how to make 3d gundam model (part 1) in sketchup

helllo mina san, konbanwa

the work-san has been busy for about a week which left me no time-kun for blogging (work-san has left me some time for anime-chan and gaming though). lately i've been really immersed in an indie game named starbound

this game combined a lot of aspects from minecraft, terraria and space conquering themes and it's really cool!!! i really enjoy relaxing with jumping from one planet to other planet randomly and finding a lot of chest and diamond. it really gives me a good sense of achievement lol.

okay enough for the chit-chat. sooo in this post i'm gonna share my experience in how to make a 3d gundam model, step by step, to hopefully help a lot of other "people in needs" like me.
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So from what i knows, 3d is basically a two dimensional things that get pulled in every f-ckin way possible that turn out to be really nice and sexy (>,<). Some people with genius DNA out there might say that "making a 3d model can be done directly from within your mind boyyyy"............................
which turn out to be not that easy, at least for someone incapable like me.

as for me the best possible way to make a decent smooth process in modelling phase is to fully understand every nooks and cranny of your desired model. and there is no better way than to draw it on some paper  with as much detail as you can. (don't use toilet tissue though)


this time i have choose a project to be made into 3d model. ladiesssss and gentlemeeeeeennnnnnnn please introduce this beast from heavennnnn gggunnndaaammmmmm reeeeeeebirthhhhhhhh

i'm really fallin in love with this design which resemble a lot of 00 raiser design, and i really think it would be awesome if bandai used this model in 00 series final battle. but yeah, dream will just be dream.....

anyway i recommend you to take a better pixel of this picture in this link

google result for rebith gundam in large image settings

And after staring at it and burn it in your brain, you have to try to re-draw it like this

try to make some view as how it was gonna look like from front side, left/right side and top side (off course you can add as many side as you want, but i think 3 views is sufficient enough).

For my 1st time, it tooks me about one weeks which i used all of my after work time just to make some screwed un-proportional-ly looking design. but believe me it will get better over time.

After you fell it to be decent enough to not make you want to throw it to thrash can. You should be duplicate it for further detailing modification.
The most normal way to do this is to put your paper on some drawing light board like what architectural guy uses. But unfortunately my major is in economics, not architect.



i used my ipad which turn out to have such a blast lighting background to imitate it (^.^)

and that's how it looks after some kage bunshin no jutsu which i rent from naruto. The main purpose for this phase is to have some original backup no matter how you screwed the design. OH and don't forgot to line it again with a ballpoint so you can fearlessly grip up your eraser and swing it like  +12 epic legendary weapon.

Notice that there are pencil lining on top of ballpoint lining. that is exactly what i refer as design modification. after you have some faith, try to make another viewpoint, base on your side view and repeat the kage bunshin no jutsu process again.

now, this boy is started to looks handsome isn't it?

try adding some original V fin to make it more gundam-ish. and that's how it's done my friends. if you have reach this stage, there is a nice chance that you have already successfully burn the design in your memory.

Next phase will be the sorcery phase which took your life and social time as an offering for the rite to be done. don't forget to prepare some pocky or soft drinks as you will need a lot of sugar to keep your brain fueled.












Oh and here's some bonus photos for you

the introductionary stage....

hello guys, ZIEG ZEON!!!

errr. this gonna be my first time blogging

let's do this like any introduction you can see on any high school anime (i'm taking this blog like a very damn huge high school where i was one of the new student )


my name is andy
i'm from west java-indonesia
i like anime (obviously) gundam and everything about japan (including o pa n tsu *wink*)

and personally i also have a dream about making myself my own plastic model factory.

and that's about the main reason why god might open me a way to this blogging world

i know that i have such a gargantuan "old cousin"....i mean a gargantuan boobs... shit the fuck is going on with my hands.(*#(*#$)#$)#@^)&)(*@U#_$@#.............
GARGANTUAN DREAMS!!!!! now that's right (^^)

and i believe that every bits of you who also have such an okii (big) dream understand that in order to reach that dream you are obligated to sacrifice some aspects of your life, like time to do some socializing, talkin shit with your friends and so on.

soo.... i think... i should pour some of my time to do some social things. and from all of my strategy and tactics, i happen to found that blogging is the most effective way to make some extra terrestrial connection with any human out there who happens to have any similarities with me

i have also done my homework in doing some analysis and deep investigation in learning how famous blogger "do their way". it seems that i found a pattern that this famous blogger seems to be able to foreseeing what does netizens hope to "find" in a blogs.

like danny choo for example. this fuckin awesome guys really intensely sharing everything about japan culture. i loves japanese culture, a lot, so for me, reading his blogs is like a having some special in depth tour to japan with a lot of gorgeous high pix picture.

or take gundam guy. this guy also intensely sharing every news about gundam culture industry. i love gundam! it's hard to not fall for this world. opening this guy blogs is like hiring some professional information collector and making them arrange everything in some neat magazine for me to enjoy leisurely

taking example from them, i'm trying to take some focus in some... things... that can rather be useful from my daily life. and so i decide to make some 3d sketchup tutorial in making a gundam in 3d.

believe me i've been spending yearsss crawlinggg and lurkinggg in internet world for a zillion hours. and i have never even find any decent tutorial in making a gundam from the scratch, YET you can found many handsome looking model in google warehouse but you can't find any tutorial..... don't you think that there is some link missing in this cycle?

i think this is some conspiracy made by alien to stop humanity from achieving excellencies in designing mechanical weaponeries. they was afraidddd of usssss (turning off imagination drive)

well so what i want to say is, i want my give my viewer a feel like having some super kind super detailed super (hopefully) handsome teaching in making 3d gundam from scratch in sketchup. cause, in my country, i would pay a lot just for having a teacher that guide me in 3d modelling which unfortunately nowhere to be found.

in this blog, i will also share some of my rather unique offensive frontal way of thinking which i can't share on public and maybe some photoshopped parody on anything hot in my daily life. and see you on my next post than byeeeee *smooch*