Speed Modelling Challenge 64 - Steam Power

[Black]

The rules are simple

1, Each week we'll post a subject for you to model along with a time limit on how long you should spend on it. Spend no longer than the allocated time then post a render of your model. No cheating, we are relying on your honesty here and the idea of speed modelling is to simulate a "real world" environment. If you are working on a project and asked to show a concept model you'll need to be able to get somewhere near the target in the allocated time. Your submission should be a model created especially for this challenge and not one you have stored on your hard drive.

How you interpret the brief is up to you as long as the final model conforms to what we have asked for. Any images of models that do not match the brief will be removed and the poster disqualified

2, You may enter as many times as you like as long as each model is completely new and uses no components from other entries. Entries using models which are not original will be removed and the poster disqualified

3, Your entry may contain as many views of your model as you like but it must include a clear and easy to see wire frame of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Please use a screen grab. No other method is acceptable and any "wire renders" or wireframes we can't see properly will be removed and the poster disqualified

4, You must include the following details with each submission: software used and time spent creating the model. Any further information is voluntary but posts not containg the required information will be removed and the poster disqualified.

5, Post only one image submission per entry which must be no larger than 800x600 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 100k. These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external images Files. larger than the maximum size or posts containing links to external images (other than for reference materials) will be removed and the poster disqualified


6, time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model is not included in the alocated period to allow those with slower machines to participate on an even playing field. What we are looking for is the quality of the models you can produce "under pressure". If your model is not complete, you can still post as long as it's recognizeable.

These rules apply to everybody taking part there will be NO exceptions

this weeks challenge

time limit - 60 minutes
deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 22nd of September 2005
subject - Steam Power

Please show care to take "Steam" literally and as in Water Vapor.
What we ask of you to model out are variaty of steam-powered inventions.

As absurd as you go with the personal inventions. Do show care to have it's mechanic
Black and Andy

A starter, a 'Aeolipile'
Modeled in MayA under an hour
Textured and rendered gain in MaYA; about 10 minutes
Put together in PhotoShop

[hammering3D]

sweet, hard but verry fun like U said...good luck ppl.

[frost000]

nice topic and nice starter black, this will be fun, it will probably be quite a challenge, not unlike the last challenge...

[Black]

Oh no.. we changed that subject.

It might not be a subject to be left to be modeled out in an hour. It was a good idea and we just might save it for a two week competition later some day.

sooo keep our eyes open for a something hard but very fun and funny.


Now concentrate on the less hard but still hard enough challange :)


Black

[Black]

THIS ILLUSTRATION (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Aeolipile_illustration.JPG) might help give you an idea.

The steam is pumped into the spherical chamber and it's exit forces the sphere to spin.
The first step towards turbo engines... the Aeolipile


Black

[OmegaN]

Nice topic and nice starter black, except i dont know what it is or what it do :D I have no clue right now what im going to model but doing inventions is always fun :) BTW feel free to make some comments on my first WIP thread ever, I have a link here in my signature. GL to everyone in this competition and I guess we will see alot of great entries again!

[hammering3D]

hmm Black - hehehe, can't wait that day of the hard but funny subject, I like that :D, but this is great to, because we can get verry creative and inventive, and in the same time evrybody can come wit some decend entry, and yes is not so hard, but will be hard in the competiton because I'm shure manny will come with amazing models and inventions...;P

[Design]

i get it now Black, nice subject, gl everyone

[Nehumanuscrede]

I'll take inorganic subjects over their organic counterparts ANYDAY.

Tried as I might, the feet I came up with didn't pass even MY quality standards for posting. ( Simple. Model something to your expectations. Put it away and come back and look at it the next day. If first impressions are " Wow, that needs help " trash it and start over :)

A steam powered something though. . . . . I'm guessing the challenge will be coming up WITH the something to begin with.

Wonder how many train engines we're gonna see this week :)

I like to see the open interpretation subjects as there are quite a few folks in here who rank really high in the creativity department.

While doing some quick Google lookups on the subject found this info on the
aeolipile. ( I had no idea that steam tech dated this far back )

The earliest example of jet propulsion can be traced as far back as 150 BC to an Egyptian named Hero. (Actually Hero was Hellenic not Egyptian. Thanks to Steve Mavrakis for pointing this out.) Hero invented a machine that rotated on top of a boiling pot due to the reaction effect of hot air or steam exiting several nozzles arranged radially around a wheel. He called this invention an aeolipile.

[artecnl]

wow nice topic and is hard too, i m waiting to see the first entries cheers. :D
and im researching on google, and yahoo, in maquina de vapor or steam machine

[Renz]

Nice subject .. have been missing too many speed challenges.. hope i can contribute for this challenge.. here is a link.. to THE STEAM-POWER AS A SIMPLE MACHINE. (http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/Chapter1.html) may help some .. :wave:
GOOD LUCK EVERY ONE

[mim]

Great subject Black, I love it because it’s creatively and so fun :wall: , and thanx to give more time to do this, I think these tow weeks can be so fun than others. :smug: Withal I think this isn’t hard or easy just is fun, I think! :roll:
:max:

[Design]

Renz i took a look nice info.
for me i think i will come up with something inventive and not thought off before
hope ill be able to in time.

[Black]

Mmm let me give you guys a hand on some links other than locomotives;

ScienceToys with ThermoDynamics (http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/thermo/thermo.html#thermodynamics)


You all asked for mechanical.. well here you go then.. don't get us disapointed! :)


Black

[frost000]

thanks for that black
i've been looking around and coulndt find anything but trains and their engines...

[Andy_k-3DT]

another good search would be "mamod" they have been making model/miniature steam engines for many years now from a simple single cylinder engine up to complex traction engines and steam cars

Good Luck everyone

Andy

[3DSpirit]

Nice idea for these week.

We just might invent some new steem powered engine with this one. :smug:

Good luck to all !!!

[hammering3D]

ApuNahasapinape - Happy Birthday !!! nice age 16 :D

[Renz]

Hope my first post qualifies.. GOOD LUCK every one. Hope the mechanics is self explanatory..

[firebug]

Great idea for this week - should be a lot more entries from everyone than last one.

Just to check, are we allowed to model steampunk type machines for the comp? I'm assuming the answers yes, but then till I asked last week, I also assumed we could model android feet.

[artecnl]

hi gus good night, or day, this is my first one entry, its a mobile thing, powered by a teapot, , its simple but fun, i hope you like it :D}
cheers :D sorry for the confussion with the teapot, its fixed now :)
and im thinking now in a new entry, maybe in the afternoon :D

[fastrak]

artecnl:
This has a sort of personal appeal to me :)

[artecnl]

lol :D yes i thinking of you while i was modelling the teapot :D cheers.
teapot=fastrak

[Design]

Entry #1, well wanted something simple, water from the top, fire on the bottom, steam from behind and the rest you know.

AutoCAD modelling 55 minutes (i really dont know why, it looks so simple)
3D Max 7 rendering & texture 1 hour

As aked by Marty_MCfly to add a clear wire frame. the image is the same but added a clearer wire frame.

[Design]

Artecnl i lik it it is nice.
Renz i like what i see not sure if i understand it right though, is it for grains?

[artecnl]

nice to you Design it seems too fast :D nice idea ,cheers to you
nice model

[fastrak]

ApuNahasapinape

APU Happy Birthday to YOU!

:dance: :wave: :dance: :wave: :dance:

[frost000]

Yes happy birthday apu! :dance: :dance:

[fastrak]

This might give some ideas to someone here

> LINK < (http://www.neatstuff.net/wilesco-steam.html)

[artecnl]

happy happy birthday APU :D

[Black]

Warning People;

Since steam is in mention and a teapot is a something that boiles water. I know it is going to be very tempting for Max users to be using the preset Tea-Pot.

Keep from doing this please. It counts as the "usage of a model which is not completely new" and doesn't fit in with Rule #2.
In the earlier weeks we have had this come up often, so I doubt most of you will go for it. But for those that are newer. Do not use preset models other than the standardised primitives.
Artecnl; Unfortunately your entry seems to be such.


Happy Birthday Apu!


Black

[artecnl]

yes Black im think of that issue, and the teapot is modelled on the 60 minutes time, im use the model in a backlayer only for reference, is totally modelled by me :D cheers.

well ill appreciatte you if you give me an aswer Black, about if the entry its ok or not .

thanks :D have a good day

[Design]

APU happy birthday

[Radulan]

Well I got caught up in the gears and supports. Popped on a fly wheel, slapped on a hull. and set her to sail. At least till she ran out of steam. I left the texturing to the imagination this time.

Great to see people jump on this. I guess the feet left people running for the inorganics. ;)

[Radulan]

Oh and I forgot to mention it.. happy date of birth Apu. May you have more years than you know how to waste.

[Design]

Hmmmm im wondering is there any hungarian guys here?

[hammering3D]

And Happy Birthday to Taurus Anurag to !!!

[Renz]

Artecnl i lik it it is nice.
Renz i like what i see not sure if i understand it right though, is it for grains?
It is a Branca's Stamping Mill, invented In 1629 by an Italian engineer, Giovanni Branca, was probably the first to invent an actual impulse turbine. a stamping mill, by a steam-powered turbine. A jet nozzle directed steam onto a horizontally mounted turbine wheel, which then turned an arrangement of gears that operated this mill. I sort of made it to pound grains or rice :)
Nice design Design I liked your simple render too. good luck
:dance: Happy Birthday ApuNahasapinape & Happy Birthday Taurus Anurag. :dance:

[Design]

thank you for the info Renz, now i can see it.well keep up the good work.

[Aioria]

wow it took time to find a nice steam power to model, but after some research i found this so ... here is my entry!, 3ds max and vray gl and hf

[Black]

yes Black im think of that issue, and the teapot is modelled on the 60 minutes time, im use the model in a backlayer only for reference, is totally modelled by me :D cheers.

well ill appreciatte you if you give me an aswer Black, about if the entry its ok or not .

thanks :D have a good daySorry but I was too occupied for the last few hours.

I understand; but your not stating anything about this in your posts info and your wire displaying it conciderably higher res to compare makes it a hard case. It's sort of makes it worse if you already knew about the rule.
Please do pay attention to the many contestants that do their very best to make sure that the entry i not mistaken or misunderstood.
It's easier for the both sides then.

I presume you were in a rush to fit in a quick starter entry, not being able to be as precautious as you would like... And we definately preffer to believe you guys...
Lets have it to be one of two options for your choice: Either repost your entry by giving the teapot a lower res wire in order to better fit Rule#3; or just preffer to share this entry, preparing stronger grounds for a new entry.

Both are fine by me. I doubt such a situation shall repeat again, and I am sorry that you had a brick wall on your first post of this week.


Black

Note;
As for future entries do keep from smoothed wires. There remains little use to post one that almost looks like a clay render with high ambiency.

[ApuNahasapinape]

geeee, tnx guys ur the best :D :halo: :o

[SickCivic9818]

This is my steam powered work. I found something quite old and fun to make. Unfortunately, it's not done. There's a lot more detail that needs to go in. But this is what I got done in one hour.

Here is the reference I used. http://www.photo.net/photo/pcd4231/old-tractor-4.4.jpg

[Mistik]

:dance: This is great guys, nice models so far!

I am gona try to model some stuff from "Steamboy" directed by Katsuhiro Otomo ( the guy hwo did AKIRA ), for those hwo don't know the movie these are some screenshots
pic 1 (http://img.mysan.de/mymovies/ffn/03/steamboy/Steamboy_12.jpg)

pic 2 (http://img.mysan.de/mymovies/ffn/03/steamboy/Steamboy_05.jpg)

pic3 (http://img.mysan.de/mymovies/ffn/03/steamboy/steamboy_00.jpg)

wish me luck! :lame:

[Sidaho]

Warning People;

...a teapot is a something that boiles water...



Man, you guys are strange. I boil my water in a kettle, then pour it into a teapot. That way the teapot doesn't...erm...explode

[alidanesh]

nice subject.....think each part can consume 60 min:smug:
U guys are so quick...hope my work be ready nex week

[Black]

Note taken...

Thanks Sidaho! :)



Mistik;
Good Luck.. you have chosen a very fun but very demanding aprouch!


Black

[nina3d]

That's mine. It hasn't been used yet that's why it's so shiny! :roll:

[Mistik]

Thanks Black-3DT, hope I make it with some models!

[OmegaN]

artecnl: cool invention!
Radulan: nice steam boat.
Aioria: nice feeling on that one.

I have started with a entry but had to make it onhold because I GOT MY NEW COMPUTER!!! Gonna put it together now ;)

If you feel like it please make som critics and suggestions on my WIP thread, im kinda lonley there talking with myself and all.

[RideStowe]

this looks like a good one i'll actually enter.

[artecnl]

Black Thanks for the reply, and sorry for the confussion, thats will never happen again, and i fix the entry now, well have a good day and thanks again for you reply :D
cheers :)

[Sidaho]

Here's my first try this week. Found this while Googling! It's the Gastown Steam Clock which is in Vancouver.

[Mistik]

this is my first entry on this week, hope u like it.

It is the steamball from "STEAMBOY", something like the core of a hole city powerd by steam, whit a huge steam power!

[RefeeZ]

wow Mistik those r awesome textures!congratulations to others also!i'll join a bit l8r 2:P

[andoy]

tommix.. you might wanna check the rules about posting and change your post to an 800 x 600 single post uploaded to the forum.

[andoy]

You should post your image here not a link to it, and only 1 post per entry which should be 800 x 600 maximum and 100 k maximum and include a wire

[tommix]

Hi to all! This is my first post here! I love your works! This is my entry for the contest:

"Skateboard"

Modeling: 40 mins about
Texturing: 10 mins
Lighting: about a minute

Rendering time: 20 seconds

Software: Cinema 4D

Hope you like it!

[SubCroC]

happy birthday Apu.
very interestin' topic.hard to imagine much things about that.thanks for links Fastrak-3DT it is useful i think.

[Sidaho]

Here's some comments:

Black: Really nice starter. I love the twist in the legs and the material is just right

Renz: Nice model - wouldn't mind seeing it textured

Artecnl: I like what you did with the burning coals texture! That's a nice model and render, and well presented. Sorry about your DQ!

Design: Nice, solid looking model, and the render is great too!

Radulan: I love all that detail! We did bathtubs a few weeks back though!

Aioria: Very nice attention to detail, and a realistic looking render

SickCivic9818: Great job within the time limit! Again, I would love to see it textured.

Nina3d: Love the concertina effect on the bellows. Bet that was tough!

Mistik: My favourite so far. Nice texture work!

Tommix: Nice effort, again - nice use of materials.

Well done all - not a bad entry so far!

[Lord_seth]

Hi all ,my first post i guess :)

always wanted to model something for speed challenge dont know why i didnt ever
well tonight or tomorrow i will for sure :)
so nice models so far :) time for a bad one mine

anyway nice to meet you all really like 3dtotal :)

[hammering3D]

Lord_seth - Welcome to the forum !

[mimi01]

Very nice models so far... and so many GREAT ideas!

No time now for any comments. Be back later. ;P

I tried the traditional steam engine.
Modelling time: 60min - everything (unfortunately I didn't finish it)
textures: 60min
lights and render: 20min
3ds max5

[Old_Nick]

Tommix: Well done, I Like that steam-power skate !

btw, Why didn't Mary McFly have this skate in Back to the future 3 ?

PS: Maybe one of our moderators knows...

[adamos]

my steam engine:
Modeling time: 60 min
Software: Max 6.0

[Design]

Sidaho like always your work is great, the steam clock is great man. i like the model & render.
Tommix Nice invention, and nice model.
Adamos the copper texutre is perfect. nice model too

[H2O-3DT]

Sweet work adamos!
One crit, and 1 only! The tubing from the pressure chamber to the piston chamber is a little thin? To get enough pressure to move the piston..?
Nice work. :evil:

[OmegaN]

SickCivic9818: nice detail there!

Sidaho: nice model and texture

Mistik: I like it, It gets a nice feeling with the environment.

tommix: cool skateboard :)

mimi01: There comes the too tooo train! :D nice one

jakedman790: that ride would be bumpy :)

adamos: well what can I say, its superb, so clean.

And now for my entry, not as good as the rest but here it goes :)

[tommix]

Thanx to everyone for the comments,
adamos & Mistik Great texturing
Sidaho Great idea & great model
SickCivic9818Great model, wanna see textured
mimi01 Good idea & work..

[cptslog]

Hi all, another good topic - unfortunatly i was unable to take part last week due to loads on at work :shy:

Lots of very good models so far, should be a difficult one to judge :)

So heres my steam powered monoplane :smug:

Thanks,

Good Luck ALL!

[H2O-3DT]

OmegaN:
Nice. nice modelling.
Cool consept. But it has a fatal flaw? :shy:
I fear for security. :)
I looks like you are running a closed steam system...
A steam releave valve. To controll the pressure.

[OmegaN]

H2O: hehe thx. I have actually no clue how these steam engines works (yet), just saw a pic on something close to that and modeled it :D Let it be a new form of russian roulette to play with it for now =)

[saberflare3d]

interesting topic

lightwave 8.3

modeling - 35 minutes

render and layout - 2 hours

[artecnl]

hi guys good models everyone, adamos nice one OmegaN great design and looks fun too :D mimi01 wow great modelling a lot of details
jakedman, seems pretty, all did a great job.

so here is my secon entry, is Richard Trevithick Steam Machine and here (http://bibfisserver.fis.uc.pt/museu/83ig.htm) is the link to see the original. i miss some details because the time :S

cheers :D

[SickCivic9818]

Good job everyone! These models are great. I would love to finish mine and texture it and post it in a different section of course. Keep a look out! :)

[Black]

...Black: Really nice starter. I love the twist in the legs and the material is just right...
Thanks Sidaho... They were actually a desperate struggle that turned out 'fitting'ly.
It's an extrude along a curve that I tappeed and added a twist of 180 degree's. What makes them look elegant is that I included a colapsing extrusion alng the middle which added a finer curve.
As I had said; it was a desperate measure from little time being left, I had hoped to make a claw-foot like the ingraved illlustration actually.
:(
And for the material.. I had spent some good time on the UV's but decided to worry about custom textures with water marks and old age for a later on period.
I just used an anistropic material with a little relfective blur added. Didn't want the render expensive DGS material so I could just render and get it over with.



Oh which reminds me...
Those intrested in making their own HDRI's... And don't enjoy the time consuming merging of exposure layered reflection ball photo's.

There is a photo-editing software out that allows you to paint in 32 bits and well as a result be able to create even your own environments or at least be able to convert the RAW file format (If your digital camera is able to support it) into some original HDIR's.

IDRUNA PHOTOGENICS HDR (http://www.idruna.com/photogenicshdr.html)


Good luck everyone;


Black

[Scroll]

Here Is My Entry, Steampowered Tripod Spiderlike Thingy! If I were to texture the eyes they would have been little gauges. Cool Challenge

[xcessi]

very nice models so far...
I'm working on a concept... hope to model it soon

[firebug]

Scroll: nice concept - but why stop at 40 minutes? If it looks good as is, it'd look even better with more detailing.

Adamos: I'm not quite sure what yours is meant to do, but it looks incredibly smooth. And the texturing's great.

I have one completed model at the moment, awaiting texturing (I'm actually going to try this week...), and another one in development - trying to get that one done in under the hour.

[RussDude87]

Hey all, some reall greate models out there... A few that stood out to me;
Black Greate starter
Aioria Good clean model, looks neat
Mistik Really nice model, and really good tex. to
Adamos Great model, simple and clean, and it looks good both as a clay render and with tex.

Theres others too, but I've gotta get this posted. Based it off some drawings I found in an old history book.

Modeling: full 60 minutes
Textureing: 10 minutes
Rendering: 1 minute (for both the clay and the pic)
Software: Lightwave3D 8.3

Keep em comming!

[Justo]

Amazing guys models guys.
Im jealous, I dont know what to model :(

[alidanesh]

this is the first entry.......i modeled it 3 times ,,,2 times i reached the time limit and left it but the third time i did...i now i,m sleepy enough ;)

:::Software :3ds max 7.0
Renderer: Mentalray
Modeling time:60 min
Textering/lighting:120 min
Rendering:70min

i left some detail that i supose to make it but i cant do it again for the 4th time:wall::smug:
i hope this engine work.....does it work?:evil:
and the last thing that i shoud do is :
:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:
here it works:

[Black]

Folks... a small tip for you while planning on your entries to come.

Honestly it is very easy to just model out any machine insisting that it works with steam-power.
Infact, in most all cases; it would be very difficult for us to make an arguement against it.

But you have to keep in mind the concept of the week and try to ensure that what you model out is literally carrying the concept title the best it can.
The more it represents the week the greater the chance you have. Don't fall back on your idea's that you had planned on going for. But at the least in presenting it keep this in mind.

Another good idea to watch out for in competition subjects simiallar to this is that if you used refference/inspiration from an existing inventions diagrams; a link to it along with your post would help sell your stuff better.
Even if it is an obvious invention.

As expected great models so far.
And I am sure there shall be more!


Black

[Makonde]

hi all, nice challenge this week :). I think i'll post another one later this week, some great entries but can't congratulate you all atm, will do later though. here's my entry, didn't completely finish it, but atleast it looks like what it's supposed to :D. It's a steam tank from the warhammer fantasy tabletop game. Hope you guys like it. all crits and comments welcome :).

[Vegan_Bookis]

Here is my first for this week. My next will be much more creative. Please crit. and comment I would greatly enjoy it.

[bentura]

wow, there are some amazing models this week and some cool concepts ideas. really dont know what to model and im having a bit of a fallout with 3D max at the moment. Will hopefully do something over the weekend.

[Mistik]

WOW some realy good models, and texturing this week.
Keep it going guys, the subject is great and we can see some realy nice models in the upcoming days!

Thanks for the congrats to all! I am thinking how to model the steambike faster, and this takes a wile but I am gona do it!

Good luck to evrey one!

[mimi01]

Thanks OmegaN,great model too.
thanks tommix and artecnl.
tommix - nice skateboard idea.
artecnl - nice design
adamos - great detail and wonderful textures.
alidanesh - very nice

keep it up, people! Fantastic entries so far.

[Thykka]

artecnl: Your lava texture is really cool :)
Mistik: Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira is a magnificent series (especially the manga). I'm very eager to see what you come up with ^^
mimi01: Nice, but you need to adjust the meshsmooth/turbosmooth a lot :hmm:
adamos: Brilliant render! *thumbs up*
Scroll: You shouldn't have stopped there! :cry: Smooth it out and texture it please :>

Here's my steam powered pop-pop boat :)
This one is quite ineffective, because the coil is too far away from the heatsource :/

Oh yeah.. almost forgot:
How it works: The copper pipe has a bit of water inside the coil-end. The candle warms it up and it turns to steam. The steam exits from the tubes ends and pushes the boat a bit forward. At this point a pop-sound can be heard and when it repeats, the popping rate is close to 6 pops / second :crazy:

[re_furbo]

Hi to all! this is my first post here! nice challenge!
this is my dea...steam jetpack!

53 minuts
and i use cinema 4d!
bye bye

p.s. i love steam ball and steam boy good idea mistik!

[Lord_seth]

Project - Nautilos
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this is a high tech speed train,made for using stream motion in far distances with as little fuel possible,use mainly for other planets with hard enviroment or air pressure like Mars.

How it works
------------
Using big chinks of ice it melts them with a small nuclear engine to export them to steam so that the train with the help of small stream engines can "slide" in to the big tubes without much abrasion therefore smooth high speed transport train .Also ice can be used for interior cooling.


Software :3ds max 6
Renderer: lightracer
Modeling time:30 min
Textering/lighting:about 25 min
Rendering:5min

Annoying last words
-------------------
Did this in a lunch break at work,though i could be a nice idea of using stream even in the future world we live now(Remember fallout? ^_^).I know its a quick crap work but i just liked the idea of a future stream train anyway nice works all and the texturing is super :)

[Mistik]

Lord_seth go to the first page of this thread and read the rules aganin. You will see that you have to post one image 800 600 px!

[firebug]

Found the image on the right whilst browsing through DeviantArt and figured it might make a good model.

I know I said I'd get around to texturing this thing... but I really need to sit down for a few hours and go through some texturing tutorials and I don't have the time at the moment.

[Vegan_Bookis]

Scroll: that is an awesome design
Alidanesh and adamos: Great Texture. wish I could get those results.
artecnl: Very nice

Everyone else is doing a great job too.

[Lord_seth]

hi all :)

thanks Mistik for pointing the size :) i was anxious to make it that i forgot the size lol anyway keep up !

[Design]

Entry # 2, This is my idea, i searched the internet to make sure that it wasnt used before. so it could be my invention unless one of you guys find me a source. anyway the model is self explanatory.took a long time to plan it.and once it is done it looks easy (go figure)

Hope you like it.

[Mistik]

Post only one image submission per entry which must be no larger than 800x600 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 100k. These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page. Do not link to external images Files. larger than the maximum size or posts containing links to external images (other than for reference materials) will be removed and the poster disqualified


Lord_seth this is a quote from Andy, please read it, I don't whant to see u desqualified!!!

[hammering3D]

Mistik - U'r avatar get me dizzy, lol :), funny.

[Mistik]

It's a shot from "FLCL" aka "FURIKURI" 6 episode series done by Production IG!!!

[Yedan]

time for my entry this week :), the model was completly modelled in Autocad and took 55mins, i didnt have time for a pretty rendering and as this is just a modelling contest i have supplied shaded visual representation only, the model is based on the kinsley 5" 4 chime steam whistle, the picture on the right is the reference picture i used,

[artecnl]

sidaho thank's and thats a nice model and great texturing job :D
scroll very nice design, but how it works, however very nice model
alidanesh nice model man
Vegan_Bookis a little bit dark to see the details, but im think is a good and detailed model
Thykka awsome men nice idea, is seems to fun, i like it, i want to build it :D
re_furbo nice textures
Lord_seth nice concept
firebug thats a lot of details, nice model
Design hi dude, well done, nice design :D
Yedan nice, looks like the picture a lot well done :D

well all have a lot of good jobs, im hope i do another in the afternoon, have a good day :)

[re_furbo]

thx artecnl

[Nehumanuscrede]

Or as they are also known:

Previous Proper Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance

First, I'm finding it somewhat difficult to even come UP with a subject to model, though I guessed ahead of time this would be the tougher part of the competition this week.

I did finally come up with this Grand Scheme of a model. Something along the lines of a steam powered insect. ( Short called Lots of Robots or LOR was the inspiration )

http://www.lotsofrobots.com/Web3/IndexHomeFS.html

Instead of drawing it out, I simply started modelling. Well, when the timer went off I discovered I got as far as a base model of the engine only ( LOL )

*sigh*

I suppose if I sketch this thing out I *might* be able to pull it off. Then again if I took an hour just on the engine, it would be nothing short of a miracle to model an entire insect on top of it in under an hour.

I am thinking of maybe just modelling a base Steam Engine once I can get a design down. Will see. Here's what happened when you just start modelling without a clear picture of what you want to see in the end :)

[Lord_seth]

Got some time off wow and though to make something :)

its a Stream-Thrower which can fire large amount of high heat stream

Software :3ds max 6
Renderer: vray
Modeling time:50 min and stopped cause i was bored
Textering/lighting: 35 min / 1 min
Rendering: 2 min

p.s : thanks artecnl :) that was my first feedback you know iam happy :o

p.s 2 : i really like the idea that so many creative ppl exist in this world

ok iam off good luck to everyone ;P

[Black]

You'd burn your hands shall you touch anything of that pack :)

Unlike the cooler fuel tank that is cold until torched... the steam tends to heat up pipes.


Intersting inventions people. Intresting inventions.


Black

[Lord_seth]

lol Black-3DT you right :)

i though of putting maybe some wood or another material to keep of heat maybe ,not to mention that this thing could blow lol ...oh well i hope i have better ideas
sometime :)

always thanks for the feedback :)

[alidanesh]

thanks every one...... :o
i try to have some better model this week if i had time
and some thing to say:
Lord_seth: nice invention,,,,,is this weapon killer or for watering plant ;P nice idea
Thykka:nice one both render and model and two sing layered on that

[mimi01]

Here's another one.

The reference picture is in the upper left. (I lost the link)

pre-planning time: around 1h20min
modelling time: 60min
textures: 45min
lights and render: 10min
3dsmax 5

[Agamemnwn]

adamos you got me first as i used the same reference as you. I will still post it rendering now :D . I see some great modells :D keep up the good work peoplee

[OmegaN]

Firebug: cool model!
Design: nice design ;) A coca cola drill! :D
Lord_Seth: cool invention, seems HOT

[Rashika-3DT]

hey black, seths invention could work if it was like a seltzer bottle with a heating coil throughout the barrel, powered by a battery and capacitor. but it would only work for short bursts of steam.

edit:one very bored moderator.:D

[mjglennon]

Ok Black
Ref: Steamy (http://www.stirlingmotor-versand.de/stirlingmotor.html?dampfmaschine_-_fertigmodelle.htm)

Wow! I feel, I need to work on my Idears, if I want to win. There are some realy great work this week.

with that.
Modeling 60 min.
Texeturing 30 min.
Rendering 120 min. with mental ray

[Agamemnwn]

This is my first entry for this week. Hope u like it. Its an old steam engine rusting away in some corner. The boiler was heated with the help of burning wood att the bottom and made steam for the piston that powered the wheel. The wheel was usually attached to some machine using a belt. had many other details but.. Specs on the picture. c&c always welcome.

[Design]

Lord_Seth too much Counter strike. lol, very nice idea man
OmegaN i was thinking more like an oil drrill, but a iguess coca cola is fine too, i mean in both cases you get liquid.lol

[OPTIMUS-PRIME]

Made in 3D studio max 6
Time 55 mins
Textures 10 mins
Rendering 1 min

Its supposed to be some sort of steam tank

[firebug]

Optimus-Prime: what a sweet little model, I love the sign.
Agamemnwn: cool model and texturing!
Lord_seth: Great concept, though I'm not sure I'd want something that dangerous on my back
Nehumanuscrede: Mmm... the 7 P's are the only way I manage to get anything done. You can always just take as long as you want to model the image, and then work out shortcuts for when you re-model it. Thanks for the link too

Does anyone know where to find some images of juggernauts?

[RideStowe]

optimus: you might consider editing your entry to include a viable wireframe, aka one thats strictly a wire and much larger, as it is now i can hardly see the wires.

[PAQUITO]

My entry. A steam boat:

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

PAQUITO: Take a look at RideStowe's advice above your post and give it some thought. You still have plenty of room to expand your image and provide a much larger wireframe. If I were you, I'd take full advantage of that. :)

[PAQUITO]

Ok then:

[noyb]

Some great stuff this week. I hope I can find the time to do one myself.
alidanesh: I like that one. Good job.

[artecnl]

hi guys great images this day :D

well this another antique steam machine its a 1924 sunsgine cycle type e ,so here is the link :D link (http://www.steamengine.com.au/events/reports/heyfield-vic-2003/engines/) well have a great day, everyone :D

[Vegan_Bookis]

This is a Steam powered Tattoo machine, these have never really been made and I know nothing about steam power but here is my info on it. steam is generated from a small boiler (not pictured) and pushed through the red tube into the large red container with a steam release valve on top then pushed into the two seperate cylinders pumping two levers up and down turning the silver cylinder ( similar to train wheels) which is hooked to the oblong red sphere which turns and everytime the oblong side hits the "spring" (thats what the flat black piece is called) then moving the silver piece with the black grommet on top which the needle is attached to. whoo.... pushing the needle back and forth through the tube hundreds of times per minute. I hope that is understandable. anyway my model lacks detail do to lack of time. texture and photoshop took about 1 hr. I would really like comments on this one.

Artecnl: Great scene.
optimus prime: I love it... haha

Keep up the good work everyone.

[Design]

Vega_Bookies the idea is cool, and i think it works. the model is nice, so good work.

[sculptorwanted]

Awsome entry man,
If my son saw these at Toys "R" Us he would want me to Buy one for him.

[artecnl]

Vegan_bookis: thanks, and great idea too creative
sculptorwanted thanks :D
mimi nice one, is so similar to the photo nice :D
Agamemnwm nice model and textures, the piston is different comparing with adamos model, well nice one :D
optimus i like it its a funny model :D nice done
paquito wow so detailed model, it will be nice if we see other pics of that :D nice ¡

have a good daay :D

[SubCroC]

[B]mimi01
first one is well done. clear.2nd one is nice too.
cptslog
wow.great.
artecnl
ur entries r nice so far.especially 3rd entry.
omegan
super.looks so realistic.great texturing.
adamos
very good work.
alidanesh
so good.detailed and clear work.
Makonde
i liked ur work much.so sweet and pretty.
Vegan_Bookis
good job u've done.steam powered tatoo engine is good idea.
firebug
impressive modelling.
design
very good work.i think u've studied engineering a little.i don't have time for it.
Yedan
steam whistle work is nice.
Nechumanuscrede
basic of engine is good done model.
Lord_Seth
aahha i see all ur works r great.
mjglennon
good work. hero of maya.
Agamemnun
great textury.
optimus mutha
kinda toon work seems nice.

[tommix]

Here's my latest version of 3dskate...
Software: Cinema 4D
Modeling: 1 hour
Texturing: 30 mins
Lighting: 2 mins
Rendering: 2 mins

Let me know if U like it...

[OmegaN]

SubCroC: thanks for the kind words.

artecnl: cool thing! what does it do? :)

[PAQUITO]

Vegan_bookis: thanks, and great idea too creative
sculptorwanted thanks :D
mimi nice one, is so similar to the photo nice :D
Agamemnwm nice model and textures, the piston is different comparing with adamos model, well nice one :D
optimus i like it its a funny model :D nice done
paquito wow so detailed model, it will be nice if we see other pics of that :D nice ¡

have a good daay :D

More detailded render here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/PAQUITO/clay.jpg

[artecnl]

paquito thats a really really great model, you need to put textures on it :D nice men.
Omegan its a steam machine, but i dont know if that moves or is a engine with wheels, look at the link :D

[Justo]

wow Amazing models GUYS!!
Artecnl, lovely scene.

I dunno what to make :p

[Diabolos]

Maya 7
Maya Mental Ray
Maya time: 60 min

I also did the same one as Mimi, but mimi's looks better - so i'll leave it.

D,

[artecnl]

hi Justo thanks a lot, and we waiting for your entry men
:D cheers

[Agamemnwn]

artecnl , SubCroC, firebug thanks for the kind words.Your models are great :D

this is my second entry this week. Murray's Hypocycloid Engine .Didn't get all the details . tried but run out of time anyway hope u like it.

[alidanesh]

artecnl:wow waw nice one,,,it work
Agamemnwn:ur first and second are both nice;)

[Black]

Rooky;
If I get it correctly your model is meant to clean with vapor... right?

If so, the problem here would be that the vapor's presure is meant to power a sort of mechanism for the competitions entries. The existance of steam in it does not prove enough.


Black

[TheWinterLord]

The Winter Lord express Locomotives have been in use now for over hundreds of years.

Hello fellow people devoting some of your time to 3D modelling! here is my entry for the week. Its an old fashioned Steam Locomotive (train).

(I never spent this much time texturing anything..) but im happy I did.

[TheWinterLord]

I was also thinking of different inventions like steam jet pack, Steam UZI, A steampowered boeing airplane... I thought and I thougth and then I realized im gonna make a whole lot of money of these inventions! I mean imagine how much oil/fuel you would save from just the airplane!! AMAzing. oh now u know too, hey people dont steal my ideas. (Im gonna make money out of them so dont steal them)..

wh did I post this!?? now ofcourse ur gonna take my ideas... haha im gonna get patents on all of them.!

lol

[andoy]

What about a steam powered water heater ??? Re - useable energy

[OPTIMUS-PRIME]

Cheers guys with the comments. If u need a new wireframe im happy to post up a new image

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Hey guys, I took a break from judging for a few minutes to see what you guys have been up to. I must say that there's some pretty neat ideas floating around. Being a Mad Scientist myself, I can appreciate the creativity flowing through these pages. (More fodder for my vacuums! :evil: ) Now I would just like to put out a few notes:

Design: Your post here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=383968&postcount=24) really needs a much clearer wireframe. I tend to disregard entries if I have to strain to see the wireframe. ;)

Makonde: In your post here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=384406&postcount=84) you seem to have a lot of empty space near the bottom of your image. It's just a suggestion, but try showing your model from a different angle and using up all that empty space. Show your model off dude! :)

Vegan_Bookis: Your post here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=384417&postcount=85) is just a tad on the dark side. Try adding another light off to the left of your scene to brighten it up a bit. It helps if I can see all of your model when judging.

re_furbo: Your post here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=384445&postcount=90) also needs just a bit bigger of a wireframe. Your mesh gets really dense at the exaust/wings? Making them (wireframes) a bit bigger would be helpful come judging time.

Everyone: Thanks for taking the time to read this, I only want to help with my suggestions. I hope that no one takes my words as being harsh or rude. I also don't want you to think that if I singled you out, that I'm "picking" on you. My suggestions are just there to help correct some mistakes being made by some of our newcomers... and some of our veterans. ;P Good luck everyone, and have fun! :D

[3DSpirit]

Very good models so far everyone.Good job.

I'm a bit out of ideas for these one :( but I will try to do some works on these theme.

Good luck everyone :)

[murdock_dt]

this is my steam powered spider,
actually the spider move it´s legs with steam
(Hey i know that it is impossible to actally build this, but it´s just a concept)

[Design]

Marty_Mcfly I didnt change the entry i just added a wire frame in AutoCAD without the hide command and a wire frame in 3dMax after the import hope this is good.

[Jediego]

Hi, Im so some of the last weeks chalenges and found it very interesting, so here I am with my first post, something simple for a start.
Well, I saw this week topic and thought "what´s the most stupid thing that would work on steam?" so here it is, a Steam Fan. Nothing like a heat powered machine to produce a cool soft breeze in a hot summer.

[fastrak]

Not an Entry!
Just putting in my 13 cents worth. ( I wanted to play too, you know!)

Mostly primitives and splines with a little poly editing going on.
Based it on one of those toy steam engines.

info on the pic.

[Justo]

Very nice model guys!
Beautiful render fastrak :)

[Lord_seth]

Hi again :)

thank you all for feedback ,i could say that iam more happy to get feedback than to be a winner :)

i just returned from a concert and thought of a ufo with stream technology(or it could make a nice elevator working with stream what you say ?)

info : on the center we have a large space that the hot water goes and then the stream goes throught 4 pipes with pressure on to a mechanicm like a jet which lifts the ufo up up up and away !!
unfortunatly no time to complete it with steer controls and so on,so lets just say its kind of a missile or an elevator ok ? :)

Also not to forget to say that i really like many of the models i have seen so far ,so many that i cant say names one by one :) really nice work ppl :)


Software :3ds max 6
Renderer: vray / hdri
Modeling time: 43min
Textering/lighting:40 min / 12 min
Rendering: 17min


ok c ya later :)

[Justo]

Lord_seth Great Render to man!

[Justo]

Had no idea what to model, finally made this...
3dsmax 7
Model time = 60 min
Texture = 40 min
Render = 1 hour plus

Cheers!

[fastrak]

Very nice model guys!
Beautiful render fastrak :)
Thanks Justo.
appreciate the comments

[noyb]

Wow Justo, good job.

[fastrak]

Délé is having a birthday today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Délé

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[artecnl]

amazing great job justoo :D
happy birthday dele

[Design]

:dance: Happy Birthday Délé :dance:

[mboi]

Justo, that is a fabulous render and a great model.

[hammering3D]

Happy Birthday Délé

[3Dvirus]

Well guys as you all know(i think) school has started here in romania and that's ripping all my time from me...so don't realy have time to make something decent enough to post here...Great models so far...justo amazing materials and model...Dele let's get the party started !! and oh yeah...Happy Birthday

[shamohan]

Steam power, finally i decided to model this ,


3ds max7
modelling time: 50 mins
Texturing : 30 mins
Rendering: 5 mins
Final touch : Photoshop

[Black]

Shamohan;
The model has to be a machinary that is powered by Steam.
I agree that vapor has great use here in your steam cooker model. But the only power in concern is it pushing up through for the wistle.

Think more as trains and simiallar steam engines.. if not create your own.


Black

[OmegaN]

Jutso: really great entry. I like the motionblur it really make your entry more alive. greate materials aswell.

[shamohan]

Black-3Dt,

Really i am very happy that i got a message from a busy person like you, Many thanks for the same.

From your message i know what i have to modell for speed modelling challenge.

I will do another one according to the rules, is my modelling disqualified here ??


best regards


Shamohan

[Nippur]

fastrak-3DT: I have always admired your models. I know you aren't using any complicated techniques, but what can you made during one hour...you are really FAST :)

[messiah khan]

Ok, my entry this week: As if a penny farthing isn't a dangerous enough invention already, I present to you the Steam powered penny farthing: :)
Ps: Sorry about the picture quality, but i had trouble squizing it down to 100kb

[Justo]

noyb Thanks alot bud :D

artecnl Thanks alot :D and likewise!

mboi Thanks bud :D <3

3dvirus Thanks alot bud :D Im envious of you being in romania, I'd love to go there one day.

omegaN Thanks alot dude appreciate and liekwise.

Great models guys :D

Cheers

[SubCroC]

fastrak
great modellin and textures.
justo
perfect work.

[Black]

Shamohan;
I am sorry if I seemed to have ignored you before.It was not the case.
You are as important to me as many of the members here. And infact with your respectfulness and politeness I can definately value you above a dear few.

For your model; I have had given it thought and I can not call it a DQ issue because there is a certain dynamic concerned from the pressure of the steam pushing up a piston in order to be able to releave the wistling the steam.
So you may keep it as an entry or a shared image. It is your choice. But I am sadly giong to have to say that it is far from the power and advantage of the steam's power we are searching for.

Hope this helps you get a better idea for what may be best.


Black

[alidanesh]

Justo:nice one man..u did it great

[Justo]

Subcroc Appreciate it, and likewise!

Alidanesh Thank you bro :) appreciate it aswell!

Cheers!

[user]

hi all, a big thanx to the people who commented on my foot entry :^)

this is my espresso machine, i hope the way it works is clear enough-water goes to steam and through coffee, then becomes water again.

3ds max7-45minutes modelling
then playing around with textures etc for 1 1/2 h

cheers to all

[Black]

User;
There is a diffrence between the dynamics that 'steam powered machinery' offer to compair.
Unfortunately your entry does not qualify to the concepts requirments on that manner.
As successful as your modeling is... the entry is playing in another league.

Please think in the areas of gaining a mechanical advantage or a sort of momentum.
Otherwise every pot and pan would/should work. Like how a pot of rice is matured to a softness via the waters vapours.

Hope this helps you get a better idea. Thank you for your contribution.


Black

[SubCroC]

lol.r u trying to make Black-3DT mad. (Black pls don't bomb upon me!!)
and
i cannot think wat to do here in this challenge.i need help!!!

[hammering3D]

SubCroC
- make u'r avatar satelite with steam :P
- make a mechanical crocodil power by steam

I miself have an ideea, and have alot of pain but fun with a model I model it 3 time already and last time manage 1h 10min :wall: , ohh I give it last try tonight or tomorow, and if I can't suceded under 60 min, I post the best from all 4 like an Non Entry post only to share, and move to other thing.

[Justo]

Hey guys I wanted to know if you could assist me on creating masked textures? Basically i simpy wanted to have a metal material not bumpd, but attatched rust to it that bumps. Ive tried using mask and i can never comeout with the right result.

Thanks alot guys if you could help me on this :)

Cheers!

[fastrak]

Justo:
I think what you want is to use a "Blend" material. In it you get 2 material slots: One slot can be for the rusty, bumpy material, the other can be your reflective material. Great thing is, you also have a mask slot to mix the two together with whatever type of dirt or grunge map you want. Here's a sample.

Hope it helps. If you need more info on this....well, I'm around. No problem.

[RideStowe]

personally i find it easier to blend them as one bitmap in ps and then do the spec/bump maps from there, as opposed to trying to work in two different materials having to render it over and over to see the result each time.

[SubCroC]

SubCroC
- make u'r avatar satelite with steam :P
- make a mechanical crocodil power by steam



lol.yea i think those will not be acceptable.some mechanical design i must do that will work with steam power.

[hammering3D]

SubCroC - a mechanical crocodil that work with steem power I think is acceptable, If u made it credible and actualy work with steam :D

[fastrak]

personally i find it easier to blend them as one bitmap in ps and then do the spec/bump maps from there, as opposed to trying to work in two different materials having to render it over and over to see the result each time.

Actually, I don't have to renderer over and over to see the result. Each slot can be activated independantly of the other, allowing for precise placement of the mask map, right within the viewport.

[Justo]

Fastrak & Ridestowe Thanks so much guys, i'll give it a shot fastrak.

Cheers :D

[RideStowe]

well some of us fastrak, dont have good viewport settings aka we have crappy computers and the textures liook completely different in render :P

[Clamps]

my first entry for this week

based of a model steam engine i saw on www.ministeam.com some easy looking and hard looking ones to model on there

any way the model is unfinished as some small bits are missing and more detail could of been added to the fire box / houseing

modeling time 60 mins
software 3d max 7 with vray
render time 5 seconds
render time 2 mins

some one tell me also if the entry is ok as i did a wire frame model combo so it does make the picture look bit worse in places as more compression was needed.

also some very good looking entrys this week so far to many names to mention :O or iam just been lazy to type them all in :(

[silas]

hope you all enjoy my idea, came from the movie wild wild west, my own version.

[Jor-Dan]

Alright, only took me an hour to model, but this is my first time ever rendering fog and snow and smoke and stuff, so It took me a couple hours to figure that stuff out ^_^

Hope you guys like it, my own original design for a world-of-tomorrow style steam engine.

[mboi]

Hey guys I wanted to know if you could assist me on creating masked textures? Basically I simply wanted to have a metal material not bumped, but attached rust to it that bumps. I've tried using mask and I can never come out with the right result.

Cheers!

Justo you can also use vertex paint it's quite easy here's a tutorial..

http://67.15.36.49/team/Tutorials/vertex_paint/vertexpaint_01.asp

Let us know how you get on.

[3DSpirit]

Hello 3D forums.

Like usual,great entries for these week to.

Her's my try for steem chopper :)

C&C welcome always

Good luck to all !!!

[3DSpirit]

:) Yeah I forgot :P

silas:verry nice work,good stuff nice model and texture

[Design]

3DSpirit, very nice invention, and creative too, well done.

[visuelle]

my entry for this week:

the steam powered bicycle!
found my inspiration here:
http://www.phsc.ca/bicycle/steam_power.jpg
comments are welcome.

messiah kahn: aarrgh! you where first with your bike!!! damn you!!! :D
(actually... it looks darn good!)
justo: great! love the lighting!
agamemnwn: very good models!

[firebug]

This isn't an official entry as I forgot what time exactly I started, but I don't want to have to re-model it.

Anyway, here's my steam-powered dragonfly. The main body piece holds the water, which gets heated by the gas-powered cooker attached to the second body-piece. This powers the piston, which in turn pulls the wings up and down.

*edit*: I attached the wrong image (the one without the wire-frame), but since this isn't an entry anyway, I won't bother updating it.

[mjglennon]

Hey guys I wanted to know if you could assist me on creating masked textures? Basically i simpy wanted to have a metal material not bumpd, but attatched rust to it that bumps. Ive tried using mask and i can never comeout with the right result.

Thanks alot guys if you could help me on this :)

Cheers!


It all in the way you create you bump or displacement map. When in you 3d program you need to control the depth of the bumps. There is a difference between displacement and bump maps. Displacement affects the geometry of the object, and bump creates an elusion.

To create the map use what ever 2D program that you use to create you color and spectral maps in.

I hope this helps.
Matt

[betasoft]

This is my first entry, there is some details:

title: steam machine
author: v. portesh
used soft: cinema 4d and photoshop

modeling time: 35 minutes
texturing time: 20 minutes
rendering time: 8 minutes
post work: 30 minutes

hope you like it :)

[betasoft]

to justo: good work, it is looking very realistic, truly good

[Vhector]

The Rickett was produced in England in 1858. It's topspeed was 12 Mph. It wasn't used much because on the road somebody had to walk in front with a flag to warn the people.

Modeled in acad: 60min
rendered with mental ray

[Fenian Ram]

First post, first entry. :)

Haven't been using 3DS Max for very long, so I chose to do a very simple model, a miniature steam plant. Used a reference photo which you can see here (http://www.sherline.com/images/04NAMES6b.jpg).

Anybody who inspects my wireframe will quickly realise my piping doesn't work! But I didn't have time to link up the piping that isn't visible in the render, so I hope that's acceptable.

Some great models, I find viewing these galleries and seeing how people interpret the theme a good motivation to model.

[Justo]

Fenian Good model and render bud!

Visuelle Thanks alot :)

mjglennon I will def try that aswell. Thanks bud.

Heres anotehr render of my entry, I tweeked some lighting and textures.
http://www.justoproductions.com/3dstuff/steamHIRES.jpg

Cheers!

[artecnl]

hi everyone, great competition, a lot of great models and renders :D, ok here is my 4th, is a Steam engine at rolling Mill (Saarstahl) im did 2 images but this is the one i like :D so, if you wanna see the real engine click here (http://hfinster.de/StahlArt2/archive-VoelklingerHuette-BW-230-10-21.02.1994-en.html) well im hope you´re having a good day, Cheers :D

[Justo]

Artecnl two words !@#% *&^% Great model and entry bud. You just keep improving :p

[artecnl]

thanks a lot Men, :D its great you like it, is good in a person with your habilities to tell me that. it means a lot budd :D

[wdl]

Here's my entry for this week. Found some reference images of a mini steam engine on the web, and decided it was worth a try (i included the reference images in the render).
Render could have been better, but oh well.... (time I look into VRAY, the best renders I've seen here all seem to be rendered with VRAY)

Time: 60 minutes
Software: 3D Max 7

[3DSpirit]

Design: Thanks for comment man I'll try to make some more :D

Keep up the good work everyone :)

[maruchan]

Well...darn. It sounds like this entry might not count because it doesn't move or something.

The weenies are NOT going to want to hear that.

Anyway, here we go!

[mr_lemon]

agh....:c that week i can't really compete....i present you my poor model done in 60min with max.

[Antievo-3DT]

Here is my first entry this week.
I used pictures from old steam organs as refrence, but did not copy them 100%. Instpiration only.
This model might look advanced, but is actually pretty simple.
The tools I used were: Array, Mirror, Insert, Extrude and Bevel. That's it.
Hope you like it.

I added many holes where I was going to place candles, ect - but I never got
arround to do it. I also did not make ant spessial materials/textures this week.

[artecnl]

Fenian_Ram nice and well modelled
wdl nice one and good textures
mr_lemon good model :D
antievo great and these little details make it great :D very nice
it will be very interesting if you made some closeups

[OmegaN]

Vechtor: cool. Next invention is a steam robot to carry that flag :)
Jutso: nice improvement on the tweeked picture =)
artecnl: really nice entrys from you this week, keep them coming :)
antievo: nice entry, diffrent and cool.

[mr_lemon]

uh....btw artecnl....yours is a great model

[Antievo-3DT]

Thank you Artecnl.
I could post some close-ups, but not before this speed-challenge is over.
I don't want to play it unfair, and show off my model in multiple posts.
I am unclear about the rules of posting multiple renders, so I will wait untill the challenge ends.

EDIT:
And btw - your model is really grate!
I love it :D

EDIT #2:
Thank you OmegaN.
Apritiate your comment.

[fastrak]

Thank you Artecnl.
I could post some close-ups, but not before this speed-challenge is over.
I don't want to play it unfair, and show off my model in multiple posts.
I am unclear about the rules of posting multiple renders, so I will wait untill the challenge ends.

Wise choice. Multiple posts of the same entry could lead to a disqualification of all entrys for the week. However, you could post your images into another thread, say a WIP, if you wish to work on or show more of your model.
Hope that answers your question.

Fastrak

[Antievo-3DT]

Yes Fastrak, thanks.
That is what I thaught :D
I will wait untill you guys have judged the challenge to be fair.

[RideStowe]

The Rickett was produced in England in 1858. It's topspeed was 12 Mph. It wasn't used much because on the road somebody had to walk in front with a flag to warn the people.

Modeled in acad: 60min
rendered with mental ray

wtf? why couldn't people just see it coming? :P its not like its a speeding bullet or anything

[Vozzza]

Entry # 2, This is my idea, i searched the internet to make sure that it wasnt used before. so it could be my invention unless one of you guys find me a source. anyway the model is self explanatory.took a long time to plan it.and once it is done it looks easy (go figure)

Hope you like it.

Well i guess this isn't the exact same thing, but i made something like this as probably my first ever model, well it's a steam drill...

http://www.deviantart.com/view/7894846/ and http://www.deviantart.com/view/7895216/

[Radulan]

Most everyone else has sone one of these. I thought I would try my hand at one.
I have an idea for soemthing that might be impressive, but I'm not sure I could do it in the time alotted. I'll have to do a practice run and that just makes it take up more time.. Time I have to manage in the first place...

I've seen some really excelent models. I've also seen a few models that are of any random object that has had "Steam Whatchamacallit" slapped in the title. Though I understand the effort was there, It doesn't seem to fit. (Sorry peeps, it just felt like it needed to be said.)

Well back to time management.

P.s. for those that wondered why most of these engines just spin a wheel... Belts... they used to run almost everything. It's amazing what you can do with powerful rotation.

[artecnl]

Radulan very nice model men :)
vozzza its nice, but you need to post your work in here

[Vhector]

wtf? why couldn't people just see it coming? :P its not like its a speeding bullet or anything

Or hear it coming, or smell it coming. :P.
Oh well it was 1858 the time that Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts.
And more..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1858

And OmegaN, I might just do that :). The carrying is the easy part, but the sweeping of the flag..hhmm..

[twiddlefinger]

Hi everyone! Some very nice models so far. This is my try for this week. I found a "Portable Steam Engine" while googling around (Ref pic was: Reference (http://www.rhc.rdg.ac.uk/olib/images/elearning/The%20Victorian%20Countryside/zooms/51_1284.jpg)

[finny]

Hi

EDIT: This isn't an entry, as Black said in his post further on, this just uses the heat and doesn't exactly make any power.

My first post here, I've really only just got into this stuff and am really enjoying it. I've been doing a few tutorials here and there and this is probably the best thing I have done without a tutorial. I know it's not great, but I tried and to me that's all that matters. Also I think the render would have looked better just as a clay rather than just throwing on some default textures.

Info is on the pic

[alidanesh]

back again...
nice nice wokrk every one ,,,
here is the second one,,,
Modeling:60 min
Rendering:10 min
Texturing:1h
Lighting:1h
Renderer:mentalray
hope u like this one :smug: :smug:

[wdl]

Alidanesh: Nice model and render. Is that an existing engine? or did you invent it?

[ThaTyger]

All sorts of sweet entry's this far :)

But I think you people need a boost of inspiration, lol :lame:

I got this great idea on paper, it's a bit more modern, will make it as soon as I get time :) Can't wait :)

And happy birthday to all!

Greetz

[Lord_seth]

Hello all

so bored today so i thought of say some of my opinions for some guys here :)
iam looking forward for the next challenge :) iam having so much fun .So here it goes :

Justo : man i really like your materials and render :)

Jor-Dan : I really like the train :0 , reminds me of robots of pixar movie

vhector : lol very cool car man ,i wonder if that impressed people those days!

artecnl : what can i say ,i you keep up you will be my fav artist here

maruchan : i dont understand it ,but i like it!!

Antievo : your first entry is easily the winning :)

radulan : cool materials

Mistik : steamball is so manga style :))

re_furbo : crazy idea really cool :))) stream jet rules

Vegan_Bookis : nice model i like the idea much


i hope i dont forget someone :)
:dance: :dance: :dance:

[tommix]

I've seen SO MUCH extremely detailed works around here that i begin thinking that they took TOO MUCH TIME than an hour.. Don't polemize about this... It's only my idea... Anyway all good worx...

[alidanesh]

wdl:Thanx man.....no it was invented before i invent it:smug: ,,i lost the link,,,but i have a picture of it here,,,(i changed some part like whell and ,,)

[artecnl]

lord_seth thanks for the kind words, and your entry is so good too, keep posting :D cheers

[Julle]

I'm a new guy here, so hi to all! I was told to visite this place for some fun and educative time of 3D, so I joined.

For some first out tryes in the challenges I was told go "none entry"

My entry is a none entry to any kind of competission. So if you'r calculating any entries, count me out. I'm here just for some comments, so I could improve.

I suck at texturing so I didn't do it, to get the post done before the deadline, wednesday.

[Deto]

This picture has been removed because of some 'clearing' enchants being added. You can see it on next page or the one after it : )

[Gamma12]

Some nice entries this week, though not that many in total. Pretty hard subject. I don't think I'll make an entry this week, been pretty busy with school and stuff.

Though I might just get a flash of insight and create something... :P

[OmegaN]

Deto: wow cool helicopter!! really nice material aswell

[Lord_seth]

Julle welcome :)

i would like to give you an advice that someone said to me and i thought it was very good .Try to imagine that the model you make exists already then break it into parts and model each one.

now for texturing i suck too :) so try some technologies (example : hdri) and some good renderer like vray (they give one free you know ^^) and well practice alot :)

[EpoPisces]

Ok, finally got this in. The texture time is not listed because it is unknown: Maya crashed three times during texturing (not at all during modeling tho. . .but then, we knew Maya was evil right? ;P) and one of those I lost all the textures so. . .anyway, my apologies for how cluttered the image is, I wanted to show it off as much as possible XP.

Sheesh, don't know how some of you model so fast. . .very nice posts this week, it will be interesting to see what the judges say.

Anyway, this is a steam driven Incline Lift. This is my own design, but they used this idea in several places around the world (but they were elctric, not steam driven like this one).

Also, H2O please note the steam release safety valve on the inset at lower right: I made it just for you :smug: (if you look really really close at it, you will notice the handle is actually just the main gear duplicated lol, because I was out of time.)

[Agamemnwn]

What i first do is to see all the reference pictures of the model i make. Then i try to see every part of the modell to see how i am going to modell it. This helps me not to change my mind about it in the modelling process and visualizes the modelling for me before i begin to modell. As for texturing . look att the web, look att tutorials tutorials tutorials . see how a surface interacts with the light and finally read read read :D

[artecnl]

twiddlefinger coool model men :D
alidanesh great odel and materials
julle- wellcome to the forums and nice start :D
deto a very nice model, looks so detailed, good one
epopisces nice model, remembers me the elevator in metal gear solid :D

[noyb]

Deto, great model and interesting concept. I would like to make a small suggestion though; use a bigger wire next time, especially for something with that amount of detail (the moderators like that :) ).

[Clamps]

my second entry

just another steam engine based of model of mini steam engine i seen.

not fully complte as pipes in this on slowed me down a bit :( as the wheel and pistons are missing which should be at the right hand side. not my best modeling nor best render but will still post it any way. c&c welcome any way :hurt:

modelin time 60 mins
software 3d max 7 vray
textureing 10 mins
render 5 mins

[artecnl]

great entry clamps i like a lot the render and textures

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Deto, great model and interesting concept. I would like to make a small suggestion though; use a bigger wire next time, especially for something with that amount of detail (the moderators like that :) ).

Thanks noyb, I was just about to write that myself. :) Deto, a bigger wireframe is definately a must, you should remove the transparancy also... the clearer the wireframe... the better! :D

[Clamps]

hows my wire?

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

hows my wire?

That's a bit of a personal question isn't it? :D

Seriously though... I'd say it's fine. :)

[mim]

Very nice work since start to here! With amazing inventions ! :haha:
I invent! a gadget inspector steam copter after my gadget mug in tow week ago, mmm but I can’t do anything ( like gadget foot ! :dunno: ) for preweek challenge because I was so busy :xx: , anyway I know that it is not so good like other guy’s but please say your comments and critics about it. :roll:
Thanks, “ mim.Armand “ :max:

[artecnl]

hi mim, nice and interesting model :D good job

[Deto]

Thanks noyb, I was just about to write that myself. :) Deto, a bigger wireframe is definately a must, you should remove the transparancy also... the clearer the wireframe... the better! :D

Will do, hmm, can I just remove the current pic from the post and make new post with bigger wire or? : )

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Will do, hmm, can I just remove the current pic from the post and make new post with bigger wire or? : )

Absolutely! As long as you're making no changes to the model, you are more than welcome to edit your image... remove the old one... and put up a new one! :D

[Justo]

Amazing renders and models guys, good to see you put another one it clamps :p

Cheers! keep em coming.!

[andoy]

Some great showings again this week, no time for me i'm afraid but hopefully next week.
I was considering modelling the 'corliss engine' built by George H Corliss, which is huge but amazing really for it's day.
Great subject and some great concepts.
Good luck all.

[alidanesh]

Deto: nice model man,,,nice texture on helli but the texture of ground is somthing like stone wall:smug:
Clamps: i like ur render...what if was complited
mim:nine one...detailfull and stylish

[Hotwire]

No entry from me this week, sadly my computer suffered multiple failures, requiring a totally new system (Which is nice, but my wallet is much less filled now) and C4D is not yet re-installed.

[loading]

hello...
my post here

[Deto]

Same Text Again: There's a helicopter. Steam powered one that is. There's seating for one, the front spot, he controls the rear 'thrusters' (or fans : D) with the two huge levers in front. The levers actually only control the steam output to the thrusters.

The other person needed to operate the copter has free roaming spot, but uses shovel (not shown) to fill up the burning chamber with coal or other similiar item of interest. The coal is held in the small 'sink' in front of the burning chamber. The other person (call him Mister 'Workhorse') also manages some basic weighting of the helicopter. For quick turns, he must shift his weight on the copter.

The burning chamber itself is quite simple. The first layer is the burning chamber itself (same size as the 'outcoming' part in the chamber thing), the second layer is over the burning chamber, this is the boiling chamber. : D

And New Text Here: Hope its better now, I changed the color codings of the wires to make it show up better, I hope thats okay : )

Post Script Here: duh, had to save in worse quality cause the wireframe required better quality and the picture took too much space in old quality, oh well, its okay still : )

[visuelle]

my 2nd entry for this week.

i present to you: the steam robot!!!
the steam coming from the water boiling inside his body
drives his wheel. the steam surplus disappears through the pipes at his back.
( i got carried away...) :D

the concept: what if we would live in the world jules verne dreamed up?
think about all the gadgets!!! everything would have this nice 19th century charm about it...