Thanks Marcio for developing the plugin. I'm finding your approach to the controls very good. I have the feeling they will become very intuitive for me with a bit more use. I'm happy.

Regards, Ross

Big thanks Philip!

A good modification would be to swap the cooler for a beer keg. That way you wouldn't need to get off to get a drink.

I liked that the steering doesn't work. It doesn't really matter does it?

Thanks Csaba

Maybe Lasse can explain why they think they need the model. Generally I'd say well composed images / panels communicate better than the actual model. Submitting just images keeps the artist in control of how the model is presented. I assume this is a DESIGN competition about ideas and not a 'modelling' competition. There is a difference in that if I were just submitting images I would focus my modelling on what I wanted to communicate -- I would not model things I did not intend to show. The model can be staged for presentation. When it is the model itself being reviewed it suggests the technical aspects & completeness of the model come into play -- and it inherently becomes less about ideas.

I'm sorry but at this moment I'm too lazy to read the competition's submission requirements. I'm assuming somebody has and might know the answer to my question. Do you actually have to submit the model -- or just presentation images like most competitions?

If it's just images I don't see the big deal. Others are quite unlikely to use your images anyways. It is likely they'd just be used to promote the Seasteading Institute's goals which is reasonable and expected.

The competition sounds kind-a fun.

Regards, Ross

@gus r said:

Guess I must be talking to myself.

No -- we're just blown away! Gobsmacked is an appropriate word. The last line drawing suggests you've now got it all together. (Have you done the little post thingies for attaching a strap?) I'm looking forward to seeing your photorealistic renders of the completed model.

Regards, Ross

I always wanted to design a mob hideout...

Hi Appel. Great to have you join this community!

Please edit your profile to include the part of the world you are from. It helps us all appreciate the global nature of this community we are participating in. It can also help make the real world a little smaller.

Regards, Ross

Csaba - now I'm insulted! I was just relaxing at home when the propane tank exploded and I had to escape. I didn't know there would be a photographer there snapping pics. Still I'm glad to be alive -- and glad I didn't have on the Cleopatra outfit that I borrowed from you.

Regards, Ross

Seems to me that Kent's request might appeal to someone's vanity. Someone might enjoy having their model featured in a book. It seems unlikely to me that the 'credit' would ever result in any work -- unless as Mike notes you were in the pre-designed houseplans business. I suspect the demographics of people reading Kent's book are very unlikely to contact an architect half way around the world. I'd suggest they are even less likely to contact a freelance illustrator. (Perhaps different if it were a book about illustration). If Kent's offer did appeal to someone's vanity, and they responded, they might still get some marketing value out of the book. For instance, by having a copy of the book in your meeting room you could show it to new clients and perhaps gain some additonal measure of confidence. Just as there is similar value in having your projects published in journals, so too could there be value in being featured in Kent's book. When published in an architectural journal you may get some respect from your peers but it is unlikely you'll get more customers. Those you do get however may be impressed that you are published. So if I'm correct, the value is really in what you'd make of it.

Kent - Welcome to these forums. You note that manufacturers are letting you use their pictures etc for free. Shouldn't they really be paying you something to feature their products. At least take the starving writer to lunch or offer items you can use as prizes when you promote the book. Something? Anything? Just think of all those DIY shows on TV paid for by sponsors.

Regards, Ross

Parents homes have nothing to do with it.
Chances are there has been some questionable stuff going on in NASA. Likewise there is likely questionable stuff going on in almost every other department & program. The various corruptions and abuses are unlikely to ever get truly exposed and dealt with as the politicians just don't have the will. Rather than stake their careers on fighting such problems with limited chance of success (more downside for themselves than upside) they just become part of the game. Power in political circles seems to come from all the secrets you know and the leverage it gives you in pushing your own agendas. (I'm feeling cynical today). Watch '24' - you'll see how the world of governmental power really works.

Regards, Ross

It is -23°C (-9.4°F) here right now with a wind chill of -32°C (-25.6°F). That is very unusual for us - much colder than usual since being an island our weather is moderated by the surrounding ocean. Our seasonal temperatures for this time of year are between -3°C & -13°C. (26.6°F to 8.6°F).

This cold snap hitting most of North America has to be hard on the homeless people who sleep outdoors in many cities. I imagine it is killing many.

Regards, Ross

No Jim - the pyramids were built by aliens.

How's this as an example of teamwork?

http://www.clipupload.com/clip/showphoto.php/photo/15177/cat//Team%20Work%20Shoveling

Regards, Ross

The face of the profile may still be inside your follow-me result. It could be causing the break. At this point with endpoints off it might not be as noticable but if its there it should still be removed as it is extranious geometry. It might also become a visual glitch again if you texture the model - as such perpendicular faces often 'bleed' through.

To check to see if there are faces in those locations zoom in and turn on the x-ray display mode. If theirs the old profile face lurking inside there it should be apparent. If there is delete it and your lines might automatically heal. (In v7 they are more likely to heal than in earlier versions). You might then find you can turn back on the endpoints if you'd like.

Regards, Ross

JJ I know this isn't what you had in mind here but how about some sort of object oriented language with a drag'n drop interface. My young son (then about ten) used to program with 'Alice'. It was object oriented. If Sketchup scripts could be put together like that, then perhaps non-programmers (like me) could get into script creation.

Interesting perspective on it Chango70. Perhaps you are correct about there being a "damsel in distress" formula but I can't really see the "shameful" part. You imply this "fantasy" is common among men. That seems right. I'd suggest many women would also find the short film romantic. Would you say it taps into some deep-seated "rescue" fantasy they have? If so why would such well matched fantasies be shameful? Such fantasies may be a timeless part of the human condition.

Regards, Ross

That tremolo is stunning! The whole project is stunning! I'm stunned!

Not only are the modelling & the renderings great - your graphic skills in presenting these images is appreciated to.

Regards, Ross

That doggy's performance was impressive. The way the dog just flew over the car reminds me of the 'killer rabbits' in Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail.

If the criminal types were smart they'd even the playing field with their own trained dogs. They could be trained to smell cops!

[flash=425,344:18i2a6zx]http://www.youtube.com/v/XcxKIJTb3Hg&hl=en&fs=1[/flash:18i2a6zx]

@jenujacob said:

can someone try this and confirm if this really works?

Are you thinking the point of the video is instructional? - as in "How to pick up a babe in seven and a half minutes". Perhaps ultimately it might be. Try it -- you only have seven and a half minutes to loose & perhaps a lifetime of bliss to gain.