Cars Toyota Sera WIP
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I don't really like this car but for sure the quality is here. Awesome level of details 
Oh really? I owned a Starlet EP8 Sport. Wondering if it handles anything close
Wow this is very nice work
Did these come to the UK? I can't ever remember seeing one.
The only thing I'd do would be to add some masking or 'effect' to the chrome bit of the exhaust. I've always had a niggling issue with chrome exhausts looking over-bright as they go under the car.
Even though it's no more accurate to fade the reflectivity or metalness out as the exhaust is occluded, it just looks more correct to me
Inspirational as always though, it makes me want to finish my stuff so thank you for sharing!
Dave
Did these come to the UK? I can't ever remember seeing one.
The only thing I'd do would be to add some masking or 'effect' to the chrome bit of the exhaust. I've always had a niggling issue with chrome exhausts looking over-bright as they go under the car.
Even though it's no more accurate to fade the reflectivity or metalness out as the exhaust is occluded, it just looks more correct to me
Inspirational as always though, it makes me want to finish my stuff so thank you for sharing!
Dave
If someone imported it surely.
Looking forward to the car and the S version. A sporty lightweight coupé with butterfly doors modelled in incredible detail, what's not to like.
Yep same thoughts here about the shiny exhausts, posted it a while ago:Wow this is very nice work
Did these come to the UK? I can't ever remember seeing one.
The only thing I'd do would be to add some masking or 'effect' to the chrome bit of the exhaust. I've always had a niggling issue with chrome exhausts looking over-bright as they go under the car.
Even though it's no more accurate to fade the reflectivity or metalness out as the exhaust is occluded, it just looks more correct to me
Inspirational as always though, it makes me want to finish my stuff so thank you for sharing!
Dave
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/toyota-sera-wip.123045/page-3#post-2418601
Played a bit with the map.dds file, messing with the RGB values until I've got something I like.
I tend to lose focus after a while, might be because of the lack of reference points (modeling a 911). Might have to try the camera matching utility you are using!
If you're using 3dsmax, here's how it works:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/supp...2C52CD7A-8FBF-4135-B677-2B49D21BC868-htm.html
This is an early screenshot, just so you get an idea. The viewport below is the camera I worked out using that method, and on top is just a plain pic used as reference.
Here!
Sera's a bit heavier (glass is heavy, plus the chassis strengthening) than a Starlet, but similar.
The Sera was only officially sold in Japan, but there are about 300 in the UK. McLaren bought one and reversed engineered the doors for the F1 (and subsequent cars). Lotus had a dead Sera from me for the Project M250 Monaco concept (which became the Evora - albeit with conventional doors)
They planned two additional versions - a higher performance one which would probably have used Starlet Turbo drivetrain, and an open top one, but not sure that would have worked - targa roof panels? Replacing rear screen with a canvas top? Toyota did a MR2 Spider (SW20), so maybe similar to that?
The Sera was only officially sold in Japan, but there are about 300 in the UK. McLaren bought one and reversed engineered the doors for the F1 (and subsequent cars). Lotus had a dead Sera from me for the Project M250 Monaco concept (which became the Evora - albeit with conventional doors)
They planned two additional versions - a higher performance one which would probably have used Starlet Turbo drivetrain, and an open top one, but not sure that would have worked - targa roof panels? Replacing rear screen with a canvas top? Toyota did a MR2 Spider (SW20), so maybe similar to that?
I would love to see Toyota do an updated concept for this car, really interested to see what they would come up with using contemporary design aesthetics.
The attention to detail left me speechless, this is so unbelievably crazy
I'm wondering if the automatic transmission will work like a real torque converter, since i've never seen a mod with a real, soft-shifting automatic
I'm wondering if the automatic transmission will work like a real torque converter, since i've never seen a mod with a real, soft-shifting automatic
Don't think this is possible in AC atm, as the auto-box functionality is very limited. Something like BeamNG does autos and torque converters very well though.
Just found this, but its probably only a sound, which has nothing to do with the shifting physics itself
The biggest Sera site is UK based
http://toyotasera.co.uk/They came up with this Toyota Sportivo Coupe Concept in 2004, I felt it was heavily Sera inspired.
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Not bad, but I was thinking more of a year 2020 concept.
