Cars Toyota AE86

[Kyuubeey]

Loosely for now. I think I will just get the overall form right, but no holes or ribs or anything complicated. That comes later, whenever I get around to stripped cars, which will probably entail a lot of remodeling anyway, which is beyond my skill level currently.

This is just to place things.

 

[Kyuubeey]

There's SEVERAL types of door paneling and even the metal structure underneath is unclear, so this is gonna be something.

 

[Kyuubeey]

New setup mostly up and running, so I'm back in Blender.

 

[Kyuubeey]

I don't think I can do the interior right without this. Not 100% sure about the placement, still comparing. Might need to put the dash in for it to make sense.

EDIT: More pics. No idea about accuracy but front of dash at least is reasonable.

 

[Kyuubeey]

This is the real hard part, but I know from 2D art that the rough shapes and lines are the most important. I'll gladly use a bunch of time at this stage, making sense of the dimensions, then just model in the nicer shapes with little pain and have it all more or less fit. Even if it doesn't look as sexy for most of the time.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Next to side panels. These are here just to get a better idea of the space.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Yes, I forgot to re-mirror the inside frame paneling on the door. Just noticed ingame lol.

Lol @ KS driver position. Imagine being able to see your gauges and not having your arms outstretched.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Subject to change, and I will have to tidy it up closer to the end when placements are more sure, but it's looking alright. I needed to make the form closer to reality so I can compare it to reference better. Now, towards the rear cards.

 

[Kyuubeey]

This was a real pain to figure out, but now I think I have most of the side figured out. Time for the bottom sills and top.

Also, normals were flipped on the top of the door trim on the earlier pic, so that's why it looks weird.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Finally found enough refs to make some parts of this area. No idea why door and B pillar don't line up; no idea which is wrong. I'm inclined to believe maybe the B pillar, as that I have much less ref on. *sigh*

 

[Kyuubeey]

Making sense. I think that pillar trim part is actually Kouki spec, so I'll need to keep that and remodel it into Zenki.

 

[Kyuubeey]

*flex*

I didn't even try to line it up intentionally, just noticed now. The frame was modeled, what, a week ago? Something is right, at least.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Premium ™ gaps. Of course later I will add more geometry and flesh out the edges, but I need to figure out the placement of everything first.

 

[Kyuubeey]

That was a lot of pain for no actual gain; but it helps me place things.

Modeled in the proper ridge for the rubber lining. It's a complex shape which blends from a flat into a ridge, then continues to extend off the pillar as almost a separate object.
The latter part is missing more or less, as it won't ever be visible and would be *really* hard to model in part of this object.

At least it is correctly placed more or less.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Need to still figure out what exact liners and panels are on the pillar and in front of the dash. That white shouldn't be visible, but I'm not 100% sure how the panels actually are. Quite difficult stuff. I had to rearrange the position of the dash and frame A LOT to get a sensible match.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Figuring out panels and lining around the A-pillar. Not a ton of ref for that, and the form is not making complete sense.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Now stuff is really starting to line up well. It'd be acceptable to being detail modeling from here probably, but I'll still match it closer. Now when I do it once, I'll do it well.

 

[Kyuubeey]

And a really crappy wheel and driver POV.

 

[Kyuubeey]

Decided to clear my head of the interior a bit and improve the overall impression of the car significantly, via...

Wheels!

175 wide 13 inchers, which came stock on the GT Apexes IIRC. I think the 185 14's were optional, and are more prominently featured in the catalog, but I *really* don't like them. I will first do these as they are common, then decide if I want those other ones too. I kind of want the smaller tire, for less grip, and more fun.

EDIT: Oh, just noticed I lined up the 13inch marker with the middle of the lip now, when I was adjusting the ref. To my understanding, the dimensions of the wheel do not take the lip into account, so I'll have to scale it smaller again. Is that correct?

That's more like it.

 

[Błażej Wianecki]

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And a really crappy wheel and driver POV. View attachment 381423

It’s kind of hard to tell from that angle and fov but the rake of the steering column seems to be off. I think the top of the rim is going to be a bit obstructive.