So I'm modeling the TCW B2. Only have the hand done so far. I'll likely finish the model in the next couple weeks. Figure I'd show the progress as I go.

A couple of my references. The hand. It clocks in at 262 tri, which puts the model at 524 when you duplicate the hand. I'm shooting for 4000 or so tri. The hand still has a couple tri I can shave off.

Nice! Didn't sereja already release an unweighted version?

Did he? I can't remember. My brain automatically purges things after 3 months unless it pertains to exceedingly specific things.

I know ForceMaster released his unenveloped TCW B2, but I didn't quite like it for some reason.

Yeah you're right it was probably Forcemaster.

Here: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=29783

Might I suggest changing the joints in the hand to four sided or five sided cylinders as well? Just more optimization for something that won't be given much attention by the player, is all. That, and the hand isn't necessarily large enough to call for that much detail.

But it does look like a very faithful and dare I say "handy" recreation. Good work, WULF.

Looks like a really good start.

Out of curiosity, what made you decide to start with the hands as opposed to the main body?

The Nasal Abyss wrote:Might I suggest changing the joints in the hand to four sided or five sided cylinders as well? Just more optimization for something that won't be given much attention by the player, is all. That, and the hand isn't necessarily large enough to call for that much detail.

If it's clear that I'm going to go above and beyond my limit, I'll revisit the hand with your suggestions.

The Nasal Abyss wrote:dare I say "handy" recreation.

jedimoose32 wrote:Out of curiosity, what made you decide to start with the hands as opposed to the main body?

Here's an update.
Hand and arm together is 417 so total model is 834 tri so far.

THEWULFMAN wrote:

I approve of this reasoning. Dang, now I'm going to have to change my workflow...

Wonderful work on these hand and forearms. The funny part would probably to texture everything