The SMC's - #77 - ''Yo Ho Ho & A Bottle Of Rum''

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Artwork created by Classicgamer-3DT from Stock Exchange Images.

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Subject: Pirate Theme!
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 7th October 2009.
Deadline Counter:
Description: Thar she blow jim lad! Arrr ye need to make ye pirate thingy's so we can sail off onto the seven seas and pilage.... and .....ahem. Yes pirate's they have ships, swords, treasure, parrots and all kinds you can choose from the traditional pirates of legend such as Blackbeard to the Pirates of the sea recently or even Space Pirates!, so set sail and up anchor and off we go!
Modelling Time: 120 Mins.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Mods Starters

My starter will have to wait till I feel better i'm afraid.

[penguins]

This sounds like loads of fun. Great concept.

[rocneasta]

i think for the first time i'm utterly lost with this theme, since i atm don't know where to start... such a complex thing - will w8 for some of your input guys or the starter which ever comes first...

[Bob Marley]

I m like you rocneasta, quite lost on that one : )

[Robbert543]

Wow, you're not making it easy for us, CG!
I started with the masts for some reason.
I have now idea how I'm going to tackle the boat itself :P

[Rachel vd M]

thats a awesome theme,
if possible, could you make it into a 2 week challenge?

that gives us more time to think about howto approach the subject

btw do these count aswell?

ill make one of those for sure!
also ill try to make the largest one in the world, its called "de halve maen" or "half moon" in english

also, do somalian pirateships count?

[Zlatovous]

I just got inspired by listening to Airship Pirate by Abney Park, so it's going to be little steampunk :-) I will enter late this day or tommorow, as time allows me

Nice and original subject, it will be tough to do in 2 hours

[Tank[NL]]

cool subject. lots of different styles you could go for.

feel better, CG.

[hammering3D]

And the Yo Ho Ho !

This remind me of South Park the last episode of this season first part

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/225458

[cilculscra]

Originally Posted by Tank[NL]

cool subject. lots of different styles you could go for.

feel better, CG.

Good work !
Very cool, looking great so far. Keep going, I wanna see it finished!

[Rachel vd M]

is the next challenge to make the pirate?

[rocneasta]

nope it's to model one HELL of a pirate leg - from the wooden one to the "HI-tech never seen before" one

[JAPO]

Hmmm... lets see. If I were thinking how to make something else than classic pirate ship, I would go for... for example pirate space ship. I dont know if it qualifies, but star wars is full of pirates, bounty hunters, smugglers. There has been EXCELLENT game by Origin called "privateer" featuring plethora of pirate space ships... There are pirate skyships in game "Crimson skies." I mean there are so many possibilites. You can even make modern pirate ship, like decomissioned destroyer, or other WW2 surplus roaming Indian ocean...

But I know what I am going to make already

[JAPO]

And before i forget... "Lord of the Rings" pirates have such simple ships....

[thee]

hope someone makes this pirateship from stardust