[Vehicle] Pinzgauer [WIP]

[Salmonella]

Originally Posted by frenzy

I'm only modelling from various pictures I can find, not a common vehicle it may seem.

The only side views I can find are of other varients of Pinzgauer trucks, so I have nothing accurate to work with.

Working only with pics is pretty hard to be accurate, there's a techinique that I can't remember the name, used in CG to recreate ambients based on photos. I can't find any tut but its somethng like these



create a Image plane ( or whatever its called on your preffered 3d program), then a new camera, adjust the camera angle and focal lentgh until you match the grid with any reference plane on your image.

lock the movement on this camera, and you can use it to check the proportions

[frenzy]

Yeah alright, I'll definatly try this

[jay_b7]

Hi,

Just thought I may be able to assist you on this Pinzgauer project, you see I work for the company that 'used' to build them we only support the vehicle now ( worked on Pinzgauers for over 10 years now!!!).. alas its a great truck but no longer in production. The UK has ~1,500 vehicles and the NZ Army has 321 (various variants) anyway if you need any data to assit your model I am more than happy to help..

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Yes Jay I was about to say the british army use them as ammo transports in Afghanistan too.

[Conman51]

The steering wheel seems to be on the wrong side compared to the RL pic

Or does it even matter on this vehicle?

[HangMan_]

Originally Posted by Conman51

The steering wheel seems to be on the wrong side compared to the RL pic

Or does it even matter on this vehicle?

Here in NZ we have our drivers on the right side of the car, the opposite to what you have in America

[Rudd]

Originally Posted by [R-COM]HangMan

drivers on the right side of the car

as God intended

[HangMan_]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Rudd

as God intended

Well said. This is the case for 90% of the NZDF vehicles as we like them to be road legal without requiring new licenses for drivers.

[Conman51]

yea i knew that, i was just wondering if you were trying to follow the ref pic exactly as it is

[MonkeySoldier]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Rudd

as God intended

He must have lost his glasses when he made it like that. Almost the rest of the world drives on the other side, silly Brits/ Kiwi's/ Aussie's. (?, not sure about Aussies)