OKS - 1900s Sci-fi FPS TC/game [temp name/Mega WIP™]

[nova++]

And once again we return to the modeling - this time, I am channeling Blood, and have decided the player's main explosive weapon is a good old bundle of dynamite, remotely triggered with a newfangled state of the art wireless receiver, because mining crews were sick of having to deal with all those big spools of wire.



Since this is the first weapon I've started from the beginning since creating this thread, I am going to try to be a bit better about documenting the process I go through. I will probably edit this post soon with some other pictures and stuff.

[Enjay]

Well it certainly looks nice so far.

[nova++]

I have a bad habit of making details you'll never ever notice when it's crunched down spriteways:



I imagine this as an off the shelf blasting detonator, designed to be attached to any bundle of dynamite the mining crews might need. In this case, secured with a long bolt stuck down the middle between the four sticks, with a nut on the top to hold it in place. Made to be very cheap, as evidenced by it basically being a tin can. Besides the radio circuitry, most of it is probably a battery/capacitor (or a "condenser" they called them back then, I think), maybe a ring of them around the middle, just to provide that brief spike of current needed to set off the blasting caps and detonate the charge.

[Enjay]

What, no valves?

[nova++]

What, no valves?

Oh I'm sure there's some in there somewhere - but in the name of practicality, the fact it's going to be carelessly lobbed around by big gruff miners means exposed fragile glass components might not be the best idea

[Enjay]

Fair point.

[nova++]

Again with the questionable levels of details...

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Cause I expect someone to ask since I showed part of it, here's the full usage instructions

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edit: why do I do this to myself

[Gez]

edit: why do I do this to myself

... So that you can offer it as a modders' resource for Fallout 4 or something?

[Enjay]

Nice clear instructions.

I think I understand. So, I just connect this on...

[nova++]

And now begins the trigger for the detonators. I am going for a sort of cobbled-together look, like the detonator itself. A pipe with bits welded on it, a battery on top, and (soon) an antenna sticking out from somewhere. A nice big trigger to hold with clumsy work gloves and a remarkably uncomfortable handle with protruding screw heads.

[nova++]

Mmm... I'm not sure. I don't know if I'm feeling it.

[nova++]

Alright, that's more like it I think.



Need to do more annoying wire pathing... I think I'm going to try a marbled bakelite sort of pattern for the body meanwhile instead of metal. It might be a nice change.

[Zemakat]

Superb modelling! I like how this is coming together. Best of luck!

[Enjay]

I like the look of the trigger/remote detonator (both version TBH - can't decide which I like best). They have a nice "hey, it may look a bit shonky, but it works" vibe to them. Sort of the same level of tech as the bomb sights used by the Dambusters raid in WWII to gauge the distance from the dams before dropping the bouncing bombs.

[nova++]

Superb modelling! I like how this is coming together. Best of luck!

Thank you, I appreciate it

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Waffling on this bakelite sort of texture. It's hard to convey. The sort of thing I have in mind is a sort of marbled look, like can be seen here (albeit much richer):



It's just difficult to get across. Plus, when it's smashed and spriterized it's not going to be too visible anyway...