I am newbie flash developer who is bidding for a project that aims to clone this. So, how tough is designing a tool that let’s you customize your car? What areas of flash should I bet good at? and really good at? If you notice, there is lot of browsing that is happening in the background in the site I shared even when you build you own hummer.
Can someone tell me where to get started for this? Or, should I just give it up coz its way difficult for a newbie to accomplish? Also, what kind of money is involved in this kind of projects?
This is really difficult and time consuming. Usually it takes a team of photographers, graphic designers, and developers.
If you are not qualified to do all 3 then make sure you have access to them before bidding.
Look at image manipulation with Flex/Flash –
SEE: http://www.insideria.com/2008/03/image-manipulation-in-flex.html
You need to be an expert at this.
Know Flash Effects.
SEE: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/graphic_effects.html
Also it is important to Know ActionScript 3 and AMF. Take a look at the Adobe ActionScript 3 component and language reference.