speed modelling challenge week 27 - lego model

[mr_lemon]

tomkpunkt,i'm tryng to do a little car model very different from yours except the glass...i'm having big prolem to model that piece and unless i know how to model it good i can't start doing the whole thing,so,as i've really liked how you've modeled that piece could you explain me how you have achieved such result?

[firebug]

More Star Wars!

software: 3ds max
time: 60 minutes (I actually modelled the bottoms of each piece)

[firebug]

Here you go Marty - and within the time limit you imposed.

software: 3ds max
time: 30 minutes

[firebug]

Does anyone know why I'd have those bars running across the floor in my Slave 1 picture?

[Popov]

An other post

10min in 3dsmax6

[Popov]

And the rendering

[mimi01]

Wow, there are some very great models so far!

I didn't think it would be complicated to model Legos, but it took me some time to find out how I could put my pieces together.

Well, first the blocks:

Modelling time 60 minutes
clay and wire frame: 20 minutes

[mimi01]

And here's the finished model.

modelling 50 minutes
textures 10 minutes
render 5 minutes
3ds max5

[Taurus Anurag]

Here's My Entry, I've modeled this(both 2 parts) yesterday in the evening,
so i'm posting both entries one after another.

This is modeled and rendered in 3ds max 7.

Part 1 :
Moeling time: 21 minutes
Texture time: 5 min

Part 2:
Creating "***** CAT" Model using "Leggo" objects: 26 minutes.

TIMINGS FOR FINAL RENDER:

CLAY : 5sec
WIREFRAME : 11 sec
FINISHED : 8 sec

[Taurus Anurag]

Here's the model created by leggo

[juha]

mimi, wow really nice lego model..
heres my second part.
just a bridge, it took about 35 mins to put parts together, i removed that lego text from bricks on the bridge. it was enough heavy model without texts...
i used greeble plugin to greate that backround city landscape...
i got that legobridge idea while playing with greeble yeasterday.
rendered and textured in max 6, 2 hours.modeling the backround about 5 mins.

[mr_lemon]

one of the funnyest contest ever...i really have to say that...another one,a little truck done all in 3dstudio in 60 mins for modelling and other 40 to put it all togheter,first,the wire

[mr_lemon]

and the scene

[Grimmie]

Couldn't help it....Had to do an exploded view... :o

P.S. Popov, I like your colored shadow...

[Chris-3DT]

does this bring back so many childhood memories for you guys too? :D

[juha]

lemon , yours car rock`s ; )

[Fenixy]

2mr_lemon i begin to think that you first build your models at real lego after at 3d :) COOL!

[evolution]

Mr Lemon: Great entries so far I have a quick question for you what material settings did you use for the windshield part on your last truck, Im rather terrible when it comes to materials and I was hoping you would be able to help me out with creating a good sorta clear plastic material like you used on your last truck. Thanx in advance!

[jawee]

mr lemons is so good :)

[vidiot]

2mr_lemon i begin to think that you first build your models at real lego after at 3d COOL!

Goust, - is there another way to that?
:D

Mr. Lemmon,
that car reminds me of one of my first lego cars,
but the tires were different at this time (~ 74´)

Vid

One question:
I saw a quirk in one of my pictures - is it allowed to edit and post
a corrected version (no extra modeling time or texturing)?
Or is it like "if the bullet has left the gun..."?
(Da*n layers - or is it more a user problem ;) )

[inspired]

and my final image, its not much, but at least i had fun making it :D and, again, i learned alot! It was really cool to find a way, to work fast, but precise! And i have to say, (altough my model isnt very good compared to others,) im kinda proud on what i got now :D

anyway,

time - 15 mins

C&C are welcome ;)

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Hey Inspired... really neat model. I only have one problem though... you should have made it in perriwinkle blue. :D

[inspired]

hey thanks marty... I know you are a mad scientist, but ur words still mean alot to me :p I have abslolutely no idea what 'perriwinkle blue' is :p but it sounds awesome ;)

Btw, if i havent said it before, Great models every1! Too bad, this week was kinda busy for me, cause i have so many ideas now, but i havent got time till the deadline... Oh well, maybe another time just for fun! :D

Mr.Lemon - Your models are truly awesome! nice work!

:D

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Hey Inspired... somebody hasn't been reading the rules lately have they? We have two weeks for this contest... so that means you have plenty of time for your great ideas! Get to modelling! :D

[Fenixy]

bad that i dont have eny lego :mad:

[RRRrrrMate]

My first speed challenge entry.

Modeling - 60 minutes in maya
About 10 Minutes to build and another 10 to texture

[RRRrrrMate]

And the Model.....

[mr_lemon]

guys ,i'm really grateful to all that have appreciated my models,i was a lego fan,when i was a child i had a big box(and when i say big i mean BIG) full of lego pieces...after my little sister born she has lost pratically the 80% of the pieces so my models are based on memory and the nice scans in brickshelf.com,i would also try to *invent* a model by myself without instruction....uh btw...for those that have maded star wars models ...i'm not really a big fan of the series but i would to give it a try...so my next model will be an imperial speeder bike...

evolution: for the glass material...it was a little bi hard to obtain a good working material...keep in mind that i've used a color really similar to white but with a bluish influence for the transparency color and a dark blue for the reflection,a falloff map (perpendicular/parallel) in the luminosity channel and a IOR of 1,80 so the object will not get too bigger when refracted.if you want write me a PM and i'll send you the sample material (assumed that you work in max) i think that as it's not modeling you are allowed to use it...i think...:)

great models from marty and firebug but also that BCRICH model (i can't remember who's posted) and obviously the best: BLACK...i really don't know why you wouldn't put that post here...it's amazing how your shading and lighting works with a modelling full of detail and with perfect proportion...you're a pro man...

cheers

[Chris-3DT]

Originally posted by mr_lemon
when i was a child i had a big box(and when i say big i mean BIG) full of lego pieces...

we had a barrell 1mx50cm full of lego. we used a shovel to get the stuff in again it was enough to cover all of the floor really and we used to have a big room my brother and i. :p

[Fenixy]

whene i was 9 years old i had 1 litel box 1m x 1m full of lego =)
with friends we creat a litel game...evryone build some base & after play a strategy war =) ye it was nice years

[deadplant155]

alrighty then. here's my set. pretty simple, but my idea didn't really require much more, maybe i'll get to another better one, not sure.
modeling = about 20 min.
rendering = frustrating...if anyone can give me a hand with the hardware render buffer to render wireframes i'd appreciate it, specifically to not show the back faces.

[deadplant155]

and here's my model, inspired by my new imac g5, not to scale or anything, just looks kinda like it. about a half hour to model, and quite a while for the renders, the back view uses a spot light and an area light, took a long time to render. for the front view i used a single spot for the key, and two groups of low intensity spots for fill and back. i've never really gotten this to work well before, but i'm pretty happy with this one, just not the shadows...hmmm...
oh, and i had some trouble getting them the right size for some reason, has the limit been brought lower since the piggy challenge? anyway, that's why the small size and low quality. thanks everybody, say whatever you want, i have thick skin.:D

[shagadalex]

looks like some of the models are straying from the lego idea and look more like generic plastic toys....

[Segreto]

how's that? i havent seen anything so far that didnt have real legos in it...

[Segreto]

well it took some looking but i found a great site that has 74 pages of lego piece pictures with about 100 pics per page. when you click on the thumbnail it shows a larger view and tells you what sets the piece is in... a great reference site for those pieces that you might not have. it also has a search function!



http://www.peeron.com/inv/pics

[firebug]

Wow... that site makes things so much easier - it gives a list of all the pieces you need. If only I had had this before modelling doing all my modelling, lol.

Thanks, though - this'll probably encourage me to make at least one more.

[Segreto]

yeah its a pretty handy site. heres my next set. basically the same as my last one but i remodelled them and built a few extras since i had some more time. I was having some issues with the scale of the last set, and i have less polys on the buttons and bricks this time.

modeling 53 min
software max

[Special-K]

Originally posted by Mitcho
here's my entry. Modelling was rather quick, as I use only one type of brick. How to achieve the image took quite a while to figure out, though.
There are also some clever MPEG Virtual Views of Escher creations at

http://www.mcescher.com/

(Choose Downloads in the left handcolumn)

[firebug]

I'm curious Segreto - what type of building are you constructing with your pieces? By the way, I love the mech you're constructing. Some fine modelling there - and I'm glad it's not my computer handling it. I'm having trouble enough with my lego models.

I have another model done - here's the pieces I used. I'd upload the final image, but I'm working on my materials - I have to have at least one half decent looking picture.

I have one last entry in the works, that should up by tomorrow sometime (or tonight if I work really hard).

Software: 3ds max 6
Time: 60 minutes - I was cutting it close here, took me three goes.

[firebug]

Hey Andy - we get an hour to model the pieces, then an hour to put them together. However, if we want to spend some time creating a surface NOT made from lego does that have to be done within one of those time limits or does it not matter?

I ask because I just made a little space rover and want to add a cratered surface for it to roll over. Purely for aesthetics, am I allowed to do that?

[tomkpunkt]

hi..

my second entry on this challenge
at first the bricks

[tomkpunkt]

now the model.....

Modelling bricks: 30min
Modelling TIE Defender: 30 min

Rendertime: ~35 min

[Andy_k-3DT]

Originally posted by firebug
Hey Andy - we get an hour to model the pieces, then an hour to put them together. However, if we want to spend some time creating a surface NOT made from lego does that have to be done within one of those time limits or does it not matter?

I ask because I just made a little space rover and want to add a cratered surface for it to roll over. Purely for aesthetics, am I allowed to do that?

nope, if you want to do the scene building it counts as part of the second hour

Andy

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Nice Tie Defender, tomkpunkt... I wish I made it... :) Now I will be forced to make yet another model... AKK... I think I'm losing it!!!

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Thanks Mr. Lemon for mentioning my models... yours are pretty cool too... some old skool style to them. I might have to make one or two of those myself.

korpse... you've got some pretty neat sets aswell.

More... we must have more! :D

[Chris-3DT]

Originally posted by tomkpunkt
now the model.....

Modelling bricks: 30min
Modelling TIE Defender: 30 min

Rendertime: ~35 min

I don't quite understand how this is assembelled using just the parts you showed before. Care to show us how it works? :)

[inspired]

Originally posted by Marty_McFly
Hey Inspired... somebody hasn't been reading the rules lately have they? We have two weeks for this contest... so that means you have plenty of time for your great ideas! Get to modelling! :D

:eek: - 2 Weeks? wow...

:D - So, so, so i-i can model more!

:roll: - *starts thinking on what great idea he is gonna try to realise in 3dsmax...

:eek: - wait a minute, did that marty just said i didnt read the rules

:grr: - he really is gonna pay for that

:???: - But how....

:evil: - hehe, my next model is gonna destroy all marty Mcfly's entries

:roll:

[tomkpunkt]

Originally posted by Chris-3DT
I don't quite understand how this is assembelled using just the parts you showed before. Care to show us how it works? :)

hi... (@Start, sorry my english)

ok... the model is very easy

i rendered an other image as exploding diagram, i hope you can see better the different parts of the TIE...

i have another idea for a SW lego model ;)

[Segreto]

thanks for the comments on my mech, firebug:) i plan on modeling a castle with bricks i made. Its actually kind of big and im having issues modeling it under the 60 minutes. we'll see if i can get it by next week.:)

[firebug]

Yea, I've had a few problems with modelling stuff. I had a complete train planned out, all the pieces done, and after three goes, still couldn't get it modelled in the hour... good luck with the castle! If you manage to pull it off, it'll probably end up being one of the best here, judging by your previous models.

Here's the pieces for my latest model (yes, I am aware I still have another set of pieces awaiting their finished construction - but I'm working on the textures.)

In the meantime:
software: 3ds max
time: 60 minutes (how I wish for ten more!)

[firebug]

Another nice Stars Model, tomkpunkt - for a moment, I thought they were going out of fashion.

I think my next one will be a pod - if I find the time to do it.

[firebug]

This is probably my best one so far (with maybe the exception of the v4 engine). Certainly it's the best textured. Anyway: one of those water cannon trucks.

By the way, for anyone who knows lighting: I'm still getting those dark streaks across parts of my images. It's not because pieces are overlapping - I checked. But they only appear when I turn on the shadows..... :???: Any help would be great.

Mr. Lemon: thanks again for the glass material - unfortunately, I'm missing one of the required dll's. No matter, I worked out a decent material by combining a few tutorials and your previous comments. Thanks though!

time: 60 minutes

[Segreto]

nice model firebug! looks pretty detailed

[firebug]

I've got you to compete with, Segreto - and Marty, Mr Lemon, Inspired and the others! ;)

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Nice going Firebug... now if it only came in... Perriwinkle Blue!

Muahahaha....

Oh... and as for you Inspired... Bring it on:!!!:

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Yet another set.

Modelled in 30 mins in Rhino.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Tie Interceptor

25 mins.

Forgot the render time... but it was less than 5 mins (4 omni's and 1 skylight)

[Chris-3DT]

Originally posted by tomkpunkt
hi... (@Start, sorry my english)

ok... the model is very easy

i rendered an other image as exploding diagram, i hope you can see better the different parts of the TIE...

i have another idea for a SW lego model ;)

got it! thanks for the illustration :)
it's quite spiffy!

[firebug]

Ah... my other image: I was going to place it on the moon's surface, but Andy said the moon would count in my hour time limit. Anyway: another image of mine. A small scene with some form a missile carrier outside a relay station. I think the driver's off taking a leak somewhere ;)

software: 3ds max
time: 60 minutes

(I apologise for the funky colours of my see-through objects. For some reason, the shadows of whatever colour I choose come through as its complementary colour, rather than a darkened version...)

[firebug]

You're embarressing us, Marty! You're too good at these little Star Wars figurines.

But I'll accept the challenge thrown to Inspired - expect another model shortly.

As for periwinkle blue - the designers figured it already had too much to do with water and wanted to escape the cliche ;)

[n0tic3ablyfat]

Hi all!
I'm new to the forums but not to 3dtotal or to modeling. And i just couldn't pass up this challenge. So here's my go at the Lego challenge:

modeled in Rhino
time: 58 minutes

...i wish i had time to do a legoman as well

[n0tic3ablyfat]

...and for my final image. I always looved the forklift.

assembled in rhino
time:about 20 minutes

rendered in 3dmax using mental ray
render time: about 24 minutes

[Mortal]

I live in China,our time is diffrent!

[firebug]

I assume you mean that China isn't in the same time zone? I live in China too, but that's no big deal - simply add the appropriate number of hours onto GMT. The entirety of China is 8+ hours.

So, with a deadline of 2200 GMT on the 29(I think that's when it is anyway), we get till 0600 on the 30th.

[firebug]

Woo hoo! Another Star Wars set - actually, I'm hoping to get at least another one or two in today.

Modelling time: 40 minutes
Software: 3ds max

[firebug]

Sorry guys - messed up the picture again, I have too many floating around my desktop at the moment. Here's the correct wire version, followed by the model

[firebug]

And the AtAt - this one took a bit of planning, though the idea's not mine - I saw it earlier on a website whilst searching for speeder bikes, funnily enough.

Still, I had to work out how to construct and then, of course, build it. So:

time: 30 minutes
software: 3ds max

[browns]

these yellow dudes are tough!
45min. max6, no textures

[browns]

the wireframe.

[browns]

oh soz, didnt read the full rules, well.. hope its ok, i liked makin the pic :D

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

So Firebug... first I steal your idea for modelling Slave 1... then you go and return the favor by stealing my idea to model an AT-AT. Hmm... something fishy is going on here... :eek:

[juha]

guys , you are really on fire with this lego stuff? : ))
supergreat models from every1.

so i wish you all merry christmas and keep
the factory rolling..

have to go steal that tree somewhere right now, bit late im i...

[firebug]

Lol, sorry about that one Marty, but it had to happen ;) After all, there's only so many vehicles left! Still, you're going to finish your At-At right? Mind you, there's still the chicken walker.

I think my next one's going to be a speeder bike, but that'll be a bit more detailed than the usual for these star wars' things.

[Mortal]

So,....Fire bug.....

[firebug]

So,... Mortal....

Are you asking about me? If so, I'll be happy to answer anything.

[Sniper]

Ha ha some great work love all the starwars stuff.

I found plans for building the millenium falcon... Only problem is its about 500 pieces or something.

Here is a link that I found for lego plans I dont know if anyone has already posted this but it is the official lego site and the plans are nice and detailed.

http://www.lego.com/eng/buildinginstructions/Default.asp?bhcp=1

Good luck everyone and Happy holidays best wishes to you all and your families.

Luke....

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Ok Firebug... it's coming. But I warn you... this was the biggest pain in the arse lego model I've yet to make. All I have left is some material work... *sigh*

[firebug]

Yea, mine was a pain in the arse too - the blocks on my head, for instance, are upside down, but the normal way for the body. Getting those to connect together took a bit of working.

Can't wait to see yours though, Marty.

[firebug]

Christmas present to everyone: speeder bike - just for something new.

I probably did model the pieces and construct them in the allocated time period, but I didn't time myself and I don't really feel like doing it all over again. Maybe later...

Anyway, here we go:

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

I hope everyone has a GREAT holiday weekend... spend some time with family... drink some eggnog (yuk...:p _ eat some kangeraff fritters (CCP you da man!)... and open up some super cool presents! I received my Total Textures CD in the mail yesterday... it couldn't have been better timing! :D

Merry Christmas to all and to all Speedy Renders!

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Modelled in Rhino in 60 mins. It took that long because of some fine tuning for measurements and such...

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Put together in the full 60 mins... it took longer than I wanted... but placing the pieces was a pain!

30 min render... (30 mins!!! There's only 1 raytraced material!!! So that leaves the render time to the polycount.... and I don't even want to get into how many times I had to restart my system to get this one off the ground!)

It's the almighty AT - AT!

[firebug]

Marty... I bow before your skill... that's sweet!

I'm going to have to redo my speeder I think.

By the way, there's a little light grey section just to the right of far left leg joint. What is that?

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

LOL... thanks Firebug. I'm glad you liked it. Your speeder is pretty cool too. I was thinking about how to assemble one of those... but I couldn't come up with anything creative. The piece you're refering to is one of those clip pieces that attach the leg to the bar on the belly of the body so the legs can move. I must've missed it while adding materials. :roll: I might recolor it later... might... but I don't know if I can stand another 30 min render! If not... it can just be white! :D

[firebug]

Ah, right - I see it now, thanks. Again, one fine model.

[Dozer]

I know you guys can do more than star wars hehe...

[Mortal]

Very good

[firebug]

Since Dozer asked for more than Star Wars...

My last and final model for this competition. Mostly because I have homework, but also because it's now so boring and repetitive to remodel the same pieces over and over again.

software: 3ds max
time: 60 minutes

[firebug]

Personally, I don't like this too much - there's absolutely no internals. In fact, in real life, it wouldn't hold up the way I've constructed it (given enough time, it's easy to make it work though). Even so, I didn't manage to finish modelling the rear, which you can sort of tell in the picture.

Can anyone tell which car this is modelled off?

software: 3ds max
time: 60 minutes

[firebug]

Well.. I did something wrong with the pieces submission. Once again.

[Thapa_Laxman]

Hi everybody,
Here is the parts I used to model a lego ambulance.
"This speed modelling contest is geating exciting every week." Please post comments.
Software used - 3ds Max 6
Modelling time - 53 mins
Material and rendering time - approx. 1 hour

[Thapa_Laxman]

And here is the lego ambulance I modelled. I left few parts like yellow\red lights and hair for the driver because of the time limit for modelling the parts. Please post comments.

Software used - 3ds Max 6
Modelling time - 37 mins
Material and rendering time - approx. 1 hour

[inspired]

and again, an entry from me... i really had trouble making that tire... i havent got much experience in 3d modeling (started some months ago...) and i really didnt had a clue on how to make the tire. But well, i jiust started and it turned out ok i think...

the dumbest part is, that i had the lego logo on every nub... but i hide them, and i forgot to show them before rendering... :grr:

its an older space model, made to destroy mcmarty's models... well i dont think it will work, but at least im fighting back :p

ps. marty, its not that i dont like you. But youre models are just so damn good... im not jalous :roll: , but im just feel like destroying ur entries for this week :D


modeling time - 55 mins
materials and lighting etc. - 10 mins
render time - 1 min

[inspired]

and my superduper ultra speeder with mega laser beam thingy..

modeling - 30 mins (i followd the insturctions, and rendered every step :p)

render time - 2 mins

[inspired]

and here the instructions for every1 who also wants to make the super duper ultra mega speeder thingy...

just follow the instructions ans you are ready for battle :D

[tomkpunkt]

hi.. especially firebug ;) ....

i think a saw the same image...
here is my ATAT...

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Ahh yes Inspired... you have fallen right into my trap... Muahahaha. For little did you know that my spy network has already informed me of your dastardly plot and I'm well prepared. You see... all of my ships have been equiped with "mega laser beam thingy Force Fields™"!!! And now that the plans for your superduper ultra speeder have been released... I will begin a counter production line of my "Anti-superduper ultra speeder™"!!!

Now I'm off... there are some burritos in the fridge that are calling my name! :cool:

[inspired]

marty, you totally got me...

(what is this guy thinking...)

man, i really didnt know you were spying on me...

(muahhahahaha)

i wont model any other lego models anymore because im so affraid....

( he doesnt even know im working on my newest ultra mega super powerfull thingy....)

burritos you said? heheh van i have some :D

[Dozer]

I love it Firebug, it's a Viper right?

[firebug]

tomkpunkt: yup, that's the image I saw, though I think you got it correct by one or two pieces.

dozer: viper it is - one of my favourite cars.

I wish I had more time to continue modelling, there's some fantastic models this week and they all inspire me to keep going... but homework beckons.

[Mortal]

My work

Trees

[Mortal]

Done

so,that is 30min for modeling and about 25min for rendering.

[firebug]

Yea, I promised no more. But this one was calling to me, and no one else has done it... This one is seriously my last, though.

Software: 3ds max
Modelling: full 60 minutes

[firebug]

Since everyone seems to have forgotten the men in their pictures, here's a collection of various lego men.

software: 3ds max
time: 40 minutes

[Dozer]

very nice lego men Firebug

[firebug]

Thanks, but I have Andy to thank for the helmet - though I made one or two changes to it.

[andoy]

Originally posted by firebug
Thanks, but I have Andy to thank for the helmet - though I made one or two changes to it.

Didn't Andy stipulate that we only get 54 minutes modelling time if we used his Helmet?
Just want to clarify this rule as Firebug states he used a full 60 minutes modelling but he changed the helmet.
So Andy.. if we use your helmet as a base and re model it a bit do we still deduct the 6 minutes??? or just a couple of minutes???
Nice models by the way Firebug and it's a shame if they are disqualified cos of a few minutes.

[firebug]

Yea, Andy said we can use it, if we add 6 minutes. So, the 60 minutes was in fact 53 + 7 = 60. 7 minutes because I spent an additional minute remodelling the helmet after I downloaded it (scaling it, extruding the front, and adding the cylinder and sphere to the side and meshsmoothing the result).

Hope that makes sense.

[Mortal]

I think you guys can produce better works than what have you done!
For example~you all should spend just little more time on render the scene.....don't you think so?

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Originally posted by Mortal
I think you guys can produce better works than what have you done!
For example~you all should spend just little more time on render the scene.....don't you think so?

That may be true but... we don't get any extra points for rendering out super pretty pictures. We're only being judged on the quality and accuracy of our models. So there's not too much of a reason to render out a whole scene.

[Mortal]

Final....ly

Name: They are there
Time for modeling scene: 35:40
Time for modeling charactar: 10:20
Time for rendering scene: 10:49:23(Displayed on the chart)

by Mortal

[Mortal]

I think I want to go to sleep.....:(

[LawnchairGenera]

Here's my entry.

Nah wish that was true. But there's one thing i want to say. Why did nobody make models of technic lego?? Like this car?? When i was little i played more with technic than normal lego. This competition gave the idea to bring this car back together. It has a working gearbox, the backtrunk thing can be opened, and you can close and open the front lights.

But why did nobody make this kind of things?

[mr_lemon]

Originally posted by LawnchairGenera
Here's my entry.

Nah wish that was true. But there's one thing i want to say. Why did nobody make models of technic lego?? Like this car?? When i was little i played more with technic than normal lego. This competition gave the idea to bring this car back together. It has a working gearbox, the backtrunk thing can be opened, and you can close and open the front lights.

But why did nobody make this kind of things?

manage to do it in 2 our (1 for modelling parts and 1 for assembling) and you'll be welcome :)

[Dozer]

I've never known anybody who modelled a car in 60 minutes...have you?

[Dozer]

Just got my TTCD today, thanks everybody at Threedy for the speedy delivery! I'm going to have to make something only from this cd!

[T 1000]

this car for 120 Min!?not posible
i tried to make a TOA (BIONICLE) and it took more than 120min
(still not compleated :) )
bild something more simple
o! you can see where am i in the creation of the TOA ( VAHKI KEERAKH )
i did this in few days so 120min wont do..

[pepperoni90]

Originally posted by T 1000
(say something encoreging so i can finish the model quicker :) )

nice one T1000, keep going man i know you can do it

[evolution]

yea i tried modeling a couple of technic things but just couldn't finish them in enough time,its all those details such as the working gearboxes and moveable headlights that make it hard to model accurately in the time limit.

[Mortal]

hey~
model legoman in my scene~~:p :o

[polShao]

My second entry. Here are the pieces for the world city buggy....without the flippers and helmet 'coz didn't finish it on time.

The stats:
Software: AutoCAD & 3DS Max 6 (AI for maps)
Modelling: 50 mins
Rendering: 6 mins

[polShao]

And here's the assembled unit.

Assembly time: 15 mins.
Render: approx. 12 mins.

[firebug]

Originally posted by evolution
yea i tried modeling a couple of technic things but just couldn't finish them in enough time,its all those details such as the working gearboxes and moveable headlights that make it hard to model accurately in the time limit.

I had the same problem when modelling Technic - my advice would be to avoid attempting a complete model, and do just a section of it. For instance, I just did the engine of one of my Technic models.

[Mortal]

I don't think this compitition is helping the enprovement of our technics....but it truelly helped us to speed up modeling....and that is importent!

[polShao]

Originally posted by Mortal
I don't think this compitition is helping the enprovement of our technics....but it truelly helped us to speed up modeling....and that is importent!

Of course it does. For me, to be able to complete your model in the given time is to find the best way to model a particular piece. And that will improve your techniques on how you will approach or solve different things. I don't know, but this how I see this challenges. Cheers.

[Popov]

My firts F1

modelling in 30 min with 3ds Max 6

[Popov]

and

redering 15 min

[Popov]

My second F1, the reds

modelling a litte less, 20 min

[Popov]

and rendering same time 15 min

[Bertmac]

I always looked at this thread but i never participated in the challenges before. But when i saw this one, i thought i had to do this,
having a holiday and all

Part I

So here are my loose pieces
-modeled in 37 min (measurement took the longest)
-making of textures and rendering: 12 min

[Bertmac]

Part II

[Black]

Posted by the_bully
:grr: More models less talk:grr:
One more response like this to any of my posts or explanations from someone who is not a moderator will be adding up to a total to help even a stuborn person like myself to understand that my place is not here; and that I should just stop wasting my time and eventually ruining your fun.
No matter the intention

60 minutes
MaYA; MentalRay for MaYA; PhotoShop

[Black]

If you would have any doubt/suspicion or curiosity on how I model my posts to follow in the given time:

Please feel free to message me.
I would be greatly flattered rather than insulted.
And would be glad to explain parts you may want to know

[andoy]

Not had much chance to do anything over the xmas period, what with hangovers and parties!!!

so here is part one of my entry for this challenge.

Modelled in Max in the 60 minutes.
Rendered with default scanline in 3 minutes 40 seconds.
Textured using the default max ray trace shaders.

[andoy]

Here is part two of my entry for this weeks challenge.
based on the "Teagarden cafe" lego set number361, but minus the bakers van as i did not think i could piece it all together within the time limit.

Assembled in Max in 60 minutes
No texturing required as it was all done in the initial modelling stage, with default raytrace shaders.
Rendered with scanline, one skylight and radiosity in 3 hours 33 minutes.

Took ages to render and i'm still not happy with the outcome. Maybe the render time was due to the 2,369,908 faces and raytrace materials......

[Andy_k-3DT]

Originally posted by andoy
Took ages to render and i'm still not happy with the outcome. Maybe the render time was due to the 2,369,908 faces and raytrace materials......

I'd suggest also that you need to look at the "smoothing" applied to the bricks - possibly the phong angle in the material but the square bricks all look "bowed"

Andy

OK. folks, there's a little over 24 hours left to get your entries in and I'm back on the case tomorrow morning removing posts that contravene the rules - you have been warned :)

[andoy]

Must be the material that gives that impression then Andy, cos all the blocks are generic chamfered boxes with very little chamfer really and no smoothing applied.
I'll have to read up on the phong angles and hopefully get to grips with it and improve next time round..
Thanks for the tip though.

[firebug]

Originally posted by Black
If you would have any doubt/suspicion or curiosity on how I model my posts to follow in the given time

Nah, nothing too suspicious there. It's actually quite fun and quick to model those walls. The only real time consuming bit (I imagine) would be the armour - but considering your skill (quite evident here), that'd go by pretty quick too.

By the way Black - that's some sweet modelling.

[Black]

Originally posted by firebug
...
By the way Black - that's some sweet modelling
...

So once again I have failed to do something amazing enough! :(
Thank you none the less :D

Honestly the wall bits were a devil to do. But the biggest troubles were while making the hip-Legs and the Arm-Hand;

I tried to create everything on as exact LEGO scale as I could manage. And had to put aside some dear bit of the details to how the legs connect to the hips, since taking the little guy apart for further examination was not an option.

The Arms and hand on the other hand; though they were very simpler to model I wanted to be able to not have to waist time on the 'mounting' with the second stage of it, so I had to set the rotation axis correctly when I modeled it and it took me a painful ten minutes almost.

As for the armour; here's an optional technique to get that bit over:

Model it as a polygonal model (roughly)
Convert the model into a SubD
Select the edges that you want cleen corner rounded
Full crease this selection
Convert the model back into a polygonal model with an adaptive tesselation

Here you have a choice ofcourse to leave it as a SubD and not convert it back to a polygonal model. But I suffered a great deal in putting roughly 3000 peaces when I left the SubD's as they are.
Which is also why I had a need to duplicate some peaces and remove their insignia's
(Note:Most of the complexer peaces above were created in simiallar methods)

Well thanks again FireBug; I hope this could help you in your further attempts.

Andoy; Could it be that you modeled with Extrusions and/or Booleans and your resulting peaces sort of got their Normals messed up?
Try setting the faces to the surface normals at some places. Might get you somewhere

[Grimmie]

Yeah Black,

You Rock dude !!! :)

[firebug]

Originally posted by Black
So once again I have failed to do something amazing enough! :(
Don't get me wrong - you impressed me immensely. I was just mentioning it was quite possible to get it done in the time limit.


Well thanks again FireBug; I hope this could help you in your further attempts.

Thanks Black, that's quite useful - I'd completely forgotten about the Crease modifier. I'd tested it a while ago and gotten some rather odd results and never touched it again. Should really try it out some more.


If making the corner wall was a pain:
- make a rectangular prism 3 x 3 x 4 and bring the corner vertices onto the angular plane
- slice the top and bottom plane to create the narrow slit to extrude
- extrude the bottom four squares and narrow bit
- copy, shrink, boolean the hole, and extrude the top slit, and after adding the tubes and cutting out the two slices from the bottom, you're done in about 2 minutes

(of course... I could simply be repeating your steps)

[andoy]

Black: i have got it sorted now thanks for the input, Andy was on the right track really when he mentioned the smoothing applied.
When you create a primitive chamfered box in max it defaults to automatically apply a smooth filter for the materials, which blends the sides.
I should have switched off this option to get the square look but i didn't realise to be honest.
oh well you learn something new everyday.
I used chamfered boxes because i wanted to see the brickwork joints more clearly and thought a very slight chamfer would do the trick, I could have just made a box then chamfered the edges but thought i'd save time by using a generic chamfered box..... next time i must remember to turn off the smooth option for it though...

[Black]

6O minutes

MaYA; MentalRay for MaYA; PhotoShop

[Black]

Originally posted by firebug
...
(of course... I could simply be repeating your steps)
...

Mmmm... Well you haven't exactly put it how I had done it.

I have a few Castles I have worked on creating. So you could imagine that I have tried a variaty of construction methods. And the fastest I have gotten a result is the one used in my second models set: Clifford's Tower. Ironically though I had more time to make a cleaner peace this time.
Since basically the peace is used especially for it's Window I had to find a method to add it in. Though I get where you are going to and I agree on the efficiency.

What I did was to first (With the poylgon-tool) created a polygon the shape of the window;
extruded this to the thickness of the window and then deleted both sides.
Reselected the peace and extruded it outwards.
After that I selected the faces at the top and snapped them flat (To a point or grid) pulled its vertices to the side corners and merged them to have a cleaner result.
I pulled the side and bottom faces in the same manner to literally shape the wall.
Extruded these later on to get a 'plus' shape and from there on it's somewhat routine.

I may have been better off with creating a window later on and subtracing it... but because the shape was awkward I couldn't go for it. And I didn't want to model a whole new object again to be used to subtract from only one peace

The peace that I had trouble was the one I am posting below:

I haven't found a fast enough technique for this one yet...
I am still preparing the set for my next model: Castle Levan. And I am doing my best not to have to add that one in the set.

What I basically did was to extrude a straight surface down with sections which I later on extruded straight out to make the shelf like bits.
Then I used a new tool called "Mirror-Cut" in MaYA which basically alows you to cut geometry as you would in a CAD based program.
This allowed me to mirror it at 45 and later on 45 degree angles.

All til here was really fine. But I loose alot of time spliting and extruding for the pits at the bottom bit.
It totals best from 3 minutes to 5 minutes afer a dear few attempts. My first go took me 20 minutes almost :(

I know what you mean about the impressiveness FireBug; Thank you very much. I was trying to make it difficult for you :halo:

Grimmie... I am speechless; Thank you :)

Glad to hear you have handled it Andoy... Guess the party really WAS good :)

[olympus]

Here's a little something I did just for fun. I was trying to figure out the proportions of lego bricks (that is why the long modeling time for just 1 brick). If no one sees anything too far off with the scale I'll model a whole set, and try to beat the deadline.

Model - 15 min
Lighting - 5 seconds
Render - 35 min (DOF takes a long time)

*NOT AN ENTRY*

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Ok... something a little different from me this time.

35 mins

Rhino + 3D Studio Max 6

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Here's the story behind my picture. It started as a thought to Mortal saying that no one was making any scenes with thier Legos... after a few ideas settled in my mind, I decided on this scene.

Here's the bad part of the story... My scene was to be a lot more complex... but alas... my computer is not up to the task of rendering what my imagination has created!!! :grr: After Max completely shut down on me over four times... (Complete with a very polite warning message allowing me to save before it finalized it's breakdown...) I had to settle for the scene you see before you. In the end it seems that a high poly count as well as motion blur were my undoing... :( *sigh* (Note to self... BUY MORE RAM!)

30 min setup
34:44 min render (default scanline with 1 omni and 1 skylight)
3D Studio Max 6

[H2O-3DT]

The speedys. :) On it again and this time with a great tweak on the deliverance of the models. :) As usual some great ones. Splitting it into two, and by doing so making planning absolute, seems to produce some great efforts and results.
Keep at it :) Having a great time watching. :)

[firebug]

Nice image Marty. But... what is it?

[sicarius]

Originally posted by firebug
Nice image Marty. But... what is it?

It's clearly some magical thing. The dood in the middle is kicking everyones ass

[-R3D-]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post, so here it goes.

1hr 47min - Modelling
11min - Lighting
20-30sec - Gouraud & Wire Renders
8min - Final Render

Using: Cinema 4D R9

[-R3D-]

And here's the Final Render....

[Black]

6O minutes

MaYA; MentalRay for MaYA; PhotoShop

[polShao]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by -R3D-

1hr 47min - Modelling
11min - Lighting
20-30sec - Gouraud & Wire Renders
8min - Final Render

Nice enry, but you modelled more than the given time. The rule clearly states that you only have one hour to model, which is the first part and one hour to "assemble" your modelled pieces. Anyway, Andy will decide about it. Cheers.

[Black]

So should I guess that DragonBall Z/GT isn't as too popular lately?

Posted by Olympus
...I was trying to figure out the proportions of lego bricks ...
Hello Olympus;
This is a CAD model provided to me. It's meant to be in the correct proportions if not measures(As a result I DID import it)
The numbers you see are my MaYA-Units and they don't exactly match since I work in millimeters.
But none the less I hope the proportions shall be of some help to you.

[Popov]

Ok I repost my F1 correctly,

the first
modeling 30 min
rendering 15 min

with 3d Studio Max 6

[Popov]

the second
modeling 25 min
rendering 15 min

with 3d Studio Max 6

[Popov]

the 3rd
modeling 20 min
rendering 15 min

with 3d Studio Max 6

[Popov]

and the last

modeling 20 min
rendering 15 min

with 3d Studio Max 6

[polShao]

I measured them as accurately as possible using caliper as part of my pre-planning. Even drew them in CAD. Hope this info will help. Cheers.

[olympus]

Thanks so much for your help guys. Very useful info, and much appreciated. I have an ambitious lego project planned, if I can pull it off.

[firebug]

Just in addition to PolShao's picture:

The 1 x 1 brick is actually 8mm x 8mm x 9.6mm + 2mm (for the knob).

You can prove this by taking three plates and stacking them on top of each, which makes them level with a brick.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

LOL at Firebug and Sicarius... The original thought I had was to have one guy beat up and on the ground while the hero character powers up for the final blow... but as time progressed... so did the idea. I finally decided on the hero character doing some sort of power move blasting a bunch of enemies off of him instead. In that pic they are suppossed to be standing in a crater with an energy blast coming off of the hero character... with some motion blur to exaggerate the effect. But 3D Studio Max would shut down on me when I tried to render... so I had to sacrifice a lot of the effect to get the very unsatisfactory image I submitted to you guys. :(

Originally posted by Black
So should I guess that DragonBall Z/GT isn't as too popular lately?

Dragon Ball Z was very much my inspiration behind my image. I made it with a friend in mind because he just loves the series!

[firebug]

Ah, I get you now Marty. My question wasn't so much as as one asking what was happening the picture, but one asking what scene / movie / game / insert-other-entertainment-medium it came from.

[-R3D-]

My first entry is probably gonna be deleted but heres another entry:

58mins - Modelling
20mins - Materials/Texture
3sec - Gouraud Render
0sec - Wire Renders
6mins - Final Render

[-R3D-]

and the Final Render....

[mike437]

Made a while ago with POV-Ray.
Doesn't count for this contest but I wanted to post it anyway.

[Popov]

And now the Truck!!

for this, 35 min with 3d studio Max 6

textures = 10 min

[Popov]

and for this

10 min with 3ds Max 6 too!

textures 2 Min

[Popov]

Final post with the Red!

F1 details are on the page 28,

all in 1h15 min With 3dsMax6

30min for textures

[andoy]

Trying to get the last one in while i have time.
Hopefully no "bowed" bricks this time as the hangover has cleared and i'm thinking straight at last...

Based on the lego model "356 Italian Villa"

Part One for this entry.

Modelled in Max in the 60 minutes.
Textured using default shaders
rendered in a few minutes.

[Popov]

The last for me too, with the Yellow truck!!

35 min in 3ds Max 6
texturing 10 min

[Popov]

and this, 10 min
3ds Max 6
textures 2 Min

[Popov]

Final Yellow Post...

F1 details are on the page 28

this modelling in 1h15

texturing 30min!!

[Popov]

And finally, the must

modelling time little more 2h (2h30)

and 1h for textures...

but its nice...

[Black]

This is the first one.. I am VERY sorry for the post.
I have TWO more coming up and not much time left.

Not much time to render anything :(

Wish me luck

60 Mins
MaYA; PrintScreen

Newcastle-upon-Tyne (http://12.223.136.182/early/index.htm)

Edit:It's amazing on how a few million triangles are so able to lock your computer!
As another week passes by; thats going to be all I am posting for you to see I guess.

Andy I had to printscreen to catch up.
But if you would want a reshot or anthing, let me know

[andoy]

Ok well i made it just i think, 2 weeks to get this done and i'm still rushing at the last minute..

Assembled in Max in the 60 minutes.
Texturing took no time at all as everything was shaded already from the part 1 pieces for this entry.
rendered with one skylight in MR in 57 minutes and 19 seconds.

Another great week's ( fortnight) challenge and some really good entries from all.

[olympus]

Regretably it is now 22:00 GMT, and I procrastinated too long. :roll:

Oh well! here's what I've got so far.

Modelling: 35 min
Rendering: 2 min (roughly)
Texture: 10 sec

[olympus]

And the model... A part finished VW Beetle lego sculpture! :D

Modelling: 30 min
Rendering: 2 min

[Andy_k-3DT]

and that's the deadline reached folks - new challenge started.

Andy

[Mortal]

my work(I'm very sorry for this.... :(..)

modeling 45 min
render 10 min

[Segreto]

ugghh... i was never able to finish my castle model on time...ah well. better luck next time. i'll post it here anyways if i figure out how to do it.

[T 1000]

i am remaking the truck for myself by copying the parts but i can't see some of them becouse there are too black
can you please render these parts with some bright color so i can se them more clearly
10x

[pepperoni90]

who won?

[vidiot]

Originally posted by pepperoni90
who won?

I guess you pepperoni90 -
at least in the hidden "who-ask-first" challenge...;)

Vid

[inspired]

Originally posted by vidiot
I guess you pepperoni90 -
at least in the hidden "who-ask-first" challenge...;)

Vid

ROFL :roll:

[pepperoni90]

:) right.. well this is the first time i participated so i wouldnt know how long it usually takes

[inspired]

well most of the time it takes 2 weeks or something :p But that is because Andy is extremely busy ;)

but just check this board everyday, the winners will be anounced here... so i there arent any new replies yet, the winners are not being anounced yet ;)

[Popov]

Ok T1000 I will repost the description of the pieces

[Popov]

This is here, sorry for the delay...1ej January.. :D :D

[Andy_k-3DT]

A mixed bag of entries for this challenge, some were absolutely great and some less so :)

Planning is everything here as a few have realised and as the challenges was in two stages that required twice as much preparation.

Hopefully everyone concerned has learned something which they can carry on to future challenges

results


honorable mentions

korpse (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279034)

demolus (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279062)

vidiot (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=280031)

firebug (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=280195)

spitfire (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279145)

polshao (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=280369)

Mr Lemon (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=280829)

tompunkt (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=281267)

Black (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=283685)



runners up


D-Russ (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279081)


Despistado (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279816)



winners

Mr Lemon (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=279629)

Marty McFly (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=281902)


Big congratulations to the winners your models stood out as being well planned and well executed and if you drop ben@3dtotal.com a line with your contact details and which CD you saould like we'll get them out as soon as possble.

Andy

[mr_lemon]

:eek: thank you! I don't know what else to say...as always great entries,mean that i'm really ambushed to be on the top...thank you

[inspired]

congrats mr lemon! and congrats to u 2 mad scientist ;) you both deserve the cd!

also congrats to all honorable mentions
and runner ups! This was a great challenge, and there were great entries!

[Black]

Nothing to be said Mr. Lemon,
It was a great entry and a great presentation. Congratulations!

Well done everyone. It was a hard to cope project. And you all brought in something worth the browse...

[Sniper]

Awww my blatant suck up attempt didnt work..:p

Congrats Mr Lemon and Marty. This was a great challenge so it must feel extra good to come out ontop... Briliant work Marty pretty simple but very effective..

Congrats to the runners up and honerable mentions too. Great work from everyone.

Luke...

[vidiot]

Congrats to the winners & runners up!
Beautiful models there.

I´m glad that are some models in the list beside the starwars kind. :D

Personally I would´ve like to see my second model in the list,
rather then the first - just because I learned that preplanning is a must from the first.

But at least I´m proud to be in the list with some talents whose excellence I´ll never reach.
But I guess in this contest I´ve had a chance because it´s more technical (blocks) than organic.
- And yes - I learned a lot from that competition.

Vid

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Wow! What a great surprise to come home to... I was just hoping for a mention just because it was so fun working on those models. I'd personally like to Thank: Wasp_, mr_lemon, Pantufa, evolution, firebug, and deadplant155 (for setting me straight!)

A great week and great models from everyone!

:dance:

[the great one]

damm i didnt win lol well i new i wouldnt your all just to good for me
congrates to all that won and good to the the ones that didnt :)

well carnt wait for the nexted challange

[DESPISTADO]

a runner up woww thanks for that andy, i learn a lot in this one finally i can use well the arrays in max :o congrats to all people and the winners marty and mr lemon, i guess those ants spies help marty i need to have it :P