NWI INGO General Thread #27 - Fresh Pink Air On US-30 smells like...

[2A_Tom]

What Isa wheel tax?

I will not give the times a penny.

 

[darkkevin]

What Isa wheel tax?

I will not give the times a penny.

agreed, haven't seen an article in the times for years

 

[d.kaufman]

What Isa wheel tax?

I will not give the times a penny.

They tax you per wheel on vehicles you own. Think portage is $25 per wheel. So if you have 2 vehicles it's 8×. Have a dually truck that's 6×. Have a motorcycle ×2

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

So, recently have been making progress on one of my 3D characters. Here is a recent render:

Still a ways to go as she is still in the R&D phase for her armature. Need to fix a few issues and engineer some things, particularly for pinning the arms to a surface (resting her elbows on a desk for example). I'm also not 100% happy with the Material. I want the areas around her eyes to be more black, and perhaps a bit more color variation on the skin in general. Simulations will be after that, which will add "ragdoll" physics to her tail and such. Everything except the background environment and armor was created solely by me (though I did modify the armor's material to make it more realistic).

Rendered using: Blender - Cycles Engine - 385 Samples with "TurboTools" Denoising

 

[bigretic]

@jedi, what's next a raccoon tax? Maybe a Hello Kitty tax?

With gaming revenue declining, Hammond considers wheel tax for roadwork funds

If it is implemented, Hammond would join a list of Northwest Indiana municipalities that have implemented a wheel tax.

www.nwitimes.com

I did not know that Gary, Crown Point, Portage and Valpo have "wheel taxes".

Those rat bastards make you pay the wheel tax even if the vehicle is not registered or used on the road or plated. ******* crooks. I just finished a car that had been in the garage for 2 years and had to pay the back years wheel tax.

 

[bigretic]

They tax you per wheel on vehicles you own. Think portage is $25 per wheel. So if you have 2 vehicles it's 8×. Have a dually truck that's 6×. Have a motorcycle ×2

It's generally per vehicle weight so like passsenger cards, bikes, and trucks under XXX are $25 per vehicle - not wheel. HD trucks and up are $40 and higher (without looking it up) Bikes are always ****ed and get charged the same as cars.

 

[crookcountygo]

So, recently have been making progress on one of my 3D characters. Here is a recent render:
View attachment 382570
Still a ways to go as she is still in the R&D phase for her armature. Need to fix a few issues and engineer some things, particularly for pinning the arms to a surface (resting her elbows on a desk for example). I'm also not 100% happy with the Material. I want the areas around her eyes to be more black, and perhaps a bit more color variation on the skin in general. Simulations will be after that, which will add "ragdoll" physics to her tail and such. Everything except the background environment and armor was created solely by me (though I did modify the armor's material to make it more realistic).

Rendered using: Blender - Cycles Engine - 385 Samples with "TurboTools" Denoising

This is really interesting. I kind of hope you make a dedicated thread to document the process. I’d follow that.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

This is really interesting. I kind of hope you make a dedicated thread to document the process. I’d follow that.

I will most definitely. She needs a little more progress however.

 

[Quiet Observer]

Dewalt tools for the win!
Saw was dragged under the Nascar car for a loop around the track before it finally came out. It was damaged but still working.

Since the track is not bumpy, the only stress on the saw would be friction. I think any brand would give the same results.
I wonder if anyone was disciplined later. The say could have dislodged during the race, took some crazy bounces and gone through a windshield or the blade could have caused a tire blowout at high speed.

 

[melensdad]

Home from Chiraq, made it safely, and was even treated to a lunch of White Castle Double Cheeseburgers for my efforts.

 

[Brian Ski]

What Isa wheel tax?

St Joseph county has had a wheel tax for a Long time. I remember them saying a wheel tax for one year to fix the roads. My Dad said if they tax us for one year it will be forever. He has been gone for 4 decades. We still have the tax.

BTW here it is $25 for each vehicle and half? for a trailer.

If you do not plate a vehicle, you have to back pay the taxes if you ever plate it in the future.

Just like Indiana property tax. It is capped at 1%. Then they add extra fees on top of it. Then they raise property values and that increases the tax.

 

[Brian Ski]

So, recently have been making progress on one of my 3D characters. Here is a recent render:

You are pretty good at that... I will have to keep you in mind!!!

BTW what is that character from?

 

[Brian Ski]

Have you noticed the price of two guards is roughly the same as a gallon, not to mention a gallon goes twice as far.

OK, this time I bought a gallon. Maybe back out there later today. Or I have some 1 bys in the garage.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

You are pretty good at that... I will have to keep you in mind!!!

BTW what is that character from?

My brain. Originally concepted the "Zebadexians", also called "Zuroks", back in high school. Originally wanted to be a game designer, but turns out that industry kind of sucks. I just do this in my off time, though calling it a hobby wouldn't really do it justice. All'urra there was created using the same techniques, processes, and even software that many of the digital characters you see in games and movies were created with.

 

[B40B]

My brain. Originally concepted the "Zebadexians", also called "Zuroks", back in high school. Originally wanted to be a game designer, but turns out that industry kind of sucks. I just do this in my off time, though calling it a hobby wouldn't really do it justice. All'urra there was created using the same techniques, processes, and even software that many of the digital characters you see in games and movies were created with.

Any chance you get a .Stl file type when you do these? I also would be interested in your skillset for designing an old 50's style store sign if you'd be interested. I have the 2d figured out, just can't figure out how to make it 3d properly. (I'm a Nomad Sculpt user)

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

Any chance you get a .Stl file type when you do these? I also would be interested in your skillset for designing an old 50's style store sign if you'd be interested. I have the 2d figured out, just can't figure out how to make it 3d properly. (I'm a Nomad Sculpt user)

Yeah, Blender exports .Stl, though I don't regularly use those files, so I'm not sure if the scale transforms will be preserved. When I 3D printed stuff back in high school, objects had to be proportioned properly in the print software because it didn't import the proper scale units, but that may have been an issue with the print software itself. As for the sign, it would depend on the complexity of the design in question.

 

[actaeon277]

Depending on where you live, some motorists may be required to pay a county vehicle excise tax or county wheel tax. A vehicle is assessed the county vehicle excise tax only when the county in which the vehicle is registered has adopted a county vehicle excise tax. The county vehicle excise tax rate may be either a flat rate or a percentage rate tax.

Effective January 1, 2020, the following vehicle types are assessed County Vehicle Excise Tax. They are charged the same amount shown in the Wheel Tax table for the specified vehicle type and weight classification. However, if the amount shown is greater than $50.00, then only $50.00 will be charged, which is the maximum amount allowed to be assessed for County Vehicle Excise Tax.

• Trailer 3,000 pounds
• Trailer 9,000 pounds
• Semitractor (“Tractor Trailer”) 11,000 pounds
• Collector Vehicle – any vehicle type of any weight classification registered as a collector vehicle
• Military Vehicle – any vehicle type of any weight classification registered as a military vehicle

If you would like to estimate the cost of your registration, please use our Quick Quote Tool.

County Vehicle Excise Tax and Wheel Tax

www.in.gov