SMC #03 "It's Play Time" - Toys

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Made the above image myself with C4D & Photoshop, quite pleased with how it came out.

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.

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: Toys
Deadline - 10:00PM GMT Friday 25th March 2011
Description: Toys..... they come in many many different shapes & sizes, there's plush toys, games, learning toys, construction toys the list is endless. You can make this as easy or as hard as you like, you could choose to model a basic early learning toy or a complex action figure. The choice is yours.
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





I will do a much better entry than this one later on, but just needed to get something modelled for a starter nice & quickly.

[rocneasta]

I'm loving this one, but i'm fearing the worst - my entries will mostly be from the age 1-3 just have to borrow some of my baby boy toys and get cracking

wonderfull theme!!!! awesome and endless posibilities !!!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

OK well early start for me tommorow, so that's me off for now, any questions or comments I will answer tommorow asap. Enjoy everyone & get modelling There is also a possibility if this SMC is a popular one..... it could get extended to two weeks, we will see when it's Tuesday/Wednesday next week etc.

[GeekyPanda]

ooo intresting subject gonna start my research right now

[lonelymonk]

Wow, huge topic, loads of potential. Must clear some time to have a go.

[rocneasta]

thinking about challenging my self to make some fluffy toys - more organic modeling... hmmm

[Vitrux]

Wow, That challenge is so cool!! hehe i´ll try to get in for this one, last week a i had to much work.. but this week maybe i will be a little free. I hope

[havoc373]

i kinda missed the deadline on the last one (finished the model but texturing/lighting and rendering took too long)

but this subject sounds really nice
starting research asap.

[McFly]

Nice starter and poster CG! I too just have to check my kid's toys for reference but the hardest thing is probably to find time to model.

Will follow people's entries. Good luck everyone.

[Rachel vd M]

Now thats a fun topic!

The hardest part is... WHAT TO PICK
so much options, so little time...
CG can we have this as a 2 week challenge please???

I could go for a obvious "BUZZ LIGHTYEAR TO THE RESQUE!!!!" and plant him in the gas station scene

But then theres stuff like Rubixcubes, Neodymium Magnet balls, bouncing balls, wooden playing blocks, Marbles, Pingpong balls and more complicated objects to model.
Maybe ill make a toybox filled with as much as possible in the timelimit

[NinthJake]

I can imagine what kind of toys newhere is gonna model :P

Lego is considered a toy right?

[Neil_F01]

interesting subject..

[capitan_popo]

That ala toy story header image looks great ClassicG, want to participate just cause of it...but not gonna have time cause of DW

[CHAO5]

Hi...here is my shi tty color entry. old school meet modern plastic trash^^ hope u like it! cheers chaos modelled in C4D11.5 modellingtime:40 min rendertime: 10min

@classicgamer: Your entry looks nice

[DaddyDoom]

Love what you did with the header. Love it to death.