Bengetronic added his items mysteriously to the store a few weeks ago with little fanfare. I didn't see any forum posts or notifications. Just... one day there it was. Similarly there's no forum profile per-se under the name Bengetronic.
Under google though, it all begins to take shape.
www.bengetronic.com - This is his portfolio. He's a professional 3D modeler and it shows. His portfolio is impressive, which explains the quality of his work (more on that later). He appears to be a long time FPS Creator artist, however, given the resume I found on this site. I'd love to comb through and find his older work.
http://bengetronic.blogspot.com/ - An outdated, albeit interesting blog he wrote but stopped writing a few years ago. Interestingly, he makes masks - like my wife. Check out her blog sometime if you're interested in mask-making: http://mariemessina.blogspot.com/ (She's started writing up posts again so expect updates soon).
Anywho, on with the show. Bengetronic's models are top notched and priced to sell. They outperform the vast majority of their competition in a number of ways. The only two limiting factors here are the lack of a pack (which means buying each model individually, yuck!) and currently his work is limited to one 'set' of items - specifically they are all based around a construction site.
Just a fraction of what's available.
These are ultra-high quality, low poly count (good for framerates), that are quite frankly DIRT cheap. Even without the pack, you can buy every single item for 580 points. That's five dollars, eighty cents USD.
There's only ONE model that doesn't strike my fancy - this guy right here.
The pipes are a bit chunky looking.
The steel pipes he did are lackluster compared to the rest of the set. They try too hard to be a low poly model and end up seeing out of place with the rest of the set as a result. He would probably have been better served using I-beams instead of piping, in this case. At thirty cents, I'm not sure I care enough to not buy them though.
What one item can I not live without: This is a trivial question, in this case. The models are SO cheap there's really no reason to choose. But if you put a gun to my head I'd pick..
Easily at home in any industrial environment.
This simple generator costs a meager 30 cents USD and represents itself quite well. It's transferable to many modern environments due to the ubiquity of needing portable generators.
The bottom line: The bottom line is simple here. I'll be buying most, if not all of his models. There's a huge, varied selection, they are cheap as dirt and look exceptional. Do yourself the favor and open your wallet for Bengetronic. His store is found here: http://en.tgcstore.net/?md=artist-view&aid=200625
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