'Raising The Bar' for $15

My a**s twitches when I recall receiving Cingular cell phone bills every month. Now AT&T Wireless bills make the same part of my body twitch on a monthly basis. But if you are ATT employee and wish to show your loyalty to your boss, this is a 'must-have' 3D model for you. Just spend $15 and who knows, may be you will have a raise. Some day.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/314967
Available at Turbosquid

Scary Face, Scary Price

This $395 model looks like it came from 'House Of Wax' horror movie. The eyes and a few polygons are missing. To be fair, the model was made back in 1994 which explains it's missing polygons due to wear and tear for years.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=891
Available at Modelbank

Same Dummy, Different Price

The model is available in Cinema4D (*.c4d) format.

Content link ($0): http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/300252
Available at Turbosquid

Content link ($20): http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=108527
Available at Modelbank

Thanksgiving Turkey: 'Save a Buck or Two'

#1:

Content link (Turkey for $55):
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/249371
Available at Turbosquid

Content link (Turkey for $56):
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=106884
Available at Modelbank

#2:

Content link (Turkey for $6.95):
http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/prod_1590.html
Available at Exchange3D

Content link (Turkey for $11):
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/271756
Available at Turbosquid

Something is missing here. A Head? A Toilet seat? Both?

Something is missing here. A head? A toilet seat? Both?
They should come with the body which sits at 'close the door honey, I am almost done!' pose.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=10184
Available at Modelbank for $295.

Update:
Similar items are available for the same $295 price:



A. 'I feel chingo bells ringing in my stomach':
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=28408

B. 'I shouldn't be eating that apple pie':
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=10183

C. 'Life is beautiful!':
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=10187

Damaged Shades for $1

On sale for $1 after surviving somebody's butt was sitting on it. Comes with bonus human skin texture (!). This fact scares me: what happened to that guy who sat on these shades?

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/308836
Available at Turbosquid

You'd Better Call Him

Dude, you'd better call him as he insists. This 'Axe' sends the clear message to the rest of us. In any case, $15 is not really the money.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/191942
Available at Turbosquid

R.I.P. Stone for $25

This 3D woman face seems pissed off to me. I would also look pissed off if I be a generic Poser prop; when somebody took off my head, put it onto flat plane, painted all together with 'marble' material and now sells this R.I.P. composition for $25.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/188292
Available at Turbosquid

"What Are You Looking At?" for $20

This "What Are You Looking At?" piece of somebody's (who called himself 'nokie4321') creativity is for sale at Turbosquid for $20.
Product details are missing except file size: *.max, 604Kb.
Good idea for personal statement on T-Shirt.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/212845
Available at Turbosquid

Hold It, The Air Sickness Bag costs $25

When I look at the model I feel that I need the real airsickness bag for myself.
Speaking about modeling technique: looks like some people from the previous Century did not know about 'power of 2' texturing technique and used 'Boolean Subtract A-B' operations to produce such stuff.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=7620
Available at Modelbank for $25.

Spend $100 on 'Eva' or 'Do-It-By-Yourself' kit for $54.95

If I be working on CG project on some theme from Holy Bible, I might probably need a character of 'Eva'.
I think the Modelbank's 'Eva' for $100 will not be the option: too pricey, leaf is missing (at least I cannot see'em on the wireframe view), bottom part looks mossy.

I would probably go with 'Do-It-By-Yourself' approach ($54.95 in total):


At the end I will have 'Eva' for $54.95, a pair of shoes (a $100 value from Model bank) and a set of underwear (another hundred bucks item).

Content link (a $100 'Eva'): http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=107406
Available at Modelbank

Content link (a $49.95 'Anna' which could work as 'Eva'): http://www.3dexport.com/details.php?image_id=3330
Available at 3DExport

Content link (a $5.00 'Leaf'): http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/animals-and-plants/rose-leaf/prod_1423.html
Available at Exchange3D

Bed Spring for $50

This one must be the real gemstone in somebody's portfolio: very accurate, high-poly 3D model of 'Bed Spring' for $50.
Could be used in your projects as a regular spring, not just a bed spring.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=7463
Available at Modelbank

"..Auntie Adelaide: Priceless"

"Six-pack of Bud: $7, new snickers: $40, to see Auntie Adelaide naked: Priceless".
In this case the "priceless" would be $1095.00 in cold cash.

Simple math tells me that I could buy 84.5 models of women ($12.95 a piece) like this:


Dude, I wish they have more such models other than just 3 (or 4) as they do have now.

• Content link ('Auntie Adelaide' for $1095.00 , Available at Modelbank): http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=20226
• Content link (Almost the 'real deal' for $12.95 , Available at Exchange3D.com): http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/characters/gwen/prod_3993.html
  

Waiting since 1998 to be Yours

This model was first introduced to public in 1998. Since that she is collecting dust on Viewpoint's (later: Modelbank's) shelves waiting to be purchased for $195.

Model specs: 8K polygons, joined. Available in various 3D formats: *.max (I assume we are talking about 3DS-MAX ver.1 *.max format), IRIS Inventor *.iv, VRML *.vrml, etc.
Head is missing since 1998 though.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=30049
Available at Modelbank

Anorexia Nervosa returns

My buddy (Internal Medicine, MD) said that this patient may suffer from Anorexia Nervosa but he needs to check blood and urine samples to be more precise with the diagnosis.

However the mesh looks not that bad and leaves some hope for modifications in order to match either anatomical accuracy or 'cartoonish' look. You may purchase the model for $12 if challenge doesn't stop you.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/287188
Available at Turbosquid

Dating Service @ Turbosquid

The description says: "talk to me on MSN: xxx@xxx.net".
Perhaps the preference will be given to those who purchase the product for $10.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/284288
Available at Turbosquid

Got Sh*t?

Looks like this top-of-the-line product from Turbosquid easily beats competitor items with it's Hepatitis C look-n-feel and solid consistency.

Other than that I have no idea what makes it so special among similar items. Imho the second item below looks cooler, costs less (just $30), comes with plate (!) and part of interior:

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/160157
Available at Turbosquid for $54.50

Tip: Wanna have some fun with Turbosquid keywords? Check it out here.

Update: ('Same sh*t, different store'):

• $30.00 @ Turbosquid:
  http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/302231
• $60.00 @ The3DStudio:
  http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=13949

That would be $30 Paper Clip

That's what happen when somebody ends plumbing contracting carrier and goes into CG.

Content link: http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/141685
Available for $30 at Turbosquid

Liver on Tripod for $495

There are two similar models of Liver available at Modelbank. One of them comes with tripod which makes the price $300 higher.

There is another 'Liver' model available for $250, but at least it comes with whole bunch of surrounding meaty stuff which makes it's price more reasonable:

If $250 price still looks too high, here is the deal: exactly the same model is available at Exchange3D.com for $120.


Content link (Liver w/out Tripod, Published at Modelbank, $195): http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=23297

Content link (Liver with Tripod, Published at Modelbank, $495):
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=23334

Content link (Liver, full house, Published at Modelbank, $250):
http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=107156

Content link (same Liver as above for $250; Published at Exchange3D.com, $120):
http://www.exchange3d.com/cubecart/human/human-digestive-organs-max5-np-mp-/prod_3466.html

Female & Male Signs Duo for $20

Yet another crap made of extruded splines for $20.

Tip: The author may enhance his portfolio with similar creative ideas-for-sale:


Content link: http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=29955
Available at The3DStudio

Ford Taurus 96: for $70..$1395

If I be shopping for some reason for 3D model of Ford Taurus 96 having 14 hundred bucks budget, I probably go with The3DStudio offer ($70) and have the real set of wheels for $500 in more-less ok condition from Craigslist.com.

A $70 Content link: http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_details.aspx?id_product=34541
Available at The3DStudio

A $1395 Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=109
Available at Modelbank

Craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org

VRML Nostalgia

Modelbank becomes another source of my inspiration.
So here it is: an extremely low poly model of BMD (55 polygons) for $95. This pricey beauty appears from old good times when VRML was booming and there were only two available 3D content resources online: 3DCafe and Viewpoint 3D Model Collection.
Decade passed, XBox and PS game development standards made polygon budget per character more richer.. . But this classy piece of junk is still around.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=127
Available at Modelbank.com

Uzbekistan for $295

The price tag for this piece of 3D mesh is $295 (Two-Hundred-Ninety-Five-and-00/100-US-dollars). The above mess represents 3D model of Country of Uzbekistan.
Dude, that's huge! They must be hiding some bonus stuff in a thin middle layer (which is visible at cross section) for this price.

Content link: http://www.modelbank.com/UI/Product/ShowProductFullInfo.aspx?ProductID=86
Available at: Modelbank.com