R2D2
Comment: I believe this is my strongest model and am very pleased with its outcome. I was able to add in the vast majority of details and all have turned out neatly and with the desired appearance.
Improvements: A clearer definition between the head and the body beyond different colours would have benefited the model. Though efficient and with a good appearance due the inset, creating the panels on the body in texturing or as separate object would significantly reduce the edges and hence poly count.
Prominent Issues/Solutions: The biggest issue with R2D2 was creating the head panels. Having them as separate objects to give them depth meant fitting them to the rounded surface of the head. Though time consuming, the solution was to duplicate and scale up the head and cut out the shape of the panels.
Accuracy and realism: Of all the three models, I believe R2D2 was the most accurate to the technical drawing and the actual character from the film. Details ranging from wheels on the feet to the various panels create an overall realism in terms of matching the film.
Snowspeeder
Comment: Due to the initial issues I faced in creating the complex shape, this model is a close second to R2D2 because of how successful it turned out upon competition. While inherently less detailed than the previous, the final result has the desired appearance with the details not being too difficult to achieve.
Improvements: The main improvement to this model would be more surface detail on the wing. While texturing will provide a worn metal effect for variation, the slight engravings on the version from the film make for a more interesting appearance. The plain surface makes it stand out as lacking in some detail, especially as the setting for the animation is a snowy planet of a similar colour.
Prominent Issues/Solutions: As discussed in the primitive shapes diary update, achieving the shape proved the biggest issue for this model. This compounds another issue of relying too heavily on the technical drawing for reference as it was necessary to model the thin wings first for the solution. By making the wings first, the cockpit and bottom shape were easier to extrude out and create a more realistic shape with.
Accuracy and realism: While lacking in some of the surface detail, the model does offer some specific elements such as the backward 'z' found on the film version. Having taken a long time with the model to perfect the unique shape, I believe this also aids in the realism of the model which will hopefully pay off in the snowy setting of the storyboard.
AT-AT
Comment: While in comparison the AT-AT does not stand out as a highly detailed model, the main body alone shows careful attention to various surface details as in the film version. I feel the model has successfully captured the unique appearance of this unit; the shape is very different to even the ships and droids found in the same scene on the snowy planet of Hoth my scene is based on.
Improvements: The model would benefit from a better solution to adding the inset details such as on the middle of the body. Such panels require some some connection to the edge they are surrounded by, and this can create a messy appearance when looking in edged faces and make the shadows act in an undesirable manner.
Prominent Issues/Solutions: Due to a lack of top or bottom technical drawings, it was difficult to tell how the legs were connected and what detail was found on the underside of the main body. Researching online revealed the shape of the axis which connects the top of the legs and I was able to create it by referencing that
Accuracy and realism: While this model does not offer as much realism as the others and feels more low poly, the details on the body and legs in particular do accurately match most of those found in various images of other models, the film itself or promotional images of the vehicle.
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