Hey This Thing Can Fly!

[Wesgraphics]

My entry in a Caligari Forum Monthly Modeling Contest.

heh

Still transitioning from 2D to 3D, so most of it will look 'rookie' and quite newbie.

The concept for my project was to build flying machines based on a fruit or vegetable. I went a bit further and made such thing as a 'carrot observation tower' and a 'tracked spud cannon.'

The imaginary location is near the North Pole and is the receiving area for all those letters for Santa (the North Pole post office is the flat roof building in the foreground.)

Anyway, my first entry of size in a 3D contest - much to learn!

I decided to put the presentation in a video 'story book' format rather than still imagines.

Model and textured in trueSpace 7.51.

Opening scene was done in Carrara6Pro (icy mountain landscape)

Outlined (gray) objects after opening scene done in Swift 3D.

Assembled in Camtasia 5 and rendered in Ulead Studio.

Here's the link, feel free to critique, poke fun and laugh at my newbie-ness to the 3D graphics world of challenges. heh

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CZmAYi3FLkU

[3webjam]

I think you did a pretty good job! Fun these machines - they must have really pushed the boundaries of your imagination.
Liked the presentation too!

Jacqueline

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Don't worry about the newbie-ness. We all start somewhere

Keep working at it and if you're looking for suggestions then work on the textures and lighting.

Anyway, some cool ideas, my favourite is the lemon powered attack glider.