Rusty Tub

I've been playing with the Mask Node from the Wayward Art Company. It's a good tool for applying grunge to a model.

The Maybach DRS

The Mercedes Benz Advanced Design Center in Japan submitted its concept of a modern rickshaw at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, the Maybach DRS (Den Riki-Sha.) The car would be powered by electric motors and have a self-levelling system. The on-board computer system is plugged into the city’s transport infrastructure. It could accommodate a driver and two or three passengers.

#Merecedes-Benz #Maybach #rikshaw #Los_Angeles_Auto_Show Blender_2.8 #Cycles

MERCEDES F-CELL

In 2008 Mercedes-Benz assigned 150 apprentices the task of designing and building a concept car with a mandate to include references to the company’s history and the latest technology. The result, introduced to the public in April 2009, was the F-Cell Roadster. It pays homage to the first gasoline powered, purpose-designed car, the Benz Patented Motorwagen of 1886 with its exposed power plant, spoke wheels, leather and wood. There are also echoes of Formula One cars in the body shape and the front suspension. The vehicle is powered by a 1.2 kW hydrogen fuel cell and has a top speed of 25 kph and an operating range of 350 km. A joy-stick controls the steer-by-wire system.

This model was built in Blender 2.8 and rendered with Cycles. It’s the second time I’ve modeled

the F-Cell; the first was five years ago.

Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS)

To celebrate the 400^th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ journey from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the original Mayflower, the city decided to build the Mayflower Autonomous Ship and sail it from Plymouth to Plymouth in September, 2020. The project is being managed by a non-profit partnership of Promare (maritime research), Msubs (marine builders), Plymouth University, and IBM among others. The ship, which is being built in Poland, will be 15 meters long, weigh five tons and travel at 20 knots. It will be driven by a combination of solar and wind power with a diesel backup. The MAS will managed by sophisticated navigation and marine research facilities. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/MARS400/

#Mayflower #autonomous #ship #Pilgrim #Plymouth #Blender #Cycles

DR-10 Controller

And here's the controller for the DR-10 posted yesterday.

Bomb Disposal Robot

The Dragon Runner is a small (about 50 cm long) bomb disposal robot used by both the British and American military. It is built by Qinetiq, a British company that also has operation in the USA. The model is made with Blender 2.8 and rendered in Cycles.

Note: I first modelled the Dragon Runner using SketchUp in 2013.

Lenoir Gas Engine

Note: I first made a model of the Lenoir gas engine a couple years ago In an earlier version of Blender.

Étienne Lenoir, a French citizen born in Belgium, was the inventor of the first commercially successful internal combustion engine. His machine was a steam engine adapted to drive the piston with burning coal-gas ignited by an electrical spark. It was about 2.5 meters long. He gained his patent in 1860, but came second to the Otto-Langen gas engine in the Paris Exhibition of 1867.

#Lenoir #gas #engine #Blender #Cycles