Beginning of Animation + track pt 4

now i have the karts rigged. i can start the animation i have 2 groups of karts at 2 sections of the track i will need to reposition the smaller group depending on how long the animation is and where the camera needs to be at certain times.






i couldnt get the sky to look right so i decided to go for a night scene and use flood lights on the track.
i therfore had to model a flood light.
this was simple i used another cylinder and inset the cap and extruded out.






At the top i rotatated the polys to for a curved neck adn then beveled it to create the reflector cone.












i then added a photometric light to the cone to light the track

i very much liked the effect and feel it gives to the scene and will bring it up with my group to light their scenes with the same lights.

i also added a very slight volume to the light to give a night misty feel.

in the background where the camera coudl see the edge of the floor plane i added trees to break up the horizon.