Nice Shiney car!

Oakey22 · 07-10-2004, 15:00

that is just awesome

alistairk · 07-10-2004, 15:11

Photoshopped? I've been looking for a decent chrome look paint for ages and nothing fits the bill yet. Unless you know something I don't.... In which case, manufacturer, type and product code please!

BlackIce · 07-10-2004, 15:43

Alistair, if you come accross a decent chrome paint keep me posted, thanks.

alistairk · 07-10-2004, 16:51

What we need is what ever it is they use to coat the plastic caps of those spray cans in B&Q. It certainly ain't whats in the tin! Several companies do a 2 pack "chrome effect" but its more like semi-polished aluminium effect really.

jcs · 07-10-2004, 17:03

That looks mad,looks sweet dont fancy waxin polishing that

AndyNiall · 07-10-2004, 17:10

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Originally Posted by alistairk

What we need is what ever it is they use to coat the plastic caps of those spray cans in B&Q. It certainly ain't whats in the tin! Several companies do a 2 pack "chrome effect" but its more like semi-polished aluminium effect really.

or an all aluminium body shell lol

07-10-2004, 17:34

No tread marks in the snow ?????????????

Lowrider Dave · 08-10-2004, 13:29

Top and second cars are different. I would guess it's a VERY good p'shop with 3D help for the shine. I could be just an expensive manufacturer PR gig, but like Lee says, no marks in the snow - although their design people would have sorted that out in Pre-production.

dafz · 08-10-2004, 14:08

Maybee they reversed the car onto the snow?

Semmed to remember audi doing an ad campaing like this ages ago, with these chrome look cars. I think it was about the aluminuim body or summthing!

Buttseh · 08-10-2004, 14:20

Whilst Merc have got chrome cars, those ones are fake (And the rest in the series). Can see on the pic where the car's between the trees where the textures have gone flat (Look at the stones on the bottom left) and the bushes/trees in the field are dodgy too, they're simply mirrored on to both sides.

bosscav · 08-10-2004, 14:55

do ya think chrome tinted windows would be too ott?

dafz · 08-10-2004, 15:25

Now this is a real chrome car:

That car has definatley been pimped

Cesaro · 08-10-2004, 20:44

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Originally Posted by Buttseh

the bushes/trees in the field are dodgy too, they're simply mirrored on to both sides.

well spotted mate!!! Defo a photoshop.... in fact that is quite blatent noe that you've pointed it out!!! You'd think they would ensure the surroundings look real too not just the car

09-10-2004, 10:31

Would look nice with a set of black rims

purple pride · 10-10-2004, 13:42

well i beg to differ! dont you think that with all the billions of pounds that mercedes have got they'd be able to afford to chrome-plat a couple of motors! plus i work in a bodyshop and know that the distortion in the reflection around the curves is to accurate to be a photo shop!
also dont you think that the car could have been put in place by a fork lift or even a helecopter with their budget! another thing id like to point out is that the doors arn't mirrored due to the fact that there is grass on the top left of the right door but not the top right of the left! i'd love to be proved wrong so if any1 would care to photoshope sets say lee mays car to look chrome and get it anywhere near th quality of the mercs ill agree with you 100%.
i know theres lots of photoshoppers here so get working!

Gt5500 · 10-10-2004, 15:29

Have you not seen the Phantom menace or the attack of the clones they have those Nubian class ships or whatever they are called the chrome effect on them looks just like these cars.

srstu · 10-10-2004, 16:03

i think they are real, that dont look like snow more really hard ice like a frozen lake wouldnt leave tyre tracks to easy.

nickyboy · 10-10-2004, 19:50

Dont believe it?

Then check this out

http://www.bmwquebec.com/viewtopic.p...ic=137&forum=4

Scott G · 10-10-2004, 20:03

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Originally Posted by nickyboy

http://www.bmwquebec.com/viewtopic.p...ic=137&forum=4

First time ive seen it with the bumpers and install.

Superb.

Buttseh · 10-10-2004, 20:22

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Originally Posted by purple pride

well i beg to differ! dont you think that with all the billions of pounds that mercedes have got they'd be able to afford to chrome-plat a couple of motors! plus i work in a bodyshop and know that the distortion in the reflection around the curves is to accurate to be a photo shop!
also dont you think that the car could have been put in place by a fork lift or even a helecopter with their budget! another thing id like to point out is that the doors arn't mirrored due to the fact that there is grass on the top left of the right door but not the top right of the left! i'd love to be proved wrong so if any1 would care to photoshope sets say lee mays car to look chrome and get it anywhere near th quality of the mercs ill agree with you 100%.
i know theres lots of photoshoppers here so get working!

As I said, whilst they do have chrome cars, those ones are fake. It's not only photoshop, they'll be done in 3D programs like 3D Studio Max & MAYA.

Basically, they model the car and they can then composite at any angle on to any background, or make their own (Like the one with the trees etc). Here's a few links to modeled cars, whilst they're not realistically rendered, you get the idea:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=176362
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=176329
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=176295
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175850
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175701
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175692
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175574

Now, these ones are more realistic.

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175500
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175557

You can kinda tell this one's CG, but it's good: http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=175249

noizewes · 11-10-2004, 22:15

what about this then? http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/568621 the audi is just a bare shell that they chromed
but the paint they used on the bumpers is chromirox www.chromirox.com