I would like to enter this contest becuase it definitely sounds fun. Maybe this time I can finish.

I was thinking about what I can create and I have finally come up with an idea for a dragster that will transform into a mech/robot. I will post up my drawings later, but here is a picture of the vehicle.

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Here is a very simple image of the vehicle.

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Here is a very simple image of the mech/robot.

The large back wheels will transform into hover jets.

A head will probably pop out from the inner body, as will little arms.

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cool
I especially like the hoverjet idea for the tyres!

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I figured I'll start with the back tires. Here is the beginning of one. I created a polygon for the rim and converted to Sub-D. I made it like a fan blade, for hovering purposes.

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Great start joed8349 - nice touch with the hoverjet wheels.

This should be a good project.

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nice modeling n a good idea!

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nice wheels...

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A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice!!

I thought I uploaded this drawing last week, but apparently not.

Here is a simple drawing of what the robot would look like.

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I'm still working on the mechanics of the robot, but here are some reference pictures of dragsters.

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This will be a slow process becuase I still have so much schoolwork to finish.

It also looks like I need to learn a lot about how to render and light a scene. That really helps the outcome a lot.

Here is a little update, I'm trying to decide on the interior of the wheel. Right now I have fan blades, and I may keep the circular rings.

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close up of the sub-D rim

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nice detail joe, keep up the schoolwork and this as well

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Mar/Apr Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
Jan/Feb Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
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Sep/Oct Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P
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