In this vid i'll show you the basic technics for modeling a Photorealistic Rim. To do that in a single video i had to accellerate a bit the whole project, but you can freely stop the video when u need and see everything u need to continue. If u have some question on tools, ecc, let me know and i'll provide an answer as soon as possible!
Here u can see this rim on a model i made, just remember that's a test render
http://www.the-blueprints.com/gallery...
Maya 2011, Mental Ray, Music: Gorilla Zoe