The New SMC's - 050 - Power tools.

[H2O-3DT]

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 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 can be removed and the poster disqualified.

5). Post only one image submission per entry which must be no larger than 1024x768 pixels in either landscape or portrait format with a file size of no more than 195k. 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 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.

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

Time Limit - 90 minutes.
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday 18 of february 2009.
Subject - PowerTools.

Brief: Time to bring out our fix it mentality and get those power tools roaring.


Have Fun and Good Luck!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Beautiful starter H20.

An excellent SMC topic, good luck to all who enter, and I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with

Kind Regards

CG.

[Aramor]

An automatic hammer! Which, actually wouldn't work the way I designed it, but still.

[justus_jonas]

An excellent starter H2O!!! I´m especially digging "Blosh". Awesome.
I really like your idea Aramor. The modeling is good, but your materials are a bit off (the wood is somehow distorted and the hammerhead is a tad too shiny). All in all, a really good entry.
Cheers

[Visigoth]

made in 3ds max textured in photoshop
entry:

[silverflame]

Nice hammer design Aramor and a great starter H2O.

Here's my entry:

[H2O-3DT]

Thank you guys, glad you like my starter.
This should be a good subject, there are so many cool tools out there.

[Aramor]

He, don't get me started on that. Too bad we don't have 2 days, otherwise I'd empty my shed and start modelling my own power tools :P

[multensor]

I've been wathcing these forums for a while now and will start contributing next challenge so pelase let it be something up my alley :P .

Nice entry's so far for this one. I'm excited to see the next entry's.

[xcessi]

H2O, that is an excellent starter.
I haven't participated in the challenges for a while but I hope to do so this week.

[Zlatovous]

Hello there,

so here is my little entry. May look familiar to all of you Scrubs fans (if there are any).

I used 3Ds Max and VRay for this picture, ran badly out of time so there are missing almost all details (mainly on "torso"). It's possible that I will redo it for non-competition purposes (to satisfy myself :-) )

Hope you like it

[BaZe]

Hiyo,
This might be a brief-borderliner... but heck, I had fun making it!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Wow what wonderful entries, although BaZe's entry is a tool, and the human operating it would give it power, i'm not sure it would consist as a powertool, but heck that model is superb and the lighting and texturing for that render is just awesome, I adore the whole thing and the beautiful idea of having the SMC etched into a plank of wood also is a nice touch.

Beautiful stuff BaZe.

I'm hoping to try something myself before the challenge ends, but being on heavy anti-biotics is preventing me from being alert as i'd like.....we'll see.

Keep the entries coming though guys, they rock!

CG.

[DaddyDoom]

Already started seeing purple dwarves riding big golden flamingos attached to four-wheeled water bongos CG? Prescripted narcotics are the thing man
Hope you can join this one, because for me it will be yet another no-go. Tons of client work popping and I've only got a head and two hands....
All the best
DD

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Glue gun