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Looking for opinions Truck or vehicle with most detailed engine

Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705
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For those who like 3d vehicles. Which vehicle do you prefer for a more realisitc engine 'under the hood'  Do you have any recs?

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  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 8,074

    If I needed a close up of a realistic engine,  I'd pop the hood of the vehicle,   hide the existing engine which generally look like afterthoughts,  and put this DzFire V8 in its place. 

    https://www.daz3d.com/v8

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2018

    Hah! I like it! Very creative. I think there was a christmas  or April fools reebie that was a v8 engine, but dang if I can find it.

    oh dear unless that is it and I didn’t nab it. crying

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  • DarkEdgeDesignDarkEdgeDesign Posts: 489

    from my product Hooligan

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2018

    Wow, thats top notch DarkEdgeDesign! How did I miss that?- Looks fantastic.

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  • Phoenix1966Phoenix1966 Posts: 2,000
    edited May 2018

    At the other place, there is a '69 Dodge Charger with a pretty decent engine. I did have to tweak the materials (it is a Poser product) for Iray, however. I like it because not only is there the engine, but battery, radiator, etc.

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 27,474
    Serene Night said:

    Wow, thats top notch DarkEdgeDesign! How did I miss that?- Looks fantastic.

    Looking for something for the guys to work on? Get those wrenches out. DarkEdgeDesign vehicles are top notch. They have lots of "working" parts.

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705

    Yes! And I still seem to be using the Pick 'em up truck, which seems to be my vehicle of choice. Most of my other vehicles don't appear to have hoods that open- and if they do, they are empty on the inside

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705
    Phoenix1966 said:

    At the other place, there is a '69 Dodge Charger with a pretty decent engine. I did have to tweak the materials (it is a Poser product) for Iray, however. I like it because not only is there the engine, but battery, radiator, etc.

    This looks excellent. Although I'm not sure Boyd can fit inside it, that engine is great. I will have to wait for a sale.

  • Td3dTd3d Posts: 412
    Serene Night said:

    For those who like 3d vehicles. Which vehicle do you prefer for a more realisitc engine 'under the hood'  Do you have any recs?

    Hope this engine does it for you.

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,628
    FirstBastion said:

    If I needed a close up of a realistic engine,  I'd pop the hood of the vehicle,   hide the existing engine which generally look like afterthoughts,  and put this DzFire V8 in its place. 

    https://www.daz3d.com/v8

     

    Serene Night said:

    Hah! I like it! Very creative. I think there was a christmas  or April fools reebie that was a v8 engine, but dang if I can find it.

    oh dear unless that is it and I didn’t nab it. crying

    That's it. It was free on 1 April 2016 but required purchase of another item.

  • hphoenixhphoenix Posts: 1,335
    Charlie Judge said:
    FirstBastion said:

    If I needed a close up of a realistic engine,  I'd pop the hood of the vehicle,   hide the existing engine which generally look like afterthoughts,  and put this DzFire V8 in its place. 

    https://www.daz3d.com/v8

     

    Serene Night said:

    Hah! I like it! Very creative. I think there was a christmas  or April fools reebie that was a v8 engine, but dang if I can find it.

    oh dear unless that is it and I didn’t nab it. crying

    That's it. It was free on 1 April 2016 but required purchase of another item.

    Yep.  It was a 'april fools' joke on us because we were still waiting for Victoria 8 to be released.  Everyone was waiting with baited breath for V8.....and then there it was!

    And it was a sweet engine model.  I'd love to see some more (a V6, straight six, and a straight 4, and maybe even a V12) for putting 'under the hood' on a lot of car models.

  • hphoenixhphoenix Posts: 1,335
    Phoenix1966 said:

    At the other place, there is a '69 Dodge Charger with a pretty decent engine. I did have to tweak the materials (it is a Poser product) for Iray, however. I like it because not only is there the engine, but battery, radiator, etc.

    My only complaint with most of these kinds of shots is the underside of the hood (or bonnet, in UK) is flat and completely ruins the realism of the result.  Even just a flat texture map that 'simulates' what the underside of the real hood looks like would be fine.....but most don't even bother.

    I like vehicles to be completely usable.  Rigging so wheels turn match the steering wheel and vice-versa.  Trunk (boot), doors, and hood (bonnet) should all open properly.  Windows should raise and lower.  And if something opens, the interior it exposes should be properly detailed.  Some basic rotation rigging for visible parts on some engines would be good too.  And do a decent dashboard and interior, and rig the gearshift and pedals.  Yes, it's a LOT more work.  But I'll pay a lot more for good solid work.  I pass on a lot of vehicles (unless they're incredibly cheap) simply due to the lack of these details.

     

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,705
    edited June 2018

    There are a few free obj engines I found at turbosquid... as to whether they really work with the cars I’m unsure but they can be shrunk down and fit in the hood.

    i do agree cars hoods should open, windows should roll down and doors and trunks should open as well.

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  • pwiecekpwiecek Posts: 1,598

    An old product c.2010

    https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/el-camino-car-for-poser/78955/

    I don't think its as detailed as the V8

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