Hi, I'm new here, so if this is the wrong spot for this, just say so.
The Chrome Visor piece (part 769, https://library.ldraw.org/official/12552) has "incorrect" perfectly straight geometry on its lower half, which causes any rendered reflections to be stretched, as shown here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebrickcc...3497541138
However, the real-life piece is rounded all the way down, resulting in natural-looking reflections, as shown here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ironbricks/6008252805
It would be nice if the 3D model could be fixed to match the real piece by adding just a bit more curvature and more triangles on the lower half of the visor. Kind of the entire reason this piece exists is because of its crisp, shiny reflections, so I think fixing this aspect of the piece should be somewhat of a priority.
I have created a very rough fix in Maya, demonstrating that this is possible (it still has some stretching on the bottom though, since my 3D modelling skills are severely lacking):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebrickcc...3498379547
But it would be amazing if someone who actually knows what they are doing could take a shot at fixing this.
The Chrome Visor piece (part 769, https://library.ldraw.org/official/12552) has "incorrect" perfectly straight geometry on its lower half, which causes any rendered reflections to be stretched, as shown here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebrickcc...3497541138
However, the real-life piece is rounded all the way down, resulting in natural-looking reflections, as shown here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ironbricks/6008252805
It would be nice if the 3D model could be fixed to match the real piece by adding just a bit more curvature and more triangles on the lower half of the visor. Kind of the entire reason this piece exists is because of its crisp, shiny reflections, so I think fixing this aspect of the piece should be somewhat of a priority.
I have created a very rough fix in Maya, demonstrating that this is possible (it still has some stretching on the bottom though, since my 3D modelling skills are severely lacking):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebrickcc...3498379547
But it would be amazing if someone who actually knows what they are doing could take a shot at fixing this.