The Time Machine

I hadn’t done anything in Blender for months, so I started a project to re-make a prop from the 2002 film The Time Machine. It took me 7 or 8 weekends to make, I have lost count. It is the most complex thing I ever made in Blender by several orders of magnitude, and I learned a lot about detail.


I put in as much detail as I could bear, and ended up making a few things that aren’t visible in the final render, like most of the battery bank console pictured below. I knew the display on the main console (above) wouldn’t be visible, but I just had to make it.


This prop might be the most excellent steam-punk contraption ever constructed.

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:+1:
Great work, congrats…

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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!

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Very Nice Indeed

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It is an honour, thank you.

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Wow can’t wait to see this featured.
I’ll have a closer look.

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This is really badass!

Thanks, man

You’re on the #featured row! :+1:

That is excellent news, thank you.

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Congrats on having patience in 3D modeling something so complex. I would die half way there :smiley:

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have you tried getting hired as 3D artist?

I haven’t. I only started on Blender to make art for my games.

Uuuu creating game assets, to be honest I hate that :rofl: hahaha, but if you like it then feel free to go because you will be great at it. I create 3D environment illustrations, and those are the ONLY projects in which I could last 7-8 weeks like you did on this project.

Really like the brushed look of the date counter wheels!

Very nice.

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That’s a good depiction.

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Were I to hypothetically critique this piece, I would say that it lacks a central focus. The geometry is rather fussy, and could be balanced out a little more by adding a component that was less complex but thoughtful with the materials / shading?

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absolutely stunning !

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That is so cool :star_struck:

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