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Offering modelling help (beginner)

OK, here's what I got so far on the 32 pounder:

32pdr 1.png 32pdr 2.png

Before I continue, I have a couple questions. @Wedori, maybe you or someone else can help me with this.

1. Does it make sense that I make the whole carriage myself, or can I copy (and rescale) parts from already finished cannons? How should I make the mounts of the wheel axes to the carriage? The drawings don't give much information on that.
2. What about texturing? I have little experience with that, but I could give it a try. Where do I find texture files that I can use? How should I properly texture the bronze gun?
3. I have no idea how to properly do the physics. How do I assign a mass to it and to what extent should I specify which parts can freely move and about what pivot?

Thanks in advance!
 
Hi Killik, that thing is looking nice ! maybe you would like to create a thread just for it here.
For the axles the best i can offer you is this link, the "Plano nº 7 - Descripcion de la artilleria" shows a exploded cannon carriage, not sure if it's adequate since it's for a Spanish weapon, but should work just fine.
About the textures, there's a texture pack that Wedori put together, i'm not sure if it contains the exact one you need, but it's located on the FTP, at HeartsOfOak>Cryengine>textures.rar, i'm sure @Pieter Boelen @Armada or @Post Captain can give you the access details to connect.
Hope some of this was useful..
 
Thanks for all the info! I downloaded the texture pack and I'll start playing with it. The drawing is also very useful. I will make a thread in the weapons forum once I have an updated version.
 
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