SMC #52 "Ring Ring Revival" - Telephones

[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.

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 and must include a clear and easy to see wireframe of the mesh before any smoothing/subdivision has been applied. Wire renders/ Cell Shaded or Screengrab wireframes are acceptable. Any wireframes we cannot see correctly will be disqualified. The key is for us to be able to see the wireframes clearly to ascertain how you modelled the subject matter.

4). You MUST include the following details with each submission:

A). Software used
B). Time spent creating the model.
C). A Clay Render of your models.

Any further information is voluntary but posts not containing the required information can be removed and the poster disqualified.

5). Post TWO images per entry which must be no larger than 1280x1024 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 195k.
1 image for your wireframes and 1 for your clay combined with a optional beauty render.
These images must be uploaded to our servers using the "browse" button on the forum reply page.
Do not link to external images files. Images 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 it as long as it's recognizable.

8). Posting the same entry twice in a challenge is considered to be double posting and 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.

9). The Winner must email jo@3dtotal.com to claim their prize.

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

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

Subject: Telephones.
Deadline - 10:00PM GMT 25th May 2012.
Description: The telephone usually referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other. Developed in the mid-1870s by Alexander Graham Bell and others, the telephone has long been considered indispensable to businesses, households and governments, is now one of the most common appliances in the developed world. The word "telephone" has been adapted to many languages and is now recognized around the world. Since then the telephone or phone has evolved to such a degree that the latest landline or pocket smartphones have caller ID, internet, play games, take photo's and record hd video, all this is still no bigger than your hand. The phone has been ever changing throughout the decades and with each passing decade it's evolved from Bacolite wind up diallers to telephone boxes, the discovery of wireless networking & the invention of the mobile phone, car phones in the 80's to the Nokia dominated 90's & the smartphone of the 00's to today.

This challenge can include novely phones such as the Ham Burger shaped phone to the classic ring dial phones, telephone boxes like the classic tardis phonebox all the way to the very latest & greatest smartphones of today, in this challenge the choice as ever is all yours, so make it a good one!

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

Please excuse the crappy brief artwork it was made on an iPad in sketchbook Pro (i'd nothing else) Obviously no starter from me for this weeks SMC as still stuck in this hell hole (Hospital).

[filbones]

Quick Google search. Batphone, Et phone, 007 Ericsson car remote phone and probable my favorite - the matrix classic Nokia. This is going to be fun. Must start with something simple.... Hmmm.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Some excellent suggestions there.

[McFly]

ha, I guess my take on N3310 would have fit here but I was WELL over time limit.

[Shinamori]

Do iPads, and tablets count? They can be used as phones.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Yeah I don't see why not

[borgfriend]

gotham in crysis?

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Good work on the shape, very nicely modelled

[McFly]

Can't believe I'm posting here. It's been years.

Here's my attempt. I just grabbed the phone we have at home and gave it a try.
I'm happy cos I managed to get most done in 90min (vs hours on N3310) but phone doesn't fit the base, screen is off, no insets where buttons are etc. I might finish it later.

tl;dr

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Looks good to me

[JAPO]

Nice telephones. I hope I will have time to take part. Last week I got caught in the current of unexpected events which are carrying me at an unexpected speed. Thats why I havent been able to do my super chocolate coated -waffel decorated -ice cream fruit mega caloric nuke bowl.
Telephones are not my forte. In fact they are a big challenge for me. If I do one, it will be one of those old models. Maybe one of field telephones/torture devices.

[Aleg8r]

Old school can phone.

[borgfriend]

On second thought, a normal phone is more useful than the batphone

[rocneasta]

Originally Posted by JAPO

Nice telephones. I hope I will have time to take part. Last week I got caught in the current of unexpected events which are carrying me at an unexpected speed. Thats why I havent been able to do my super chocolate coated -waffel decorated -ice cream fruit mega caloric nuke bowl.
Telephones are not my forte. In fact they are a big challenge for me. If I do one, it will be one of those old models. Maybe one of field telephones/torture devices.

Your words are like echoes of spring in a winter bound heart!

[McFly]

Too much poetry
Not enough entries.