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The best models uploaded to 3DVIA.com during the week of Saturday, September 12th through Friday, September 18th are highlighted here. A super secret stealth plane, mini kitchen, electric guitar, concept car, a floating fresh apple juice bar, a bulldozer tank and a light bulb ready to shock himself! What else could you want? How about le Petit Prince, a Power Wagon, castle ruins, a Pacman maze and a chaotic monster too? And there’s even more, so take a look!

In case your attention span is extremely limited, you can watch the following video in 33 seconds and see all the included models before you forget what you were doing. :)

Easy links to the previous Top 10 lists: 001 – 002 – 003 – 004 – 005 – 006 – 007 – 008 – 009 – 010 – 011 – 012 – 013 – 014 – 015 – 016 – 017 -018 – 019 – 020 – 021 – 022 – 023 – 024 – 025 – 026 – 027 – 028 – 029 – 030 – 031 – 032 – 033 – 034 – 035 – 036 – 037 – 038 – 039 – 040 – 041 – 042 – 043 – 044 – 045

The Top 10:

Shannon keeps coming up with special customs that help broaden our appreciation of guitars! Vito Bratta’s ESP Custom Guitar (Tobacco Burst) was modeled by sandman14 using Google SketchUp. [Shannon is from the US]

What a great concept – Fresh Apple Juice! abu_roadking’s fertile imagination and great skill using 3DVIA Shape makes this concept real indeed (and makes me thirsty too)! [Abu is from India]

Watch out for this Stealth Jet imagined and modeled by george1993 using 3DVIA Shape.

This Mini Kitchen was modeled by XQH_XXX using 3DVIA Shape and is based on the real thing, which is amazingly efficient. [Parth is from India]

Le Petit Prince by jackRED is a classic story for children that has been brought to life using 3D.  [jackRED is from Morocco]

When you need a big job done in a hurry, you might as well call in the big stuff like the Pionierpanzer Dachs by alfredix. Alfred uses Pro/E to create his models and then translates them into STEP format for upload to 3DVIA. [Alfred is from Germany]

Bulby by XQH_XXX is in for a shock in this really funny story created by Parth using 3DVIA Shape. [Parth is from India]

Funky Dinamics Optimised by l5o2k1s is a great interpretation of the BMW Vision show car recently shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  [l5o2k1s is from Romania]

Textures once again prove their immense value in modeling in Moreton Corbet Castle Ruins by squarefountain. Using Google SketchUp, combined with a bit of actual topography imagery, squarefountain has created a very believable set of ruins to explore.

Power Wagon by toymaker makes me happy just looking at it. From the flame job to the nicely detailed drive train, it just begs to be taken for a ride! toymaker used Google SketchUp to create this classic. [toymaker is from the US]

Honorable Mentions:

Pacman Returns in 3D thanks to maheshak modeling it using 3DVIA Shape. [maheshak is from India]

XQH_XXX built this complicated Photo Shoot by using 3DVIA Shape to create the models that he didn’t have and then adding the rest from our continuously growing list of uploaded models.  [Parth is from India]

Everyone has days like this -  A Regular Day In Chaos City by zzz-zzz. Now we also have a 3D model built using 3DVIA Shape to help us try to laugh about them.

Woodford by aemh looks like a cozy home setting with a hot car to add some excitement. aemh put it together using 3DVIA Shape.

Sitar – String Instrument was carefully modeled by trigram_VMP using 3DVIA Shape. [trigram_VMP is from India]

Just so everyone knows, the order that the Top 10 and Honorable Mentions are displayed is based on color, type of model and how I’m feeling, not any particular ranking. I just rearrange them until I like the way it looks. It’s as simple as that!

Here’s a brief recap of what I look for when I select the “Top 10″ and “Honorable Mentions”:

Variety – One of the most important factors. I try to show models created using lots of different software products and showing lots of different ways of using 3D. I include brief comments on why I chose each model.

Creativity, unusual subject matter and humor – These are big factors. We should all be having fun and feel free to model our passions!

Models must be uploaded by the original modeler – Many times I find models that I think will add to the community and will upload them with credit given to the modeler. These and other models that I can’t be reasonably sure who modeled them (for example – commercial models) are a welcome addition to the 3DVIA community, but the goal of the “Top 10″ is to encourage individual modelers and reward their special creativity.

Models entered in the 3DVIA Challenge contests will not be considered – They’re already getting plenty of attention and I want to spotlight models we may have missed.

There is no reward given – Other than the satisfaction of being noticed, spotlighted and being brought to the attention of more modelers. In my personal experience, the pleasure of having my work appreciated is the ultimate reward anyway.

Your comments are always welcomed and encouraged! Your responses will help the modelers and the 3DVIA community as a whole. Feel free to bring other models to my attention and let me know why they attracted you. (PLEASE NOTE: In order to make it easier to explore, all photos are linked directly to the model’s page.)

One final note of caution: these are my choices (dswavely) and my choices alone. So, aim the tomatoes appropriately.