I’ll give it a go at this challenge.
First model: Car piston. 2:30 Hs aprox. 3838 faces.
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I’ll give it a go at this challenge.
First model: Car piston. 2:30 Hs aprox. 3838 faces.
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Model #2: Gladius (2 hours)
2172 faces (Gladius)
2278 faces (Scabbard)
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Third model: Submarine
I choosed the HMS Holland Nº1, the first submarine of the Royal Navy.
References: flickr, wikipedia, RC model
10945 faces, 7hours including renders.
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Thanks guys 
Model #4: Bullet
I want to model the Luger pistol in the future so I choosed the 7.65x21mm Parabellum bullet used by it.
1122 faces, 2hours (Lesson learned: remember to correctly assign UVs when using anisotropy or prepare to loose a LOT of time figuring out the cause of those terrible artifacts. :argh: )
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Model #5: Pencil
2198 faces. 1 Hour
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Thank you Geo-Geo, chichiri 
Model #6: Spark plug
6395 faces - 2.30Hs including renders
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Thx lucycat 
Model # 7: Screwdriver
2:30 Hs
640 faces for the flathead screwdriver (sub-d handle and polygonal shaft)
700 faces for the philips head screwdriver (all sub-d)
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Really cool! These screwdriver seems piece of design, I’d like to put them in my living room. 
Haha! thank you murnau! 
Model #8: Dagger
I used a Luftwaffe WWII dagger as reference for the blade and grip (the spiral part)
2:30 Hs - 2208 faces (most of the hilt is sud-d)
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Model #9: USB stick
1:45Hs - 615 faces (All sub-d except the USB connector)
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I didn’t manage to complete the model for the daily update this time… 
Model number 10, Game Controller - WIP only (around 3 hours so far)
I’m modelling a very old joystick from my collection:

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Thank you very much Wyatt, Rage! 
Model #12: Speak & Spell
7957 faces - 5 hours
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