I know this isn't that realistic to make a holy handgrenade.....or is it...who knows, it might even have existed :eek:

Anyway, I just wanted to show my progress on the holy handgrenade.

All is done by me and made from scratch.
This will be my first custom model (+ animations, and sounds ;))

Yes, the phong need to be tweaked ;)
Aaand, cross is not missing cause that's used at the pin, just like in Monty Python :P

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1460/previewholygrenew9.png

Too bad you can't possibly add the sound file for the whole explanation of its operation... :(

Too bad you can't possibly add the sound file for the whole explanation of its operation... :(
Yeah, thats hilarious!
Well I'll do my best to make it as montypythonisch as possible ;)

Oh, lordy lordy lordy Somebody is actually doing it......

Ironiclly, this thread
http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68265
was about me asking somebody to make a model of the "holy hand grenade of antioch" and I would skin it for them.

I have a BEAUTIFUL detailed reference pic somewhere on my drive.... I'll post it when I find it! (the attached file is a sound)

Oh, lordy lordy lordy Somebody is actually doing it......

Ironiclly, this thread
http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68265
was about me asking somebody to make a model of the "holy hand grenade of antioch" and I would skin it for them.

I have a BEAUTIFUL detailed reference pic somewhere on my drive.... I'll post it when I find it! (the attached file is a sound)
Heh, we're quite alike :P

That sound file.... *wiping away my tears

Anyway if you do have ref pics,..pleease gimme! :)
I searched on google but couldn't find really good detailed images.

And if you want to you may skin it, but not release till my permission ;)
Let me know.

...And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the Lord did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large chu... [Whereupon the friar is urged, "skip ahead a bit, brother"]... And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." Amen.
"and the lord did grin"...hilarious

found it. The "monty" grenade was based on the orb in the royal Crown Jewels. It has a funnier impact in Britain, Australia and Canada than in the US.

found it. The "monty" grenade was based on the orb in the royal Crown Jewels. It has a funnier impact in Britain, Australia and Canada than in the US.
Well, I know what it means ;)
Very sweet ref picture, thanks.
But was _this_ item shown actually used in the movie?

Well, I know what it means ;)
Very sweet ref picture, thanks.
But was _this_ item shown actually used in the movie?You answer too fast. the second one is now uploaded. That's a movie screen grab

I hear it's very handy against things with nasty big pointy teeth.

You answer too fast. the second one is now uploaded. That's a movie screen grab

I hear it's very handy against things with nasty big pointy teeth.
Yes, look at those teeth, no wonder only a holy handgrenade works!
What scary little fella.
You know youre favorite color right? ;)

Anyway, I think this one matches the one on the picture of the movie:
http://www.yourprops.com/norm-421bfd4311a1b-Monty+Python+&+The+Holy+Grail.jpeg

I can't believe someone is actually doing this... (insert dramatic cord).

Someone has to redo the scripting so it has a "Hallelujah" before exploding, as in Worms, and have a "One, Two, Five!" "Three Sire!" "Three!" as you pull the pin.

I love Monty Python, I can't wait to see this when it is done.

You need to find a way to get this into PVKII as well!

I can't believe someone is actually doing this... (insert dramatic cord).

Someone has to redo the scripting so it has a "Hallelujah" before exploding, as in Worms, and have a "One, Two, Five!" "Three Sire!" "Three!" as you pull the pin.

I love Monty Python, I can't wait to see this when it is done.

You need to find a way to get this into PVKII as well!
Dude that was my idea exactly, about the sounds :cool:
I'll first get the animations right then getting the sounds to work.

I will finish this model first and then work on a replica of the movie.

If there is anyone who like to animate it, be my quest let me know.

*update*

No model for you to test but sounds.
Just install them and imagine the rest till i got my model ready ;)

NOTE: I wont host this pack for long, maybe a fey days, so hurry ;)
I will release it with my final pack ofcourse.

EDIT:
Download back up
Download here (http://www.coredamage.com/cd_holyhandgren2.zip)

Download no worky.

Download no worky.
*update, works now

corrupt files for me

corrupt files for me
Hm strange, fixed it now.

*update*

I'm ready for animating.
But got a problem.

How do I setup the bone(s) for the pinHOLE and pin.
Cause what I want is that the pin must get straight out of the hole and when it's out it can go "everywhere".

So like adding a "restriction" or axis refering to the grenade/pinhole.

So I don't end up pulling the pin out halfway through the grenademodel.

Let me know how to fix this or i'm stuck.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7331/holygrenur8.gif

*update* - - WARNING: DOWNLOAD WON't BE UP LONG! - -

First ingame LMAO!
Download the clip: here (http://www.coredamage.com/CD_holygren1.rar)

- Need to fix the right arm.
- Draw animation didn't turned out to be like I had in mind, so might just do another one.
- Make rest of animations for this weapon.

I think this is a nice milestone for me, it's my birthday today :eek:
I'm 25 now, and my first animation/skin/model/whatever project is in progress, wee :)

happy birthday champ, downloading the clip right now

** And now for something completely different **
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Click (http://files.filefront.com/CD_holyhandgren1b_WIPwmv/;7135385;/fileinfo.html)

position of the hands is MUUUUUUUCH better. And that clip is hilarious.

LOL!!! Oh man..good stuff there.:)

So, anyone seriously interested in using this?
If so, any ideas on improvements?

There still needs to tweaking to be done though.

Please release this allmighty model

me will make you sexy time

O yeah, there is intrest in this, and I'm dead sure it's not just me

Only suggestion is to make sure you add good normal map/phong features to the inlaid jewels to make them stand out without having to add too many polygons. I already know that you understand exactly what I'm on about :)

O yeah, there is intrest in this, and I'm dead sure it's not just me

Only suggestion is to make sure you add good normal map/phong features to the inlaid jewels to make them stand out without having to add too many polygons. I already know that you understand exactly what I'm on about :)
Ofcourse I understand, it was planned before I even thought of making it ;)

I have made a normalmap for it but was for the world model and forgot to use it on the V_model, thanks for reminding.

Well I don't know how to skin this model exactly cause it's a bit of a mixture of found images and some ideas of mine.
And therefore it's sort of a fantasy model.

The borders got a bit bigger than I had in mind, and maybe just do something like this:
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/simatt/holyhandgrenade.gif

But I will make a Monty replica. (cause of Coyote for profiding me with good ref material)
So you can consider this more like a "test" project, but nonetheless it still looks good and doesn't mean it's not fun ;)