Free models
I decided to release some of my models for free. You’ll find them below, as .zip files containing a .blend file. This .blend file is the 3D model, you need to download and install Blender to view them, use them or convert them to your usual 3D file format.
Please consider donate via the link on the right. It will help be writing more tutorials, and releasing more full 3D models for free. So donating is a good way to keep this site and especially this page alive. Thanks for your attention.
These models by Thomas Baron are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 License. You can download them, use them (commercially or not), modify them and redistribute them (under the same terms) Enjoy !
(5.63MB zip file containing Blender model)
(1.70MB zip file containing Blender model, added on April 6, 2009)
thank you very much for sharing these, i hope to learn a lot from them
Thanks for sharing and the tutorials, how about the model you used for your tire tutorial. I’ve been trying to model a tire and would love to see this model.
I’m glad you enjoy them.
I planned to release other models, but I need some time to organize them before releasing. As I planned to release my WIP Alfa Romeo GT, you’ll be able to find the tire you mentionned within this model. It’s a Pirelli P6000.
awesome work! how long did it take to model marcos? its so detailed… great great great
It was made for (and won
) the “Cars of the 60′s” contest at http://www.SMCars.net. So it took me about 2 month to model and render, but it was far from being a full time job.
Hi Tom, you really know your stuff.
GREAT job.
Whats the name of the program used to make these ? … is it Blender ?
hi, i have been looking into building a aerial atom replica. im 17, but am a very skilled fabricator, welder, and bender. i have looked at the frame on the blender program, but i need some help with a few things. how do i go about figuring out the lengths, and angles that each of the pipes in the frame are. if you could help me it would be great. please contact me via email
I published on SMCars.net a wireframe version of the chassis : that is, no pipes, just edges, one for each pipe.
Using this mode, you’ll be able to measure length and angles using Blender. Please refer to Blender documentation to know how to do this.
The wire chassis is here : http://www.smcars.net/forums/work-progress-rendering-animation/23850-light-right-ariel-atom-ii-2.html#post169487. You’ll to register (for free) at SMC to download it.
Yes Erick you’re right : it’s Blender, available freely at http://www.blender.org
Hi Tom,
The Marcos is great. You really captured the look. It is a top class model and I can see why it would win.
Would you mind if I used the model in GT Legends, and GTR2 (the powerand glory mod) as I would love to have the Marcos 1800 Gt in the game.
I know enough people within the community that could assist with accurate data to create quality physic to do your model justice.
How many polys is this model?
BTW I understand that you have given permission to use the model with ackknowledgements as per the licence.
This model is about 1.5 millions of polygons, so that means about 3 millions of tris.
It’s by far unusable in a real-time engine. The team from the Historic GT and Touring Cars (HGT&TC, it’s a rFactor-based mod) started a conversion of the very same model. You can reach them at http://historicgt.8.forumer.com/ to discuss how to merge work.
Hi Tom,
Sorry to bother you again. Can you make it into a 3ds file. For GTL we need to make three different lower (and very low) poly models anyway to get it to work in game. I only am familiar with zmod at the moment and it would make it faster if I could start with a 3ds file.
Thanks
Gavin
Hey, im really interested in taking a close look at teh Marcos. The file doesnt seem to download, any chance of getting a .3ds copy?
I’m sorry I can’t offer you all the various 3D format you can think of. I specifically choose to use .blend format because 1/ it’s open and 2/ software to read / convert it is widely available (www.blender.org) Also, converting it to a low-tech format like 3DS will make you loosing the use of the modifiers (surface subdivision, mirroring) and of the shaders.
Rpower, when saying “doesn’t seem to download”, do you really mean download or do you mean “unable to open the downloaded file” ? This is important to me, as I host the file (that is, it’s not uploaded to a 3rd party file download service)
hi,thank you for dis 3d version!how cen i open it?
Hi Tom
Just wanted to say fantastic work, and I thank you very much for sharing your creations.
Cheers Pete
Добрый день!
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как вы для машины создавали в 3D Max’е (если это было сделано в нём) трубы, гнули их?
Sorry I don’t speak russian, so I had to use automated translator : here’s what I’ve got : “Good day!
Can you please tell how you set up the machine in 3D Max’e (if it was made in it) pipes, bent them?”
So the answer is simple : no I can’t tell you how to do in 3DS Max because I use Blender only. Sorry, you should ask on http://www.smcars.net, a great online community about blueprints and car modeling. There is plenty of Max users there, they will answer your question easily. My SMCars nickname is tom120934, see you there
Hi Thomas,
This is great work, congratulations on a such a good job !
I would like to ask if you could render the atom, but instead of having one central air intake, I would like it with two air intakes, one sitting over each seat.
This is what I’m building at the moment and it would be great to be able to show people exactly what I mean.
Let me know if there is a cost, and if its possible by emailing, happy to send money via paypal.
Many thanks
Paul
Hi Paul,
I answered your PM on SMCars.net. Let me know what do you think.
Have a nice day,
Tom
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the reply, that looks good, have replied via PM, but not sure if you got the message? Did you receive it?
Paul
hi tom! i´m trying to make my car, but i´m in the first step, i´ve got blueprints, but i don´t know how to convert ´em for work, i´ve got draw 3d, and zmodeler 2.1.1, but they don´t import .gif or .jpg extensions, could you tell me how can i load it on any of these programs?? thanx sorry if my english is bad i´m spanish and don´t speak since a lot of years.
@omar
I can’t help you about a 3D software I don’t know, so I suggest you to use Blender. You can download it for free, use it for free, and doing so will allow you to use my tutorials : please check the tutorials section to find out how to setup blueprints or how to model a car.
@Tom
hi again tom, i´m in this step: * Enter “UV Face Select” mode using “Mode” selector at the bottom of 3D window., but my blender copy doesn´t have this, how can i do? thanx a lot for your support, man!!
You’re welcome ! The answer is in a comment of the tutorial : http://www.thomasbaron.net/2006/04/tutorial-blueprint-setup-in-blender/#comment-547.
thanx, tom, i´ve done, i´m going to model my car.
sorry tom, i can´t do nothing more i can´t work with blender. i´m trying to model my punto for making a conversion into need for speed most wanted, but i can´t, my e- mail is: omargd_mesonnaomi@hotmail.com, if you weren´t too busy plz could you model it for me? it would be a dream came true, thanx for all tom
@omar
I can do it if you want, but I won’t do it for free. I’ll send you an e-mail if you still want it.
tom, i undersdtand u, but i´ve got no credit card, not money now, but tell me what you want, i´ll not take any commercial use, that´s your right and will, i´ll only put it onto my nfs game in my computer. thanx.
@omar
I’m sorry but I’m currently out of time for free projects.
Hi Tom
Is the blue prints still available- unable to download for the Atom
Thanks
Marco
Thanks Tom
I manage to sort it out.
Marco
Merci beaucoup.