My first design (Bat)

aMadMaxFan · Post by **aMadMaxFan** » March 5th, 2011, 9:16 pm

This is just a model model that i designed a few days ago of a fruit bat. I made it with some cruddy craft paper and hope to make a better version with bigger wings a more realistic legs. It's not amazing, I just made it from a half made frog base and it turned out well for a doodle. I hope to make a much better one in a few days with better paper. Tell me what you think of it and I'll appreciate any constructive criticism. Now that I think of it, I'll want to reshape the body to make it more realistic as well.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60259474@N ... /lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60259474@N ... /lightbox/

Ariel_A · Post by **Ariel_A** » March 6th, 2011, 2:12 am

You need to improve the photo quality so that people can see enough detail to criticise. Make sure that the model is really in focus and use a more uniform backdrop if possible (e.g. a large sheet of paper curved to cover floor and back wall).

aMadMaxFan · Post by **aMadMaxFan** » March 6th, 2011, 4:10 am

Yeah sorry about that. I took the photo with my phone which probably wasn't the best idea. I'll try to take a picture with my digital camera, and use a white sheet of paper as a backdrop to make the model clearer. Thank you for the advice.

the modern einstein · Post by **the modern einstein** » March 6th, 2011, 4:36 am

Madmax, do you race remote control cars? your name gives me the idea.

dustink101 · Post by **dustink101** » March 6th, 2011, 4:36 am

From what I can see in the picture. It looks nice!

merman · Post by **merman** » March 6th, 2011, 12:47 pm

Looks quite promising.

Maybe you could use an off-set half frog base to get bigger wings. Some crafting could make better legs or toes (please let me know if you want to know more about crafting) and maybe you could fix the wings, since there is a gap on the back of the wings... maybe fold them inside-out or reverse them?

joshuaorigami · Post by **joshuaorigami** » March 6th, 2011, 9:10 pm

Looks quite good so far!

aMadMaxFan · Post by **aMadMaxFan** » March 7th, 2011, 2:20 pm

Thanks for the advice. I made a new model with larger wings and more realistic legs. I still need to figure out how to give it decent ears without tearing the paper. Once I have the time I'll probably take a new picture and post it. And for the record I don't race rc cars but I do race my rc monster truck from time to time.