The SMC's - 053 - Pocket Inventions

[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 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!

Subject: Pocket Knife / Multi Tool.
Deadline - 22.00 G.M.T. Wednesday March 18th 2009.
Description: Be it a Swiss Army Knife, a multi tool pair of pliers or even a Sonic Screwdriver, as long as it can sit inside your pocket and it's a tool, it'll be ok. Let's see what you can bring to this SMC.
Time: 60 min.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Mod's Starters:

[hammering3D]

ohh uhhh, I like the subject.

Nice starter CG, I like the design, very clean modeling, good work

[Medusa]

Well, if 5 minutes ago I wasn't sure what to do tomorrow afternoon... now I know . Nice starter, CG

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Cheers hammering3D & Medusa, best of luck to all who enter.

Tommorow i'll be posting alot of judgings

CG.

[Pedro Jatobá]

hmmm , starting tomorrow ;]

[hammering3D]

Originally Posted by ClassicGamer-3DT

Tommorow i'll be posting alot of judgings

CG.

ohh come on, now I will not sleep

[pables]

Nice starter CG. Really think that this smc can be very funny, see people's creative ideas as well.

Hope I'll join this one.

[DJdude]

I'm definitely in on this one.

[BaZe]

Nice topic aswell as starter, two thumbs up!

[hammering3D]

So here is my entry, very simple, and not so good, but I will come with other entry's this week.

Soft: 3ds max
Time: 48min
Reason being so slow :
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/69/dsc01266h.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2820/dsc01267e.jpg

How to model and access the shortcuts

[rk821]

hi every one
here's my first entry
its simple and odd
i dont like it as a coming back piece
but i wanted to be the first one posting but my friend hammering3D was the first
any way i need to sleep its 4 am here
good luck every one
your friend
rk

[hammering3D]

heheh rk821, here is 4am to , I like u'r idea. Welcome back to SMC

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Wahey, great to see so many entries already, I go to sleep, wake up and find 3 entries, brilliant!

hammering3D - Good simple but effecting clean modelling there matey, are you sure your cat didn't help? I can see cat paws on the keyboard, was there help in typing? lol. Good entry to start the thread off.

rk821 - Nice idea, kinda like a deadly female assasin's lipstick, with a blade where the lipbalm tip would be Good modelling simple model and scene.

prophet74 As far as I can see you're entry is acceptable apart from one thing, your resolution is too small, you're correct by having it at 1024 but you've only used 413 on your height wheras you should have 768 which means you can show bigger wireframe screengrabs, if you are unsure how to layout the wireframe screengrabs and the beauty shot try my method with my starter. As you're entry stands it will be disqualified, you could have at least double the height.

[multensor]

Originally Posted by prophet74

Not sure if this counts, but it's my weapon of choice. Some of you may know what this is....and it stays in my pocket

Erhmmm wtf is that ? Only thing i know is that the blizzard logo is in there.

[pables]

Originally Posted by multensor

Erhmmm wtf is that ? Only thing i know is that the blizzard logo is in there.

Its Blizzard's authenticator I guess