Nascar 11 Custom Car Thread

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Because everybody has got to make a livin'! Im at work too... wish I could go home especially as slow as we are.

Glad you like it... really happy with how it turned out!
I painted the whole car last night... took me about 3 hours and about 950 layers.

Jeezus, 950 layers in three hours??

How do you manage to make 'body' decals/designs using the shapes and make them uniform on both sides of the car, Brew?

As usual, OUTSTANDING work man.

[Brew]

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Jeezus, 950 layers in three hours??

How do you manage to make 'body' decals/designs using the shapes and make them uniform on both sides of the car, Brew?

As usual, OUTSTANDING work man.

Thanks man!

Well to be honest, it was 3 hours with just making the base and placing the already made custom decals. As well as coloring the numbers.

With all the custom logo hours: Jordan, Pepsi, Autozone, Gatorade, Miller, headlights/taillights and chevy bowtie... there is probably a good 10-12 hours of work on the car that has been spread out over time.

As far as making both sides uniform it is very tedious and can be very frustrating. If there was a way to select, copy, and move multiple layers it would be alot easier.
What I do is make one complete side first than copy each individual layer over to the other side. Except when I copy the layers to put on the other side I move those layers to be above all the layers on the other side. That way it is much easier to keep track of what shape is what. Otherwise it just becomes a confusing mess. It also takes alot of eyeing up by moving the camera from side to side and making small adjustments to make sure it is nearly identical.
Another good reference point is that the layers for the base scheme is usually the reverse on the other side. So when you copy a layer and place it unlock the scale and check what the X Y numbers are on the scale. Usually only one axis needs to be moved so check the numbers.
Ex. X is 1.77.
For the other side X will be -1.77.
Just be aware skewed shapes dont reverse correctly. So you'll have to recreate them as I did for some of the curves on the Jordan XI car. Took more eyeing up than Id like to admit!

Hope that helps!

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Thanks man!

Well to be honest, it was 3 hours with just making the base and placing the already made custom decals. As well as coloring the numbers.

With all the custom logo hours: Jordan, Pepsi, Autozone, Gatorade, Miller, headlights/taillights and chevy bowtie... there is probably a good 10-12 hours of work on the car that has been spread out over time.

As far as making both sides uniform it is very tedious and can be very frustrating. If there was a way to select, copy, and move multiple layers it would be alot easier.
What I do is make one complete side first than copy each individual layer over to the other side. Except when I copy the layers to put on the other side I move those layers to be above all the layers on the other side. That way it is much easier to keep track of what shape is what. Otherwise it just becomes a confusing mess. It also takes alot of eyeing up by moving the camera from side to side and making small adjustments to make sure it is nearly identical.
Another good reference point is that the layers for the base scheme is usually the reverse on the other side. So when you copy a layer and place it unlock the scale and check what the X Y numbers are on the scale. Usually only one axis needs to be moved so check the numbers.
Ex. X is 1.77.
For the other side X will be -1.77.
Just be aware skewed shapes dont reverse correctly. So you'll have to recreate them as I did for some of the curves on the Jordan XI car. Took more eyeing up than Id like to admit!

Hope that helps!

Okay, so still a chore. Got it.

I guess if I wanted to do some cool body length decals one other helpful thing might be to run a single stripe lengthwise down the sides of the car to help line stuff up. Whaddya think? Then just remove the 'baseline' once the work is complete.

[goosedawg68]

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Brew, Great job on your latest work of art! You set the bar with your work!

[Brew]

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Okay, so still a chore. Got it.

I guess if I wanted to do some cool body length decals one other helpful thing might be to run a single stripe lengthwise down the sides of the car to help line stuff up. Whaddya think? Then just remove the 'baseline' once the work is complete.

Anything that makes it easier do it. I did the same thing when I made the Miller logo.

Brew, Great job on your latest work of art! You set the bar with your work!

Appreciate the kind words man!

[gamemaster-2005]

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Sucks PSN is still down isn't patch due out this week?

[goosedawg68]

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Sucks PSN is still down isn't patch due out this week?

I don't think the patch is due until the second week of May.

[Brew]

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#23 Pepsi Chevy

[goosedawg68]

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I'm a Coke guy, but that Pepsi car is awesome Brew!

[Brew]

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Thanks Goosedawg!

I wouldnt consider myself a Pepsi guy but I am building a "stable" of my own sponsors and having Coke would conflict with Gatorade as Gatorade is owned by Pepsi.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Awesome as always, Brew!

[tcunl]

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Thanks Goosedawg!

I wouldnt consider myself a Pepsi guy but I am building a "stable" of my own sponsors and having Coke would conflict with Gatorade as Gatorade is owned by Pepsi.

Last night started a "Career" with Will Charles of Team Jordan 45 Chevy. Was dominating at Daytona leading a two car pack in the front when a second group came up on the outside lead by JPM. Needless to say, JPM hooked me and spun me through the trioval. I didn't let off the gas and burned up my engine. Must have dropped a cylinder because I couldn't get past 160 mph. Finished 43 but lead 13 of the 20 laps. Bounced back with a victory at California but the car didn't look pretty. I had to rub the fenders off it to hold off Matt Kenseth for the Victory!

Love the car man! THANKS BREW!

[Brew]

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Glad you like it man! I have a request to do for phate71 and after that I think Im gonna stick with doing my own cars. The cars are just too time consuming. Ill be glad when PSN is back up so we can go race online.

[RUFFNREADY]

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Here's my custom car; it's still a prototype for what i am trying to achieve.
cheers

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[RUFFNREADY]

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sweet design.