Models by Jorzi (AR)

[Per]

Awesome!

[KukY]

Great! Reduce poly count and it is ready!

[Jorzi]

Thanks guys I already have a lowpoly which is about 90 tris.
Will post updates in a few days.

[Olrox]

Thanks guys I already have a lowpoly which is about 90 tris.
Will post updates in a few days.

Hmmm, I've got some things to map. Where's my time
I must find some, and I will

Anyway, the turret looks absolutely great, I don't think we need to change anything. Perhaps you should change this topics' name to "Models by Jorzi", so that it describes the content more adequately? You can do that by editing the first post

~Olrox

[Arcalane]

Flamer (hipoly)

No flamethrower is complete without a pilot light.

Ed: Everything else so far looks great though!

[Olrox]

Flamer (hipoly)

No flamethrower is complete without a pilot light.

Ed: Everything else so far looks great though!

It is protected by the muzzle break

[Jorzi]

I think muzzle brake is not the correct word this time, it looks a bit like a muzzle break, but it's really only there to protect the flame so it doesn't get blown out and it also mixes air into the fuel before igniting

Oh and I changed the name of the topic

[Olrox]

I think muzzle brake is not the correct word this time, it looks a bit like a muzzle break, but it's really only there to protect the flame so it doesn't get blown out and it also mixes air into the fuel before igniting

Oh and I changed the name of the topic

Makes sense
But well, I don't know if a pilot flame would be visible even at the closest zooms anyway

~Olrox

[Corporal Punishment]

I'm not even sure a pilot flame is necessary. There's fuels out there that self-ignite when mixed with air. Or the flamer could use a piezoelectric ignition system.
Muzzle break is definitely out of place here. It would rather be a jet muzzle. But, the term is out of place with cannons, too. A muzzle break is employed with some machine guns to lower cycle rate, saving ammo and preventing overheat. What is set onto cannon muzzles is really just a flash suppressor.

[Olrox]

There's fuels out there that self-ignite when mixed with air. Or the flamer could use a piezoelectric ignition system.

The first flamer is described as if using Propylene Oxide Gel, which has a autoignition temperature of over 700 °C (probably over 800 °C due to the gel treatment), and it doesn't react with air - it is volatile, and that's probably why pumpkin decided to go with a gel as an explanation. Most probably it is elecrtically ignited, even though I think that a piezoelectric igniter wouldn't be suitable.

But, the term is out of place with cannons, too. A muzzle break is employed with some machine guns to lower cycle rate, saving ammo and preventing overheat. What is set onto cannon muzzles is really just a flash suppressor.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6899008.html

I don't really think that all that fluff is really necessary, though - with any ignition system, it wouldn't be visible anyway. I think that it's entirely up to aesthetics this time, therefore it depends on Jorzi's artistic discretion wether to keep it like that or not.

IMO, it should stay like that, because it looks cool and isn't that out of place

~Olrox

[Jorzi]

Well I added it since it was in the original design which is essentially the goal here.

@ corporal punishment you may be confusing it with a muzzle booster. Muzzle brakes (brake not break ) reduce recoil by diverting the jet of hot powder gas to the side and are especially used on cannons and howizers but also on certain rifles where they can also work as flash suppressors, giving a better view for the shooter.

About the propylene oxide gel, the burning effect is much higher if the fuel is mixed into some sort of gel since it sticks the fuel to the target

[Jorzi]

Update: Lowpoly with lightmap and normal map. 96 tris, 256x256 texture

[KukY]

Update: Lowpoly with lightmap and normal map. 96 tris, 256x256 texture

Nice!
Maybe it should be a little bit wider...

[Jorzi]

hmm.. are you sure it's not just the angle?
It's about as wide as the original design...

[KukY]

hmm.. are you sure it's not just the angle?
It's about as wide as the original design...

Yeah, it was about the angle...