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Will Pay For Custom Car

Felix Uritsky
Prime Minister of Lupinia
Join date: 15 Dec 2004
Posts: 267
02-10-2005 06:53
Greetings! No one's been able to tell me where I should post this request, so if this is the wrong place, have mercy please :-P

I'm looking for a vehicle to use for a project I'm working on, and no one in the entire game seems to have anything close to what I'm looking for. Also, none of the vehicle makers I've contacted have the time to work on a custom-build. So, if anyone is interested in helping me out here (or knows where I can buy something like what I'm looking for), drop me an in-game IM, or send an email to [email]felix@lupinia.us[/email].

The car I'm looking for is basically an FBI/CIA-type car, black Ford Crown Victoria with flashing blue lights in the rear window (2), front grille (2), and front dash (1). Working headlights and tailights are a plus. I don't care too much about what the interior looks like (I just need a front bench seat, rear bench seat, and windows I can see through), the exterior is my main concern. I can pass on more detail, plus reference photos and such, to whoever contacts me. As far as pricing, I'm not uber-rich but I'm not a cheapskate either.

Thanks!
Racer Plisskin
Rezerator
Join date: 2 Jan 2005
Posts: 147
02-10-2005 18:12
Hmmm... Need some more specifics...

GIVEN: vehical MAX prim count = 31 (AVs count as 1 prim each...)

What are the passenger requirements? Driver + ? (front seat passenger, rear passengers) --> 1-4

Do you need working doors? (none, driver only, all 4) --> 0-4

non-door section side pannels --> 2

5 blue lights (can probably figure something out with textures and colors to get this done in 3 prims but maybe not.) --> 3-5

4 tires --> 4

combo front & rear bench seats. Since you said you are not too picky... --> 2

windshield & rear window --> 2

floorpan & roof --> 2

'C' pillars, rear roof section --> 1

hood & trunk sections --> 2 + ?

front & rear bumpers --> 2

So roughly 22-30 prims (min-max) listed above...

For a basic vehical, this seems prety doable. You can do an amazing amount with good textures. The headlights and taillights would probably end up as textures, not prims.

Racer P.
Felix Uritsky
Prime Minister of Lupinia
Join date: 15 Dec 2004
Posts: 267
02-10-2005 18:28
Thanks for getting back to me so quick :-)

As far as passenger count, it'd be two at most, maybe three

After further reflection, the dash-mount blue light isn't necessary, so it'd just be two in the front grille and two in the rear windshield. Based on what I've seen in other vehicles, the two front blue lights could be a single prim, not sure about the rear ones though.

The doors don't have to open, nor do the hood & trunk have to open. As long as it looks as much like a real Crown Victoria as possible (prim limits make this difficult, I know) on the outside, can be driven, and has flashing blue lights that can be toggled on & off, I'll be happy :-)

For reference photos and texture sources, Google for a 2004 Ford Crown Victoria. Also, check out this site, which has a 360 degree view of it.

Thanks!
Lora Morgan
Puts the "eek" in "geek"
Join date: 19 Mar 2004
Posts: 779
02-11-2005 05:23
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Felix Uritsky
Prime Minister of Lupinia
Join date: 15 Dec 2004
Posts: 267
02-20-2005 19:50
This has been taken care of, thanks to everyone who replied.

And special thanks to Racer Plisskin for his excellent work on this project :)