SMC #39 "Hot, Sweet & Strong" - Coffee Machines

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

The Challenge Rules

1). Each challenge 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 can be removed and the poster disqualified.

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10). Only 1st place & 2nd place (i.e. the runner up) can claim a prize.

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Subject: Coffee Machines.
Deadline - 10:00PM GMT 27th January 2012.
Description: For hundreds of years, making a cup of coffee was a simple process. Roasted & ground coffee beans were placed in a pot or pan, to which hot water was added, followed by attachment of a lid to commence the infusion process. Throughout the 19th and even the early 20th centuries, it was considered adequate to add ground coffee to hot water in a pot or pan, boil it until it smelled right, and pour the brew into a cup. In this challenge it is your chance to model your own version or an existing coffee machine that you like the look of........ drinking plenty of coffee is optional but encouraged .

Modelling Time: 90 Mins.

Prizes:

1st Place - £30 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products & a gold award badge.
2nd Place - £10 worth of 3DTotal downloadable products & a silver award badge.
Honourable Mentions - Bronze Award Badges

Above All Else Have Fun & Good Luck!

My Starter

Finally finished my starter a fair bit longer than I thought to get it completed (it's actually gone 3 in the morning here in the uk) but glad I did it, really enjoyed modelling this one, and will more than likely have another go.... probably the Krups Dolce Gusto that's sitting in our kitchen, but really like this design and i'm pretty pleased with everything on this one apart from the glass materials I used on the buttons and on the milk, the milk also just looks like a slab lol, although there's still plenty that needed adding including icons and one of the buttons simply has misc on it lol. Oh well here it is anyway.

[pavolsvk]

Very nice starter CG! I hope this time i will manage myself to join this chalenge. Last week i had much work at school, this might be better

[Neil_F01]

cool.. i'll see if i have the time i'll show you how i make my tea...

[astroAJ]

Wow CG, that looks amazing!!
I should have the time to enter this one

[sarN]

very cool! never had a cup of coffee in my life but i'll try to sketch some ideas up for this one and get an entry in this week

[rockyourteeth]

Hey everyone. I'm gonna probably have to skip this week. As much as I love modelling, my real passion is animation, and I'm currently trying to fill my demo reel with animations to try to get hired as an animator. Plus I don't drink coffee... Wish me luck!

http://youtu.be/40pbuGFCdKE

Also, if anyone has any comments, suggestions, or compliments on my demo reel, feel free to watch it and comment/email/PM me.

[astroAJ]

Here's my entry, really enjoyed working on it but ran out of time to add the text onto the model.

[paulius-st]

realy nice machines guys . my is finished. now thinking how to present my one .

[borgfriend]

Ok I ran out of time creating the brunopasso-pd-1-espresso-machine

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Beautiful modelled entries already guys, love them. Looking forward to seeing more.

Got client work on at the moment, really fun stuff like welsh dressers , metallic collanders & plates needed modelling that I haven't modelled before. Got about 2000 model libraries that are of my own creation so usually can open up a relevant library file like kitchens and have everything from furniture to electricals ready, for instance already added this coffee machine, but the client asked for specific not generic so really enjoying myself modelling them.

[bava0016]

This is my first post and challenge attempt, Not quite sure how to upload the image so have added as an attachment, Hope this is acceptable

Regards

[McFly]

Great work guys!

Love your starter CG! That chrome on the base is...

[paulius-st]

borgfriend and bava0016 - nice work guys .

here is my entrie for this one . could have made it faster but played too much on the round shapes .
saw the desgn on hte net and thought of apple products - they are allways talking about this iLife - coffee is a part of my life so why not have a cup of some iCoffee .

[astroAJ]

@ paulius-st: hahaha I really like the idea

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

borgfriend - Love that shape, very similar to the senseo coffee machines I think, great modelling and edge flow

bava0016 - A warm welcome to the forums and the SMC's, very nice first entry, especially the work on the plunger (caffetierre is it? lol) would like some clearer wirefranes but still a good effort.

paulius-st - Sweet organic shape, and works ever so well One of your best designs and modelling work