What projects you working on?

[Tetra]

Hello everyone.
I thought it would be nice to have a thread to talk about a wonderful hobby. All things electrical/projecty. Honestly I dont really know how to describe it but if you have to use a soldering iron your on the right thread.

I thoght this thread would be a nice way for people to show off projects they are working on and to discuss different tools.

 

[Ond]

Wouldn't you like to know, Weather Boy

 

[MaXenzie]

Wouldn't you like to know, Weather Boy

 

[Hyperlethal Vector]

Used a soldering iron to fix the wiring in my bass a while back so working on recording my first EP still counts.

 

[mårten]

Used a soldering iron to fix the wiring in my bass a while back so working on recording my first EP still counts.

i practiced repairing telecables with a soldering iron and fucked up my thumb real bad
im not good at this

 

[MaXenzie]

i've been working on a lighting technique in SFM referred to as SSS (Sub-Surface Scattering)

this aims to emulate the effect of bright lights hitting skin

it involves deep red lights with no shadows being placed along the model's skin in a fashion that would be brightest at the sharpest point of point light, and dullest at the most filled-in area

the SSS in a recent image i did recently comes out to this

this was then used in this

without the SSS, the shadows would be pure black and the skin would have a plastic look to it

that is my current project, and hopefully the next one will be improving my scenebuilding skills

 

[Breathing ツ]

i've been working on a lighting technique in SFM referred to as SSS (Sub-Surface Scattering)

this aims to emulate the effect of bright lights hitting skin

it involves deep red lights with no shadows being placed along the model's skin in a fashion that would be brightest at the sharpest point of point light, and dullest at the most filled-in area

the SSS in a recent image i did recently comes out to this

this was then used in this

without the SSS, the shadows would be pure black and the skin would have a plastic look to it

that is my current project, and hopefully the next one will be improving my scenebuilding skills

yoo i fuck with it. how long you been doing sfm?

 

[Tetra]

If anyone is looking for a new soldering iron I would highly recommend ya recommend the mini ts-100 which can be be found on banggood.

Received it a few days ago and I’m amazed how something so small can heat up so quickly. With a 60w 24v dc power supply I timed a 5 second heat up time from 0 degrees to 300, which for a soldering iron that costs 40 quid is amazing. It’s equiverlent if not better than a hacko. It can be flashed with open source firmware which opens up so many options with this iron. Plus you can make it play Games.

 

[MaXenzie]

yoo i fuck with it. how long you been doing sfm?

coming up on 5 years now

also, SSS example done by me

no SSS

SSS

 

[Isuckatgaming]

i've been working on a lighting technique in SFM referred to as SSS (Sub-Surface Scattering)

this aims to emulate the effect of bright lights hitting skin

it involves deep red lights with no shadows being placed along the model's skin in a fashion that would be brightest at the sharpest point of point light, and dullest at the most filled-in area

the SSS in a recent image i did recently comes out to this

this was then used in this

without the SSS, the shadows would be pure black and the skin would have a plastic look to it

that is my current project, and hopefully the next one will be improving my scenebuilding skills

sub surface scattering is probably the number 1 contributor to CG things actually looking real and I'm surprised no one (at least from what I've seen) has tried to emulate it in SFM thus far

 

[MaXenzie]

sub surface scattering is probably the number 1 contributor to CG things actually looking real and I'm surprised no one (at least from what I've seen) has tried to emulate it in SFM thus far

the SFM discord considers my SSS to be garbage shit-tier

then again this is what comes out of the SFM discord

 

[Pict]

Been working to improve my Digital drawing with minimal observation this past summer, decent linework, shading control, originally started off using Adobe Illustrator at first because I didn't know any better software at first, one obvious tip is don't use AI for illustration thats for graphic design nerds, Krita happens to do better for me with the Tablet's Pen pressure.

Adobe illustrator: Adjustments and toning from Photoshop

KRITA 4.3.5

Bunch of stuff I'm working to improve is shading,linework,body posture etc, wanna keep my drawing hand at good state for Uni this year.

 

[Johnny B. Goode]

I’m planning on, at some point in the far future, getting a race bike.

It’ll be a Yamaha R6, secondhand obviously, and hopefully pre-Euro4 restrictions so it doesn’t have ABS. Full race exhaust, aftermarket fairings so it keeps the bike light, Ohlins fully adjustable suspension; the works.

Something I’ve always wanted to do is motorbike racing. It’s like a burning passion of mine. I want to go quick around a track. I want to drag my knee and elbow across the ground at 70 mph around a corner. I want to dogfight someone, weaving in and out of each other in the last few laps to determine the winner.

Honestly all I need is a garage, a trailer and I’m sorted. It’s just a shame I cannot get any near me. It’s like an itch I can’t scratch.

 

[Reggie]

project car i just bought

 

[mårten]

I’m planning on, at some point in the far future, getting a race bike.

It’ll be a Yamaha R6, secondhand obviously, and hopefully pre-Euro4 restrictions so it doesn’t have ABS. Full race exhaust, aftermarket fairings so it keeps the bike light, Ohlins fully adjustable suspension; the works.

Something I’ve always wanted to do is motorbike racing. It’s like a burning passion of mine. I want to go quick around a track. I want to drag my knee and elbow across the ground at 70 mph around a corner. I want to dogfight someone, weaving in and out of each other in the last few laps to determine the winner.

Honestly all I need is a garage, a trailer and I’m sorted. It’s just a shame I cannot get any near me. It’s like an itch I can’t scratch.

go for it
prepare to blow a lot of money though
and probably break a few bones

 

[Powley]

I’m planning on, at some point in the far future, getting a race bike.

It’ll be a Yamaha R6, secondhand obviously, and hopefully pre-Euro4 restrictions so it doesn’t have ABS. Full race exhaust, aftermarket fairings so it keeps the bike light, Ohlins fully adjustable suspension; the works.

Something I’ve always wanted to do is motorbike racing. It’s like a burning passion of mine. I want to go quick around a track. I want to drag my knee and elbow across the ground at 70 mph around a corner. I want to dogfight someone, weaving in and out of each other in the last few laps to determine the winner.

Honestly all I need is a garage, a trailer and I’m sorted. It’s just a shame I cannot get any near me. It’s like an itch I can’t scratch.

Johnny no, I don’t want you to be another bike statistic

 

[Ond]

project car i just bought

you have middle eastern relatives?

 

[Reggie]

you have middle eastern relatives?

I know the stereotype in Europe that Arabs drive BMWs, but yes both of my parents were born and raised in Iraq and immigrated to the United States in the '80s

 

[Johnny B. Goode]

you have middle eastern relatives?

Mashallah BMW ultimate driving machine
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Johnny no, I don’t want you to be another bike statistic

Don’t worry Powley I promise you it’s perfectly safe because I’m fully in control of all of my actions

 

[mårten]

Mashallah BMW ultimate driving machine
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Don’t worry Powley I promise you it’s perfectly safe because I’m fully in control of all of my actions

if you just wanna drive for fun just go on racetracks
if you're on the road there's a much higher risk for idiots