Hi Oleg. Are you still interested in models of French cars?

[SaQSoN]

Here's the discussion of model building for TW game on the official Russian forum:

http://forums.games.1c.ru/index.php?...msg_id=1942700

And Russian tutorial from there: http://files.games.1c.ru/_/TOW/Unit modelingTOW ru.rar

I think, there was an English version of it, but I can not find one, unfortunately. Try searching or asking on that forum (you may participate there in English).

Speaking of soft-skin vehicles for SoW, you would have to build also a destroyed version of the vehicle (Armored vehicles don't require it). And you should use LOD_1 of the "intact" version for this task.
Artillery units have to be modeled also in transport configuration, plus damaged state for it.
Parts splitting, LODs and texture usage explained in the tutorial and examples.

PS Models should be built in 3DS Max v.5.1, or older

[SaQSoN]

PPS Just an advise: rely more on photos, rather then on drawings or 3-view plans, particularly, when it comes to a small details. Use 3-view plans only for general proportions and shapes. Your primary source of reference should be photos, because they do not include human error, which is always present in the 3-views (if they are not the original factory blueprints).

I can see quite a few inaccuracies in your model, comparing even to a single photo, you have posted.

[Zorin]

Here is the link for the English tutorial:

http://files.games.1c.ru/_/TOW/Unit%...gTOW%20eng.rar

[HenFre]

Thanks SaQSon. I think I have seen the same errors and they will offcourse be corrected I am using photos to a great extend, but it is hard to get the reference material that you need. But google is a great help

Regarding max 5.1 is there anywhere one can accuire such a program and at what price? I have been offered a 5.0 version will this do?

And also thank you Zorin. My Russian is a bit rusty, so the English version came as a nice surprise..

[SaQSoN]

Originally Posted by HenFre

Regarding max 5.1 is there anywhere one can accuire such a program and at what price? I have been offered a 5.0 version will this do?

Yes, this is what you need. As far, as I remember, the 5.1 was a free download, which should be still available on the Discreet/Autodesk site.

[HenFre]

Just had a look at the Autodesk website and I could not find anything about a free download of max 5.1. Could you be more specific SaQSoN?

[SaQSoN]

Max 5.0 into 5.1 update:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9241178