WZ-10 Helicopter Weapon Pylon

Sub-Division modeling and quads.

I wrote an article for this project, it can be seen here: https://gamesartist.co.uk/wz-10-pylon/

This is a prop attached to my WZ-10 helicopter model. It's a weapon mount for carrying weapons under the helicopter's wings. It's a detailed enough prop to stand alone so I wanted to focus on it as a project to try and improve my texturing abilities. I tried to capture the look of it being in regular use in the air and handled on the ground, while not being overly dirty and damaged. I studied references of the actual prop and similar aircraft equipment to try and achieve this look.

The tarp and desk are megascans assets, and the background is from a polyhaven HDRI.