Creating Uwell Nunchaku (vape mod) Tank

[Glen]

Hi folks,

It has been a while, I hope you're all well.

I'm really into vaping and really love Uwell's Nunchaku mod, which I have in black. I'm looking to recreate this mod and its tank in AC3D and I've been getting on well quite quickly. It's not perfect (the edges of the button are too sharp, for starters) but it's alright. I think the mod itself is largely modelled, but the tank is next... and I'm scared, lol!

Could someone suggest the best way of creating the inner piece, please? I'm referring to the metal piece inside the glass tank, which surrounds the core. I could create a transparency map for it, but that's cheating, lol! I'm already resorting to displacement maps for the textured areas, of which there are quite a few.

I'll post my results when it's finished.

Here's a link to the tank: https://mall.myuwell.com/products/nunchaku-tank

Thanks a million!

Glen.

[Glen]

This is where I'm at so far, it has taken me around two hours.

[Glen]

Updates on progress!