This weekend I went through and added a couple new models to my desk scene..
First off, I wanted to model out a computer. This is my rendition of a mac mini (older model). Right now it’s really just the basic shape and a little bit of texturing… but it’ll do. The power light is always on, even if it’s not plugged in. It occurred to me while I was modeling this, I have no real idea how to make lights switch on/off… this is probably something I need to look into.
Along with the computer, it seemed pretty obvious that I’d need a monitor of some kind. This is a pretty generic looking monitor. I took the basic shape/button layout from a Dell 17″ LCD but stretched it out a little to make it wide screen. At the moment, the buttons are all blank, but at some point in the future, I’ll add the UV mapping for a power switch, +, -, and source. The base isn’t very inspiring, but I didn’t really want to spend a great deal of time on it…
Here’s a real rendering with the new computer components. I still need to add cables, but in proper lighting both of these models look pretty good… you should be able to click for the full sized image.
