Speed Modelling Challenge 128 & 129 - The Grinch That Stole Christmas

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

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 modeling 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 containing 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, The creation of displacement maps, normal maps and any splines drawn out in an external program other than your modeling software are to be included in your modeling time.

7, Time spent on rendering or texturing or building a scene in which to display your model is not included in the allocated 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 recognizable.

8, Posting the same entry twice in a challenge will result in a disqualification. When asked to fix a previous post due to DQ or any other reason, you must fix the first post, or delete it altogether and create a new one.

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

Time limit - 60 minutes (single model) 120 minutes (whole scene)
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 27th of December 2006
Subject - The Grinch That Stole Christmas

The Grinch That Stole Christmas: The idea here is to use your time very wisely to create either a complete scene or an individual model based on the book, cartoon, or live action movie The Grinch That Stole Christmas. Keep in mind that you may either model out a single model in 60 minutes, or a whole scene in 120 minutes. There will be two prizes one for best model, and one for best scene. A big Thanks goes out to SithLord_Steve for suggesting this challenge!

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Rashika's Starter:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1234/grfg5.jpg

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Now this is a fantastic idea for the SMC!!! a delightful twist on the smc too, not only have we got a nice 2 weekly challenge again, but we have a choice or things.

I'm really really looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for this fortnights SMC! :)

You can get a huge amount done with 120 mins for a scene, I think i'll try a scene first.


Oh well, off to research this then :)

Rashika - Very nice starter, that colour is wild!!! lol :) beautiful clean modelling as always and a great render.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

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Rashika - Very nice starter, that colour is wild!!! lol :) beautiful clean modelling as always and a great render.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer
Hey hey hey... those are my wild colors and my great render! Rashika gets credit for the model... I guess... :wave:

[yuriyxxx]

can we make a character as an entry, and than spend another 60 minutes making the scene(with that same character) as another entry?

[Rashika-3DT]

yeah, i did the model, although i think he pimped my rims :) he did the colors and the render. i was a lazy guy this time around. :) but thanks for the compliment!

[vladoportos]

Hmm i cant find any reference pictures on google... just Jim Carry's face...

[Rashika-3DT]

be careful with that google nonsense. marty is a yahoo man through and through. if you want to heckle him, just send him a few PM's with GOOGLE! in it. although i think if that were to happen, he might look a little harder at your entries :P

[hammering3D]

Indeed verry feew referances about this chalenge...and I did't read the book and did't see the cartoon I see the movie long time ago and can't remeber much details from object there ... but i find this nice site ... not so big size referance but is verry nice done :D

http://www.grinched.com/ ... go here and push ENTER SITE and then move that magnified glasss around city ... the magnified glass is in front of U :D is write on it CLICK&DRAG ...

ohh more than that :D ... if U move that magnified glas over one building it apear in the left of magnified glas the name of the building and U cood go inside it...and see some referance there ... for example in Cindy hose etc ... and if U enter in a hose then push in the left part on the link teater ... U cood see 3 trailers form Grinch movie so maybe more referances ...

[AbhishekKr]

nice competition suiting the celebration in air

thanks for the site hammering

'n ya yuriyxxx's question is still not answered, even I'd like to know that if we can use the Character modeled for CHARACTER section to another 60 min drawing the scene for SCENE section

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

I'm not really sure what the question is.

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.

And there is no "character" section of the challenge. It is either to model out an individual model, or a whole scene. As you saw in the starter, the individual model was a car... not a character. But you may not model out an individual model as an entry and then later use it in a scene.

Marty

[AbhishekKr]

thx Marty, your last line
But you may not model out an individual model as an entry and then later use it in a scene.
is answer to the question

anyways, nice SMChallenge, thx for it

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Hey hey hey... those are my wild colors and my great render! Rashika gets credit for the model... I guess... :wave:


Oops, sorry about that, great joint entry then guys :)

CG

[Madhouse]

For reference pictures try searching in google or yahoo for "dr seuss how the grinch stole christmas" many pictures there. If I can find the time I will try to get something wipped up for my first speedmoddeling challenge.

[LionFox]

im going to rent the video, because i did not found any nice objects on the web. after that i hope i have some time to model something!

ciao!

[Phantom.cz]

Well, to be honest, I don't like it as much. I saw Grinch a year ago, and I turned it off, because it's (in my opinion) louzy movie, which can't save even Jim Carrie. And two weeks? Oh, never mind.

I see, that I can't hide before X-mas anywhere:D Meeery Christmas guys and gals!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

I have to admit that The Grinch with Jim Carrey was pretty awful, but in contrast The Cat In The Hat with Mike Myers was excellent and very very funny, I think i'm going to try to research Dr Seuss themed things, if you've seen either film they contain the same kind of look, especially in archictural production sets and colourings.

I hope people will try and join in.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[SithLord_Steve]

This is great! :dance: Hey Marty, thanks for using my suggestion! There should be a wealth of stuff for the Grinch online...If anyone is interested here are a few links that I have found with some of the Chuck Jones' stuff....very cool drawings and ideas...

Grinch archive (http://www.animationconnection.com/grinchindex.html)
Merry Christmas everyone, hope to post something soon.
Steve

[SithLord_Steve]

Okay here is my first entry...Max the Dog...Stats are below...I've been trying to upload my photo but the site won't let me...So I'm posting it on my own space....Click the link

MAX THE DOG (http://ca.geocities.com/stevenwishart@rogers.com/images/GRINCH_maxthedog.jpg)

Software used 3dsMax 8, and photoshop
Time: Full Hour
Textured with: Ink & Paint shaders.
Lighting: 1 single omni lightsource.


Cheers
Steve

[Madhouse]

Okay here is my first entry...Max the Dog...Stats are below...I've been trying to upload my photo but the site won't let me...So I'm posting it on my own space....Click the link

MAX THE DOG (http://ca.geocities.com/stevenwishart@rogers.com/images/GRINCH_maxthedog.jpg)

Software used 3dsMax 8, and photoshop
Time: Full Hour
Textured with: Ink & Paint shaders.
Lighting: 1 single omni lightsource.


Cheers
Steve
Thx for the site they are better then that what i've found and great first entry.

[betasoft]

I'm sorry but I must agree with Phantom. As first i thing that this movie is not such great (in csfd (offshoot of IMDb) it has only 55% that means it is not good movie at all). Shortly, i don't like this movie, so this topic too... there could be so many better topics. Why don't you repeat free from the year (?)... imho it seem to be temporary topic (for me...)... i hope that fallowing topic will be better...

[capitan_popo]

I think its a great topic, that has alot u can choose from!!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

SithLord_Steve - Great links thanks :) And a brilliant first entry, very very well modelled and a nice use of cartoon rendering.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[SithLord_Steve]

I agree with Popo...(not just because I suggested the topic either)...I think alot of people are just looking at the Jim Carrey version of the Grinch...I agree that movie version stinks. But there is a world of other stuff from the animated version and even the Dr. Suess storybook as well....Go to the library and take a peek...Otherwise if you don't like the topic, join in on a different week and quit being a Grinch on this one! haha. By the way...if you look on Rotten Tomatoes the original animated version is getting 100% rating...Not bad for a 40 year old show don't ya think?

Hey Madhouse and Classic Gamer , thanks for the comment.

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

I also agree... people should not just focus on the live action movie. There's the cartoon which has been around forever... and the book as well.

Marty

[Phantom.cz]

ahaa, I didn't know there is something else than that movie. Time for further google search!

EDIT: well, still nothing, I found only loads of picts like: "Bush: The Grinch who stole the USA" or "The pope is grinch!"

[praveen3d]

:( Not gonna take part this time, b'cause neither h've I read the comic, nor I seen the movie.
There's also lack of references on the internet and the subject is still unclear to me.
May be I'll try at the end of the week. :(
Goodluck friends:)

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My 3D Gallery: www.praveen3d.spaces.live.com

[KVachon]

There is a serious lack of christmas spirit here, so....Here is a quick one from me. Its The Grinch's Sled

Program: 3DS Max 8 || Mental Ray
Model: 60mins
Render/Light: 30mins

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/kvachon/grinch.jpg

[Scrtcwlvl]

A Who instrument.
57 mins for everything

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/681/submitun7.jpg
Rarely ever used ink and paint.
Taken from the Art Gallery, thank you Steve

I didn't enter my last 3 challenge entries for the bathroom one.

[SithLord_Steve]

Here...I'm tired of seeing people whine about not enough resource data so I did some frame grabs and posted them....I'll be getting some out of the storybook later on....

Cheers

Click here for images (http://ca.geocities.com/stevenwishart@rogers.com/)

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Here...I'm tired of seeing people whine about not enough resource data so I did some frame grabs and posted them....I'll be getting some out of the storybook later on....

Cheers

Click here for images (http://ca.geocities.com/stevenwishart@rogers.com/)


Thanks Steve, unfortunately the site will be down for an hour it seems because too many people are trying to access it, and you've exceeded your data transfer limit, give it an hour and i'm sure it'll be fine again :)

I have a first entry done by the way!!! :)

I've gone for a "Grinch themed" scene, hopefully it will tie into the scheme of things this fortnight :)

Currently compositing at the moment and then i'll post it up.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

OK, well here is my 1st entry for this two week challenge, i'm dissapointed that i've not seen more entries by now, but I've found it incredibly difficult to find reference pictures, especially high resolution ones, but anyway, this was modelled from the grinch website, I took a look at it when the SMC was announced and i've tried to base this scene on something that resembles the world of Dr Seuss, or at least in the same style anyway. Everything that's in the wireframe was modelled within the timeframe mentioned in the composite, except the small 3 wheeler car, i modelled that separatly in a spare 1/2 and hour and added it for fun to add to the overal scene. That's why the car is not in the wireframe screencapture. Modelled entirely within Cinema 4D, i've even tried my hand at the Hair Module for this one, and I wanted to cpature that "just snowed" look, I hope it's ok. I'm pretty happy with it. The grinch text is actually the proper Grinch font from 1001 fonts, just type "Grinched" and you'll see the zip file.

Enjoy

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[SithLord_Steve]

Hey Classic Gamer....very cool original post...Hope to see more people doing this kind of thing. Anyhow, I've accommodated on the webspace by sizing down images...Hopefull it will work soon.

Cheers
Steve

[SithLord_Steve]

It appears that my previous attempt at posting reference material has been shutdown...So I'm putting it up at a different area and seeing if that works...
Please use this link if you are wanting images.

Click Here (http://ca.geocities.com/wishartgraphics@rogers.com/)

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Excellent pictures, a huge amount of reference pictures there, and loads and loads of entry idea's, I've got to try a few of these, I especially like the instrument toys in Whoville :)

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[praveen3d]

A Who Toy & Grinch Cap :)

Link:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q239/praveen3d/Grinched_copy2.jpg

Software: 3ds Max 8, V-Ray 1.5RC3

A NURBS spline was lofted & deformed (bevel) to create the Bugle.
and its keys were made of extruded chamfer cylinders.

The cap is simply polymodeled from a cylinder.

:wave: Thanks to Steve for his gallerys. :wave:

Happy Christmas :)
praveen3d
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My 3D Gallery: www.praveen3d.spaces.live.com

[monkeyhead]

Hello everybody,

I decideded to participate in this SMC. Although we don´t have the Grinch here in Germany, I think this is a fun challenge. I´ll model a scene that I found in one of the postings here.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

praveen3d - Excellent Bugle there, wonderfully modelled and a gorgeous gold render, very festive :) nice little santa hat too :)

Glad to see others joining in.

After chat's with Sith_LordSteve i've uploaded the lower resolution reference pictures to my webspace and as soon as i receive the higher resolution screens (720 and above) i'll post the link, hopefully this'll help everyone out there get some inspiration.

Until then

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[praveen3d]

Thanks Classic Gamer for ur comments.
The bugle is completely my own design:)

Happy Christmas :)
praveen3d
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My 3D Gallery: www.praveen3d.spaces.live.com

[-R3D-]

monkeyhead:: You cant post WIP's, only the final entry. Otherwise it would count as a duplicate post/entry, and you'll get disqualified.

[monkeyhead]

monkeyhead:: You cant post WIP's, only the final entry. Otherwise it would count as a duplicate post/entry, and you'll get disqualified.

thanks for the tip. removed the pic.

[SithLord_Steve]

Hey praveen3d, great entry...Nicely modeled and even better on the texturing too...Very cool, and again, very original!

Classic Gamer...having a couple of issues with my home computer right now, and I will get you stuff as soon as I can...hopefully tomorrow! Sorry for the delay.

Anyhow...Cheers!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Classic Gamer...having a couple of issues with my home computer right now, and I will get you stuff as soon as I can...hopefully tomorrow! Sorry for the delay.

Anyhow...Cheers![/QUOTE]


No worries, it is christmas in 4 days, were all busy :)

Kind Regards

CG

[RedWorks]

First post! This looked like a really fun one, so I had to give it a go. Hopefully I did everything right. GL everybody :)

http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/961/entryv3wg7.jpg

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

RedWorks - Great entry, nice clean quad modelling technique, well thought out, and a nice material too, nice to see you partipating here.

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[monkeyhead]

Here is my scene. Took me 2 hours unfortunately so I couldn´t finish the scene they way I wanted to. Anyways, hope you like it a little. Merry Christmas to all.

looki looki here (http://www.monkeyhead.de/3D/SMC-Grinch_7.jpg)

3ds max
approx. 2 hours, incl. texturing

[hammering3D]

monkeyhead - U cood model the scene in 2 hours and texturing outside the 2 hours, texturing is not include in time limit,

and is a rule that state to post the wire frame(screen grab) in the same image like the reder and the ALL image not excede 800X600 rez

[monkeyhead]

monkeyhead - U cood model the scene in 2 hours and texturing outside the 2 hours, texturing is not include in time limit,

and is a rule that state to post the wire frame(screen grab) in the same image like the reder and the ALL image not excede 800X600 rez


thanks. haven´t been here for a while ;) fixed my posting.

[praveen3d]

Hi all,

Here's another small entry from me

Link:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q239/praveen3d/WhoVille_praveen3d.jpg


The pine trees were very easy to create using a cone & the Array tool with realtime 'Preview' on. :xyz:
The snow material was also great with only procedural textures.
I'll put a tutorial about creating the snow soon on the tutorial section :)

Thanks to all the members & Happy Christmas once again!!:) :wave:
praveen3d

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My 3D Gallery at www.praveen3d.spaces.live.com

[SithLord_Steve]

Hey praveen3d...is that a Disney font you have used? For shame! hahaha ;P ... Chuck Jones and Dr. Suess would be rolling in their graves knowing that Disney has taken over Whoville! hahaha

Great work on the trees by the way...Nice lighting too!

and nice work too monkeyhead! Very nice render and lighting.

Cheers,
Steve

[AbhishekKr]

ClassicGamer : ur fine work inspires to make a entry to SMC as always

Praveen3D : thats a fine entry where even the base mat complements the theme and season, & even the scene in another is very nicely assembled

RedWorks : a clear fine work, clean model but I don't know why I feel the spark missing

MonkeyHead: really sweet entry, modelling is fine but the best part is idea 'n those eyes



don't mind my comments, thats just a less experienced mind

[monkeyhead]

Mhm not many people participate in this challenge. How come? Are you guys out, trying to find some last minute christmas presents for your beloved ones? :)

Thanks for the compliments. ;)

[-R3D-]

Not a great entry but I got bored and just made this, dont know if it counts or not, but here it is. Doubt I'll do another though..

App:: Cinema 4D 9.5
Modelling:: 35mins playing about
Mats:: 5mins
Render:: <2mins

PS:: I used Hair Department to do the Fur/Hair. Only took moment to do.

HERE (http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2365/finaljo5.jpg)

[monkeyhead]

Tihihi, I like it -R3D-. :)

[-R3D-]

;P hehe cheers matey

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

-R3D- - Very nice matey, I could try out my hair module with that model if you email it me, it can render over 60,000 hairs in about 5 mins :)

Looks great and really nice clean modelling as always, glad to see some members are having a go anyway :)

Please some grinch reference pictures on my live spaces, click on the blog entry for the low resolution pictures and hey presto!

http://classicgamer.spaces.live.com/

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[-R3D-]

Thanks for your comment CG :) I found a couple of references on your space that I may try modelling :) I don't see you on MSN much nowadays, where you got to mate? :)

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

-R3D- Eeek! Ooops, I knew there was something I had to re-install on my new computer, I clean forgot :)

I'll be online again soon on MSN in the new year matey!

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[yuriyxxx]

I finally got done with all my holiday shopping. and here is my scene:

Musical Instrument (http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7945/finaliw2.jpg)

edit for the admins: the background was made using splines and extrude.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

yuriyxxx - Wow that is gorgeous! such a good entry, the cell render has worked a treat on your entry :) fantastic modelling especially on the little who-ville character, this is really great and i'm jealous of your character modelling skills. Very cool entry indeed. :)

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[Old_Nick]

yuriyxxx: I´m agree with ClassicGamer. Your entry is amazing !

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Well It's very unlikely i'll be online until after chrimbo now, so I'd like to wish the mods and all the members of threedy and 3Dtotal a very very Merry Christmas and a very happy and healthy new year.

I look forward to chatting, learning, challenging and modelling with you all in 2007!

Until then

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[pleasent]

going great u guys i like monkey head's entry
MonkeyHead can u tell me how u did the Grass Sort Of Flower Ring ? is it Fur ?
sorry For my bad english as i really dont know the name of that thing

[GJWEGNER]

here is my entry (http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o198/gjwegner/whovilleoven.jpg)
Happy Holidays to all

[SithLord_Steve]

yuriyxxx wicked entry! Very well crafted!

GJWEGNER! That is a cool model as well! It's really neat to see the cartoon versions of things come to life (or virtual life anyhow).

Hey R3D...well done...There aren't many models being posted, but at least the ones that are here are of really good quality! Like the fur effect too! Trying to figure out how to use the hair and fur plugin for Max at the moment so I can appreciate when something looks really good and a fur modifier is involved!

Anyhow, not sure if I'm going to pop back on here over the holidays, but to those who celebrate it....Merry Christmas!

To everyone else, Merry Chrismahanakwanzaka or Happy Festivus! ;P

Cheers
Steve

[monkeyhead]

going great u guys i like monkey head's entry
MonkeyHead can u tell me how u did the Grass Sort Of Flower Ring ? is it Fur ?
sorry For my bad english as i really dont know the name of that thing

hello pleasant,
I think the ring is calles christmas turd, or something like this. right guys???
don´t know it excactly. well i made it with a simple displacement map. no fur or such thing. but i used vray as renderer, which has a pretty powerful displacement map feature, as i figured out lately.

have a very merry christmas everybody.

[Rashika-3DT]

The ring is called a Wreath. a christmas turd would be a much more colorful name, however. i think i might use it now :)

[h2k1]

well i wasnt here the last weeks, final exams at University, but i wanted to say to everyone, happy Xmas!!! and a happy new year!!!!

[L10N]

hmm.. 2 weeks and so little entryes.. the last time i entered was at about challenge 25 :) Has this thing really died?

also, i thought the renders were supposed to be uploaded to this site, no external links accepted.. ALL of the entries are links so far. Is there a problem with threedy's upload service?

[AbhishekKr]

at last I modelled an Entry for this SMC under SCENE Category

ENTRY#1 for SCENE : http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9310/grinchsmc01jy5.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9310/grinchsmc01jy5.jpg)

this is my own way of portraying 'How' The Grinch Stole Christmas, hope u people like it

[xcessi]

My attempt at one of the instruments

Entry Here!!! (http://www.xcessi.com/Grinch-toy1.jpg)

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Ok, this challenge is now over... the new one is up and running.

[cotolay]

Hello.

I am new to the 3d world. I started learning Cinema 4D a week ago. I know the challenge is over, but i still wanted to post my entry.

ENTRY! (http://kotohost.com/gamf.jpg)

I love your work guys, i wanna be able to be as good as you all.

Cheers.

[monkeyhead]

Who has won? Who has won? Who has won? :crazy:

[betasoft]

wait, it takes mostly about 2 or 3 weeks...

[Lighter]

Takes longer than that, usually. We're still waiting on the Bathroom scene winners, too. I think...

[monkeyhead]

Nothing? No winners at all? Whats up guys? :hurt:

[Marty_McFly-3DT]

Honorable Mentions

SithLord_Steve (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=521156&postcount=18)

Scrtcwlvl (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=521465&postcount=28)

ClassicGamer (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=521546&postcount=31)

RedWorks (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=522397&postcount=43)



Runner Ups

praveen3d (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=522201&postcount=35)

praveen3d (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=522482&postcount=48)

-R3D- (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=522731&postcount=52)



Winners

KVachon (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=521445&postcount=27)

yuriyxxx (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=522807&postcount=58)



The winners can get in contact with ben@3dtotal.com and supply their contact details which CD they would like and which weeks challenge they were winners of we'll get your prizes out as quickly as possible.

[Rooky]

Congrats to all! :) Especially KVachon and yuriyxxx!