rocket and fire platform (second trailar object)



This is the second object for the trailer. It s a rocket or missile that is launched to try and shoot down James Bond while he is piloting the mini plane (first object). I wanted to start with the firing platform for the rocket. I stated with a  thin basic square that was created using the box tool.



Then I used the vector select tool along with the move tool to bend the top edge of the box into a curve. In order to get the curve I had to create more vectors to manipulate rather then just the four points i currently had. To do this I once again used the edge select and ring tools, then applied the connect tool to them. I repeated this until I had enough vectors to create a realistic curve to the top of the box.



Then I cloned the box and used the rotation and move tools to position the new copy of the box into place, this section of the launcher will provide the angle of elevation for the missile on launch.



Next came the missile housing. This is the part of the fire platform that will hold the missile in place until it is fired. It was created using the box tool, then I manipulated it into place with the rotation and move tools.  




Then once again I used the vector and move tools to manipulat the box into the shape I needed and I used the same technique as I did befor to create the evtra vectors I needed to ahcive this.



Now I selected all three of the shapes I created so far and cloned them all, then I applied a mirror to them, this reflected them all so I now had the new shapes facing the ofther direction, then using the move tool i draged the shapes intoplace to create the hole lancher that you can see in the image.



Now came the holding rings. These rings are attched to the bottom of the housing and hold the missile in place untill it is fired. These rings are simply made out of thin, small tubes. I needed two of them in all.



The rings where manipulated into place using the move and rotation tools.



It was time to create the rocket. I stated by creating a ling thin cylinder. slightly longer then the rocket housing but slightly thiner then the iner layer of the rings. alowing it to slide into them.




Using vector select and the move tool, I created a tip for the rocket. I had to incress the width of the second row of vectors using the scale tool.



Using the move and rotation tools I placed the rocket into the holding rings




Then using the vector select tool with soft selections turned on, I created an exorst for the rocket





Now for the fins. This missile needs three fins at the front of it to help stabalise and guide it during flight. I state with a thin small rectangle.  



Then using the vetor select and move tools, I crafted the rectangle into the shape I needd for the fins.




Then I cloned the fin and manipulated it into place using the rotation and move tools to create the second one.




For the third fin, I once again used the clone tool nad then  applyed a mirror. this fliped the fin exactly into the rotation I needed, then I simply moved it across onto the other side of the missile.




Finally I material texture and colour of the rocket and firing platform to there assigned shapes. making it look more realistic. 




This is the rocket and fire platform after colour and rendering. has been applied.