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Challenge #26: Matinee
	View Discussion Thread Download Maya .ma file: Matinee_MA.rar Download FBX file: Matinee_FBX.rar Download OBJ file: Matinee_OBJ.rar Modeled by Dan Konieczka.
Challenge #25: Artistry
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download FBX file: artistry_FBX.rar Download Maya .ma file: artistry_MA.rar Download OBJ file: artistry_OBJ.rar Download Lightwave .lwo file: artistry_LWO.rar Modeled by Giorgio Luciano.
Challenge #24: The Cabin
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download BLEND file: theCabin_BLEND.rar Download FBX file: theCabin_FBX.rar Download LWO file: theCabin_LWO.rar Download MA file: theCabin_MA.rar Download OBJ file: theCabin_OBJ.rar Modeled by Andrew Kin Fun Chan and Dan Konieczka.
Challenge #23: Mad Science
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: madScience_OBJ.rar Download Maya file: madScience_MA.rar Download FBX file: madScience_FBX.rar Download LXO file: madScience_LXO.rar Download LWO file: madScience_LWO.rar Modeled by Dan Konieczka and Giorgio Luciano.
Challenge #22: The Carnival
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: TheCarnival_OBJ.rar Download Maya .ma file: TheCarnival_MA.rar Download .fbx file: TheCarnival_FBX.rar Download Blender file: TheCarnival_BLEND.rar Modeled by Dan Konieczka.
Challenge #21: The Bedroom
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download XSI file: Bedroom_XSI.rar Download OBJ file: Bedroom_OBJ.rar Download Maya .ma file: Bedroom_MA.rar Download Lightwave file: Bedroom_LWO.rar Download 3DS file: Bedroom_3DS.rar Download POV-Ray file: Bedroom_POV.rar Download .fbx file: Bedroom_FBX.rar Modeled by David Vacek, design by David Tousek.
Challenge #20: The Shop Girls
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: TheShopGirls_OBJ.rar Download 3DS file: TheShopGirls_3DS.rar Download LWO file: TheShopGirls_LWO.rar Download FBX file: TheShopGirls_FBX.rar Download XSI file: TheShopGirls_XSI.rar Download MB file: TheShopGirls_MB.rar Modeled by Giorgio Luciano, Dan Konieczka, and Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #19: The King's Treasure
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: KingsTreasure_OBJ.rar Download XSI file: KingsTreasure_XSI.rar Download 3DS file: KingsTreasure_3DS.rar Download LWO file: KingsTreasure_LWO.rar Download Maya file: KingsTreasure_MB.rar Download Houdini file: KingsTreasure_BGEO.rar Download Modo file: KingsTreasure_LXO.rar Modeled by Dan Konieczka and Juan Carlos Silva.
Challenge #18: Science Fiction
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: ScienceFictionChallenge_OBJ.rar Download Maya 2009 .ma file: ScienceFictionChallenge_MA.rar Download FBX file: ScienceFictionChallenge_FBX.rar Download Softimage .xsi file: ScienceFictionChallenge_XSI.rar Download Lightwave file (large!): ScienceFictionChallenge_LWO.rar Download Max9 file: ScienceFictionChallenge_MAX9.rar Download Blender file: ScienceFictionChallenge_BLEND.rar Download 3DS file: ScienceFictionChallenge_3DS.rar Modeled by Juan Carlos Silva.
Challenge #17: Natural History
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download Wavefront OBJ file: Natural_History_OBJ.rar Download Softimage XSI file: Natural_History_XSI.rar Download Maya 2008 .ma file: Natural_History_MA.rar Download 3DS Max file: Natural_History_3DSmax.rar Download scene split into 10 FBX files: Natural_History_MultiPart_FBX.rar Download scene split into 10 OBJ files: Natural_History_MultiPart_OBJ.rar Download Blender file: Natural_History_blend.rar Download Houdini Apprentice file: Natural_History_Houdini.rar Download Lightwave file: Natural_History_LWO.rar Modeled by Alvaro Luna Bautista and Joel Andersdon.
Challenge #16: The Lighthouse
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download Houdini Apprentice file: Lighthouse_Houdini.rar Download Cinema 4D file: Lighthouse_c4d96.rar Download 3DS file: Lighthouse_3DS.rar Download Max 2009 file: Lighthouse_3ds2009.rar Download Blender file: Lighthouse_Blend.rar Download Lightwave LWO: Lighthouse_LWO.rar Download Maya 2008 .ma file: Lighthouse_MA.rar Download Softimage XSI file: Lighthouse_XSI.rar Download OBJ file: Lighthouse_OBJ.rar Download FBX file: Lighthouse_FBX.rar Modeled by Juan Carlos Silva.
Challenge #15: Film Noir
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ: FilmNoirChallenge_OBJ.rar Download Maya 2008 .ma file: FilmNoirChallenge_MA.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: FilmNoirChallenge_MAX.rar Download Softimage XSI 6.5 file: FilmNoirChallenge_XSI.rar Download Cinema 4D file: FilmNoirChallenge_C4D.rar Download Lightwave .LWO file: FilmNoirChallenge_LWO.rar Download Blender file: FilmNoirChallenge_Blend.rar Download FBX file: FilmNoirChallenge_FBX.rar Modeled by Greg Sandor.
Challenge #14: The Local Train
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ (series of files): local_train_OBJ.rar Download Maya 2008 .ma file: local_train_MA.rar Download 3D Studio Max 8 file: local_train_MAX.rar Download Blender file: local_train_BLEND.rar Download XSI 5 file: local_train_XSI.rar Download FBX file: local_train_FBX.rar Modeled by Alvaro Luna Bautista.
Challenge #13: Christmas
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: ChristmasChallenge_OBJ.rar Download Maya 7 .ma file: ChristmasChallenge_MA.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: ChristmasChallenge_MAX.rar Download Blender file: ChristmasChallenge_BLEND.rar Download XSI 5 file: ChristmasChallenge_XSI.rar Download FBX file: ChristmasChallenge_FBX.rar Download Lightwave file: ChristmasChallenge_LWO.rar Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #12: Halloween
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: Halloween_OBJ.rar Download Maya 8 .mb file: Halloween_MB.rar Download 3DS file: Halloween_3DS.rar Download Lightwave LWO file: Halloween_LWO.rar Download XSI 5 file: Halloween_XSI.rar Download FBX file: Halloween_FBX.rar Download Cinema 4D file: Halloween_C4D.rar Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #11: Brand X
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download IGES file: BrandX_IGES.rar (NURBS Models) Download Maya file: BrandX_Maya.rar (NURBS Models) Download XSI file: BrandX_XSI.rar (NURBS Models) Download OBJ file: BrandX_OBJ.rar (Polygonal Model) Download FBX file: BrandX_FBX.rar (Polygonal Model) Download Cinema 4D file: BrandX_C4D.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: BrandX_3DS.rar Modeled by Anthony Thomas.
Challenge #10: Flying Spaghetti Monster
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_OBJ.rar Download 3D Studio Max file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_MAX.rar Download FBX file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_FBX.rar Download Softimage\|XSI file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_XSI.rar Download .MB for Maya 7 and up: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_MB.rar Download Lightwave 3D file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_LWO.rar Download Cinema 4D file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_C4D.rar Download Blender file: FlyingSpaghettiMonster_BLEND.rar Modeled by Ted Channing.
Challenge #9: Neon and Chrome
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: NeonAndChrome_OBJ.rar Download MAX file: NeonAndChrome_MAX.rar Download FBX file: NeonAndChrome_FBX.rar Download Maya file: NeonAndChrome_MB.rar Download Softimage XSI file: NeonAndChrome_XSI.rar Download Cinema 4D file: NeonAndChrome_C4D.rar Download LightWave file: NeonAndChrome_LWO.rar Modeled by Christophe Desse and Matthew Thain.
Challenge #8: Haunted Hallway
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: hauntedhallway_OBJ.rar Download FBX file: hauntedhallway_FBX.rar Download Maya 8 .mb: hauntedhallway_MB.rar Download Softimage\|XSI .xsi: hauntedhallway_XSI.rar Download Lightwave .lwo: hauntedhallway_LWO.rar Download Cinema 4D .c4d: hauntedhallway_C4D.rar Download 3D Studio Max 8 .max: hauntedhallway_MAX.rar Download 3D Studio Max 9 .max: hauntedhallway_MAX9.rar Modeled by Dan Wade.
Challenge #7: An Eye for an Eye
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: eye_OBJ.rar 295 KB Download DXF file: eye_DXF.rar 261 KB Download FBX file: eye_FBX.rar 389 KB Download IGES file: eye_IGES.rar 438 KB Download Maya .ma: eye_MA.rar 452 KB Download 3DS file: eye_3DS.rar 96 KB Download Cinema 4D: eye_C4D.rar 96 KB Modeled by Serguei Kalentchouk.
Challenge #6: Candle Light
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: candles_OBJ.rar 632 KB Download FBX file: candles_FBX.rar 184 KB Download 3D Studio Max MAX file: candles_MAX.rar 292 KB Download Lightwave LWO file: candles_LWO.rar 211 KB Download Cinema 4D C4D file: candles_C4D.rar 421 KB Download Maya .ma file: candles_MA.rar 188 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #5: Under The Boardwalk
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download Softimage XSI files: UnderTheBoardwalk_XSI.rar 988 KB Download OBJ file: UnderTheBoardwalk_OBJ.rar 1.5 MB Download Maya .ma file: UnderTheBoardwalk_MA.rar 1.5 MB Download 3D Studio Max file: UnderTheBoardwalk_MAX.rar 827 KB Download Lightwave file: UnderTheBoardwalk_LWO.rar 447 KB Modeled by Serguei Kalentchouk.
Challenge #4: Bottle Collection
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ file: BottleCollection_OBJ.rar 593 KB Download Maya .mb file: BottleCollection_MB.rar 258 KB Download 3D Studio Max file: BottleCollection_3DS.rar 180 KB Download Lightwave file: BottleCollection_LWO.rar 202 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #3: Hairy Hare
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download polygon OBJ file: HairyHare_poly_OBJ.rar 63 KB Download NURBS IGES file: HairyHare_NURBS_IGES.rar 57 KB Modeled by Jeremy Birn.
Challenge #2: Four Scripts
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread (& Scripts) Download OBJ format: FS_Kitchen_OBJ.rar 1.9 MB Download Maya 7 .mb: FS_Kitchen_MB.rar 845 KB Download Maya .ma: FS_Kitchen_MA.rar 1.3 MB Modeled by Jeremy Birn. Also of interest to Maya users, there is a fully lit version of this kitchen scene available for download. Also see the three-part tutorial video about lighting this scene: Part 1 \| Part 2 \| Part 3.
Challenge #1: Fruit Bowl
	View Gallery \| View Discussion Thread Download OBJ format: fruit_v2_OBJ.rar 5 MB Download Maya 7 .mb: fruit_v2_MB.rar 2 MB Download Softimage XSI: fruit_XSI.rar 3.3 MB Download Cinema 4D file: fruit_C4D.rar 2.8 MB Modeled by Dan Wade.