Vehicle: Formula 1, Williams FW25

[Gremlin]

looks really cool, maybe up the gloss on the car (more shiney) and make the tires more bumpy (more intense bump/displacement map). But the modeling looks superb!

Keep up the sweetly awesome work, Cheers!
:beer:

[danny123]

since im a racing freak the only probelm is that the cockpit is to short, length wise(that could be just the angle though) and the helmet looking right is a bit strange.

:buttrock:

[wayfaerer]

Excellent model! The only thing that confuses me are the light spots on the tires. They look... cloudy. I never saw a f1-tire in reality, though

[cyberjunkie]

Awesome model but I think the wheels look too thick or bulky, too rounded on the outside.

[JasonA]

thats one sweet formula car:) nice job on the paint too.

I might agree about the tires' outer walls being a bit too rounded. And although the tread of the tires should be soft and treadless, I might have expected a *bit* more of a rough, sticky appearance. They look a bit too smooth right now.

Bah, but this is really nitpicking... its a great model! What program is this and could we see a wire? Please, post more rendered angles too
:thumbsup:

[Kruvi]

Woah, sweet model ya got there, would be happy to see more detailed shots of it ? :)

different areas / angles.

:beer:

[Raffaello.S.]

Nice model...but are you sure that the mirrors are in the right place?...i dont think tha this way you can look at...

[Menge]

PERFECT!!!!!

[Daniel]

what should I say... :thumbsup: Just great.
I don't know the car, so no crit from me :wavey:

Cya.

[RmachucaA]

I wet my pants looking at the video..... with drool of course :-)

Awesome stuff, being a huge racing fan, i can testify that the model is quite accurate, Bravo.

[facial]

cooooool model , man. your work is great, it really shakes my mind. Keepost the great stuff. :D :thumbsup:

[Apollux]

Great Work!!! Great Work!!

I'm doing something similar for the 2003 F1 Blender Contest http://www.seesystems.com/f1/
and I know how dificult it is !!! In the process of modeling mine I have became very familiar with the tinny details of F1 cars, it is amazing the amount of stuff that you just don't notice.

You even got the right number of rings on the tire!! (Williams is using a 4 rings tire while the others makers are using a 5 rings version). And for all those who asked, yes, that is the way a F1 wheel should look.. although yours certanly have a cloudy appearance.

The only thing that your car is lacking are the creases in the car body (where the different parts come together), for instance, where is the fuel cap?

** Edit: Jaguar is also using the same tire for it's new R4, so they are the two cars with 4 rings tires.

You can see the real BMW/Williams here http://www.bmw.williamsf1.com/ click on images, and then select 2003 launch from the drop-down list.

[zkanal]

Wow ,nice modelling.

[digimice]

You are right Apollux,

the fuel cap is missing on the model. Also the fire extinguisher knob. We are using different detailed version for our animations. So also we have a body which has all the details a real Williams FW25 fuel cap also has. Maybe I should paint a fuel cap bumpmap for this model, good idea ! I will... All other creases are existing. But in this picture they are outshined, except an the nose and under the B of BMW.
I will post some more pictures very soon, but if you like to see a very, very,very big and detailed picture right now click this link :Poster FW25 6000x2500 pixels 17 MB (http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/insideformula/FW25PosterWZ.zip)

I thank everybody here for your critics and commentaries !!

See, this was the steering wheel last year...
http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/insideformula/LenkradFW23.jpg http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/insideformula/LenkradFW23Hinten.jpg

[Apollux]

Dammm... the steering wheel for this year is super cool with the telemetry screen and all that... it is a shame the FIA banned telemetry :annoyed: Since the upcomming Silverstone, all steering wheels are falling back to the same old model!

[Daniel]

I don't like the steering wheel rendeirngs, the bmw logo looks very reflective, to much reflection for my taste.

Also the buttons look strange, the surface :hmm:

I can see some polys (on the s-wheel) in the second rendering.

But yeah, I don't know how high is the budget nor I know how much time U had!

Cya.

[digimice]

Hi Daniel,

the renderings of the steering wheels are just test renderings and they just should show the level of detail.
Of course the HDRI reflection doesn´t fit in a black background, but they do when the steering wheels is the car on the track and raytracing is activated.
The whole BMW Logo on a FW Formula 1 car is in acrylic glass.

But you are also right with the budget, its never enough.
We have usually 10 days to built a whole real looking racetrack in every detail. This week we built Brazil. Then we may model a clutch with a gearbox and an engine, and it should be all real geometric Formula 1 parts.
Or we built 12 different older racecars (see anims) Also we have to do all the research by ourselfs and then we draw all storyboards. Then we animate everything.
Allmost no layer rendering and post production is possible in this short time. Because we produce and render in this 10 days 90-135 seconds in PAL resolution. 4 People work for all Williams Formula 1 animations. Everyone is a 3Dholic here :applause:

Christof
http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/newsbilder/StoryboardByRomanGonther.jpg

[Daniel]

Are the Anims for EuroSport or DSF?
DSF, coz I seen DSF is using the Anims from the "Inside Formula" series.

Cya.

[tariqrauf]

hey.. awesome render dude... freaked out!!!.. one question, where did you get the blueprints... can you tell it to me?

[xynaria]

Was all the work on your site refering to this project done in 10 days????? If so, you've done a magnificent job indeed. I hope you watched the Grand Prix as a 'reward' :)

[digimice]

All the work on our website refering to the "Inside Formula" project is a collection from different episodes. We produce dozens of "Inside Formula" episodes every year. But these animations are mostly shown on TV not in connection with the "Inside Formula" magazin. A couple of times in a week our animations are seen on CNN, RTL, PRO7, SAT1, ORF, Eurosport, DSF a.o.

To build all the models we just use regular pictures we get from Williams F1 bevore the bolide is publicised. You will never get a good blueprint from a current F1 car.

Everybody here is watching the Grand Prix, we are all F1 freaks !!!:thumbsup:

[cyberjunkie]

As long as we're talking about F1, Brazil race was a DISASTER for most teams. Am Happy For McLaren/Mercedes. :beer:

[xynaria]

LOL ..it certainly wasn't boring. :beer:

[Kruvi]

Should have taped Brazil :(

It was certainly something that hasnt been seen for ages, god I love rain

[Daniel]

Yeah! Heavy!!!
Like the big crahs in 1999? The one where only 7finished the race!

But rally racing is much better :buttrock:
hehe..
Cya.

[Ryder]

good work!
... but... ( always a but) :) the tires got a strange noise..

later

[RmachucaA]

Thankfully f1 isnt the BORE it was the last few years.....
BTW, the steering wheel does look very precise, nad i just love the texture and pourosity of where the hands go.... really nice.

[Apollux]

How come this car isn't in the gallery... neither in the spotlight?

:shrug:

[digimice]

Hello Formula 1 watchers,

as a sign for Montoyas unfortuned carsh yesterday, here some new pictures of his (rendered) car...

Bye,

Christof
http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/newsbilder/FW25BeautyA.jpg http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/newsbilder/FW25BeautyC.jpg http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/newsbilder/FW25BeautyD.jpg http://www.digimice.com/Galerie/newsbilder/FW25BeautyE.jpg

[wayfaerer]

looks fantastic! But Montoya's Car looked somewhat different yesterday :-)

How about a McLaren?

[Turri]

looks fantastic :applause:

great work.

:buttrock:

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