A little bit of both.
There's a very simple base, but because it's round, if I make certain cuts in to low of res then sphere continuity breaks, so I smooth a step and add more cuts.
Thats the high resolution mesh that I posted as a bake source, and am retopologizing it in Topogun to bring into substance.
I'll update again once it moves a little farther.![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
I've added the base, and the next level up where I cut in bottom detail and engines and some extra views.
The rest is smoothing.![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
![[Image: Scout_base_01_zpsadt91lgc.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_base_01_zpsadt91lgc.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_base_02_zps6w6uszbw.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_base_02_zps6w6uszbw.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_back_zps8hdpgba5.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_back_zps8hdpgba5.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_wire_high_zpslwlrm7a7.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_wire_high_zpslwlrm7a7.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_wire_bottom_high_zpsriunu1ps.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_wire_bottom_high_zpsriunu1ps.jpg)
There's a very simple base, but because it's round, if I make certain cuts in to low of res then sphere continuity breaks, so I smooth a step and add more cuts.
Thats the high resolution mesh that I posted as a bake source, and am retopologizing it in Topogun to bring into substance.
I'll update again once it moves a little farther.
![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
I've added the base, and the next level up where I cut in bottom detail and engines and some extra views.
The rest is smoothing.
![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
![[Image: Scout_base_01_zpsadt91lgc.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_base_01_zpsadt91lgc.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_base_02_zps6w6uszbw.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_base_02_zps6w6uszbw.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_back_zps8hdpgba5.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_back_zps8hdpgba5.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_wire_high_zpslwlrm7a7.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_wire_high_zpslwlrm7a7.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_wire_bottom_high_zpsriunu1ps.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_wire_bottom_high_zpsriunu1ps.jpg)
![[Image: Scout_btm_bck_smoothed_zpsxncxpn0o.jpg]](http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag56/7191966/Scout_btm_bck_smoothed_zpsxncxpn0o.jpg)