Star Wars 3D Design and Print Competition

Andy_Stonefield · 2016-02-25T21:00:34.000Z

Here is a bust of a Duras species I designed in Sculptris. These characters were in several of the movies (Mos Eisley Cantina), the Clone Wars series, and in Battlefront games. Andy-3 Plovers Studios http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1347711
Duros_Bust_3PS.stl (1.08 MB)

Duros_Bust_clean.jpg584×554 141 KB

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-26T07:19:09.000Z

Can you describe the sort of pose you are wanting? holding hands? looking at eachother etc?

Native217 · 2016-02-26T07:26:15.000Z

Can you send me your email and ill send a couple photos to give you a better idea of what I want it to look like? Mine is;

Nathanclinnick@gmail.com

thanks

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-26T08:32:34.000Z

You can email me at geoff@hex3d.com

edthomp · 2016-02-28T10:19:49.000Z

I don’t mean to sound rude but how is this a fair contest? You have an entry deadline of March 21 and most upvotes by then wins. Obviously whoever entered earlier has more of a chance to be seen and get votes. Whereas someone who say enters on March 21, well thanks for playing but you entered for no reason as you don’t stand a chance. Even people who decide to enter now they’ve practically lost. No disrepsect to flowlistik but he already won and might as well give him an ultimaker now as no one who enters later will ever catch up. This contest is flawed. Should be remade and adjusted so voting begins for everyone at a specific date after all entries are collected by entry deadline.

DR3D · 2016-02-28T10:25:53.000Z

I think Edthomp makes a good point. I started designing my entry as soon as I saw this contest pop up and it’ll be about a week before I’m finished modeling and another week until it is finished printing. It would be a little more even if the submission deadline was on March 21 with a voting period lasting another month (April 21). That would level the playing field for everyone.

edthomp · 2016-02-28T10:48:07.000Z

Definitely. Seems like those who already have had a star wars model made beforehand has a huge advantage because they can submit their old works. People who decide to create new works after seeing this contest are at a great disadvatage because it takes time to create something new.

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-28T11:43:08.000Z

De-entering the competition.

None of my things were made for the competition, I think people that create things FOR the comp should enter.

luke321 · 2016-02-28T12:05:42.000Z

I made this Darth Vader Cookie Cutter for a friends Birthday because the Dark Side has the best Cookies!

thingiverse.com

Darth Vader cookie cutter by Luke321

First cut out the cookies with the cutter, than imprint the face. I recommend scaling the model up to 150 or 200%

2016-02-28 13.01.11.jpg3264×2448 2.59 MB

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-28T12:42:03.000Z

Yep, I agree, I am actually pulling my entries out. They were made ages ago, one of them in 2014.

rockets2 · 2016-02-28T13:20:10.000Z

I wonder why all these maker competitions are designed to be this way. Instructables contests always have a bunch of submissions of things made in the past. Maybe a better format would be to declare the topic and rules of the competition and give a month for makers to prepare their design before opening up submissions? Anyway, just my two cents.

Tam_Koowan · 2016-02-28T14:22:15.000Z

Excuse me, I also participate in this competition and I also do not understand how you can have as many positive vote with a Dath Vader as ugly.
Obviously that you can cheat.
It is not possible that people do not see the real good job!
Good luck in spite of all

RCole · 2016-02-28T15:35:07.000Z

I thought this was wrong from the first day of the competition. Entries in the competition should be made for the competition.

I would like a good design competition (there are a few). I can do the design and have access to a printer at work (so I know what works and what doesn’t - but I’m not allowed to use it for personal prints) and would love to have one at home. So, here’s a contest for people who have a printer and they can win a printer. I feel it’s another case of “the rich get richer…” I can see giving away spools to people with printers - that makes sense, but not giving away a printer to people with a printer.

As a post-script - Yes, I enter every competition I can where I can win a printer. I just don’t have the opportunity to enter this one.

edthomp · 2016-02-28T20:39:02.000Z

I have no gripes about submitting older works if the contest holder deems they are valid. I also agree that this contest should be made for people who made models for this contest as those individuals put in the work specifically for it. It would be more refreshing to see newer works get some recognition. Big fan of your modeling btw. The voting just needs to allow everyone an equal chance. It’s just quite discouraging that any new entries beyond this point be not be worth one’s effort.

flowalistik · 2016-02-28T22:17:27.000Z

I agree with you, my Darth Vader is really ugly (and don’t even think about what’s under that mask), focusing on a low-poly style limits what I can do with my designs, and 3D printing has some limitations too. The final result is usually what it’s left after solving the low-poly and the 3D printing problems or limitations.

About the real good job, be sure that people can see it. Your work and most of the other entries of the contest have my upvote, because I find them amazing and really inspiring. Your design is really detailed, and I wouldn’t even consider designing such a complex thing, my knowledge is very limited compared to yours. I wouldn’t be so interested in 3D printing if it wasn’t for all the community behind it, and be sure that I will die sharing my work and fighting for an open community.

I’m sorry if the upvotes my entry has have made you believe I cheated. Consider that I asked my followers and my closest friends to take a look and vote me if they considered I deserved the vote. Having fifty upvotes should be considered a complete fail. Is that cheating? Some of my friends have registered to vote me. I won’t hide anything, if 3D Hubs think I should be disqualified or that I shouldn’t participate, I will accept it.

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-29T00:08:59.000Z

This competition is terribly flawed. With a quick VPN shuffle I could up upvote any of these to #1. I think anyone who didn’t make the model specifically for this Comp should pull out.

edthomp · 2016-02-29T01:14:20.000Z

Wow. Did not know about that. That will definitely lead to malicious intents. Maybe a better way to pick a winner is to go by the number of downloads a model has. That may works great as it will be newly uploaded models without preexisting downloads and a more definite way of showing popularity. This upvote voting system is horrible. It can definitley be gamed. Hope someone can bring this to the attention of the contest holder or some 3d hubs admin.

AxisLab · 2016-02-29T01:23:21.000Z

Switching ip, proxy, doesn’t let you vote more. It’s 1 up vote per 3dhubs account. One needs to log into their account to vote. Meaning if someone wanted to do say 20 votes, they would need 20 email addresses and sign up for 20 new 3D hubs accounts. That I’m sure would be noticeable and flagged by the contest holders.

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-29T01:25:40.000Z

Yeah, it’s disgustingly easy to rig, I could do about 80 entries per hour if I was bothered. I feel like doing it tho just to show 3D hubs why you don’t run a comp on this fashion. I doubt flowalitisk cheated tho, as he said he asked friends to come vote for him, nothing stopping the others doing that also.

personally, I think the first prize should reflect the effort given too. Motorised AT-AT gets my vote.

Geoff_Wicks · 2016-02-29T01:27:53.000Z

Of course you can lol.,

Even if you wanted to do it manually. 1. Create email, create hubs account, 2. Change VPN zone.

3. Repeat.