Welcome to my EC-135 rendering set.  This is some of my latest work as of August 2009.  The EC-135 helicopter is a model I created from scratch.  I did not buy it from a 3rd party website.  I created an exploded parts view to show some of the major components I sculpted from raw primitives (mainly: plane, cube, cylinder, and sphere).  The entire model, including all parts, took about 32 hours to create in my spare time.
  
 
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The background for these shots is a virtual 3D set created in Maya.  I plan to use the set for various virtual effects shots.  The 3D set took about 2 weeks to complete including building textures.
  
 
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Now for the finished renderings.  The helicopter was designed to be animated to 'fly apart' during animated action sequences. I will be working on a composited explosion sequence very soon.  
  
 
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The textures from the controls took some time to research and create.  If you look close, the glass screens are reflective compared to the rest of the panel.  
  
 
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View looking toward EC-135 on pad waiting for client.  
  
 
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View looking down on the pad.  Rendered with with motion blur. 
  
 
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I always like scenes with reflections.  Along the lines of the reflection theme in the original Matrix movie.    
  
 
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This is my tribute to the parting helicopter shots in action movie sequences.   
  
 
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