[mtmckinley]

I appreciate the replies. :)

I'm currently hard at work on a job evaluation, so don't know if I'm going to be able to get back to this project or not. Sucks, I know. :(

In anycase, look here as I might pull an all-nighter toward the end. lol ;)

Thanks, guys!

[Kid-Mesh]

I like... nice concept :p

[mtmckinley]

Well, I'm going to try to pull something out this last day so I can have something to enter. Wish I could have spent more time on this through the month, but things didn't work out. :p

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/scene3.jpg

[mtmckinley]

Just wanted to say, "I GOT THE JOB!"

:D

Hopefully, in the excitement, I'll get this guy done today. :)

[Virtuoso]

Well done.................Even with time constraints that are always a curse to most,you pulled it off.Fine little scene,and overall a fine job.:thumbsup: :beer:

And Congrats on getting the job,it's well deserved.:beer:

[mtmckinley]

Thanks, Virtuoso!

Well, here's my final. :) Hope everyone likes it!

http://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/scene4.jpg

[swag]

looks very nice - Generator Boy is fantastic
what is on the ground it looking oddly is it dust?

[Starv]

Awesome stuff. :cool:
And now I see that for some reason the challenge deadline has been moved to sunday, so.. you do realize that now you have to animate these guys. :p

Anyways, grats with the job. :beer:

[rockrat]

Nice work! I think one of the best.

And you only had limited time??

[mtmckinley]

swag - Thanks! Seems Generator Boy is definitely a favorite. :) I'm not sure I understand your question regarding what's on the ground. It's a texture of gravel/pavement created from a photo that I have taken. I wanted it to look like trash and such on the ground, hince the reflective parts... a tin can there, a bottle cap here. That sort of thing.

Starv-Thanks. :) Has it been moved? Well, I'm afraid I've got to get prepared for my moving date, so I don't know if I'll be able to do much more for this one.

rockrat - Thanks a lot! :D I'm afraid because of a few other projects, as well as a job evaluation I worked on for a few days, I haven't really touched this project all April until a couple days ago. I'm glad I got as much done as I did in the first few weeks of the challenge! :D

[Dreamwave]

it looks really great, but I would change the shininess of the floor...

[coCoKNIght]

Your character(s) are great, the enviroment also, I just don't think they fit very well together... Nevertheless good work, congrats! :thumbsup:

[seudo]

mtmckinley, glad to see you got the job. I have been frequenting your thread since the beginning of the challenge and I must say I enjoyed seeing all the changes and informative updates.

It was a pleasure watching your concept become virtual reality.

Again, thanks for all your work and for a glimpse at your work process.

seudo?

[mtmckinley]

coCoKNIght- Thanks. :) I know the looks of the environment and the characters are contrasting, but I wanted to see what it looked like. Plus, I only had the one day left when I started texturing the environment and this was faster. :p lol

seudo - Thanks, Seudo! I appreciate it. :)

[Randuin]

was that built entirely out of nurbs? :)

[mtmckinley]

99% polys.

[Randuin]

sweet :) i love ppl who model in polys! :) how did you make those tubes? extrude all the face but not keeping the keep faces together option? or extruding row by row? and how did you make a tube with polies?

[mtmckinley]

Well, (I'm using Maya, btw) I used the Surfaces > Extrude curve command (draw a path, draw a profile) which is normally used for NURBS, but I used its polygon output options. I extruded every other row of faces, yes. :)

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