3D Challenge #068 - Gundam Universe MS

Holiday Challenge:

Gundam Universe MS

A very long challenge for the holyday period, this time you should model a Mobile Suit from the Gundam Saga.
You can choose a model from the Federation or from Zion Army.
In the web there are a lot of pictures to use as inspiration for your work.

You could try these:
http://en.wikipedia.org (Wikipedia)
http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki (Gundam Wiki)
http://anaheimmachines.blogspot.com/ (Great 3D modeler site)
http://MAHQ.net (Mecha Anime Head Quarters)

Good luck with the challenge!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 068

Due Date: Wed, Jannuary 14th (challenge closed)

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Winner
RX-78-2 Gundam - Illsteir

2nd Place
Gundam RX-78 from Blah11 - TrooperManiac

3rd Place
GFAS-X1 Destroy Gundam - HenkieTenk

3D Challenge #067 - Xmas Holidays

This week's challenge:

Xmas Holidays

This will be a one week challenge and you will be modeling something about Christmas. You could model what you want but it must be related to your own Christmas. It must be something that shows what Christmas means to you: Xmas Tree decorations, a long table ready for the dinner, ginger bread, etc. So, please avoid drawing mechs with Santa Hat or Red cars.

Good luck with the challenge!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 067

Due Date: Wed, December 24th (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Cookies and Milk - Joe Sketchewa

2nd Place
Christmas Scene - Kevin--KDSDESIGN

3rd Place
Christmas tree in the snow - HenkieTenk

3D Challenge #066 - Library

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Library

This will be a one week challenge and you will be modeling a Library. Try to think about placement and use of space for this model along with details that Library's have. Some of the older Library's have solid oak casings and high round ceilings and archways, while some have a more modern approach. Your Library design and style is up to you, just make sure to get them posted before the deadline!

Good luck with the challenge!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 066

Due Date: Wed, December 17th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Future Holographic Library - Amir N. Dajani

2nd Place
Great libary Complex - Christian (Eneroth3)

3rd Place
Library of the Future - JediCharles
Public Library - a.j.unknow

3D Challenge #065 - Freestyle Model

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Freestyle Model

Due to the small amount of time 'till due date, this week you should model what you like as good as you're able. Give no limitation to your fantasy but keep in mind the general rules of this Challenge.

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 065

Due Date: Wed, December 10th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Flashdrive - Sketchosaurus

2nd Place
RM Desktop Computer - Fred IIVX

3rd Place
Never Ending Stairs - Amir N. Dajani

3D Challenge #064 - Luxury Motor Yacht

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Luxury Motor Yacht

Again this will be a two week challenge. You are to model a Luxury Yacht of your choosing. It can be a real Yacht or a fictional, imaginative model. It must be a single hull model with engines.
Luxory yachts should have at least 3 decks: lower, main and fly deck and contain any special features that a Luxury Yacht may have.

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 064

Due Date: Wed, December 3rd (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Super luxury motor yacht by a.j.unknow
SoloCraft 52m Planing Hull by JediCharles

2nd Place
Yatch by Griffin

3rd Place
Oregon Spirit Yacht by MHolzinger

3D Challenge #063 - MIddle Ages Castle

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Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

MIddle Ages Castle
A 2 weeks challenge and you should model a complete Middle Ages Castle.
A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. The term describes a residence of a monarch or noble and commands a specific defensive territory.
There are a lot all over Europe. They were built for strategic purpose or as holiday residence.
It should contains Towers, defensive Walls, and inside buidings, etc.
Details and decorations are well accepted as usual.
Remember that Castle model should be real; no Sci-fi, Fantasy or Cartoon creations.

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 063

Due Date: Wed, November 19th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Castillo de Peñafiel by a.j.unknow

2nd Place
Black Veil Gate by TinkerToy
Camelot by Crazy Eyes

3rd Place
Castle de Dajani by Amir N. Dajani

3D Challenge #062 - Monster truck

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Monster truck
This time another 2 weeks challenge and you will be modeling a Monster truck. A monster truck is an automobile, typically styled after pickup trucks, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension. They are used for competition and popular Sports Entertainment and in some cases they are featured alongside Motocross races, mud bogging, tractor pulls and car-eating robots.
Race field could be a nice thing to add.
Details and decorations are well accepted

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 062

Due Date: Wed, November 05th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Ye Olde Monster Wagon - Dajani

2nd Place
Hooligan - cloudedzero

3rd Place
Andy's Monstertruck - DF_Andy

3D Challenge #061 - SteamPunk Object

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

SteamPunk Object

This challenge will be a special, two weeks challenge. You will be modeling a Steampunk item. The item you choose is up to you, so use your two weeks to your advantage to create something unique. Steampunk is the art of making something using older materials, which originally came to make things using steam power. Steampunk is now a style that uses older technologies, such as analogue and steam or air power.

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 061

Due Date: Wed, October 22nd (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Steampunk Workstation - Paul H Manning

2nd Place
Flying machine - a.j.unknow

3rd Place
StattleMeyer - Cloudedzero

3D Challenge #060 - Gas Station

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Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and remember pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Gas Station
A gas station is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel.
Fuel dispensers are used to pump gasoline, diesel or other types of fuel into vehicles. Fuel dispensers are also known as bowsers. In recent times, filling stations have also added shops to their primary business.

You can model an existing or one of your own imagination station.
There must be, at least, gas pums and office.

As always, have fun and enjoy your modeling time!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 060

Due Date: Wed, October 08th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Rose Service Station - TinkerToy

2nd Place
Next station: 300 mi - a.j.unknow

3rd Place
Mobil Station - Jansen

3D Challenge #059 - Mobile Phone

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and remember pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Mobile Phone

This time we would like to celebrate the exit of a new mobile OS: Android.
So you should model a mobile Phone with sliding keyboard.
You should focus your attention in details and use texture less as possible. Remember to add common things like mini USB port, memory card slot, camera, headphone plug, stylus, etc.
You can model an existing model or one of your creations.

As always, have fun and enjoy your modeling time!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 059

Due Date: Wed, October 01st (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Pocket PC - a.j.unknow

2nd Place
Mobile Phone - yipperoo

3rd Place
Cell Phone - Jansen

3D Challenge #058 - Hovercraft

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Hovercraft

A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. Essentially all practical systems use a skirt to follow the terrain and contain the air.
It could be a one person or a multi persons vehicle, real or fantasy, but you must include air cushion and turbines. When modeling, try to keep in mind some of many details that Hovercrafts have that may not be. These may be things you wish to include in your model.

As always, have fun and enjoy your modeling time!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 058

Due Date: Wed, September 24th (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Crazy Hovercraft - Crazy Eyes

2nd Place
ACV Santurtzi - a.j.unknow

3rd Place
Hovercraft Concept di TinkerToy

3D Challenge #057 - Dam

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Dam

As a great engineering marvel and tourist attraction, we will be modeling a Dam for this weeks challenge. One of the most well know is the Hover Dam which is also considered to be one of the man-made wonders of the world. They all have one basic purpose, to hold back and control a LOT of water! When modeling, try to keep in mind some of the other features that Dams have that may not be visible from the exterior such as the turbines. These may be things you wish to include in your model.

As always, have fun and enjoy your modeling time!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 057

Due Date: Wed, September 17th (challenge closed)

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Winner
Jinso Dam by cloudedzero

2nd Place
Dam, thats big! by ChrisBence

3rd Place
The Dyson Dam by JediCharles

3D Challenge #056 - Clock Tower

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Clock Tower

This weeks challenge is to model a Clock Tower! One of the most famous towers is Big Ben, named from the main bell that rings inside. It is located in Westminster, London and is an architectural marvel. Very detailed and intricate designs can be found throughout the tower. This is what we would like you to model. An existing or creative Clock Tower providing as much detail as you see fit.

Have fun with the challenge and enjoy your time while modeling!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 056

Due Date: Wed, September 10th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Fixed Hand Rotating Dial Clock Tower by JediCharles

2nd Place
The Downtown Lot Clock Tower by yipperoo

3D Challenge #055 - Pinball Machine

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Pinball Machine

From Wikipedia:"Pinball is a type of coin-operated arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible. Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing (by earning extra balls and keeping the ball in play as long as possible) and to earn free games (known as replays)".

You may model an existing Pinball Machine or try to create your own. Keep in mind the basic rules of the machine: balls, bumpers and fun!

Good luck.

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 055

Due Date: Wed, September 03rd (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Meta Magnet by cloudedzero

2nd Place
Cuatro Reyes by a.j.unknow

3rd Place
Super Pinball by JediCharles

3D Challenge #054 - Helicopter

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Helicopter

The Helicopter is a great engineering marvel. It looks like it shouldn't be able to fly but shows that it is a very versatile machine being able to hover on the spot, fly forward, backward, left and right. So for this weeks challenge we are going to show how versatile SketchUp is modeling the Helicopter. You may model an existing Helicopter or try to create your own. Keep in mind that your helicopter should have some sort of rotary system or spinning parts.

Good luck and have fun!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 054

Due Date: Wed, August 27th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
The Batcopter by yipperoo

2nd Place
AirSwimmer 2.0 by Gabor

3rd Place
GME AH-9 Python by =((UnlimitedGuy))=

3D Challenge #053 - Snack Cart

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Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Snack Cart

For this challenge, it is going to be a little more "fun". We will be modeling a Snack Cart of any sort. If it is a cart, meaning that it is portable, and it has snacks on it, feel free to model it! As always, be create and have fun. Try to think of some Snack Cart needs like storage and utilities. Each type of cart is better suited toward a different type of snack and marketing so it is encouraged to try out some different types.

Have fun and don't eat all of your Snacks while modeling! Save some for the cart!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 053

Due Date: Wed, August 20th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Sweet cart by a.j.unknow

2nd Place
I Scream Hotdog! by DesignsbyALX

3rd Place
Jedi Master Dogs Hotdog Stand by JediCharles
Hot Dog Cart by Jon

3D Challenge #052 - Transformer

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Transformer

For this weeks challenge, you are to model a transformer of any sort. The main idea of this challenge is that the model MUST be a transformer! So it must be able to change from one thing to another. You must also show the transformed model. It can be one from the famous television show, Transformers, or anything that you can dream up, and yes, that includes a Mech as long as it can change into something else.
It would be ideal if your model was divided into groups and components, and that the transformation could happen by just moving and rotating the groups/components.
Creativity is a key idea in this challenge, as is the construction and precision of the transformation.

Note: A transformer should transforms itself in a common thing like car, hi-fi, gps, etc, and not in another Mech!

Good luck to all, and have fun!!!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 052

Due Date: Wed, August 13th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
m&m micro spider by DF_Andy

2nd Place
Transformer_byALX by DesignsbyALX

3rd Place
Matricon by cloudedzero

3D Challenge #051 - Space Docking Harbor

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Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Space Docking Harbor

This weeks challenge is back to a space/sci-fi theme. You are to model a docking harbor for space crafts and units that wish to "park" their vessels. There is no limit to the size or capacity of the harbor, we only ask you that it will allow at least one vessel to dock at a port on in your harbor. Anything and everything else is left up to the designer.

Good luck and have fun!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 051

Due Date: Wed, August 6th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Alpha Colony by yipperoo

2nd Place
Frontier Class Orbital Docking Station by Morls7

3rd Place
Space Docking Harbor by cj

3D Challenge #050 - Own Computer rig

Note: The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.
Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual and pre-made or downloaded components are not allowed.

This week's challenge:

Your own Computer rig

This is the 50th challenge so we have something special for the occasion.
This time you have to model your own complete computer rig, the one you use to model with Sketchup. You can add all the hardware connected to your Computer but keep in mind not to model the whole room.
You could try to focus on details and low filesize, working with components as much as possible.
Textures will be accepted but should be turned off during judging. Model must be realistic, not a fantasy creation.

And last but not least... this time, for the special occasion, you have 2 weeks to crate your own model.

Have fun!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 050

Due Date: Wed, July 30th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
XPS 720 System by JediCharles

2 nd Place
My Workstation by =Mr Planet=

3 rd Place
The Super Computing Corner by al_xv 7

3D Challenge #049 - Sports Venue

Note: Please read the guidelines for participating in the challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.

This week's challenge:

Sports Venue

This weeks challenge is to model a sports venue or stadium of your choosing. The sport in question is fully up to you, may it be Baseball, Basketball or track and field, they all have a specific building for it to take place in. Each venue has its own details and object that others do not, so pay attention to what things may differ between venue types.

Be creative, Be unique, and Have fun!
You may begin!

P.S.: Before you start modeling and posting, please read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual. Thank you.

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 049

Due Date: Wed, July 16th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Croke Park GAA stadium, Dublin, Ireland by Morls7

2 nd Place
Green house swimming centre by gar3th

3 rd Place
Autzen Stadium by ChrisBence

3D Challenge #048 - Portable DVD Player

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This week's challenge:

Portable DVD Player

The portable DVD player is one of those gadgets that many people have come to love. It provides an enjoyable experience to viewers who may be on a trip somewhere, in a waiting area or on a plane. Portable DVD players are typically quite small and compact with screen sizes ranging anywhere from 4" to 10" and can have many different configurations of speakers and disc trays. You may model any type of brand or company's player, or create one from inspiration.

Have fun with this one!

P.S.: Before start modelling and posting, please, read carefully the 3D Challenge participating manual.

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 048

Due Date: Wed, July 9th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Compact Portable DVD Player by PushPull

2 nd Place
Portable hi-def Dvd player by Morls7
3DdiskMaster_byALX by DesignsbyALX
Audiovox Portable Handheld DVD Player by DF_Andy

3 rd Place
JediTech PDP-1138 - JediCharles 7

3D Challenge #047 - Police Station

Note: Please read the guidelines for participating in the challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.

This week's challenge:

Police Station

Police stations are the homestead and briefing grounds of the Police Force. There are many Police Stations that were not only built for the Police force, but also as an architectural statement for the town or city. Some famous stations have also been converted into museums with information and records dating back to the first Police Force. You may model an existing police station, or create a unique station that may or may not have holding cells.

Get out there and enjoy the immersiveness of Sketchup!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 047

Due Date: Wed, July 2nd (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Playmobil Police Station by a.j.unknow

2 nd Place
Kenobi Police Station by JediCharles
Challenge Police Station by Crazy Eyes

3 rd Place
A Police Station With 4 Jails by aljay

3D Challenge #046 - Communication Antenna

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This week's challenge:

Communication Antenna

The communication Antenna has been almost a necessity to us and has played a major role in creating what is known as the "Global Village." These antennae may be used for Cell Phones, Radio Stations, and Television Broadcast. There are also different types of communication antennae. There are the High-gain and Low-gain which are determined by the width of the beam produced. No matter the type or style, these may becoming extinct due to satellite communication, which do use their own type of antenna. (Please do not model a satellite)

Have fun with this one!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 046

Due Date: Wed, June 25th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
The RPAC III by yipperoo

2 nd Place
Telecomm. antenna by a.j.unknow

3 rd Place
Massive Omni-Directional Antenna by JediCharles

3D Challenge #045 - Space Rescue Pod

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This week's challenge:

Space Rescue Pod

The challenge for this week is to model a Space Rescue Pod. These pods come in a variety of different shapes, sizes and materials but they all do the same job. There are many NASA prototypes being researched and developed that range from single person torpedo like shells, to full rescue spheres that can hold the entire crew.
For this challenge, please keep in mind that we are modeling space rescue pods, nothing else. So please try to stick to the guidelined topic and have fun. That is what it is all about!

Good Luck out there!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 045

Due Date: Wed, June 18th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner (ex aequo)
2001: A Space Oddyessy EVA Pod by Serpentine Shell
NASA Pod by Alex 9

2 nd Place
Space Rescue Pod by dotz713

3 rd Place (ex aequo)
Rescue POD III - a.j.unknow
UPC (Universal Planetary Coalition) - morls7
Soy-Use Rescue Pod - JediCharles by JediCharles
DAS Space Rescue Pod by yipperoo

3D Challenge #044 - City Entrance Gate

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This week's challenge:

City Entrance Gate

This weeks challenge is to model an entrance gate to a city. There are many different styles and materials used in these gates and can range from being built just recently as a memorial, or can even date back several hundred years. Some of the more famous entrance gates are made from stone and contain elaborate designs and symbols that have meaning to the city. These are typically connected to a bordering wall and were made several centuries ago. These are just some examples, but be creative. Your model does not necessarily have to be made after an existing gate. It, like other challenges, can be totally made from imagination, and imagination is encouraged!

Have fun and good luck!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 044

Due Date: Wed, June 11th (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Brandenburger Tor by ConquistadorT

2 nd Place (ex aequo)
Minas Tirith's entrance gate by a.j.unknow
Mos Eisley City Gate - JediCharles

3 rd Place
Japaneses style city gate by loupie

3D Challenge #043 - Tank

Note: Please read the guidelines for participating in the challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.

This week's challenge:

Tank

The task at hand this week is to model a tank of your choice. Some of the more famous tanks may be that of the M4 Sherman, or the Tiger I and II. Your tank can be from any era (World War I, World War II, Modern...etc.), or completely by imagination. Remember, this is a fun modeling challenge, not a which tank performs better challenge. Some may wish to use a picture template for modeling their tank, but try to keep textures to a minimum.

Let's see some more great models!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 043

Due Date: Wed, June 4 (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Tiger 1 by Morgon

2 nd Place
Sherman M4A2 by a.j.unknow

3 rd Place (ex aequo)
Panzer V by Crazy Eyes
Sdkfz 251 by Morgon

Congratulations to all!

3D Challenge #042 - 3D Challenge Trophy

Note: Please read the guidelines for participating in the challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to have fun and bring SketchUp users together and help each other learn and get better at using our favorite 3d modeling program. We will remove comments that are objectionable or offensive.

This week's challenge:

3D Challenge Trophy

This week the challenge is to create a trophy for the 3D challenge. It can be any sort of trophy with any type of ornaments or tiers. Try to be creative and think of something that you would not normally see. You should have fun with this challenge and use the time to try new methods and learn more about modeling!!

Good Luck, but most importantly, Have Fun!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 042

Due Date: Wed, May 28 (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Google SketchUp Trophy by DALEXD

2 nd Place
Noble metal and crystal trophy by DF_Andy

3 rd Place
Golden Bryce Award 2008 by Benjamin

Congrats to All !!!

3D Challenge #041 - Tram

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This week's challenge:

Tram

The Tram is a great way to get around a city or non-rural area. The Tram is a rail car or is fixed in someway and travels on a track normally on the streets of a city or town. Some of the most famous trams are located in San Francisco city and run up and down the steep streets transporting passengers where they need to go. Use as much detail as you like and be creative. Most importantly, learn and have fun. That is what these challenges are all about!

Bonne chance!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 041

Due Date: Wed, May 21(Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Bilbao Tram by a.j.Unknown

2 nd Place
City Tram by DALEX

3 rd Place
Challenge Tram by Crazy Eyes

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #040 - Cargo Spaceship

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This week's challenge:

Cargo Spaceship

The cargo spaceship may be a necessity in due time as we will need to transport our things from one planet to another when they become habitable. For the time being, cargo spaceships are being used to transport supplies, parts and items to and from the International Space Station. Your model may be as modern, futuristic, or "Astronaut Farmer" as you like. Have fun with it and use your imagination!

Good Luck and Happy Sketching!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 040

Due Date: Wed, May 14(Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Gemini Hauler by Marian ♂

2 nd Place
Trident Multi-Cargo Transport by Serpentine Shell

3 rd Place
Auriga by a.j.unknow

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #039 - Rowing Boat

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This week's challenge:

Rowing Boat

The original rowing boat dates back many, many years and was typically made of wood. Now, there are many different styles and materials used when constructing a row boat. Many are still made using wood and the original style of boat, but can also be made from carbon fiber and other synthetic materials. They can be long and narrow for racing, or short and wide for a traditional feel. No matter the style or type, your model should be a row boat. No motors or any other type of engine. It may be as detailed and intricate as you like.

Good Luck and have fun!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 039

Due Date: Wed, May 7 (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Trireme by ChrisBence

2 nd Place
The "Melissa" - A Rowboat by C.J. Leigh

3 rd Place
plastic row boat by cloudedzero

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #038 - Sci-fi power plant

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This week's challenge:

Sci-fi power plant

Another week, another challenge. This week we will have to use our imagination to create our models. The challenge is to create an imaginary power source and to design a power station around it. As with all the power plants, the goal is to produce electricity on an industrial scale. The size, shape, location and other design principles are free to adapt to your power source. Maybe your power plant has to be positioned on the surface of mars or maybe on the bottom of the sea, depending on the power source you created. As the challenge is highly imaginary there are no restrictions this week. Jump in and start modeling!

Good luck ALL!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 038

Due Date: Wed, Apr 30 (Challenge Closed)

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Winner
Lunar sunrise at Titan II Power Plant by a.j.unknow

2 nd Place
Lapse Rate Power Cycle by ChrisBence

3rd Place
D. Krane Hydro-Current Power Plant by C.J. Leigh

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #037 - Air traffic control tower

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This week's challenge:

Air traffic control tower

From the viewpoint of organization, an airport is a complicated structure. There are a lot of different flows which needs to be managed, like people, luggage, cargo and of course the airplanes themself. The airplanes are managed by the air traffic control (ATC). These people control all the airplanes on the ground and the flying planes in a certain range around the airport. Although they use a lot of digital information, the primary method of controlling the immediate airport environment is by visual observation. For this task almost every airport has a recognizable air traffic control tower. For this challenge we're going to create such a tower for the air traffic controllers. Of course it needs to be high enough to see the largest part of the airport and has to have a lot of windows for a 360 degrees view around the tower. All the other parts of the design are free to choose.

Good luck ALL!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 037

Due Date: Wed, Apr 23 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Air traffic control tower by a.j.unknow

2 nd Place (2 Way Tie)
Krane Municipal Airport ATC by C.J. Leigh
Mobile Tower by MHolzinger

3 rd Place
Schiphol Air traffic tower_byALX by DesignsbyALX

Congrats To ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #036 - USB memory stick

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This week's challenge:

USB memory stick

This week we are going to model the present day replacement of the good old floppy disk. The USB memory stick or flash drive is not that old yet as it was introduced in 2000. The main improvements of the memory stick, compared to the floppy disk, are it's size and reliability. Eight years after it's introduction they have almost completely replaced the floppy disks and are a standard besides the CD and DVD. They come in very various types like funny USB sticks, fingerprint USB sticks, creditcard shaped USB sticks and others. This week the object again is very small, so we expect a high level of detail. Textures are not allowed this week, not even for a brand name. This means that all the geometry, including text, has to be created in Sketchup. The design of your memory stick is free to choose.

Good luck ALL!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 036

Due Date: Wed, Apr 16 (challenge closed)

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Winner
USB Bracelet by DF_Andy

2 nd Place (2 Way Tie)
Halo_USB_byALX by DesignsbyALX
USB memory stick 2 by a.j.unknow

3 rd Place
USB memory stick by a.j.unknow

Congrats to ALL !!!!!

3D Challenge #035 - Scooter / moped

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This week's challenge:

Scooter / moped

This week we are going to model a small engine powered vehicle, the scooter or moped. A scooter or moped is a style of two-wheeled motor vehicle with certain design characteristics such as a step-through frame, small wheels and a small engine. These characteristics are the differences between a scooter and a motorcycle. The scooter was designed as a short range motor powered vehicle, which could be easily used in a city environment. The motorcycle on the contrary, was designed for speed and a relative long range. Modern scooters cover a broad spectrum of designs: step-through or step-over frames, small or large wheels, front fairings or floor boards, under-seat storage or not, and manual or automatic transmissions. Still famous around the world are the scooters from the italian manufacturer Vespa. The only restriction for this challenge is that motorcycles are not allowed, the challenge is about scooters or mopeds.

Good luck ALL!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 035

Due Date: Wed, Apr 9 (challenge closed)

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Winner
Vespa 200 Rally by a.j.unknow

Congrats To ALL !!!

3D Challenge #034 - Floating house

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This week's challenge:

Floating house

This week we have a challenge for the people with some architectural ambitions. We're going to design a house, but not a regular one. This house has to float on water. A floating house is a regular house build on a floating base (click here for an example of the Dutch architect Herman Hertzberger). This makes it possible to move the house to a different location and to make the house to follow the tide of the water it is positioned on. The basic concept is that the house is not ment to sail, but to stay on a location. This makes it different from houseboats which can be moved autonomous. From an architectural point of view it's interesting on how to react to the water environment instead of the normal solid ground. For this challenge the only rules are that your design may not be a boat and has to float on water. All the other aspects as architectural style, shape, scale, location, etc. are free to choose.

Good luck ALL!

3D Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 034

Due Date: Wed, Apr 2 (challenge closed)

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Winner (2 Way Tie)
Chigha - House on water by Gabor
Floating Modern Home by Serpentine Shell

Congrats at ALL !!!

3D Challenge #033 - Propeller plane

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This week's challenge:

Propeller plane

This challenge we are going back to the time before the turbine engines in aviation existed, the era of the propeller. Essentially a propeller is a type of fan which transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust for propulsion. Although this technology seems to be outdated, it is still used worldwide. You can still find it in small private airplanes, commercial airplanes and in military aircrafts. The military even created a version with turning propellers to land like a helicopter. For this challenge all types of propeller planes are allowed. The propeller can be be positioned on the wings, in front of the airplane body or behind it (like on the picture above). Naturally the only rule is that your airplane has to be propelled by a propeller, no other propulsion is allowed.

Good luck ALL!

3d Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 033

Due Date: Wed, Mar 26 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Helios Platform byALX by DesignsbyALX

2 nd Place
Spitfire by Crazy Eyes

3 rd Place (2 Way Tie)
Fokker Dr. I by a.j.unknow
and
Experimental Japanese Fighter Plane - 1945 Kyushu J7W1 Shinden by Serpentine Shell

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #032 - Ray gun

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This week's challenge:

Ray gun

After a challenge with present day military technology, we're going into the future this week. The challenge is to design or recreate a futuristic ray gun. Ray guns are weapons which emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. Instead, it transfers energy directly to a target for the desired effect. This energy could be anything like sound, light, plasma, particle beams, electricity or some imaginary sci-fi beam. For this challenge we will allow ray guns in all sizes and types. As these type of guns don't use projectiles there's a lot of freedom in the design. A barrel, for example, might not be necessary in your ray gun. Jump in and show us your look into the future.

Good luck ALL!

3d Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 032

Due Date: Wed, Mar 19 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Weta Raygun by Crazy Eyes

Congrats to ALL !!!!!

3D Challenge #031 - Aircraft carrier

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This week's challenge:

Aircraft carrier

This week we are going to model the Navy's sea-going airbase, also known as the aircraft carrier. These warships are designed to deploy air power in remote zones without the need of local bases. In the beginning they were made from wood and used hot air ballons with boms attached to attack the enemy. The current versions are from high strength steel, powered by nucleair energy and with all kinds of aircrafts at their disposal. For this challenge there are no restictions to your imagination. You could create a historic carrier, a future carrier or a carrier only suitable for helicopters for example. The challenge, for this rather large subject, is of course the hull of the ship and the efficiency in geometry and filesize of your model.

Good luck ALL!

3d Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 031

Due Date: Wed, Mar 12 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Aerial Aircraft Carrier (CVNA-82) by _BARIVE_

2 nd Place
Great White- Air Craft Carrier by Mr. Jumpman V.2

Congrats to ALL !!!!!

3D Challenge #030 - Standing clock

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This week's challenge:

Standing clock

This week we are going to model the mother of all clocks, the standing clock. You might remember that large clock in the livingroom from your grandparents that makes the house shake when it sounds. Although they might not fit in your hyper modern interior, they are very nice pieces of craftsmanship. Each clock is not only ment to be funcional, but it's also a piece of art for the livingroom or hall. For this challenge we prefer the nice details of the classic standing clocks, although we will allow every other design you can imagine. The only rule is that it has to be a clock that has to be placed on the floor. Jump in and show us the clock of your granny.

Good luck ALL!

3d Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 030

Due Date: Wed, Mar 5 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
A clear view on time engineering_byALX by DesignsbyALX

Congrats to ALL !!!!

3D Challenge #029 - Salt and pepper shakers

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This week's challenge:

Salt and pepper shakers

For this challenge we are going to model something small that can be found on almost every restaurant table, the salt and pepper shakers. The shakers on those tables are often the standard versions, but salt and pepper shakers are available in many different themes. From highly minimalistic designs to a perfect replica of your favorite cartoon character and everything in between. As the object for this challenge is quite small we expect a high level of detail. Try to make every part of the shaker as the real thing would look like, a simple cilinder is to easy of course. As everybody can imagine the properties that makes a shaker a shaker, there are no limitations for this challenge. Be creative and show us the shaker you would put on your table...

Good luck ALL!

General note: From this challenge and in the future, there will no obligation for a blog entry anymore. It is still allowed to post a link to your model or additional images, but it is not required anymore to submit a model to the challenges. But do remember, posting and commenting helps build the sense of a community and sharing of ideas. The 3D Warehouse tag is still required though and should be added when uploading a model to the Warehouse.

3d Warehouse tag: 3d challenge 029

Due Date: Wed, Feb 27 (Challenge closed)

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Winner
Euro Contempary Salt and Pepper Shakers by Seb

2 nd Place
(2 Way Tie)
Salt and Pepper by 3D Legend
S&P by DALEXD

3 rd Place
(2 Way Tie)
Swirly Salt and Pepper by 3D Legend
Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper by ryana

Congrats to ALL !!!!!!!