THIS BLOWS MY MIND!

[The Renaissance Man]

It's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Such is the case with the 'Raceliner' bike that I built a couple of years ago.

I had been Google searching images of the bike looking for one that I have misplaced when I spotted what appeared to be some slick black and white studio pictures of the bike. Upon closer inspection I discovered that instead of photos, the images where 3D computer models!
It turns out that a 3D modeling artist in Dallas TX by the name of Zach Taylor had collected photos of the bike that I had posted here on RRB and rendered a computer model from them!!!

The results are mind blowing to me! I wonder if he had as many hours 'building' it as I did?

Here's a picture of the 'Virtual Raceliner'. There are a couple more on my facebook page HERE.

I would like to contact him if anyone happens to know how.

 

[horsefarmer]

That is Very Cool! Just imagine what it could look like with texture maps applied! Maybe your bike will show up in a future video game... It almost looks like a real bike.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

That is Very Cool! Just imagine what it could look like with texture maps applied! Maybe your bike will show up in a future video game... It almost looks like a real bike.

I know! I'm hoping to find him to see if he ever added the textures!

Here's a photo of the real thing at a similar angle just for comparison!

 

[CrazyDave]

You keep building bikes that cool your gonna have a army of computer generated cyber stalkers after ya! :O

 

[horsefarmer]

So many cool details - the pedals, the seat, amazing!

 

[Fv2]

I would imagine the guy has a Facebook or Twitter account, possibly instagram.
I'm not sure how that all works, but how many people named Zach Taylor can live in Dallas? I know it's a bigger city, but it might be worth a try.

 

[horsefarmer]

I would imagine the guy has a Facebook or Twitter account, possibly instagram.
I'm not sure how that all works, but how many people named Zach Taylor can live in Dallas? I know it's a bigger city, but it might be worth a try.

Looks like a case for Lego Colombo!

 

[Fv2]

I just zoomed in on the C.G. raceliner, the detail on that is insane. Individual chain links, rear tire tread, even the tank mounting screws. Every little detail.

 

[Rat Rod]

Pretty amazing...would be fun to meet him.

 

[Oak Tree]

https://zacharytaylor.artstation.com
Here's your man.
He also can be found on LinkedIn.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

https://zacharytaylor.artstation.com
Here's your man.
He also can be found on LinkedIn.

Yep. That's where I found the photos but there's no direct contact info there. I also found his facebook page and sent a message but haven't heard back. Hopefully I'll get in touch with him and get some more photos. Thanks for the help.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

You keep building bikes that cool your gonna have a army of computer generated cyber stalkers after ya! :O

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[The Renaissance Man]

I finally heard from Zach. He has been working on the CG Raceliner.

Here's a sample...

More to come!

 

[Fv2]

I finally heard from Zach. He has been working on the CG Raceliner.

Here's a sample...
View attachment 22258

More to come!

Did he say why he's animating this bike?

 

[The Renaissance Man]

He's a student at the Art Institute of Dallas, looking to graduate by the end of this quarter. Here's what he told me about why he chose to render my bike:
"I came across your awesome bike when I was searching for ideas for my portfolio by looking on the photobucket and ratrodbikes websites. The design is incredible and I thought it would make a great portfolio piece."

I'm honored that he chose the Raceliner out of so many great bikes on the site.

Check out some of the detail...

 

[Chad T]

Incredibly cool!!!...seeing a lot of details on there I never noticed before.

 

[Fv2]

Incredibly cool!!!...seeing a lot of details on there I never noticed before.

Agreed, its so cool how he got the tire tread on there. And I noticed the bands on the rear hub too. Looks like the kid's gonna do well in the cg world.

 

[whitecoyote]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.
You should patent your bicycle concept if possible.
Don't let someone just copy it without your approval.

 

[Fv2]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.
You should patent your bicycle concept if possible.
Don't let someone just copy it without your approval.

This site is all about "borrowing" ideas. I don't know that anyone has tried to replicate raceliner, but enough of us have bought TRM tanks to put our own spin on.

 

[Bike Bum]

Wow, the detail is nuts!