Modeling Competition #7 - Siege Weapons

[donut3.5]

Modeling Competition #7!


Contest Theme: Siege Weapons

Each contestant must create a siege weapon. A siege weapon can range from an ancient catapult to a trebuchet from the middle ages to the revolutionary time's cannons to modern tanks, and even beyond into high tech beam cannons.

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
   
2. The model must follow the current theme. If any model does not fit, a moderator will tell you ASAP as to avoid confusion.
3. Must contain at minimum the following animations, the rest is up to you:
   • Stand
   • Attack
   • Death
   • Portrait Animation (whether it's for a camera or a separate portrait model)
   
   
4. You have to make sure the model is fully and correctly functional in-game.
5. You must post at least 1 WIP preview before the deadline.
6. You may make as many models as you want, however pick only one for the final judge's evaluation.
7. To qualify for entry, you must post your model(s) in .mdx format, and an in-game screenshot of the model.
8. You must post your entry before the deadline expires and attach it to a post.
9. You must make the model for this competition, which means that you cannot use old works.
   
   

Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 50 reputation points and a special award icon. Second Place: 35 reputation points Third Place: 20 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
  • Score shall be taken out of 50 points,
    • 15 points for mesh (verts and faces)
    • 10 points for animations (or how well Blizzard animations have been used)
    • 10 points for skin (or how well Blizzard skins have been used)
    • 5 points for mechanics (how good does this model look ingame)
    • 5 points for effects (appropriate use of particles, effect geometry, etc.)
    • 5 points for creativity.
• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.
• Final Score = Judge's Score + (votes/(total votes))*50 = (score)/100

Contest Dates And Deadline

All submissions must be complete and submitted 1 month after the contest is started.
The contest shall begin on January 16th, 2008 and conclude on

February 17th, 2008 0:00 AM, GMT​

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Wooh donut your a mod? Lol sweet.

Anyways, let me be the first to say good luck to all the contestants! I am sure this will get interesting!

 

[Elenai]

Hmmz...This might be a perfect time to FINALLY create a Space Quel'Dorei weapon.

 

[skrab]

Let the best siege weapon wins

 

[anetherond]

Excellent choice. I am in.

 

[TDR]

you bet your ass I'm in too.

 

[Pyritie]

I'm in!

With an elemental siege weapon!

 

[LiOneSS]

i am in!!!!!!!!! beware of the robo-siege machine!!!
EDIT: WOULDN'T it be cool if this was a paired modeling contest?

 

[TDR]

EDIT: WOULDN'T it be cool if this was a paired modeling contest?

no, it wouldn't

 

[LiOneSS]

no, it wouldn't

nah you meanie

 

[SuPa-]

I'll participate... and crush you all with my Necron siege weapon xD

 

[wugiboy]

argh

I made a treb with wheels that doesn't need to be packed, but the prob is that its done already w/o WIP pics

can that still work/ follow the contest criteria

 

[TDR]

# You must make the model for this competition, which means that you cannot use old works.

can't you read...

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Siege Elemental... As in, elemental from the plane of Siege. Inspired by Shados. :<

It seems I have been playing too much SupCom recently, because he also looks a bit like an ACU. Ho well.

So here it begins: The Siege Elemental Armoured Command Unit.

The arm that I have begun constructing will be a gatling-gun ballista, the demolisher catapult on his back will swing through between his legs and launch the projectile from there.

 

[frostwhisper]

Three words: lol.

 

[Kwaliti]

*cough*cough*chicken cannon from*cough*cough*mythbusters*cough*

Looks nice, but sadly, I don't have the time to enter.

 

[LiOneSS]

do the skins need to be in-game?

 

[frostwhisper]

Ney. Feel free to make custom ones.

 

[LiOneSS]

good :rubshandsevily:
MUHAHAHAHA your doom has come

 

[Pyritie]

the demolisher catapult on his back will swing through between his legs and launch the projectile from there.

That is made of pure win.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Still needs: head, left arm, generally embellishment and tidying up.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Aww I was hoping for some massive RDZ siege machine :d

That still looks sweet though, I really like his right arm. Lol I dont see much of an ACU in him, just a sweet robot.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

The ACUness is in his posture. Really, compare that stance with the UEF ACU; with its arms out forward like that.

I will give his left arm a proto-crafter, and then create an appropriate work animation.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Heh, I had to make a goblin cannonbot anyway.

 

[Elenai]

Does a battle suit count as a siege weapon?

 

[donut3.5]

I will consider it one, mostly because of how it is armed. (for instance, a mech that punches things I would not accept)
--donut3.5--

 

[modler2]

im in if i can think of a weapon to make xD

 

[levigeorge1617]

I'm in!
I have no idea what to make! but, I'm in!

 

[Elenai]

Excellent. I planned on making a Space Quel'Dorei battle suit...and if I am capable, manipulate the animations to fire gun batteries.

 

[levigeorge1617]

Um... what about a projectile model?? Can your model get one???
UPDATE!!
This is my WIP picture...

 

[donut3.5]

Yes, though it wont count for the final scoring.
--donut3.5--

 

[modler2]

i dicided i might do a battering ram

 

[Xatoga]

What about a siege unit like the Mountain Giant, that smashes buildings apart with his huge meaty fists. I was thinking of making a Naga controlled Steam-Powered Cyborg Sea Giant.

 

[levigeorge1617]

here is a few WIPs and a description...
Its a mix between a tower and a catapult.

 

[Rizz_Boomer]

Hmm... lets see what kind of Goblin will enter the ring!
*Locks the doors to his Goblin-Lab. You can hear evil laughing from the inside*

 

[donut3.5]

Xatoga, I'd prefer you stick to a normal "fires big projectiles of doom" type siege weapon.
--donut3.5--

 

[wugiboy]

can't you read...

heh sorry about that..

so yeah I guess I'm gonna do an Organ-Gun

 

[Mechanical Man]

so yeah I guess I'm gonna do an Organ-Gun

i dicided i might do a battering ram

Eh, you are little late

Does volley guns count as siege weapons?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

See, I'd say a robot with building-destroying wrecking-ball fists was a siege engine, and that a volley gun isn't.

Let's ask google what 'siege' means...
A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition, often accompanied by an assault. The term derives from the Latin word for "seat" or "sitting. ...

And 'siege engine'?
A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare.

Your volley gun is anti-personnel; so it's a definite no. But anything goes, as long as it is specifically for the purpose of breaking structures?

SEACU Walk

 

[SuPa-]

Can the WIP be something completely simple that won't show anything of what the model and texture look like or give anything away about them? I want mine to be a surprise xD

The rules just state "one WIP" so technically I could do that

Also... can we have a model pack?

 

[donut3.5]

Fair enough RDZ, Xatoga, you may do your smashy thing.
And Supa-, technically you have to show enough of a WIP to show that you didn't steal the model and all..
--donut3.5--

 

[SuPa-]

Could I post a video of me making the model/texture after I submit it? xD... I'd just need a good video recording program

And I totally steal models, you know

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Rules are rules, SuPa-.

It also proves that the model was created in the timeframe of the competition.

Crotch-launcher... That's two phallic models in as many weeks, I must be very frustrated. And my GIFs are getting bigger and bigger... Compensation?

Crotch-launcher

 

[SuPa-]

RDZ, a video proves that more than a WIP picture It's a continuous WIP that shows the full progress xD
Also, you'd be able to see the date and time at the bottom right of the screen

:C

 

[modler2]

just another wip

 

[Dionesiist]

Here's my work in progress... model is done, made from scratch... Now, I've got some confusions. Does 'Siege Engine' mean it needs to be fully mechanical?

 

[DwarfZealot]

no i don't think so

 

[Dionesiist]

Hmm, maybe I should add stitches all over and make it a Flesh Construct.

 

[Kofi_Banan]

Each contestant must create a siege weapon. A siege weapon can range from an ancient catapult to a trebuchet from the middle ages to the revolutionary time's cannons to modern tanks, and even beyond into high tech beam cannons.

Supa i doubt if your model fits this.

 

[HappyTauren]

Supa you can send a pm to donut in PM so he knows you have been working on it, and then make a big surprise for the others