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The body for the Mini Cooper is basically done. Yes, this was done in about 2 days. Now some decisions have to be made. Does this become a freebee Personal use only model or get fully detailed and go for sale and available for commercial use? Any car I release free will not be as detailed as the commercial ones are. Probably no engine, trunk compartment or undercarriage and a lower detail interior. My daughter called it a Monopoly car. The doors will open, the front wheels and steering will turn and the wheels will rotate but the hood and trunk will not open. They will not be available for commercial use. The sale cars are fully detailed with engines, trunk compartments, undercarriages and interiors, detailed right down to the modeled knobs. I generally release addons for my sale cars and the addons are also available for commercial use when used with the car they were made for. I should probably start a poll for good candidates for Freebee cars.

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a freebie would be great ;) and also a poll for freebies... #1 a 96 Honda Accord Coupe

Your vehicles are excellent, and even if it's not detailed, it is a lovely addition.

Poll: 1996 Ford Capri, 2.0l laser. Ford Escort RS (not the new turbo - the old style). 1998 Toyota Corrolla. Triumph Spitfire, MG Midget, Triumph Sprite, Ford Transit van, Mercedes Kompressor, 1998 Ford Mondeo GXL Estate. I'd better stop there, have a big list of wants. :) The mini looks majorly cool. I'd personally prefer a more detailed version, but that also depends on "which" store it goes into as to whether I'd buy it. Though... This is one thing that might over-ride my personal distrust of certain stores. I like it. Free or store I don't mind, I would buy this.

I won't vote on the Mini Cooper question ... decide what you will. I think a "classic" freebie car would be far more appreciated than anything post-1975. My own preferred model would be the 1965 Barracuda. Even if you make that one and charge forty bucks for it at DAZ, I'll pay. But of course everyone loves freebies. ;-) Again, I feel strongly that cars of any "classic" era would be more valuable to the community than recent models. Let's face it, newer cars just don't have the design elegance that older models did. IMO that should be obvious to a creative community, even if I do lust for my best friend's brand new BMW.

that looks really good! nice job!

Questor, Currently all of my sale cars are being sold through DAZ. I should have stated this, I only make classic cars. Pre-1970 to be exact. There are a few 70's model cars I would consider but nothing newer. AdR has started making some later model cars but I haven't made the switch, at least not yet.

That's fine Duddly, no worries. I didn't realise all your products were sold through Daz, that also is perfectly acceptable so you've got at least one sale if you decide to detail that mini. As for classic cars, oh heck got a long list of those too. starting with pre '60 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, Any Bentley, Any Jaguar. Some of the early 1920-1935 vehicles would be cool too, from any manufacturer. I have a desire to explore some of the "Gangster" era in images at some point. Anyway, good work on the mini. I shall keep an eye open for your work from here out.

Detail that puppy and sell it. Easy to say isn't it? I know I would buy it.

I may be interested in the car, don't need any more detail at all for my purposes, but will want commercial use if the project gets a green light.

Duddly, Detail it and sell it. Cherokee

Duddly, Oh yeah, for the poll.....either the custom '49 Merc Lowrider or the '57 or '59 Ford Retractable Hardtop. Cherokee

This is way cool! I always wanted a Mini Cooper; the closest I ever got was an 1970 Austin America (the American version of the MG 1300). I will definitely buy it if you make a commercial version.

Monopoly car is a cute name! It would be so cool to have that painted on the door. :) I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Mini Cooper! I always wanted one. This is so cool to actualy see it in 3D. Wowy! How about bothe a lower detail freebe and then a fully detaied one also in the store? I don't know if it's a good idea or not but I've seen that done before with other products.

Make the low detial version a freebie, no posability either. This let's people "test drive" the model. Than make the fully detailed version with posable doors wheels stick shift etc. as a commercial item. This will fullfill both requirements!

Good piece of work. My favourite car is a Lotus 7. It would definetly be a challenge to model though.

Sell it with some "The Italian Job" MATs Duddley. Very Cool.

Lamborghini Miura, that old Lotus with the "table-top" rear engine hood, Ferrari Dino, old Grand Prix cars...... You are a true digital craftsman Duddley!

Poll: '59 Edsel or any other big finned monster - hard top and convertable, any of the 1930's rounded cars (great for gangster and period pieces), Roll's Silver Shadow, VW bug with the conversion kits (Rolls front, Continental trunk, convertable, souped up with pipes and a front drop-in engine - my uncle did one years ago), any old truck. Freebie or for sale: This one a freebie (because I'm not sure what the demand would be for this one on sale). The next one something hot, and use it as a test of doing both. A low res version for freebies with few options, a high res with lots of detail and multiple textures for sale. A good candidate would be something like the convertable bug with swapable add-on kits. The old VW had a number of them, and it would give a lot of options to the package. You do great work. Even the freebies have a detail to them that others fail to put in.

Making a free and sale version of the same car would probably be out of the question. As my sale cars are usable for commercial renders and my freebees aren't it would be hard to track usage as well. Also basically having to poserize the same model twice doesn't interest me much either. DSQRD, Actually the Lotus 7 would be easy to model. The body is supper simple. It's an interesting car although, for a Lotus I would probably prefer the Europa myself, though neither are out of the question for future models. YOu know, the Lotus 7 might make a good freebee. Do you own one you could get me good reference shots of? mikebruin, Would you believe I have never seen "The Italian Job"? I understand it is coming out on DVD on the 5th, I'll have to pick it up.

Yeah, you've got to see 'The Italian Job" Duddley. It is to minis what 'Bullet' was to the mustang (?). I was lucky enough to get the free version of your '69' Boss and have been meaning to let you know how much pleasure I've had out of it. Thanks.

I'd go for a detailed one for sale - the doors would have to open and it would have to have an interior, though. I had an Lotus 7 restoration (that I sold unfinished) in addition to a Mini Cooper, plus a Lotus Elan (think Emma Peel), that is a another car you should do! Europas were actually pretty dreadful cars, incidently, no speed and the (early ones) didn't have opening windows!

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Any car I do has at least a basic interior and working doors wheels and steering. Any sale car also has completely detailed engine, trunk and undercarriage as well as working trunklid, hood and a highly detailed interior right down to modeled knobs and such. If you haven't already check out my cars at my site. I recently added some shots of my upcoming Aston Martin DB5 that will be available at DAZ on the 7th of November. I am going to be adding more detail shots to all the pages at the next update, as well as taking down the 57' Chevy. My site will only list cars that I have created 100%. I have today started on a 63' Porsche 356B as well and the Porsche and Mini will probably be developed at the same time.

I'd be prepared to buy this. I've actually made my own model of a mini for an animation I'm working on but I'd love to have a highly detailed model to use for close ups and character work. If this came up throught Daz at a similar price to your other work I'd definitly buy it.

Oh and I really want the DB5 as well...