Well... I'm not much of a modeller, but I thought I'd give this competition a go.
Inspiration is a mix of Alien(s), Starship Troopers and some other junk floating around in my head. This character (?) is intended to be a minion.
I've got a couple of initial sketches, but I haven't bothered to upload them, as they're even worse than the model!
Modelling is being done in Wings3d, and is currently sitting at 726 tris. Only basic legs and head have been done so far - I haven't decided what to do for the body yet (ideas would be appreciated!). Feel free to critisize as much as you'd like!
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Stage 2. Legs are now a little more vicious, and the top part (which serves as protection for the head) is a little wider. Head has been restarted from scratch, and it's got an inverted scorpion tail.
EDIT: 1806 tris now.
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I think you're going to have trouble working on the body with a mesh that dense. Its also pretty wasteful, particularly given you've got very few other parts done as yet. Save your poly budget for when you've got a few details in there.
You could probably also use some reference material of scorpions and the like. It'll really help you get a more believable character going.
Good luck with it.
looks good so far dude.......
cant wait to see more ..