Ok I guess I should get to work then. I still need to make the door swing and I can throw a window in there if you want... Are you looking for just a hole in the wall or an actual window? As for the roof, The plan was to just plug in another wall section to make the roof slant as needed. With the way it is built I think making it a curved roof (circa WWII) would pose some problems with the mesh itself. I will continue working on it and will throw it in the free stuff when I am done. Thanks for the motivation.

Well I asked in here due to the fact that Poser likes things to be a certain way. Making a poly model with 3 sided faces doesn't turn out the same results that 4 sided faces does usually. I had to assume he made one then copied but jesus just placing the things must have been horrific. Thanks for the comments guys!

My modeler of choice is Maya 4.5. I don't currently see a need to make the jump to 5.0 since 4.5 does all I need it to now. Not to mention the price tag...

best bet would be to do a google image search using the name of the item. Howitzer wil bring up over 6000 pictures, you can narrow that by adding the C1 or C3 to the search crieria. I have just recently discovered that google offers image searching and it has been a great help when looking for reference images especially fo weapons.

I would if I could but I can't find a higher res side picture of this model. It also does not have a bump map applied to it in that render, but I think it is the horrid texture that makes it look that way. I don't suppose anyone owns a Glock 21 and a good digital camera do they?

I have had no problems moving figures from poser to maya. What figure are you trying to use, if I have it, I will test it out and see if I get the same result. I am using Maya 4.5 though so it could be a problem with 5.0

The ammo pouches and pocket are more for looks than anything. This isn't meant to be body armor but rather an outer shell covering the kevlar body armor. Most of the vests hold at least 2 30 round 9mm clips for weapons such as the MP5 or a similar load for the .45 caliber variety weapons such as the UMP. They also usually have slots for flashbang or frag grenades and one pocket for a sidearm clip. The picture I based this off of was setup like this and many others follow this same basic recipe. I did not include the grenade bands simply because I could not get them to look right.

I am going to add some raised panels along the chest, it should give it a more realistic look. They won't really stick out but will give it a bit more texture. Some good texture work will go a long way as well. If you are interested in something 10 times better than this check out Billy-T's SWAT. Do a search for LAPD in the marketplace and you should find it.

I think the bottom of the eye needs to come down just a little he looks like he is squinting just a bit to much. Otherwise, it looks great. I only wish I had the patience to do faces.

PInstall works with Poser 5 I believe. You can find it in the marketplace here.

Ok, I see what you mean there, how about the flap? Pocket looks decent but back to the old Can-O-spam on the flap... Since the flap has almost no depth it is being more of a pain since the multiple extrusions aren't as useful.

ok if you just want a vest that is going to be a bit harder but can be done. Let me see what I can do as generally the pockets are the hangup.

More questions, I have the modeling started but I need to know if you are looking for a tactial vest or body armor. The tactical would be the outer shell with all the pockets and such. Some of them can contain ceramic plates but most are there for storage and used in conjunction with body armor underneath. Most have ammo pouches, some contain holsters for sidearms, and depending on the intended user some even have pouches that allow easy access to frag and flashbang grenades. The body armor itself would be cake. The only problem might come in getting it to fit over various clothing items. I am building it with only mike as a reference, so it might need to be scaled once I get it into poser.