Races of Middle Earth - Character - Dirk P Ho

#48

Excellent Dirkā€¦great workā€¦those arms do through a bit of ā€œmessinessā€ to itā€¦are those used swords for fingers? Brilliantā€¦keep going manā€¦canā€™t wait to see the gobutecs:thumbsup:

#49

It was simply practical idea, to protect these mechanisms from damage yet to leave them visible. Waiting for Gobutecsā€¦:thumbsup:

#50

Bam, finally an update! WHOO!, head of course is just for sizing. This is the main Gobutec I think, riding in the head, have to do at least one more taller one, and a big strong fat one. Comments are welcome! thanks folks.

#51

I think he need bigger feet :surprised

#52

Good start on the next creatures Dirkā€¦i think without doubt you should add size to them feet as Joril already stated.Also the hands,give them more girth and overall size as well.Unless itā€™s a taste thing for you,but if not give them a supersize up.:thumbsup:

                 A fat one will be a good extra to go along with the skinny one.Keep up all the work,it's promising.:beer:
#53

great idea Dirk! I love it :smiley: You made the ā€œmechā€ so perfect! It definitely looks like its built by those little gobbies. Does it actually work? You should set it up to animate so all the pieces interact with each otherā€¦i dont know how you would do it, but it would rock!

I think the Goblin looks good so far. Now i know its hard to criticize anatomy on teeny little goblins, but i think for one so skinny whoā€™s ribs are showing (and if those are his ribs, they are going the wrong way), he wouldnt have those little love handles down there. His torso also looks a bit elongated, but of course its possible thats just what they look like, and if so, then rock on :slight_smile: Longer fingers might help as wellā€¦heā€™d have an awful time trying to build anything with those stubby little fingers :wink:

#54

Thatā€™s one freaky lil critter, Dirk :thumbsup:
I actually rather like the tiny feet too - you should keep them tiny like that!
The only thing that kinda bugs me a bit is that the ribs showing through the skin seem to be sloping in the wrong way :surprised

#55

Wow, Thanks all for the wonderfull support!!

Joril: Check the big feet, you like them Better?

Virtuoso: Thanks man, made the hands a bit bitter, I think theyre at a good size, I could be wrong though. :stuck_out_tongue:

Rye: WOW, thanks a bunch for the comments, makes me feel all special :stuck_out_tongue: I would love to get this thing animated, but my skills are sorely lacking in that department, who knows, maybe sometime down the line. I have no idea how I missed the rib thing, im a disgrace, maybe I should stare at the naked MEN on artist.sk more oftenā€¦uhhā€¦i meanā€¦ :surprised: Anyways, fixed that, and I de-lovehandled him. The long torso is intentional SO BACK OFF :stuck_out_tongue: he he, j/k. I made the hands bigger, maybe ill elongate em too, Iunno, what do you think now??

Leigh: Made em just to scare ya! heh, j/k I got both feetses up there, what do you think now? Still like the small ones? Iā€™m torn now that you said you liked em like that!! oh dear. The friggin ribs, im super embarassed about that one, theyre fixed now.

Anyhoo, to all out there, Im asking which size feet you like, big or small? you have the POWER to decide this little guys fate!

As Always Comments are welcomed.

#56

hey cool, agreed bigger feets would be coolā€¦

lets see a new head soonā€¦and him at the controlsā€¦and a monkey! :buttrock:

#57

As above, bigger feetā€¦:stuck_out_tongue:

#58

Hey Hey kids, we have a head!

King: You bring the monkeys, Iā€™ll bring the beer.

Azazel: Your wish is my command :stuck_out_tongue:

Dont worry Leigh, one of the other dudes will get the tiny feetses.

This is where the Gobutec stands currently, much tweaking and details to do on the head.

Thanks for comments

#59

Alright folks, bit of an update here. These are the three guys controlling the Mech thing. The fat/strong one works the legs, the Tall one (may be another one too) will control the knees. And the one in the middle, with the best horns (standards set by gobutecs of course), is driving and working the arms from the head of the contraption.

Much more details per guy to come, comments are welcome.

#60

hehe nice folk!

but i recommend smaller cow ears for fatty, longer rabbit ears for the skinny oneā€¦

and bigger feet for the taller onesā€¦ you nailed the foot size on the fat one thoughā€¦

an fatty could have a stockier neckā€¦ or perhaps no neck at all you can cover it with fat or a double chin and make him reaaally chunkier for contrast

the mid size could have a bigger head (=IQ)

keep goin man, donā€™t lose the motivation!

:buttrock::beer:

#61

Just a small update, in wire format. I think ive got the proportions down. Currently thinking about accesories and such. Any ideas you, the good ppl of cgtalk, would be great.

#62

Well hello everyone, I have the smallest of updates for you! :stuck_out_tongue:

Made the guys vests, pretty snazzy huh? Im just ITCHING to get texturing.

Comments encouraged.

#63

Looks greatā€¦could you possible give him some sort of weaponā€¦:shrug: my brain is mush right now so youā€™ll have to forgive me for my lack of creativityā€¦heheā€¦texturing is pretty hard for meā€¦trying different thingsā€¦hope yourā€™s goes smoothlyā€¦:thumbsup:

#64

Thats great Dirk! I love those horns, very unique. I donā€™t know if funny is what you are going for, but I think more extreme differences in the 3 gobbies would be more interesting. Make the one on the left super lanky and tall, and the one on the right much much fatter. Maybe they could have cogs around their ankles or wrists and necklaces made with sprockets!

#65

Remi Thanks dude! My brain is mush as well, weā€™ll see If I can pull something out of my asā€¦ err, brain :stuck_out_tongue: Texturing is one of my weaknesses as well.

Rye Thanks for the kind words! Not sure If Iā€™ll have time but iā€™ll definately try it if the opportunity arises.

Alright folks, Iā€™m still alive. However now that I am employed, the progress will definately take a hit. Iā€™m sure youā€™re all devastated :wink:

My goal is to at least get fatty here textured, started unwrapping today, heres proof.

#66

Damn, too long since Iā€™ve updatedā€¦textures never really got off the ground. Its sad really, itā€™s what is forcing me to call my entry a failure in its own right. Oh well, thereā€™s always next timeā€¦right Kingā€¦you better finish :stuck_out_tongue: , or the spankings commence. As usual, I got way ahead of myselfā€¦

But hereā€™s what I call ā€œDoneā€

Thanks to all who gave me great support on this one, hopefully see you all next time!

NOTE - Slightly larger pic on the challenge site

#67

This is far from a failure.Quite the opposite.Itā€™s too bad you didā€™nt have all the time needed to get this to the finish line.

            But what you do have is quite inventive.It shows me originality and a good overall [b]vision[/b].I can really see where you were headed with this. It's a shame time always gets in the way. You should have seen my visions for this challenge,it would have been really entertaining and fun,but time and a personal project interupted my visions for this challenge as well.

            Overall I still think you showed alot,and did put together quite abit.Oh no it's far from a failure......it's a WIP with alot of potential in my eyes. Overall I still give you :thumbsup: :thumbsup: two thumbs up.....I hope you still get more on it done in the future on the side,it would be worth it.In-depth texturing and more polish would really show up nicely with this.

           See you soon Dirk.......fine job.:thumbsup: :beer: