[COMPETITION] SnaFührer's Monthly Modeling Challenge!!

[SnaFuBAR]

The challenge for the month of:

August is a vehicle challenge! An APC (armored personel carrier) of your design with a maximum of 7500 triangles.

what it can be:
It can look like something that would fit into alternate history or something completely futuristic or a modern theme.

what it can't be:
A remodleing of a vehicle from any game. A rendition of someone else's concept. Downloaded. An edit of a downloaded model. An edit of an old model. Something that exists.


Posting Guidelines:

3 inspiration images if you cannot draw concept art
1 concept sketch that YOU MADE
3 final renders (one from the front 3/4 view, one from rear 3/4 view, and one showing entrances/exits/interior

You must show progress, including wireframe renders! Any final model entries with no wip renders will not be accepted, regardless.

EDIT: if you are only a concept artist or you are a modeler of no artistic capability, you can enter as part of a two man team.

these rules are subject to change as i see fit




SEPTEMBER: Sci-fi sidearm competition

Your task is to create a science fiction sidearm for a soldier. It can shoot lasers, plasma, bullets, be in the form of a pistol or revolver, or PDW style.
Art requirements: 3 inspiration images or one sketch.
Model requirements: moving parts, if it is mechanically operated, must be demonstrated. Charges or bullets must be modeled.
Due to a number of requests late into the apc challenge for a higher triangle count allowance, I have decided there will be no limit to the number of triangles for this month!

PRIZE!: SMASH is one cool guy, and is offering up a 1 Month XBox Live Gold Subscription Card to the winner!





OCTOBER: Air-defense system

Again, a creation from your mind, nothing in existence. The air defense system can be vehicle mounted or fixed position, and can be for any era! Past, present or future. It can be designed to shoot down the Da Vinci helicopter, jets and helicopters of the modern age or anything you can think of that might be a flight platform of the future. Will it shoot down attack aircraft or interplanetary carrier scale transports? IT'S UP TO YOU! (heck even maybe a flying sailship with rocket propellers as the target "airship") This is supposed to be a surface-to-air defense system, so nothing that's flying around engaging targets etc.




NOVEMBER: Combat Knife (week one)
AP mine or Hand grenade (week two)


note: November's contest will be broken up into 4 mini competitions. Either 4 one-week long competitons or 2 one-week and one two-week competition.

As per the monthly rules, the idea is to come up with something from your imagination. Since this is a simple object, only one sketch is required. Nothing larger than a small machette. fantasy, different materials, normal mapped or texutred, etc, as far as you want to take it. Entries will be judged 7 days from today.



week 2: Pretty open competition this week, but with a 2k triangle limit. one sketch required.



DECEMBER: Pirate raid boat or Raider guntruck (a small pirate craft for raiding and taking control of larger vessels or raider armed vehicle for capturing supplies, etc)

No sketch required, no poly limit, anything used must be of your own work.


FEBRUARY: Military Motorcycle

Motorcycles have been a quirky addition to the battlefield since ww2. They are particularly useful in quickly moving across open terrain, patrolling, carrying equipment, and, as seen in the current middle east conflict, RPG teams use them to hit and run.

No poly limit, your own design, sketches and/or inspiration.

Don't ask me stupid questions like CAN IT BE ON WATER or IN SPACE or FLYING. You know what a motorcycle is. I don't have a problem with a sci-fi variation like the star-wars speeders.

Examples of acceptable and unacceptable design styles:

good: dirt bikes
bad: harley or "chopper' style bikes

good: sith speeder, clone speeder
bad: ghost, final fantasy motorcyle



MARCH: Military Robot

your own design. anything goes, from a retro-futuristic style to a futurism "iRobot" style. Must be roughly human sized, weaponized or capable of weapon use, and autonomous.



AUGUST/SEPTEMBER: ANYTHING ALIEN

RETRO THROWBACK ALIEN BLASTERS TIME. Take a look back at the classic alien blaster, pistol, deathray, etc. Add a little bit of modern flair to it, if you'd like. No poly limit. Think of the classic grays and their tech!

[Monopoly]

I suggest this thread be stickied for the time being.

Also, a few suggestions.

We should All make threads for our APC project titled

MC#1 or MC: APC (Modelling Challenge, Armored Personel Carrier)

What is the criteria for Judging the concepts/models, who will be doing it?

Some possible categories for the award winners are

-Best Model
-Best Accuracy
-Best Concept
-Best Try :p

This competition is a fabulous idea and I hope to see many entries no matter how aesthetically pleasing they may or may not be.

[SnaFuBAR]

You guys can post your work in the thread i create once august first rolls around or post in your gallery threads until that time :) I'll be the sole judge, that way as many people as possible have a chance to participate in the competition. If any of my friends choose not to participate, I may ask them to co-judge.

I'll announce categories for winners later on.

[ultama121]

This is a rather cool idea, will observe closely. Can't wait to see some art. :)

[Con]

I may be entering, I just made a sketch.

[Rob Oplawar]

Sounds like fun. I think I'll whip something up to get my mind off of the fifty bajillion projects that are keeping me busy atm.

clarification: So the contest runs through August- we have until the end of August to submit our entries?

Also, if I submit something early but then decide I don't quite like it, can I fix it and have the newer version judged?

[Apoc4lypse]

hmm neat idea, we had a similar contest with less guidelines over at GBX a while ago that Dominator started, the first contest went well but it received less and less attention afterwards... there was usually just a random category chosen, like an "Elevator" or "out post". I believe it was also timed...

idk if I'll enter into this though, I'd rather keep working on my map.

[Bastinka]

Needs moar buttsex.

I might dive in the pool for thise one >_>

[ExAm]

Thinking about it

[SnaFuBAR]

see the edit for more rule info and contest expansion.

[Bastinka]

prity gewd ide letin in konsepts for te kompititonlol i sed tit..12 vry nic of u snaf

[Chainsy]

Yes it was nice of him, thanks to that I'm now working with someone on the apc. Now we have a question about the 3 inspirational/ reference pictures... are those really required, because what if we want to base it off of something not made, and we can already imagine what an armored personal carrier would look like?

[SnaFuBAR]

updated. 3 images required if you don't concept sketch.

[ExAm]

Alright I'm entering. Once I get access to a scanner, I'll post the sketches I did, and show some work on the model.

[Disaster]

I'm thinking about entering. Never modeled a vehicle before though.
Also nice sig snaf :iia:

[Corndogman]

I'm wondering, does an old fashioned Volkswagen Beetle with a lift, huge tires, and machine guns count as a "military" type of vehicle?

[Zeph]

prizes?

[Rob Oplawar]

He could offer an invitation to [censored] his [censored] [censored] as a prize.
I like censorship. It gives you the wrong idea about things.

Or maybe the right idea. :pervert:

[Con]

I read it as something very wrong. fuck you internet

[Rob Oplawar]

Ok, so here's the deal.
I've been doing visualization for yadda yadda yadda you don't care, the short of it is I am in hardcore "i don't care about polygon count" mode. My last model was 500k polys.

So like, I'm tossing around an idea here, and if I were allowed to do, say, movie style modeling, rather than game style modeling, I think I could make something stunning.

Of course, that would put many game-style models at a severe disadvantage, as getting similar quality out of that many fewer polygons would take a lot of time and effort.

I'm committed to this idea of mine now, so if you stick by your 7500 rule that's ok, I'll just post it in my Studio thread instead.

[SnaFuBAR]

I'm wondering, does an old fashioned Volkswagen Beetle with a lift, huge tires, and machine guns count as a "military" type of vehicle?
no, and that's not an apc.

[Pooky]

no, and that's not an apc.

mb it could be if you made it one :D

improv beetle APC, I'd ride it

[Hunter]

Anyone want to team up with me? Because I cannot design stuff...

[Monopoly]

Then find three images to base your model off of.

[Corndogman]

no, and that's not an apc.

What if i put a shitload if armor on it and like 12 machine guns.

[SnaFuBAR]

well the problem is i said nothing that exists. vw's exist, and armoring it and adding guns doesn't qualify it as an apc.

[Corndogman]

Lol, I know. I still think that would make an awesome vehicle though.

[Bad Waffle]

Well then, go ahead and model it, you just wont be able to use it for the contest.

[klange]

Hmm... I'll bite.
Any specific details on what you define as an "armored personnel carrier"? Or does it just have to be armored and capable of carrying personnel?

[Rentafence]

Hmm... I'll bite.
Any specific details on what you define as an "armored personnel carrier"? Or does it just have to be armored and capable of carrying personnel?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier

[klange]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier
My question was more geared towards more futuristic aspects, such as "does it have to be ground-based?" or "does it need to have wheels or treads?".

[Rentafence]

And again, I direct you to that wikipedia article. :rolleyes:


Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_fighting_vehicle) developed to transport infantry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry) on the battlefield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle). They usually have only a machine gun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_gun) although variants carry recoilless rifles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recoilless_rifle), anti-tank guided missiles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile) (ATGMs), or mortars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_%28weapon%29). They are not really designed to take part in a direct-fire battle, but to carry the troops to the battlefield safe from shrapnel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrapnel) and ambush (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush). They may have wheels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel) or tracks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_track). Examples include the American M113 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M113) (tracked), the British (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) FV 432 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_432_AFV) (tracked), the French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) VAB (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_de_l%27Avant_Blind%C3%A9) (wheeled), the Dutch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands)/German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) GTK Boxer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_MRAV) (wheeled) and the Soviet BTR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTR-50) (wheeled). More heavily armed and armoured are Infantry fighting vehicles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_fighting_vehicle), which are designed for direct combat.

[SnaFuBAR]

It can be wheeled, tracked, a mix of the two, hover, be amphibious, etc. So long as it carries troops, is your original design, and armored.

Or, like I said, it can be designed to fit into alternate history, such as a steam powered one with steel plates all over to protect from musket fire.

[Cortexian]

My question was more geared towards more futuristic aspects, such as "does it have to be ground-based?" or "does it need to have wheels or treads?".
Snaf said it could be a futuristic vehicle. A hovering APC would reduce the risk of triggering IEDs and Mines, therefore improving the odds that troops are delivered intact.

Make sure you make some cool looking hover jets/repulsers instead of just modeling an APC without a drive assembly.

EDIT: Fuck you Snafaroo.

[Rentafence]

Take a look at the hover tanks from battlefield 2142 for inspiration. Those things were awesome.

[Heathen]

Snaf said it could be a futuristic vehicle. A hovering APC would reduce the risk of triggering IEDs and Mines, therefore improving the odds that troops are delivered intact.

Make sure you make some cool looking hover jets/repulsers instead of just modeling an APC without a drive assembly.

EDIT: Fuck you Snafaroo.


Don't you think that the manner of propulsion to keep an entire APC airbourne...even to a hover. Don't you think that would trigger mines?

[SnaFuBAR]

Might not. Current hovercraft can safely traverse over anti-tank mines, to my knowledge. However, if the skirt were to catch the trigger of a bounding mine, that would compromise the air cushion.

[Random]

I am feeling up to some modeling

[Hunter]

I can't design or draw!

http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/APC_Grovler.jpg

That sucks balls! ^

Red bits lift up, And I think a gun might go on blue part, I dunno. I want something the hovers, but I can;t think of anything :(

[Heathen]

Nice sig.

[Hunter]

Lol. Thanks, I got bored of normal stuff and just made something childish. Lol.

[Rentafence]

POWER RANGERS APC RESCUE GOGOGO!

[SnaFuBAR]

There's some really nice pieces being made for this competition. You guys are getting more creative than I anticipated :) Keep up the good work, guys.

[MithosK]

Two Questions:
1. Can we make dropships?
2. Can we make more then one submission?

[Bad Waffle]

a dropship is not an apc, and why could you make more than one submission? Seriously people.

[MithosK]

a dropship is not an apc, and why could you make more than one submission? Seriously people.

A dropsjip is armored, it carries people into combat, provides covering fire while they exit/enter and then leaves, sounds alot like an APC to me :D

[Bastinka]

Well if you really want to model it go ahead, I don't think Snaf will mind. He probably won't accept it as an APC.

Also an APC is an Armor Personnel Carrier, it doesn't necessarily provide cover fire.. Why a dropship though. The competition is supposed to be for APC's but if you can make a good model, make it. Competitions/Challenge is almost over :P

[SnaFuBAR]

A dropship is not an apc and I will not accept it for the competition. APC's are land based with the ability (usually) for amphibious use.

Thinks about it, a Mi-24 Hind D is exactly how you described, being armored, carries troops into combat and provides covering fire, but it is not an apc, it is a helicopter gunship/transport.

[Rentafence]

What do you mean the challenge is almost over? I thought the contest was over at the end of this month.

[MithosK]

Alright, land based it is, I'll save my dropship for later

[Bastinka]

Post pics. :v:

[SnaFuBAR]

What do you mean the challenge is almost over? I thought the contest was over at the end of this month.

I never implied it was almost over :v: End of the month it is.

[Bastinka]

Yeah I knew it was at the end of the month. :P

Take your time.

[Rentafence]

I never implied it was almost over :v: End of the month it is.

Silent was the one who did.

[Malloy]

Hey, im from the UK...and i did not post an idea that could be stolen by other people.

e: thanks for the heads up Heathen

[Heathen]

That sounds badass.

I'd suggest editing that post because thats an awesome and original idea. Keep it a surprise.

[Bastinka]

That's sounds retarded, no offense intended just stating my opinion on the idea.

[Heathen]

Dont listen to him. He's Color Blind.

Heathen: It sounds totally badass to me lol
Silent Wind: wat
Heathen: the double decker bus thing
Heathen: Imagine
Heathen: putting armor and guns on a double decker
Heathen: and adding a train railer on the front
Heathen: to blow abandoned cars out of the way.

[Malloy]

Dont listen to him. He's Color Blind.
Heathen: putting armor and guns on a double decker
Heathen: and adding a train railer on the front
Heathen: to blow abandoned cars out of the way.

ha ha exactly what i was thinking

[Corndogman]

Is it ok to have an APC that can fly? I dont mean just hover, like others have said, but literally fly. It would be able to go on land too, but i have in mind a futuristic apc that can go on both land and sky.

[TeeKup]

Is it ok to have an APC that can fly? I dont mean just hover, like others have said, but literally fly. It would be able to go on land too, but i have in mind a futuristic apc that can go on both land and sky.

How the fuck, would an Armored Personnel Carrier fly?

[Rentafence]

With wings

[Corndogman]

Its the future, it doesn't matter.

[SnaFuBAR]

that would be more of a dropship, as i explained somewhere else.

[Heathen]

But if everyone's was a simple, land based, four wheeled, armored vehicle, this would be very boring. I'm not saying that flying APC is a good idea, because like snaf said, that would really be a dropship, but dont stick to plain boring ideas. I saw a covie one and I love the idea of the DD bus. Originality ftw.

[Chainsy]

Speaking of which, whoever wants that covie apc concept can have it, me and my partner got bored with it. Youll have to look a few pages back in the quick crit thread as I deleted it off my computer.

[Corndogman]

Well i just kind of had an idea in my head. and don't think that i just ripped off the "hovering" idea that was already said here and turned it into flying. I came up with the idea in the time that I haven't had internet for the past week.

But yeah, the idea is that the APC is mainly a land vehicle, but it has the ability to fly for a short amount of time, to be able to quickly evacuate if needed. As mentioned earlier, yes it would take quite a lot of power to make an APC fly, thats why it would only be used for a short amount of time to get out of tight situations.

[OmegaDragon]

I have an idea in my head of something that would be suitable as an APC, but I need confirmation on this; the vehicle must remain on the ground, but does it need wheels? It may be futuristic, but may it be unrealistic?

[Con]

I think that's alright OD.

[SnaFuBAR]

It doesn't have to have wheels or tracks.

[Blam!]

Must it be textured as well?

[Con]

Well, since this is a modeling contest and the rules don't tell you to skin it, I'm gonna have to say no.

[Blam!]

Alright, thanks Srs Cat.

[SnaFuBAR]

six more days left guys :)

[SnaFuBAR]

Wave of Lag - winner of the first monthly military modeling challenge!

2nd place tie- ExAm and Conscars

3rd place- flyinrooster and boba

honorable mention (actually VERY close to third)- rentafence

Thank you very much to all competitors! You all did very well in this competition! Everyone's contributions are examples of well done work. Each one looks as though it fits into a battlefield role and time line.


Please check the opening post for the month of September's challenge! :) I hope to see more competitors and hope you guys enjoy it.

[SMASH]

I wanted to take part in this too but my 3DS MAX doesn't work anymore on my computer :(. Getting my new computer in about a week so I'll take part in next months contest.

Can I donate a prize for it too to encourage a little more competition?

[Rentafence]

Ah, darn it. :) I'm not too good at coming up with concepts. I get artists block a lot. The contest for this month should be interesting though. gg to the guys in first second and third.

[Bad Waffle]

yay, i win

EDIT: Next...NO TRIANGLE LIMIT? yesssssssss

[nick3d]

Right, September i was wonderin is it 1 to be attached to an arm or like if they have no arm a mechanically operated arm and stuff like that?????

[Rob Oplawar]

http://www.modacity.net/forums/images/customavatars/avatar155_9.gif

[rossmum]

Dunno if I'll enter this one, my last idea was a gauss pistol which ended up looking like a slightly reproportioned Makarov but with less curves. The KT is sucking up all my creative powers at the moment.

[Malloy]

hmm you say for a soldier, can that be an alien soldier or is it limited to human.

[Rentafence]

He said a sidearm, not a soldier. L2 read. I am a faggot because I used L2.

[SnaFuBAR]

hmm you say for a soldier, can that be an alien soldier or is it limited to human.

if it's for an alien soldier, you had better make it convincingly ergonomic.

[SnaFuBAR]

Right, September i was wonderin is it 1 to be attached to an arm or like if they have no arm a mechanically operated arm and stuff like that?????
uh... what?:confused:

[Zeph]

Make a new thread for the new competition.

[SnaFuBAR]

yeah, NO. Polar gave me permission over AIM to unlock the thread, you can talk to him about it if you like, but don't lock it again.

Resume discussion.

[Malloy]

He said a sidearm, not a soldier. L2 read. I am a faggot because I used L2.


'L2' judge the context, you arogant post monger. lol reminds me of fish.

anyways, when you say 'ergonomic' do you mean it has to resemble/relate a pistol or a handgun in the way it is used/holstered?

[Rentafence]

Your task is to create a science fiction sidearm for a soldier. It can shoot lasers, plasma, bullets, be in the form of a pistol or revolver, or PDW style.

N U

[SnaFuBAR]

'L2' judge the context, you arogant post monger. lol reminds me of fish.

anyways, when you say 'ergonomic' do you mean it has to resemble/relate a pistol or a handgun in the way it is used/holstered?

i mean it has to look like something that can be held instead of "lol dis cylindr iz teh handl"

you know, as in it has to look as though fingers are supposed to wrap around it.

[Chainsy]

Ill happily concept something if someone will model it.

[Malloy]

hook me up on PM., im not guarantee'in but if its good i'll sure do it.

[Chainsy]

Before so, I would like to ask a question on the rules.
Why does it have to resemble a pistol or a revolver....? Some sidearms are small shotguns, and other small compact close qaurters/ medium range weapons.

[SnaFuBAR]

Because small shotguns are breaching weapons, not sidearms in the capacity that is meant for self defense beyond point blank range.

[Malloy]

hmm can it come under the category of 'side-arm' but not be in the shape of a traditional gun?

[ExAm]

He said nothing about shape, really, but it has to be a pistol or compact automatic weapon type thing

heck, it could be upside-down, it just has to be a small secondary type weapon I think.

[Kalub]

You guys think too hard... lol

[Kalub]

My 5 minute entry, will do it "officially" later....


http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4849/lolmy5.jpg


The only weapon for me.


E:read the rules.... lawl fthat

[Malloy]

lawl, thats a trusty side arm.

[MMFSdjw]

Please excuse my lack of firearm knowlege but what is "PDW style"?

[SnaFuBAR]

"PDW" stands for Personal Defense Weapon, which is commonly used to describe compact sub machine guns such as the Uzi, Mac10, MP7, etc.

[MMFSdjw]

When it says moving parts, does that mean animation is required?

[Rentafence]

I think he want's you to show how, for example, the slide on your pistol would slide back after each shot.

[ExAm]

yeah, just move the parts to show it in its slide-open configuration, etc.

[BobtheGreatII]

Please excuse my lack of firearm knowlege but what is "PDW style"?

PDW= Portable Personal Defense Weapon

[SnaFuBAR]

actually the p stands for personal

[BobtheGreatII]

*facepalm*

My bad...

[Chainsy]

A good reference for a pdw is the p-90.

[Kalub]

PDW stands for, Crowbar.

[Malloy]

or an ancient vase for indiana jones, he likes busting them over wild arabic merceneries.

[nick3d]

Right, September i was wonderin is it 1 to be attached to an arm or like if they have no arm a mechanically operated arm and stuff like that?????

sorry about that i understand now :S i got confused, like a soldier who had no arm lol, thats what i thought and then its attached to his arm or to him :S, i completely confused my self tbh

[Limited]

I have a design for a pistol gun, brute/covenant style but my modelling skills suck balls. Might clean up the concept and post.

[SnaFuBAR]

If you want to you can team up with one other person :)

[Limited]

I dunno my drawing turned out to look like a pimped out hairdryer, the idea in my head doesnt though >_<

[Apoc4lypse]

hmm... mb, seeing as I have a VERY rough pistol concept lying around which I've been meaning to actually draw up better than it currently is. Weather or not I'll get around to modeling it well... w/e.

[completely OT Rant about my first few days of college...]
Fuck math... fuk my math professor... I still need to buy my math book, and then know how to do like 60 problems for tuesday... fuck school emails, I didn't get one, so I didn't get the email about having my book the first day of class, fuck the bookstore and fuck the hours its open. [/rant]

Also... fuk my dad for telling me to wait till the first day of class is over to buy my math book, I could have had one like a week ago, but noooo....

[DaneO'Roo]

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2592/asethgunvu0.gif

Concept I made ages ago if anyone wants to use it.

[Hunter]

I like that. I think I will have a go if you don't mind.

Edit:

Any good so far?
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Dane_1.jpeg

[Bastinka]

Idg how it works.

[Hunter]

Nor me but it looks nice. Sorta brute style. with covi blue armer

[DaneO'Roo]

You pull the large lever at the back to make it fire.

Also that looks cool hunter, but I can't really see from that angle if your doing it the way it's supposed to look.

[Hunter]

Edit: Update with more views...
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Dane_1053.jpg

[Malloy]

looks too flat at the front.. doesnt seem as epic as Dano may have wanted it, goto one of the Sidearm wip threads and you'll see a handle Dano sketched up and you'll see how fat and more covey it looks than your handle atm.

here's what i meant :

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5593/n41113111347759756989vo0.jpg

[DaneO'Roo]

Edit: Update with more views...
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/martynball/Dane_1053.jpg

Hunter, thats way too flat where the handle is. The metal part underneath should be like a thin blade kind of thing, and the green plate on top is actually a wide pad, with a thicker middle point. You did the y axis depth properly, as a side on, but you didnt really think much about the x axis depth, everything appears to be of equal width in perspective. Nice start though :)

Oh and this gun wasn't meant to be covenant at all.

[BobtheGreatII]

Ha, I thought Stargate when I first saw it... just the colors maybe. But it is a cool concept.

[Hunter]

Ehh?
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Dane/Dane_4.50.09.jpeg

[Malloy]

nice details on the side
Make the base of the handle fatter!!!

jessus man.

[Hunter]

Update, ignore the other wheel, it is basicly a cylinder... Lol
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Dane/Dane_7.22.09.jpeg

[Rob Oplawar]

How exactly does one wield such a weapon? Is it designed for alien physiology?

[Chainsy]

Grab the back handle with one arm, and the other hand goes under the main body right behind the "mouth'. Its the curved green part.

[Bastinka]

Looks more like a shoulder mount or something you'd mount on a vehicle.

[DaneO'Roo]

Update, ignore the other wheel, it is basicly a cylinder... Lol
http://gamerscreek.com/users/WMHunterTLS/pics/Dane/Dane_7.22.09.jpeg


Looking good, but your still going way too thin. That middle body part is supposed to be quite thick.

[Chainsy]

Looks more like a shoulder mount or something you'd mount on a vehicle.
Thats exactly what I thought when dane showed me it, but the its easier to understand how its held once in comparison to master chief. Even though this isn't covenant.

[Bastinka]

Wait no isn't it a vehicle?

[Chainsy]

No...? It was originally a covenant flamethrower design. Basically you pulled the the "tail" back (which is a handle) and the "mouth" opens and spews plasma. But that was a while back, I have no idea what it is now or what it does.

[Bastinka]

Wouldn't the big lever/handle be hard to pull without a good grip on the gun?

[Chainsy]

Hold on Ill make a quick sketch of how its held.

[Chainsy]

Ok, as shown in this quick depiction what if Johnny Bravo got a hold of dis shit, Johnny holds the gun as so, and pulls back lever to fire. This is only to show how it is held, it in now way relates to the actual model, and the scaling of danes may be completely different.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/1chains1/lol-1.jpg

edit: Man tities.

[Bastinka]

Elvis cookie with a star, if you'd understand physics you'd realize that doesn't necessarily work depending on how heavy every part of the gun is... right?

Really think about it.

[Corndogman]

It would be impossible to hold the front of the gun with one hand while pulling the back part down, the weight just seems way to unbalanced. Maybe if it had a strap that went over the shoulder it would work.

[Chainsy]

Not my concept, I was just showing how it works. Whine to dane.

[Rob Oplawar]

impractical gun is impractical, but still the coolest thing I've seen so far for this month's challenge.

[DaneO'Roo]

You people are silly. The gun is weighted at the front, and it's meant to be held with 3 arms.

:mystery:

[Hunter]

I don't understand the 2nd wheel thing with like a spring in on it. How do you want it modelling? Is it mean to be sort of a oval shape or is it meant to be a circler shape?

[nick3d]

Whens the next competition being released?
Im getting urges to put my mind to something

[Kalub]

I might be able to provide a prize for your next challenge. I'm completely fuckin retarded when it comes to shipping things though.

[SnaFuBAR]

WINNER for September: MMFSdjw

2nd Place: ExAm

3rd: BobtheGreatII

Disqualified: Hunter (DNF)

GREAT job guys! Since you have turned out such interesting work with the poly count removed, I'm letting the polycount be undefined yet again! If the winner already has XBL, it's his choosing to whomever it goes to!

The opening post will be updated again for this month's modeling challenge!

[rossmum]

Congrats all, was a very close one in my book :)

[MMFSdjw]

SWEET!!

"You like me, you really like me!"

And yeah, I don't have an xbox so it's to exam then.

Thanks to yall so much and to Dane and others for all the great advice.

[ExAm]

SWEET!!

"You like me, you really like me!"

And yeah, I don't have an xbox so it's to exam then.

Thanks to yall so much and to Dane and others for all the great advice.Already got Live here, Bob gets the prize :v:

[Hunter]

Ehh... Didnt get chance to get mine and Dane's finished Lol. Went on a D&E walk and sent it to Dane before I wen't but the password didnt work so Dane didnt get time to finish it Lol.

Sorry Dane. Should of sent it to you ages ago...

[Con]

very close this time, congrats to bob for the prize lulz

[nick3d]

congrats to the 3 of you

E:

I think on this comp im going to wait around and get ideas off other people cause im kinda shit at designin something of the top of my head

[Hunter]

All 3? I was disqualified :(

Lol.

Should of finished it XD

[ExAm]

All 3? I was disqualified :(

Lol.

Should of finished it XDUh, dude, Me, Bob and MFFSdjw or whatever his name is. 3 people. Not including you.

[nick3d]

All 3? I was disqualified :(

Lol.

Should of finished it XD

well yeah 3 of them with great models, they didnt quit unlike you they kept at it, and although dane was getting back to you, you still should of carried on modeling it out

[Tweek]

the fact you hadn't bothered finishing it, means we dont have to be bothered giving a shit

[TeeKup]

What shall be done for the month of October? Make them model some heavy battery or something.

[Corndogman]

Pay attention dude, first post. October has been announced.

[TeeKup]

Sorry, after watching the presidential debate I think parts of my brain have actually pooled at the bottom of my skull.

[nick3d]

Is it alrite if i enter without a sketched design, because i cant draw for shit, and iv started on something which is looking pretty good so far, and iv got no references because i dont think there is a reference for my idea, ill open up a thread to get me started but i havent got a sketch of it, unless i sketch up the rest of it. and i havent got a scanner, except for in college. so you may have to wait until monday to be able to see my sketch (which isnt done yet) unless people can give me references which look similar to it!

[SnaFuBAR]

well, let's see what you've got started, just post a couple of images here and i'll decide.

[nick3d]

http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12357
Heres the link its quicker

[SnaFuBAR]

that'll do fine. keep at it.

[Chainsy]

http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12373

[nick3d]

Thanks alot Snaf

[kid908]

is there a face count for this month's model?

[Roostervier]

No.

[Kalub]

Is there a limit on awesome?

[SnaFuBAR]

no, no limit. There is also no charge for awesomeness, or attractiveness.

[mech]

Snaf, your avatar reminds me of a watermelon.

[SnaFuBAR]

IT'S BECAUSE I'M BLACK ISN'T IT.

[PlasbianX]

IT'S BECAUSE I'M BLACK ISN'T IT.

I dunno is dat sum chicken?!

[MetKiller Joe]

I am giving the winner of this month's modeling competition a game which will be decided by this poll (http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12458).

[Rentafence]

Question: Snaf is banned. Does this fuck the contest for the remainder of the month?

[Jean-Luc]

Talked to Snaf. He says the contest is still going. Get modelling.

[Corndogman]

Well I've got my idea for this week, anyone know when the deadline for this one is? I'm gonna say Sunday or so, which doesn't give too much time.

[Jean-Luc]

Snaf says -

Deadline is the 18th

[Advancebo]

Can AP also be AV?

[LlamaMaster]

2,000 tris? That's going to be near impossible for what I have planned.

[Disaster]

2,000 tris? That's going to be near impossible for what I have planned.
seriously D:
I have the perfect idea. Back to the drawing board.

[Jean-Luc]

Snaf (6:37:54 PM): hey, tell them the contest is extended one week
Snaf (6:38:00 PM): :|
Snaf (6:38:05 PM): fuck slow asses


Don't shoot the messenger now

[Corndogman]

Oh goody, I was gone all weekend and I'm coming down sick, so modeling my thing was gonna be a bitch to get done in one day.

[Con]

oh snaf :-3

[LlamaMaster]

Is anybody going to make anything? I was going to, but I'm really unmotivated because nobody else has posted anything.

[Corndogman]

I'm making something, I'm already pretty much done with it, but its really simple so it'll probably take me like 20 minutes to finish the thing.

Is tomorrow the due date? Also we do need to have 1 concept right?

[Corndogman]

Ok well... Idk If anyone was planning on participating, or if today is the deadline, but I made something so I'm gonna go ahead and post it.

It's an exploding Shruiken star (ninja star) or ShruikenC4, whichever. Basically it has a timer on it like C4 and creates a small explosion, probably a few feet in diameter. Guess you could call it an AP mine. So just picture throwing a ninja star into someones chest, then they explode seconds later.

So anyways here's my crappy concept (just an outline of the model, never actually drew it out or anything):
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/corndogman939/shruikoutline.jpg

And some renders:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/corndogman939/Render3.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/corndogman939/Render2.jpg
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa303/corndogman939/Render1.jpg

Its simple, but hey it looks like no one else is gonna post anything. I started skinning it, but probably wont bother finishing since its not required for the competition.

Sorry for double post btw.

E: forgot this
Tri's: 1600 ish... cba to get exact number

[Advancebo]

I would think that the buttons extruding out from the shuriken would affect its flying ability

[LlamaMaster]

Your going to win by default.

[Corndogman]

Well that's no fun, somebody make something extremely shitty and post it so I can at least say I won over someone else.

Advancebo, I don't think the keypad will really effect how it flies very much, but it doesn't matter, its not real.

[Advancebo]

I want entry to :D

A Bomb-Ball.
You can either throw it, with a timed fuse, or set it to make it go off when a spike is pushed in. Or both.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/BombBallconcept.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/BombBall.jpg

Polygons: 1540
Triangles: 1780

[ExAm]

I would enter, but i'm having a major creative burnout.

Advancebo, you're making it so that we just have to take your word for it that it's a bomb. Put something on it that indicates that fucker's going to explode.

[Corndogman]

Oh yeah, forgot to give my polycount.
Something like 1600 tris, dunno exact number.

How long did that take you Advancebo?

[Advancebo]

Lol, yah my model was only about 10 minutes work

[FluffyDucky™]

Nice peace sign. :) Does need some work, kinda looks like a face, lmao. Should be good if that was just 10 minutes, :gonk:

[rossmum]

You can either throw it
ouch

[Heathen]

Looks great doug. Exploding shuriken ftw.

[Advancebo]

I updated mines
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/newbb.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/newbb2.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/Advancebo/newbb_internal.jpg

[Corndogman]

What is that thing on the top of the "ARM" part? Looks like a bad triangle or a hole or something, cant tell.

[Advancebo]

umm, bullet hole XD?

probaly from the bevel, but i got it fixed, if u want me to change that picture, i can.

also i am proud of that little hinge i made, its kind of in seperate pieces, but i skinned it to the lid and base, to move like a real hinge.

[Malloy]

ha ha looks like from your concept that you modelled it first then did a scribbling to resemble the model,

but yeh, random buttons much, you got like 3 dials of buttons for like two options which should just be buttons themselves.

[Corndogman]

Advancebo, is your model under the 2k poly limit? It was before, but now it looks like you've gone way over.

[LlamaMaster]

So snaf, when are you going to pick the winners?

[SnaFuBAR]

30th of the month. Entries are bleak so far. I honestly expected way more from you guys.

I'll make December's more interesting, I promise.

[Disaster]

How bout a stationary turret? :P

[mech]

How bout a stationary turret? :P

Hah nice joke, just like that turret model you pumped out.

[Disaster]

Hah nice joke, just like that turret model you pumped out.
:eyesroll:

[Corndogman]

Hah nice joke, just like that turret model you pumped out.

Which happens to be winning second place in the contest its for. :eyesroll:

[mech]

Thanks for the additional information.

[Corndogman]

You're welcome. Thanks for the random off topic personal attack.

[Advancebo]

ha ha looks like from your concept that you modelled it first then did a scribbling to resemble the model

howd u find out >_>

[Bastinka]

Well.. I haven't used 3ds max in a while so bear with me on this.

http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2613/grenademm1.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3834/boxgrenadeib9.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7044/capsulegrenatamagnificaek3.jpg

the real deal isn't that great either, i rushed it. also was too lazy to draw a concept o/

[Heathen]

Sexy

[Advancebo]

primitives rock :D

[Bastinka]

UPDATE:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/4371/datbitchagrenade2sf2.jpg
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4794/datbitchagrenadetv3.jpg

[SnaFuBAR]

Congrats to SilentWindPL on winning the second challenge of November.:neckbeard:

[Bastinka]

D'ah!

http://www.foo.is/%7Ebaldur/retard-prize.jpg

[LlamaMaster]

Damn, I wanted my crappy uncreative model to win. :(

[BobtheGreatII]

Damn, I wanted my crappy uncreative model to win. :(

As did I. Cube grenades scare me to death... look how pointy that thing is. :aaaaa:

[SnaFuBAR]

please see post #1 for december competition

[LlamaMaster]

Good topic! :D I'll be sure to do this one.

Edit: Although it does seem a little to specific.

[SnaFuBAR]

i expanded the competition to be a little more imaginative. i really hope to see more competition in this one.

[Mass]

cool idea

[SnaFuBAR]

I would suggest an early start on this one, guys. Making a watercraft or land vehicle look right can be tough. The best design will win, not the one with the most arbitrary details slapped on to make up for a lack of design.

Have fun!

[Chainsy]

I will happily design a concept if someone will model it.

[English Mobster]

Huh... I may think about this. Depends on what the pirate vehicle I come up with looks like, I guess.

Question: What time period does the boat have to be in? Present-day, past, future? Or is it open-ended like the rest of the competitions?

[SnaFuBAR]

open ended. though a mad-max style post apocalyptic guntruck is what i would do. :-3

[mech]

Someone make this http://www.cydonian.com/sigma/pav.htm

[SnaFuBAR]

n, has to be your own work friendo.

[Advancebo]

Can it be a pirateship that can drive on land :D?

[nick3d]

Can it be a pirateship that can drive on land :D?

Good idea lol

[LlamaMaster]

Can it be a pirateship that can drive on land :D?
That's a freaking horrible idea........do it.

[SnaFuBAR]

Can it be a pirateship that can drive on land :D?
is this a fakepost? :confused:

[Advancebo]

is this a fakepost? :confused:

depends wat u mean by "fake"

[klange]

I may actually participate in this, using the characteristic modern pirate raid vehicle.

[SnaFuBAR]

depends wat u mean by "fake"
i mean no you can't stick wheels on a boat and expect to win.

[Bad Waffle]

He can if everybody elses sucks!

[SnaFuBAR]

i reserve the right not to name a winner should all entries be unsatisfactory :)

[OmegaDragon]

OK, so um.. from what I have seen in these questions it can be any time period. And being me, I have some kind of space future fetish... would my fetish satisfy the requirements?

[SnaFuBAR]

Boat or truck. This strictly and obviously means either a surface floating vessel or a land based, wheeled vehicle. It really should look like it was pieced together instead of coming off a production line. Remember to make sure it fits the theme. Space, submarines, airships, etc, are NOT acceptable for this contest.

[OmegaDragon]

Bah, there goes my idea :/
Might be able to do some little adjustments here and there to make it acceptable.

[kenney001]

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s13/kenney001/pirate2.jpg
YAR

that took so long to render, ill get the other pics later

[LlamaMaster]

That's amazing. I love you.

[kenney001]

lol thanks

[Rob Oplawar]

Nice render. I wasn't looking too closely, so at first glance I mistook it for a photograph.

[Hunter]

Same here ^

What you render it in? Looks like maxwell because I have been messing around in it, and the materials look simular. Lol,

[kenney001]

Mental Ray with custom mats, cept arch&design water

[Hunter]

:O Nice. Lol.

[nick3d]

has any1 else entered this comp?

[Dwood]

Where's January?

[SnaFuBAR]

The competition will pick back up in February, considering all the problems we had in December with the server and the script kiddie.