About how long?

How long would it take to build a model out of scratch, not the skin, useing Gmax? I don't mean it might take a few weeks, or months, but just about how many hours of labor would it take to make one?

Depends on what you're making. I can bang out a model in a couple of hours depending on dedication, enthusiasim and/or complexity.

and skill, don't forget the skill. and talent.

The point is, there's no set amount of time it'll take to make a model. I'm getting a sense of deja vu, here; has somebody not asked something like this before?

It won't be surprising if someone did.

if u have no inspiration at all it takes forever

modelling doesnt take skill or talent. it takes time. thats all it takes, time.

not true. an unskilled person makes things like this:


while a skilled one makes stuff like this:


A newb could never ever make something like that.

A newb of average intelligence could *learn* to make that.

But without inspiration, there can be no progress at all.

ies, he could learn and become skilled. but as unskilled and nooby he can't possibly make that.

U both are wrong, the correct answer is Experience and practice, as more you practice and learn, faster and better your works will be made.

Everything is 1% inspiration and 99% persperation.

That's a horrible misquote and I don't even know who said it. But it does the job.

No matter how experienced you are, you need enthusiasm and motivation. These come from a good idea; good inspiration.

In fact, it's a massive mesh of everything we've all been saying.

that's right

Well, I've been hearing a lot about inspiriation and skill from this topic, but the general gist of this is "You can do it!" I guess I'll get that 30 day trail of Gmax in the summer and work from dawn till dusk making the best models I can.

as far as i know, gmax is free