Horizon System Future transportation

Horizon System: The plane that can pick up trains.

The Horizon System offers a glimpse into the future of intercontinental transportation in 2050.
The Horizon System is an entirely electric system of transportation conceived as a hybrid between a plane and a train. Thanks to a maglev-style mechanism, the large aircraft is able to pick up passengers inside the small SkyLink trains while both the plane and trains are in motion, eliminating the possibility of congestion at large airports and on highways. Horizon System has no pilot, which means it could be the largest drone ever conceived.

Horizon System - future of transportation concept

Passengers would enter the Horizon System through their local SkyStation. After getting on board a SkyLink pod and reaching the Airstrip, passengers are picked up by the SkyShip. As the train gently accelerates to match the speed of the approaching aircraft, it is carefully plucked from the track and lifted up, only to be soon dropped off at another location.

Horizon System - future of transportation concept

The aircraft never touches the ground-its wings sail along the maglev rails as outgoing cars are released and the new ones are picked up. Battery packs on board the train cars (or pods) are charged as it travels along the rails—these battery packs that power the aircraft in flight. The released cars start recharging as soon as they reach the transit rails.

Horizon System - future of transportation concept

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Cool Lego 3d concepts

Cool Lego 3d concept Dieselpunk aircraft

Jon Hall is extremely talented 3d designer who creates cool Lego Dieselpunk aircraft.

Jon Hall lego 3d concepts

You might ask what is Dieselpunk? According to Wikipedia Dieselpunk is a genre that combines the aesthetics of diesel-based technology influenced by the interwar period to the 1950s with futurist postmodern technology.

Jon Hall lego 3d concepts

Jon goes the extra mile for that final touch and creates a custom pilot for each vehicle, proving that his artistic talent matches his building skills.

Jon Hall lego 3d concepts

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Future London Underground train

Siemens unveils proposal for future London Underground train.

Siemens has unveiled a full-sized mock-up of the train which it intends to offer when Transport for London calls tenders for new fleets for London Underground's small-profile tube lines.

Part of Siemens' Inspiro family, the articulated design for London would feature wide through gangways, air-conditioning and an option for fully-automated operation.

Siemens unveils proposal for future London Underground train.

The trains would feature a smaller-profile body suitable for London. This would include a distinctively styled cab. Industrial design for the trains has been undertaken by Atlantic Design, while the mock-up was produced by Curvature Group.

Siemens unveils proposal for future London Underground train.

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Machines of Cosmic Motors

Machines of Cosmic Motors by Daniel Simon

Cosmic Motors™ is a fantasy manufacturer of vehicles of all kinds, located in the center of the Galaxion galaxy. CoMo, as it is affectionately referred to by its outer space fans, was founded in the Galaxion year 8966-B…

About Daniel Simon:

Daniel Simon is a German-born concept designer, author, and producer, with professional roots as a senior designer at Bugatti and Volkswagen. Clients include Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, Lotus, and Hamilton.
After working in Spain, England, Brazil, and Japan, Simon settled in Los Angeles, where he focuses his acclaimed style on creating iconic fantasy vehicles for Hollywood blockbuster films such as Tron: Legacy, Captain America: The First Avenger, Prometheus, and Oblivion. He also offers automotive-design services, lectures, and works on his own vehicle-centered fantasy worlds, available as books: Cosmic Motors™ and The Timeless Racer®.

Cosmic Motors Camarudo

Workflow:

To offer an efficient workflow for clients, Simon relies heavily on 3-D modeling and visualization from the first stages of a project, using cutting-edge hardware, Autodesk Alias Automotive software and iRay visualization and animation technology via Bunkspeed. His data sets can be shared among most standard digital platforms. Simon’s experience in the automotive industry allows him to creatively accompany prototype builds up to the final delivery to a film set.

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The Cosmic Motors Camarudo is a one-person motion device, powered by a small conventional turbine that only enables ground-level flights.

Cosmic Motors Camarudo

The Cosmic Motors Detonator is a featured vehicles in the fantasy book Cosmic Motors. It is designed as a ridiculously magnum-sized street-cruiser for wealthy droids on planet Tarra.

Cosmic Motors Detonator

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iPhone 6 concept

There have been lots of extremely cool Apple iPhone 6 concepts.
We like this one a lot.  Check out these 3d concepts by artist Peter Zigich.

Home Button

Home Button It has been there since the first iPhone. The physical Home Button is one of the best design features of the iPhone, but it takes up a lot of space at the front. How about moving Home button to the side?
 We could end up with bigger screen or a smaller phone.

Two Home Buttons, one on each side.

Two Home Buttons, one on each side.

With Home button on the side there’s room to add another row of icons, while physical dimensions remain the same as iPhone 5.

Close up of the side Home button

iPhone 6 same dimensions as iPhone5


H x W x D – 124mm x 59mm x 7.6mm[/caption]

Side view

Is one iPhone enough?

Apple has 4 iPods (Touch, Nano, Classic & Shuffle), and 2 iPads (iPad & iPad mini).
Why Not 3 different iPhones?

Size comparison from left to right


iPhone 5, iPhone 6 Mini, iPhone 6, & iPhone 6 XL[/caption]

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Cool Steampunk 3d Art

We are huge fans of Steampunk & Dieselpunk.

Take a look at these cool 3d Steampunk beauties:

Atoma by Kazuhiko Nakamura

Atoma by Kazuhiko Nakamura

What is Steampunk?

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk perhaps most recognizably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional machines

Awesome & cool Steampunk 3d Art:

 Gemini by Dmitriy Filippov

Steampunk Gemini Zodiac sign

The Time Machine by Dmitriy Filippov

The Time Machine by Dmitriy Filippov

Steam Bull (Legendary photo) by Dmitriy Filippov

Steam Bull (Legendary photo) by Dmitriy Filippov

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Honda Chopper motorcycle

Futuristic Honda motorcycle

Awesome futuristic motorcycle 3d concept by artist Pete Norris.

Inspiration for this came from a number of sources, the clean functional lines of medical machinery, 70's and 80's marker drawings and manga.

Honda Chopper motorcycle Inspiration for this came from a number of sources

As a kid my favourite vehicle from any film was the speeder bike from Return of the Jedi, so I guess there maybe some influence from that too.

Honda Chopper motorcycle side view

I wanted to design a bike that was a purpose-built chopper, long front suspension, feet forward seating position and a large footprint.

Purpose-built chopper, long front suspension, feet forward seating position

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Pin up girls

Cool cartoon style pin up girls.

Collection of cool 3D character illustrations and pin up girls created by Carlos Ortega Elizalde, talented 3D character artist from Guanajuato, Mexico.

The Weeping Woman

The Weeping Woman

Created for the Collective Exhibition in Mexico: "Ilustrando para" as homage for the mexican Rock Band "Caifanes", glad to be part of this collection along with many talented mexican colleagues I respect and admire.

It depicts my vision of one of many versions of the mexican legend of "The Weeping Woman" (La Llorona) and it is inspired by the song of the same name by the band Caifanes. The legend tells the story of a young woman who has lost her children, even after her death, during nights her spirit keeps weeping in sadness looking for her dead children.

Epilogue

Epilogue

Another unfinished scene from a while ago. I found it recently and thought it was a cute scene worth to finish. Created in Maya and Mudbox, render in mental ray

Missing Link

Missing Link

Nothing fancy, this started just as a rendering test with FurryBall’s new version so I grabbed an old model I’ve used on a few workshops to practice lighting and rendering (the base mesh is from an image I did last year).
At the end I spent a couple of days adding other details and reworked the rig and model (hair, clothes, face).

Lights On

Lights On

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Apple early concept designs & prototypes

Awesome Apple concept designs from nearly 35 years ago

Apple early concept designs & prototypes from the book:

Keep it simple - The Early Design Years of Apple by  Hartmut Esslinger

Apple Macphone 1984

‘Keep it Simple’ introduces the success story of Apple from the viewpoint of Hartmut Esslinger, who as an external designer in close collaboration with Steve Jobs was essentially responsible for the design of Apple products. His authentic perspective dispels many a myth – a must for all Apple enthusiasts.

Apple Jonathan Mac 1982

Apple MacSlate Touchscreen 1984-85

‘Keep it Simple’ is the authentic story of the collaboration between Steve Jobs and Hartmut Esslinger, which began in 1982. The result of this partnership between entrepreneur and designer is of historic dimensions: Steve Jobs was the first to make Strategic Design the core of Apple’s Business Strategy. By this, Apple grew from an originally technology focused company into one of the world’s most successful, global brand, and this was achieved by creating and delivering innovative and intelligent products designed for humans like you and me.

Apple flip phone 1984

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New London bus concept

Bus concept by designer Jamie Martin.

In the summer of 2008, London Mayor Boris Johnson launched a worldwide competition to create a replacement for the classic Routemaster bus. The competition closed in Sept 2008, and winners were invited to an awards ceremony in London's Westminster on 19th Dec 2008.

New London bus concept

Jamie was awarded joint second place, behind winners Aston Martin cars and Copoco. The finished bus is planned to hit the streets in 2011, and will be an amalgamation of the winning designs.

New London bus concept

The London Navigator has been conceptualised as a spiritual successor to the now classic Routemaster bus. The Routemaster is regarded as one of the key recognisable icons of London. It was felt that an equally distinctive replacement for the Routemaster is required to retain this iconography; a red bus that can only be associated with London, is easily distinguishable from the standard double-decker or bendy bus, and is quintessentially British. The overall approach has been to produce a unique and recognisable bus; a functional yet characterful new icon for London.

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iMove - Apple inspired car

Concept car inspired by Apple design

Designer tries to answer question what would Apple designed City car look like?
Little older (2010), but still very interesting concept designed by Liviu Tudoran.

iMove - Apple inspired car

Is simple, smooth, cute, and most of all, blends right into the Apple existing  product. It follows the same design language & styling as the rest of Apple lineup.

body covered with transparent materials

Features:

electric car
touch screen instead of the steering wheel
body covered with transparent materials - driver gets cabriolet feeling
exterior photochromic material - change the colours of the exterior
built in solar panel in car body
seats 3

body covered with transparent materials

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Flying Jetbike

Awesome, Flying Jetbike by Norio Fujikawa

We love a Flying Jetbike concept by designer Norio Fujikawa. Looks very futuristic and cool, of course it will never happen. Imagine jet powered flying bike with no traffic jam.

Awesome, Flying Jetbike by Norio Fujikawa

Unfortunately this concept is a SCi-Fi for now. Who knows, in a few decades ….

Awesome, Flying Jetbike by Norio Fujikawa

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Amazingly Realistic CGI People

No these are not a photos!

Its hard to imagine these are not a photographs, you could be easily fooled these people are real.

Here at cool3dconcepts.com we don't cover a lot of CGI characters, but these are amazingly realistic.

Work that some of the artists produce is absolutely stunning.
Flawless modelling, texturing and rendering.
Incredible, outstanding work and the level of detail is staggering!

Show them to your friends, they will swear it's a photo.

Soon, no need overpriced actors.

Take look at this awesome CGI characters.

Bernadette 1

Bernadette 2

Fashion model

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