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# 1 21-05-2009 , 06:55 PM
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arran spaceship challenge: earthling

ack! i've been itching to join in on this competition since the start, but have been too busy with other nonsense. i finally have some free time so i'm just going to see how much i can get done in the last 10 days. user added image

good luck to everyone else - it's great to see so many entries this time.

so here's my crappy concept.

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# 2 21-05-2009 , 06:57 PM
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here's the start i made last night.

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# 3 21-05-2009 , 07:58 PM
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alright - here's where i am - think i'm almost done blocking out the main shape.

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# 4 21-05-2009 , 08:31 PM
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I am so glad that you are joining!! And with such a nice start!! I like the style of modeling you are doing!! This will be nice to watch!!!


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# 5 21-05-2009 , 08:37 PM
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Good to have you taking part Arran, look forward to seeing how you get on! Nice start, bet you have a kick arse ship by the end of the week!

# 6 21-05-2009 , 09:17 PM
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You never fail to impress me - 10 day challenge - that's a new one.

Good luck.

Looking at your concept side ways it looks like the child of Wall-E and Eve



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# 7 21-05-2009 , 09:54 PM
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ha! thanks a lot people!

aside from an earlier sm comp, i don't usually make spaceships or sci-fi stuff so i'm wondering how this will turn out myself! user added image

# 8 21-05-2009 , 10:06 PM
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*whisper whisper* hey, if you look through it you can see things from further away as if they're up closer, these binoculars are great! *whisper whisper*

all jokes aside, i'm glad i'm not the only non-sci-fi orientated fellow in this comp!

it looks so compact and personal :attn:




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# 9 22-05-2009 , 12:12 AM
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Awesome start!!!
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# 10 22-05-2009 , 03:44 PM
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Good luck, nice drawing, but i like more the original shape of the wings.

# 11 23-05-2009 , 10:56 PM
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hey - thanks everyone for the comments. ha ha - yeah - i suppose it does look a bit like binoculars user added image

here's a bit of an update - have been struggling a bit but it's getting there. taquion - yeah - i've been going back and forth with the wings - i even debated getting rid of them completely.

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# 12 24-05-2009 , 12:09 AM
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It looks like the ark from the original Transformers comics/tv show. - looks good so far - I like the wings


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# 14 27-05-2009 , 03:06 AM
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hi... sorry for lack of updates. here's where i am at the moment. user added image

made a start on the bottom... er..

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