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# 1 30-03-2003 , 12:55 PM

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Here is my contribution to this challenge.

I decided to participate in the last hour user added image

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Edit: Ack!!! just realised that the jpeg compression ate some of the highlights on the white plastic user added image

.. ohh well..

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# 2 30-03-2003 , 03:56 PM

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You really are excited about being a father arent u? lol Nice model mate...I hate JPEGs too...I wonder if PNG is any better?? hmm

Congratualtions on the impending arrival btw - Is it a boy or girl?

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# 3 30-03-2003 , 07:17 PM

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Thanks

and yeah im excited and its REALLY close. We chose not to be told if it was a boy or a girl.

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# 4 30-03-2003 , 09:20 PM

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aww cool id prefer it not to know also, if I was in ur position - it adds that extra sparkle I guess!

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# 5 31-03-2003 , 02:04 AM

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Nice job!

I've got two. A boy and a girl and we waited to see also...it's worth it!

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# 6 31-03-2003 , 08:15 AM

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Thanks.. I really hope its worth it..

Anyway, regarding the image, I do think the pacifier have a really interesting shape and at first the shape looked spooky to model. But when analyzing the object I found a way to make it.

I just love those impossible shapes. A couple of years ago I was fencing a lot - and I Was deeply faschinated by the shape of the handle on an epee.. you should try to take a look at that, its seems impossible to model at first.

It could be fun to make a little challenge called "impossible shapes", where we select an everyday object with an interesting shape, and see what people could make of it.

What do you guys think ?

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# 7 31-03-2003 , 08:48 AM

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any chance you done a couple of shots while designing? just so we can tell that its not a pre made image?

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# 8 31-03-2003 , 09:12 AM

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ehm.. I only saved in one file, but I can make a wire if ya want ? Made it in like 4 hours yesterday .

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# 9 31-03-2003 , 01:50 PM

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Hi Carsten,

looking great... user added image

regards

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P.S. Tillykke med den kommende familie forøgelse... user added image

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# 10 31-03-2003 , 02:24 PM

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Thanks Strarup .. Do I know you ?? hehe ..

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# 11 31-03-2003 , 02:44 PM

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okay Kevin.. I found these images from the modelling phase:

This is a render region I did when applying materials..

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# 12 31-03-2003 , 02:46 PM

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ok thats cool caligraphics but it is inportant next time to show a "half way through" shot, even if the whole thing takes you 2 hrs user added image

just so we know its a recent, sorry to be such a nurd... just stops people adding images they done a year ago

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# 13 31-03-2003 , 02:48 PM

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and this is a wire shaded/shot .. I have disconnected the CPS base models and they are grouped under null1 as you can see in the screenshot of the outliner.

As I clarified earlier, I made the model in about 4 hours yesterday because I wanted to participate and since I only used that little time I did not do incremental saves - I actually only saved 2 or 3 times.

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# 14 31-03-2003 , 02:56 PM

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and get ready for that baby dude!! hard work but they are great and well worth it!

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# 15 31-03-2003 , 02:58 PM

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I can understand that, but still you could have an incremental save in your 1 year old project lying around.. user added image

But I totally agree that its a challenge and everybody have the same amount of time. I just happened to be a slow poke and started yesterday user added image

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