Modeling a M4 Rifle – Pt. 1 (Blender 2.6 Tutorial)

By admin | November 12, 2021 |

Modeling a M4 Rifle – Pt. 1 (Blender 2.6 Tutorial)

In this 15 part Blender video tutorial series, we go through a hard-surface modeling exercise by creating a highly detailed M4 assault rifle. Reference Images were collected from various sources, all licensed under CC Attribution or Public Domain. See licensed file in the reference folder.

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50 Comments

  1. Why T on November 12, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    Thanks now finally I can 3d print it



  2. Big Charlie on November 12, 2021 at 11:33 pm

    how do you select whole shapes by clicking on one vertex?



  3. aLEKSANDAR mILOSAVLJEVIC on November 12, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    great job



  4. lospe85 on November 12, 2021 at 11:35 pm

    12:10 Why TF my stock mesh ends pointy instead of flat ??? has 12 edges but rotated in a way it is pointy at the bottom …



  5. Against All Odds on November 12, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    i cant believe a video of 35 min took me 3.5 HRS to complete. dayum



  6. robrobusa on November 12, 2021 at 11:37 pm

    Is there a reason you didn’t initially model the upper and lower receiver separately?



  7. Ryan Cooley on November 12, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    Thank you for an actually good tutorial



  8. DjFlip Official on November 12, 2021 at 11:38 pm

    Quiet kid: y-yo c-could you print that out? *looks treatning*



  9. Samuel on November 12, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    4:45 it doesnt taper down, the gun isnt laying flat on the picture



  10. RipperMK on November 12, 2021 at 11:43 pm

    27:00



  11. Wrenger on November 12, 2021 at 11:43 pm

    how does he snap a vertex to the z axis of another



  12. Blake Leonhardt on November 12, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    i love how all these videos are outdated and blender is probably the least friendly interface ever made



  13. Big Charlie on November 12, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    How did you add edge at 32:47



  14. lospe85 on November 12, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    thanks for the Tutorial. How to add in "Edge Loop" at 6:00 ?



  15. BERKE GAMEPLAY on November 12, 2021 at 11:46 pm

    7:29 how did you moved barrel back to top? I dont want to offset because of a bug



  16. Mason Hall on November 12, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    the appreciation I have for the modeling and the tutorial 10/10 the gun freak in me cringing at how things are described on the weapon 0/10 lmao



  17. Channel Name Goes Here on November 12, 2021 at 11:48 pm

    0:46 Handguard. As an American I’m obligated to know this lol



  18. CosmicPotato on November 12, 2021 at 11:49 pm

    3:25



  19. 3nvyboiii on November 12, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    I open image and select it, and it doesn’t pop up at all, still a cube



  20. Jacqueline kristen on November 12, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    CG COOKIE: Takes an M4 Carbine and an M16
    him: I feel a difference



  21. Rytis Jankūnas on November 12, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    Can someone explain how he selects all those faces with one click at 14:36? I’m trying to model that in blender 2.93



  22. Guns and Art on November 12, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    thx so much



  23. i keep gettin banned on November 12, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    no hate but the thing in the beginning is a handguard. essentially the same gun just different way to set them up. you got options. the m4 is usually the quad rail version like you modelled.



  24. BusinessMan on November 12, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    pro



  25. Neonna Ch on November 13, 2021 at 12:00 am

    THANKS A LOT FOR THIS TUTORIAL



  26. ZBoy_Gamer 17 on November 13, 2021 at 12:05 am

    No One..

    *Me at 5 in the Morning*



  27. Light on November 13, 2021 at 12:08 am

    21:04



  28. Linkario86 on November 13, 2021 at 12:09 am

    … Of course. And I idiot tried to make one out of 1 Object



  29. Kofeblok on November 13, 2021 at 12:11 am

    How do i make a edge loop? Pls someone help!
    Plsssss



  30. Kennys Boat on November 13, 2021 at 12:11 am

    The new way to change background is shift+a and then select image and background and then look thru your drive.



  31. cubed on November 13, 2021 at 12:15 am

    this is confusing af



  32. MrGulogMan on November 13, 2021 at 12:15 am

    update on it?



  33. SoohNabis on November 13, 2021 at 12:18 am

    i have a problem, i made the magazin and the trigger separetly and now i can’t attach both togheter, it calcule it as a separate group. 1 group is the weapon, an other group is the magazin and an other group is the trigger..



  34. Chumptic on November 13, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Lol nice I just began today I’m gonna do this tommorrow I think



  35. Sanved Shinde on November 13, 2021 at 12:18 am

    😡😡🤬🤬😡😡😡🤬🤬😡🤬😡🌐



  36. Isaiah Harris on November 13, 2021 at 12:19 am

    perfect video thank you!!



  37. antonio salazar on November 13, 2021 at 12:19 am

    10:43 how do I select objects?



  38. DoomWalker on November 13, 2021 at 12:20 am

    God, Blender really looked like shit back in 2019.



  39. V1NTE e D01S on November 13, 2021 at 12:21 am

    very simple tutorial thank you



  40. Pill on November 13, 2021 at 12:21 am

    I used this tutorial to make a C7A2, it worked like a charm considering how similar it is to an M4.
    Thanks for making the tutorial!



  41. Godless Welder on November 13, 2021 at 12:24 am

    Awesome Video . I’m learning 3D modeling and you are a life saver



  42. RenoVR on November 13, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Damn I gotta learn all these shortcuts



  43. Himitsugawa on November 13, 2021 at 12:25 am

    3:56 – I don’t understand… Blender ver 2.8 does not support option for changing vertices like was in presented version (f6). What should I do?…



  44. Arkadiusz Trześniewski on November 13, 2021 at 12:27 am

    I literally followed this tutorial, creating same rifle, while holding airsoft replica of this gun on my knees- just for reference. Better than photos.



  45. Sunny on November 13, 2021 at 12:28 am

    26:39 To remove doubles in more modern versions of blender Right Click + Merge Vertices + By Distance



  46. Kanishk Soman on November 13, 2021 at 12:28 am

    Guy is super underrated



  47. antonio salazar on November 13, 2021 at 12:28 am

    14:31 how?



  48. Colteal on November 13, 2021 at 12:29 am

    could you make same tutorial only with the newest blender?



  49. Seth Danso on November 13, 2021 at 12:31 am

    I should export it as FBX or obj



  50. BERKE GAMEPLAY on November 13, 2021 at 12:31 am

    20:02