ADAPTATION-BIf the Manhattan Project was made by idiots

Oppenheimer was my first choice for a character because he was central to the Manhattan Project.

Changing Oppenheimer from a human into a robot was not easy, it required quite a few designs before I settled on the final design of him as a robot/tank machine.

I still like this design a lot, it

IDEA

My concept for Oppenheimer changed slightly during the modelling phase. These were just small changes to the design of the model.

I created the high-polygon mesh first and then created the low-polygon mesh afterwards.

The only things that I didnt model at this point where the tank treads and the power-pipes wire. These were made during the rigging stage.

MESH

The benefit of making the high-poly mesh before the low-poly mesh was that it meant the model was available for making Normal and Ambient Occlusion maps before the main texturing phase.

Not all of the model uses Normal maps but everything else uses Ambient Occlusion maps.

MAPS

FX

The emitters tried to replicate the smoke from Oppenheimers cigarette and the energy from the power-pipe. None of these were particularly successful.

The tank treads turned out very well and flow nicely. The tank treads and the wheels both have separate rigs and controls for both, whenever the model moves one must manipulate both controls to simulate movement.

RIGGING

imagesThese are some final renders of my model inside a Manhattan project test zone.

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A back image of the model.

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A view on the inner section of the model.

This a turnaround video of my model in a small testing zone.

TURNAROUND

This is a simulation of the character picking up and storing an object for use.

WORKING

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