# 3d Robot Battle

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [April 19, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209 "2006-04-19T18:53:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/1 "2006-04-19T18:53:51Z")

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How bout a battle to model the best robot? Im just getting into modeling and I would like to test some of the stuff im learning. Anyone interested? I’d say like a month duration for the battle. Any program goes and you can photoshop your render at the end if you want.

Any takers?

SR:eye:

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**Author:** ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/2 "2006-04-19T19:31:18Z")

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I’m in. If I have some time, I’ll whip something up.

GBP

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**Author:** ![signifer123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@signifer123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/signifer123)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/3 "2006-04-19T20:06:11Z")

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must say i don’t like doing robots so i may not enter but i might…just maybe…

anything like it has to be a bipod,or something?  
Because a robot could look like anything 😛

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/4 "2006-04-19T20:19:44Z")

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Man, im going through these video tutorials on modeling. They are so awesome.

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/5 "2006-04-19T20:21:24Z")

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nah, it’s all up to you. wheels, bipod, flying, etc.

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**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/6 "2006-04-20T00:55:00Z")

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☹ I wish I was a good modeller. I can animate a rig well- but model- eh kinda…

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**Author:** ![ar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ar1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ar1)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/7 "2006-04-20T14:44:28Z")

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Hey SlowRoasted, what application are you using?

GBP

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/8 "2006-04-20T17:07:00Z")

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Max 7

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/9 "2006-04-21T02:50:12Z")

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Actually it’s max 8. Im going to be starting my model soon. Got to finish some school work first though.

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/10 "2006-04-24T03:36:24Z")

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I’d like my robot to have 2 jet engines on it’s back that allow it to fly. Here is a quick render of what I’ve done so far. keep in mind this is my first model ever. I’ve done some crappy abstract stuff in the past, but this is my first try at a model:P

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/11 "2006-04-24T04:38:59Z")

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Alright, I think the engine is starting to look better. Im going to have to find out how to make some heat beams coming from it eventually, but that wont be till the end.

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**Author:** ![Bokke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Bokke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bokke)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/12 "2006-04-24T07:12:41Z")

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looks cool ! :beam:

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**Author:** ![danulf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danulf/32/555_2.png) [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/13 "2006-04-24T07:26:43Z")

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Maybe I’ll try something when I get home… I’ve never really modeled anything, only putting spheres and cubes together to make it look like… something… I have to learn sometime! I’m using cinema 4D, I got a copy of it, but is that good for modeling?

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**Author:** ![SlowRoasted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/14 "2006-04-24T13:52:10Z")

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Im going to start over on this one. I was just eyeballing stuff. I need to sketch the robot and then set up reference images to really makes something nice.

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**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-robot-battle/186209/15 "2006-04-25T03:00:22Z")

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Looking great Nathan 🙂
