In this posting today I want to show you a new Blender vehicle model that I have had on my mind for some time. This being a 1951 Chevy pickup truck. Another favorite vehicle that makes me drool every time I see one either in photos of at car shows. So I thought it was just the right time to model the truck in Blender 3D.
If you have been following my blog over the years you have seen my progression with Blender 3D and what I have managed to create with this great free software. My goal from my early days of trying to learn Blender was to be able to model cars. I am very happy with what I can create now but am still learning new things and this is the case with this truck model. I have picked up a lot of pointers over the years but I still consider myself to be an intermediate modeler in Blender.
Recently I received from Christopher Plush at CGMasters a copy of his latest training DVD on how to model a Jeep Wrangler. This is his second training DVD. This first version he taught how to model a Chevy Camaro in great detail. This helped me a great deal in learning the proper way to model a vehicle and with the second version he has stepped his training up a few more steps already and I am no where near completing the training that he shows in the new DVD. I will supply a link to his site later on in this posting so you can find out where to get it and check it out for yourself.
So back to the new project of the truck here are a few images of what I have started to create so far.
This first image of my Blender work screen shows the front of the 1951 Chevy ready for modeling. Through the training DVD I was able to get the truck put in by itself without any background around it which actually makes things a bit easier when laying out the various parts of the truck.
This time the side view which is scaled to match the front, top and back of the truck as well.
Working with the views of the truck I started laying out the different parts as shown above. This is where the DVD training has helped out greatly to get everything looking right and to scale.
For this Blender model I thought it would be interesting to see exactly how long it will take to complete the model. So I have a stopwatch on my desk to keep track of the hours that I put into the modeling of the truck. So far with what you see here with the front end, fenders and cab the tally is up to 8.5 hours. Sounds like a lot of time but this is just the start as most of my other vehicles that I have created like the VW Bug or Triumph GT6 the hours ran up to 100 hours plus depending on if I decided to also add a complete interior to the vehicle. All fun stuff and that is the point for me in using Blender in the first place. Being retired I have all the free time I could ever wish for so why do something that is not fun right?
I will post more on the Chevy pickup Blender model as I progress further. In the mean time check out Chis Plush's latest car modeling and texturing DVD for sale at the link below.
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