The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:20 pm

I found this, its pricey $100.00 for a Program but the CGI render looks great:
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_deta ... duct=36305

here's a classic Optimus Prime one too, great for the desk top of your computer, if you have that kind of money..that is..
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_deta ... duct=37335

20th Anniversary prime:
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_deta ... duct=34195

and other various Transformers:
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_sear ... ansformers

wether this is a good topic or not, atleast the resource is here posted for anyone interested..

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:10 pm

Are they serious?

$85-$100 for a Movie Prime CGI model that is alt mode only is a giant ripoff. I am a terrible Modeller, but it is very very simple to create alt mode only vehicles.

You can literally "trace" the outline of the vehicle once you have correctly scaled images of a top, side, fron and behind image of the vehicle in question.

It may take a crapload of time, but it isn't really all that difficult. Neither is coming up with a texture pattern that is based on a pre-existing vehicle.

No hack on you Skywarp-2, but those models are a rip-off.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:49 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:Are they serious?

$85-$100 for a Movie Prime CGI model that is alt mode only is a giant ripoff. I am a terrible Modeller, but it is very very simple to create alt mode only vehicles.

You can literally "trace" the outline of the vehicle once you have correctly scaled images of a top, side, fron and behind image of the vehicle in question.

It may take a crapload of time, but it isn't really all that difficult. Neither is coming up with a texture pattern that is based on a pre-existing vehicle.

No hack on you Skywarp-2, but those models are a rip-off.

I agree that's why i just stole the preview images and uploaded them to my photbucket account... :grin:

But I just wanted there to be a place we could go back to refence incase anyone wanted to checkt hem out.. pricey or not, it's new merchandise..

But I wouldn't buy them... I don't know how to do CG renders, so i'm not sure what a good render download should cost, time and effort, but since its not a movie and and not extraordinarily realistic, I'm just content on snaking the images from the previews..