WIP BMW E46 M3 GTR Road/Race car (UPDATE 1/17/15)

luchvk · Jun 30, 2018

GlendaleDrift!?!?! said: ↑

Is this mod dead? It only updated in 2015, will it be continued?
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No it's not. I just have some stuff going on right now. You just reminded me that I need to take more time out to work on it. Thanks for the thought.

Jota3214™ · Jun 30, 2018

Like what kind of stuff?

General S'mores · Jun 30, 2018

Jota3214™ said: ↑

Like what kind of stuff?
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(Note: this is from the OP, mind you)
To Do: (R)ed= Not Started, (Y)ellow= In Progress, (G)reen= Complete, (B)lue= Postponed

Exterior

Front:
- Hood (G)
- Bumper (G)
- Fenders (G)

Side:
- Doors (G)
- Mirrors (G)
- Body (G)

Rear:
- Fenders (G)
- Trunk (G)
- Bumper (G)

Other:
- Roof (G)
- Windows (G)
- Detailing and Touch-ups (Y)
- Wheels (G)

Under-body and Chassis

Chassis (G)

Drive train and Suspension:
- Transmission (G)
- Drive-shaft (G)
- Differential (G)
- Engine (G)
- Suspension (G)

Other:
- Other components (ex: fuel tank, brakes, etc. ) (Y)
- Flat-bottom

Individual Models

Interior:
- Race car interior (Y)
- Road car interior (Y)

Other:
- Race car specific details (G)
- Road car specific details (Y)

Getting The Car In-Game

- Jbeam (Y)
- Texturing(R)

ThatCarGuyDownTheStreet · Jun 30, 2018

Retsuko said: ↑

(Note: this is from the OP, mind you)
To Do: (R)ed= Not Started, (Y)ellow= In Progress, (G)reen= Complete, (B)lue= Postponed

Exterior

Front:
- Hood (G)
- Bumper (G)
- Fenders (G)

Side:
- Doors (G)
- Mirrors (G)
- Body (G)

Rear:
- Fenders (G)
- Trunk (G)
- Bumper (G)

Other:
- Roof (G)
- Windows (G)
- Detailing and Touch-ups (Y)
- Wheels (G)

Under-body and Chassis

Chassis (G)

Drive train and Suspension:
- Transmission (G)
- Drive-shaft (G)
- Differential (G)
- Engine (G)
- Suspension (G)

Other:
- Other components (ex: fuel tank, brakes, etc. ) (Y)
- Flat-bottom

Individual Models

Interior:
- Race car interior (Y)
- Road car interior (Y)

Other:
- Race car specific details (G)
- Road car specific details (Y)

Getting The Car In-Game

- Jbeam (Y)
- Texturing(R)
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Ok lets just pretend I didn't say that (I'm special)

Jota3214™ · Jun 30, 2018

Retsuko said: ↑

(Note: this is from the OP, mind you)
To Do: (R)ed= Not Started, (Y)ellow= In Progress, (G)reen= Complete, (B)lue= Postponed

Exterior

Front:
- Hood (G)
- Bumper (G)
- Fenders (G)

Side:
- Doors (G)
- Mirrors (G)
- Body (G)

Rear:
- Fenders (G)
- Trunk (G)
- Bumper (G)

Other:
- Roof (G)
- Windows (G)
- Detailing and Touch-ups (Y)
- Wheels (G)

Under-body and Chassis

Chassis (G)

Drive train and Suspension:
- Transmission (G)
- Drive-shaft (G)
- Differential (G)
- Engine (G)
- Suspension (G)

Other:
- Other components (ex: fuel tank, brakes, etc. ) (Y)
- Flat-bottom

Individual Models

Interior:
- Race car interior (Y)
- Road car interior (Y)

Other:
- Race car specific details (G)
- Road car specific details (Y)

Getting The Car In-Game

- Jbeam (Y)
- Texturing(R)
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Oh, oh, oh, totally forgot to check the original post, srry

General S'mores · Jun 30, 2018

Jota3214™ said: ↑

Oh, oh, oh, totally forgot to check the original post, srry
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Eh, it's fine. No worries.

aedan929 · Jul 4, 2018

Any update on this? I have a 2003 e46 and thought a similar replica would be sick!

luchvk · Jul 4, 2018

aedan929 said: ↑

Any update on this? I have a 2003 e46 and thought a similar replica would be sick!
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The E46 is a pretty cool car!

I don't remember when I last posted update information about this. However, I can say it has progressed ever since the last time I did post. It's been a lot of little things that I've done since. So, I don't plan on making an update post just yet.

General S'mores · Jul 4, 2018

luchvk said: ↑

I don't remember when I last posted update information about this. However, I can say it has progressed ever since the last time I did post. It's been a lot of little things that I've done since. So, I don't plan on making an update post just yet.
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luchvk said: ↑

Sorry about the late posting. I've been working on it for a while now and I didn't expect it to take me so long.

So I missed posting yesterday and I'm sorry about that but my time was taken by other things. However I'm making this post today with the intent that it be a relatively brief over-view of the changes I've made, regarding the model, since the last update I posted. Looking back through the thread I realized how long it has actually been since I've posted an update. The changes will be apparent but they barely reflect the time that has passed.

To start, one of the major areas of the model that caused issues for me was the chassis. Upon importing it into BeamNG I realized that the model needed thickness. Most of the objects could be repaired with a simple solidify modifier, and some tweaks. The same couldn't be said for the chassis. Attempting to repair the chassis object proved to be a large inconvenience and not worth the effort. When I realized that I decided to remodel it.

I was, and still am, working on focusing on and forming out the correct large details for the early stages of modeling. This coupled with the fact that I try to be as precise as possible with inconsistent references (mainly images) caused me to use a much more time than I find ideal to remodel the chassis. I also have trouble with creating geometry for tricky spots but that will probably always be challenging to a degree. I haven't fully completed it yet but I am very close and it should take me a few hours of efficient working to complete. Anyway that’s pretty much the basic idea of the situation with the chassis. I don’t really need to go into more specifics being that what I wrote is already so long.

Here are some images:

**Backface culling is on for all of these images**

This and the other image of this version of the model are both taken after I spent a lot of time trying to rework the model so that it could have consistent thickness without holes.

This and all of the images below show the model before I began reworking this version.

(Yes, I feel like my experience with the chassis alone deserves its own section.)

I’ve remodeled parts more-so than I’ve modeled new ones but I have made a few additions over time.

Here are other parts to the model:

I'm currently working here. I should be done fairly soon but I still want to remodel and realign some of the parts. The same will go for the front suspension but that will take much more realigning.

I feel like the shape and maybe the proportions of this steering wheel can be better. So I will probably work on it some more.

I plan on remodeling the dash.

I don't have all of the images I took in this posting. If you want to see all of them you can use this link to do so:

http://s850.photobucket.com/user/luchvk/library/BeamNG/5-1-17?sort=3&page=1

The images for the chassis are at the bottom of the linked page.
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This was your last update as of now.

viciorm · Jul 11, 2018

So he's still working then. Just dooesn't post a lot

MISTERBEAN · Aug 2, 2018

i really want t osee this finised really love the work so far

CN877 · Aug 2, 2018

This looks amazing, I can't wait for release! (hopefully in the next couple months because I'm really impatient)

Sithhy™ · Aug 2, 2018

CrimsonCrocodile said: ↑

(hopefully in the next couple months because I'm really impatient)
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You being impatient won't help the mod to come out faster; it will make it slower, if anything

CN877 · Aug 3, 2018

Sithhy™ said: ↑

You being impatient won't help the mod to come out faster; it will make it slower, if anything
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Um.. I never said it would... I was just saying I hope it comes out soon, but I know how much work goes into mods so I'm not expecting it to in the near future - Although it would be nice.

I'm not one of those pestering little kids who keep asking when the mod will be released and asking how much longer it will take

Ravil · Aug 12, 2018

project still alive?

TimJensen · Aug 12, 2018

Ravil said: ↑

project still alive?
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No, i dont think so. Lets just leave it like this. Its an old project.
Edit: Im dumb, he seems to still work on this.

Kuthlive · Aug 13, 2018

he's still working on it, he's just not posting updates here quite yet.

Mr.Zebra · Aug 21, 2018

I love the GTR, even though i end up liking other cars, I always come back to this beauty. I hope that this project will be completed!

QualitySlav · Sep 16, 2018

I hope you'll make the NFS: MW Livery for it i'll be so pumped if i'll see it in-game

EnjoyMyHItsYT · Oct 3, 2018

Is this Died out? if yes, im very saf´d..this project is so cool

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