Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)

[Kent Trammell]

Heh I yeah I’m giving you full points for the latest submission. But so far I’ve not credited anyone’s account with submission XP yet. I was waiting to do it all at once. Though perhaps I’ll calculate it for the exterior and add it today. If you see a major jump in your XP total you’ll know why 😎

[Kent Trammell]

Heh I noticed that recently @spikeyxxx! Pretty cool that this project might forever be linked to the real CAT434E ✊

[Adrian Bellworthy]

Been doing my duty as a MoLE.

The DOG is looking epic in all it’s glory in the assembly file.

I noticed a couple of points on my inspection.

@blanchsb your shoes are not polished.

@dostovel your shirt has not been pressed.

and a couple of minor points.

@artifact the side of the engine enclosure doesn’t line up with the top. Maybe just missing a holding edge at the top of the side piece. The top looks a bit wobbly also.

Also the shape at the side doesn’t match the shape of the chassis. Looks like a matter of moving those forward facing faces forward. Try saying that fast four times.

and @duerer you asked about your hoses on the rear axle. Your two little ones could do with a slightly larger diameter. I have circled where Spikey placed his, which is where the hydraulic tank would be positioned if we had one, and as it happens it is more or less below the steering column where the electric cables will go if you decide to add them.

Can’t wait to see the finished DOG, it’s looking amazing so far. I for one have learned so much from this collaboration, @theluthier has been awesome leading this project and interacting with everyone has been especially fruitful for my CG journey. Thank you all. 👍

[Omar Domenech]

I don’t understand what that means. I translate that in my head literally and I don’t get the meaning of the phrase. Are there wrinkles in my box?

[Adrian Bellworthy]

No Omar, It was supposed to be a joke, like, Stand by your beds, inspection time, army style. I’ll have to practise my jokes a bit more.

[Omar Domenech]

Well actually I have to get even more familiar with English. There are a lot of things that fly over my head. And speaking it is a bit more difficult. I talked with Kent once a couple of years ago over Skype, he said he could understand me, but I’m always worried I have a bad accent. 😰

[Kent Trammell]

Hey @ryzen7 – I added your gmail address to the share group of the folder. If you login to https://drive.google.com/ you should see the DOG-434E folder there. From there I recommend installing the Google Drive applet for syncing the project folder to your local computer.

[Adrian Bellworthy]

I’m just happy everyone learns English, I wouldn’t talk to anyone if they didn’t. 

[Kent Trammell]

@adrian2301 the MOLE!

Thanks for analyzing this monster model for the team. I noticed @artifact’s intersections and meant to go over them during this week’s stream – they were aligned to old versions of corresponding parts. I should have implemented Google Drive syncing from the start 😖

[Adrian Bellworthy]

The Google drive syncing has been so helpful, particularly in the later stages. Better late than never as they say.

[artifact]

@adrian2301 I’ll smooth out those kinks, no problem.

[Karen Trevino]

MISS YOU ALL! 

[Kent Trammell]

@spikeyxxx could you post the link to the YT video of the back window opening?

[spikeyxxx]

Sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDCxQmZoPSU

I posted this before, but it’s kinda difficult to find that again in this forum thread;)

[Kent Trammell]

it’s kinda difficult to find that again in this forum thread;)

Heh tell me about it..thanks!

I’m dumb. I already had that in my 434E playlist…must have been from you earlier. And wow, that back window opening mechanism couldn’t have been more complicated 😩

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