Continuing My 80s Joystick Modeling Journey: Steel Plate & Stick Updates
Today, I continued working on modeling the 80s joystick and made good progress. I redesigned the steel plate, refined the plastic rings, and made some interesting experiments with bevels and modifiers. Still a bit more work to do, but here’s an update on what I’ve accomplished so far.
- Redesigned the steel plate by:
- Using a profile of the plate from the left and applying the "vase" method to spin it around
- Creating geometry around the form to shape the plate
- Added plastic rings to the stick
- Experimented with bevels, ended up adding edge loops and constraining the bevels
- Added subdivision modifiers to smooth the geometry
- Modified materials for a more realistic look
Here's how it looks: