Logitech Z-5500

[Kage]

Wow, its ages since I've been to this place. Its changed so much!
I'm back though, and probably back for good I hope you welcome me back after so long

I started work on this model a couple of months back (I'm still slow at modelling, but I think I've improved alot).

Its a model of the Logitech Z-5500 speaker system, and I was planning to model the entire set, speakers/pod/sub/controller and make a studio setup, and possibly a fake advertisement animation.

I know to a lot of people, its probably just another realistic type model thats been seen many times before, but the amount of work I've placed into this, trying to get it as accurate as possible (especially the latest pod model), is something I've never done before, and any feedback would be fantastic.

I've already modelled the front/rear speakers, and the pod. All thats left now is the centre speaker stand, and the sub, and finally the controller.

Its all clay at the moment, but I will proceed to texture/shade the models after completion, because I really get thrown off otherwise, as I've learnt from past experience.

I use Max, and Vray as the renderer as standard

I hope you like, and sorry about the long read :p

RENDERS:
Speaker model:


Speaker wire:


Very early material test:


Control pod finished, with speaker:


Control pod back:


Control pod wire (The back may need doing again for cleanliness, but it renders fine)



Thanks for looking :) Any comments welcome

[Izmal]

clean modelling...somehow its looking good so far.keep it up.
cant wait for it to be textured.. :)

[Kage]

Hey, I'm back with an update.

This place is pretty slow... whats happened to it?

Anyhow, heres the sub I've been working on. Still a lot of work to be done:

[minimus]

Wow!! what a pice so far.

5star modeling and 5 star for presantation;)

flawless modeling. looks like you only have quads, great job. hope to see more progression soon. tumbs up!

[Kage]

Hey, thanks so much :D It really means a lot to me when I get comments like that, honestly :) lol

I've just finished modelling the screw holes, and I'm going to start on the cone inside, with the Logitech logo on it, and then I'll start modelling the back, which may take a while (though its built of many bits)

I have no idea what I'm going to do with this after I've finished either. I thought as much as creating a studio setup, putting them in a desk type scene with computer, etc I may model, or create some kind of animation to show them off.
I love these speakers though. They have made music so much more enjoyable :)

Hope to have updates shortly.

You may as well see a wire of the sub so far:

[fengyun319]

Very good!

[Kage]

Thanks :)

Update:

[minimus]

i'm taking my hat of. you have realy made a stunning model out from so simple shapes:) clean and smooth.

may i ask how you went by modeling the srew hols on the front? and may we see a wire frame of this update? :)

[Dark Tempest]

Please, give us wires.

That's some amazing texturing.

[Kage]

Sorry for the really late reply :( Better late than never though, eh?

I was trying to get the wire right before posting it, because there were actually a lot of bumps on it, etc that I just cut away with on a render, but I've actually fixed it now.
There are a lot of sides, but thats only to keep control:



But to apolgise for the lack of images, I have tonnes to show, and these will hopefully make up for it :) Like I said, I'm sorry :(

Final sub back:


Final Pod:




Now I'm working on the speaker shaders:

[minimus]

holy...that cant be 3D :P that is so photoreal.

you gott some awsom skills, what are you working as? 3d modeler for some studios or?

[Kage]

Originally Posted by minimus

holy...that cant be 3D :P that is so photoreal.

you gott some awsom skills, what are you working as? 3d modeler for some studios or?

Thanks minimus :D

I work in a warehouse type place part time. I have no job in the 3D industry at all. I'm not exactly sure what I want to do as a career.
I have a Btec in E-media, and I did go to university, studying animation but didn't like it and left...
So, I feel pretty much lost at the minute, to be honest...

So, yeah, at the moment, I do this just for fun :) I've been self taught in 3D for quite a while now, and I think I'm slowly getting the hang of it all (after like 6-7 years haha)
Not that I wouldn't accept a job in a studio however!

[iamtravis316]

WOW!!! thats all i have to say lol. I was looking through these and I couldent tell that these were real till i saw minimus's comment on saying "are you sure these are real" lol Great Job Each one of those were amazing.

Keep up the good work!

[Kage]

Thanks :)

I'll have updates soon. I've been working on the shaders for the tweeter, and its looking alot better in terms of antistropic highlights.

In the next few hours, I'm going to progress to the next part of the texturing process, which will involve taking UVW maps into Photoshop to create better bump maps/colour differences, etc.

I can finally see the end of this project though. There is still quite a bit left however.

1) I still need to finish off the cone in the sub, adding details,
2) I still need to add circuitery to the pod model
3) I need to make the centre speakers stand
4) I need to make a few accessories.

Thats all I can think of :p

Any ideas on how you'd like the final render to be like? I was thinking of having all the models together, layed out like you see on images, and also render a back view of them all as well.

In the future I may use these in a scene of some sort also...

[Kage]

Last render of the night: