Fiberglass will rust???
Petercat
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Took a look at the iray texture set for the Big Bill truck. http://www.daz3d.com/big-bill-truck-iray
Fiberglass and aluminum will rust? How about that.
(That's what the bodies, wheels and fuel tanks of big trucks are made of, have been for years.)
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Maybe it's older, back when they were still steel.
All metals do corrode eventually if not looked after.. And the same with fiberglass if not looked after properly especially when out in the sunlight can deteriorate over time..
Fiberglass will not rust, Rust refers only to iron and steel corrosion. Aluminum corrodes but it does not rust. Aluminum is actually very prone to corrosion. However, aluminum corrosion is aluminum oxide, a very hard material that actually protects the aluminum from further corrosion. but also depends on how much oxygen is present, iron and steel will always rust if not protected by either zinc,aluminum or titanium oxides
fiberglass on the otherhand can break down and release dust that can give you lung cancer
Looks rusty to me!
No no, that's not Rusty. That's Bill.
Most BIG tractor-trailers are steel, not aluminum or fiberglass... and we all know steel rusts.
Especially if they are made by Ford. We used to call old Ford cars Dagenham Dustbins over here, because of their tendency to rust.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dagenham%20dustbin
Do you scare people when you pull up behind them and they spot you in the rearview, Jack?
I actually drove one for a short time long ago that was very similar to that one, except it was a White, not a Peterbilt, and may have been slightly older (but not as rusty).
Well... Yes... Parts of modern trucks are still steel... Mostly frames, running gear and cab body... Hoods/front fender, some rear fenders, air deflectors and even a few sleeper bodies are fiberglass... Older trucks like the one in the picture above (60s Peterbuilt?)have hoods that fold to the side, like 30s cars used to... The doors were designed to clear the fenders and were light enough to be moved by hand, so they could still be steel... Back in the late 70s manufacturers started to use fiberglass to save weight and get better gas mileage, from that practice whole forward flipping hoods with integral front fenders started to become a one piece unit with the added benefit of better access to the engine and steering gear.
I looked up the model that the texture set is designed for and it kinda has some unlikely features not constant with real vehicles of that basic design... I don't want to nitpick any of that... It's a good model, just kinda of an amalgamation of a bunch of different designs and ages... (Low profile show tires and rear hinging hood)... Though it appears to lean towards Western Star and Peterbuilt... As such, it could be made of anything the modeler wants to call it... Steel, aluminum, fiberglass, plastic, wood or heavily lacquered bologna... All which have their pros and cons and places in transportation history... Except for the bologna... That was a one off deal.
Technically fiberglass will rot out if not cared for and aluminum is subject to all sorts of corrosion, but usually it's from extreme environments or pollutants so in a way, the texture are not inaccurate since they could pass for fading dirty paint or really bad mildew... I'd go with calling it dirty fading paint, you'd have to park in the bathroom or have a really bad mildew problem for it to spread to your truck.
Not sure why there is a complaint here?
My mad max renders always like a little rust to them. I greatly appreciate that it is an option.
It is a 3d model, it can be made out of whatever substance you want it to be as an artist. Whatever fits your work. So there is no right or wrong answer as to what the material it is made out of is.
(and yeah...it would be an amalgamation of different vehicles, because there are copyright laws on real vehicles)
...and I still want a "Porkchop Express" texture varient ;)
Rawn
Actual pork texture?... Mmmm porky...
... Who?
Jack Burton! Me!
Love that movie, and would also love that texture... :D
F.O.R.D. (Found On Road Dead)
F.O.R.D. (Fix Or Repair Daily) - According to my dad who was a Chevy man through and through. :)
My old man (depression era baby) told me they used to say that if you want a car that will run forever, buy a Ford and use it until it rusts away in a couple of years. If you want a car that will never rust, buy a Chevrolet and use it until the engine dies in a couple of years.
Or vice versa, I can't remember. I bought a Honda so I didn't need to worry about it!
My first husband worked for Ford's at Dagenham. I couldn't blame him for my 2 fords though as they were built before he started working there, my cars were always "old bangers" all I could afford. My first Ford, 2nd car I actually owned that was mine and not his, was a MK1 Cortina. A couple of cars past that I had a MK 3 Cortina, had pretty good service out of both of them, considering the age they were. I must admit though that my friends used to take the micky out of the MK3, said they always knew it was me when I passed them on the motorway doing 90mph in a shower of rust.
Never heard of a Cortina, had to look it up. UK only. In the late 90s I lived in Spain and I saw something called a Ford Ka. It looked like a VW beetle with bumpers that covered about 3/4 of the body. Never saw that anywhere else but Europe but after driving through the narrow roads of hilltop towns in Andalucia where I had to fold the mirrors in to fit into a lane, I learned to appreciate that a Ford Bronco didn't make sense in most of Europe and my little SEAT Toledo fit the need better. And to my surprise I found it was considered a "large" car in Spain. Sheesh!