RedCarDriver's Workshop

RedCarDriver · 2012-09-15T01:49:08+00:00

Original first post: I figured that, since I have a WIP topic on GOM, I may as well have one here. This is my latest project: a Holden VE Commodore, made from the Forza 3 meshes of the Pontiac G8, HSV W427, and Holden V8 Supercar. Thanks to Robban for converting the Forza meshes for me. (Pics are the same as on GOM.) A few notes: Since taking these photos, I have also fitted a hood to the W427 front end. Speaking of the W427 parts, interestingly, none of the three Forza meshes line up, because o

Kokainum

why not have something similar to jdw's 86?
like, removable gauges, floor carpet thingies..

couger389

Hey man I dont know if anybody has suggested this but would it be possible to make a drag front bumper for the R33, like with a opening for a turbo etc

RedCarDriver

Hey, if anyone wants, I've put together an Excel spreadsheet of every single VE Commodore paint color, and every single VF color so far. I might extend the sheet's range backward into the VT-VZ era, but we'll have to see. Send me a PM if you want it. (Most of the data is courtesy of JHP.)

The sheet also has approximate RGB values for the SLRR painter. No, it can't do metallic colors right, but it's pretty close in many cases.

# couger389 :
Hey man I dont know if anybody has suggested this but would it be possible to make a drag front bumper for the R33, like with a opening for a turbo etc

More than once, and for previous cars as well. If I can figure it out, I'll make it; but as it is, there are too many variables in terms of engine placement and turbo piping for it to look decent.

# OMGahd :
why not have something similar to jdw's 86?
like, removable gauges, floor carpet thingies..

Physics behave weird, particularly in crashes, when you have everything separated too much. I might pull the carpet out, though, but that was the reason I originally wanted to make the stripped chassis separate.
Gauges can't both be removable and work properly in SLRR. (Of course, for boost gauges etc., this doesn't matter.)

couger389

Thanks for the reply, I have turbos that I can move so it would probably work well for me, but obviously if it isn't going to for the bulk of the crowd then it isn't necessary

RedCarDriver

A question: Wide GTR version of Parts Shop Duce kit, BN Sports kit, or both? Y/N

Also, I made this rare (and kind of weird-looking tbh) Varis front bumper - this is the last front bumper I had left to convert from Juiced 2:

Holy_Shit_Man

IMO it looks good (however, I'm more rice guy). Are you going to make rest of kit?

PS: Duce kit. BN Sports kits are everywhere.

Hinata23

Why not both?

I agree that BN kits are everywhere, but I guess that's because they're good-looking and I actually like them. But it's not up to me to decide on that. I'm only sitting here and waiting, not working after all 😃

Supremen96

Nah, don't make both wide kits. Keep it realistic.

RedCarDriver

# KeeJay :
IMO it looks good (however, I'm more rice guy). Are you going to make rest of kit?

Yes, I'm going to make the rest of all of the Juiced 2 kits. This means I still have to finish the rest of the Bomex and Varis kits, with side skirts and rear bumpers. (Plus, like, 10 different rear wings.)

# KeeJay :
PS: Duce kit. BN Sports kits are everywhere.

# Hinata23 :
Why not both? I agree that BN kits are everywhere, but I guess that's because they're good-looking and I actually like them. But it's not up to me to decide on that. I'm only sitting here and waiting, not working after all 😃

Surprisingly, even though Duce is apparently a smaller shop, I've seen pictures of as many of their kits (or replicas/knockoffs mistakenly known as "Vertex"?) on R33 GTS's as BN Sports kits. But I know what you mean about Duce being rarer, in general.

# Supremen96 :
Nah, don't make both wide kits. Keep it realistic.

R33 GTS bumpers can be used on GTR's if you widen them, which isn't apparently too hard but does take some work by a body-shop. It's apparently just as hard, maybe a little bit easier, to go the other way. Also, knock-off companies* like Knight Racer and Extreme Dimensions / VIS Racing / Seibon make GTR versions of GTS bumpers, and vice versa.

Also, this.

That said, I like things to be realistic and separated a little bit, so I won't do GTS versions of every GTR kit and vice versa. I will probably just do one or two of the very popular GTS kits in a wide version (although maybe not, if literally everyone ends up using it).

Side note: don't buy knock-offs - the fit and finish will suck, and it's better to support the original companies anyway. Especially Extreme/VIS/Seibon; Knight Racer might not be as bad. 😛

Facepalm

So, are there any chances for a LM Chassis/Bodykit?

Supremen96

Just my little, curious question Harry: which cars are you going to do after R33 release? 😛 Would be cool to see your's R32 and/or R34. I know majority may treat my post as request, but did you consider it?

RedCarDriver

# Facepalm :
So, are there any chances for a LM Chassis/Bodykit?

I'm still not sure yet. It's not first on my list of priorities, but I'm still considering doing it.

# Supremen96 :
Just my little, curious question Harry: which cars are you going to do after R33 release? 😛 Would be cool to see your's R32 and/or R34. I know majority may treat my post as request, but did you consider it?

I have the Mustang 2013 basically done, so it will likely be released at the same time or before. I'm also going to update the Mustang 2000 at some point with new parts, too.

Other cars I have in 3DS Max that aren't even close to "done" at all:

Pontiac GTO / Holden Monaro
Skyline GT-R BNR34 Coupe (Forza) and GT-T ER34 Sedan (Street-Kings). Yes, it will be both in one mod if I do this, because everything matches up. ;D
(And no, I wouldn't be doing this otherwise, in part because it would then have fewer parts than the old R34 mods, and in part because I don't particularly like the Forza R34 model, since it's a hand-me-down from FM1!)
Mitsubishi 3000GT / Dodge Stealth
FM4 LOD0 remake of Mustang Foxbody
Chevrolet Corvair Monza (wut? i know)
Mustang SN95 1995 (Might or might not do this; mostly I just want 1997 tail lights, which Alexander Alexandrov's mod doesn't have. His mod is otherwise pretty good as far as I can tell.)

I'm not likely to do an R32, though, because so many people have WIP R32s already. Generally, I only start a mod if I can do a more complete and more fully-featured mod than anyone else has done - which is, as it happens, why I haven't ever done a Subaru GDB or any of the S-chassis cars (Silvia / SX).

razer11

# Harrison15 :

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* Chevrolet Corvair Monza (wut? i know)
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I will love you if you put this ingame :-X
(no homo)
By the way, are you open on suggestions on cars to put ingame?

Holy_Shit_Man

Well, there's no decent E30 for SLRR. #not_request_at_all

However.

# Harrison15 :

Skyline GT-R BNR34 Coupe (Forza) and GT-T ER34 Sedan (Street-Kings). Yes, it will be both in one mod if I do this, because everything matches up. ;D

Ohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboiohboi...

RedCarDriver

# razer11 :
I will love you if you put this ingame :-X
(no homo)

That's an unexpected car to be popular. 😛 It'll go in-game eventually though!

# razer11 :
By the way, are you open on suggestions on cars to put ingame?

As long as they don't get too out of hand, I'm open to suggestions.

Note that I'm pretty picky about what cars I do: generally, I won't do cars that have been done more than twice (or more) already; I usually don't do supercars; and it has to be something with a decent model available and something I can put at least a few tuning parts on.

# KeeJay :
Well, there's no decent E30 for SLRR. #not_request_at_all

I'd think about it, except that I don't particularly like the Forza model. For starters, it doesn't have any body kits. 😛

Also, it's been done a lot, and I don't think I could make a new E30 mod that would meet every need that all of the existing E30 mods already fulfill.

Holy_Shit_Man

# Harrison15 :
I'd think about it, except that I don't particularly like the Forza model. For starters, it doesn't have any body kits. 😛

Also, it's been done a lot, and I don't think I could make one that would satisfy every need that the ton of existing E30 mods already fill.

I know what you mean. However, it does have three body (bumper?) kits.

Next idea: Saturn Sky Redline or Vauxhall Insignia OPC or Caddy CTS-V Coupe?

razer11

# Harrison15 :
That's an unexpected car to be popular. 😛 It'll go in-game eventually though!

I've always liked weird cars 😛

# Harrison15 :
As long as they don't get too out of hand, I'm open to suggestions.

Note that I'm pretty picky about what cars I do: generally, I won't do cars that have been done more than twice (or more) already; I usually don't do supercars; and it has to be something with a decent model available and something I can put at least a few tuning parts on.

Do you think that you would have the abitlity to make a Nissan Cube or some sort of Kei car/van then?
I think SLRR really needs some kind of kei car

Holy_Shit_Man

Mazda 2 counts as kei car?

razer11

# KeeJay :
Mazda 2 counts as kei car?

No, more like Nissan Cube, Daihatsu Copen, Daihatsu Coure, Honda Beat and those kind of Jap kei cars

Supremen96

Would be cool to see new versions of:

Acura RSX/Honda Integra DC5;
Ford SVT Focus;
Mazda RX-8 pre-facelifted (2003-08);
Toyota GT-86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ with ALL parts from Forza;
Mazdaspeed Roadster.

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