Monday, October 12, 2009
Lunar models
LIFE has a gallery of concept models built whilst NASA was designing the lunar landing module.
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LIFE has a gallery of concept models built whilst NASA was designing the lunar landing module.
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Labels: inspiration, reference, Space
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Some inspiration for French customs
I linked to the full size bike designs of Olli Erkilla on Two Wheels Good. But if you look at his website you'll find lots of other cool stuff. The Digital Art section has lots of cool customs, mostly based on the good old 2CV. I'm a fan of the Traction Avant coupe shown above, and I have an old Matchbox kit I can make up like it.
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I linked to the full size bike designs of Olli Erkilla on Two Wheels Good. But if you look at his website you'll find lots of other cool stuff. The Digital Art section has lots of cool customs, mostly based on the good old 2CV. I'm a fan of the Traction Avant coupe shown above, and I have an old Matchbox kit I can make up like it.
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Labels: custom car, Hot Rod, inspiration, model car
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Gimme Shelter. New 3d printable products
Mondays are my designated 3d designing days, though for the last couple of weeks I've been struggling up the steep initial learning curve of Blender. I've reached a level where I can create what I want using boolean operations such as union, though that doesn't always produce printable objects. I have an extra day to dedicate to 3d this week, so I'll see if I can move on to sculpting rather than gluing.
This Monday I made three bus shelters, which are available from my Shapeways shop-
The small shelter without an advertising box comes in a four pack. It needs painting and glazing- acetate should glue easily to the backs of the supports. I may design a map/timetable transfer to go on the incorporated board.
The small shelter with an advertising box comes in a two pack. I may design advert transfers for it, in the meantime you can always print out your own to fit. Again, it will need painting and glazing.
The large shelter is available singly or in a two pack. It's cheaper per unit in the two pack, but you may need just the one for the stop right outside your station. Painting and glazing required, of course.
I'm going to take a break from model railway stuff for a week or so to build wargaming bits to be sold at the upcoming Gamecon in Manchester.
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Mondays are my designated 3d designing days, though for the last couple of weeks I've been struggling up the steep initial learning curve of Blender. I've reached a level where I can create what I want using boolean operations such as union, though that doesn't always produce printable objects. I have an extra day to dedicate to 3d this week, so I'll see if I can move on to sculpting rather than gluing.
This Monday I made three bus shelters, which are available from my Shapeways shop-
The small shelter without an advertising box comes in a four pack. It needs painting and glazing- acetate should glue easily to the backs of the supports. I may design a map/timetable transfer to go on the incorporated board.
The small shelter with an advertising box comes in a two pack. I may design advert transfers for it, in the meantime you can always print out your own to fit. Again, it will need painting and glazing.
The large shelter is available singly or in a two pack. It's cheaper per unit in the two pack, but you may need just the one for the stop right outside your station. Painting and glazing required, of course.
I'm going to take a break from model railway stuff for a week or so to build wargaming bits to be sold at the upcoming Gamecon in Manchester.
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Labels: 3d printing, designs, Model Railway, products, street furniture
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Monday, September 07, 2009
OO modern street furniture through Shapeways
The plan is to produce a few simple models every week and build up a wide range of street furniture for model railway builders. I'll be ordering copies of my own products, some of which will go to magazines for promotion and some I will build myself and record here. In fact the first batch should print and ship this week, so next week I'll be painting bins.
Today and yesterday I designed and uploaded some benches-
The cantilever bench comes as a set of five, the other two as sets of four. The price will depend upon which material you use, but includes taxes and shipping charges. There's a minimum order of $25. None of the models will exceed that individually, but the idea is for you to be able to pick and choose street furniture until you've got enough, with enough variety, for your layout.
The benches, and the bins I designed last week, are available from my Shapeways shop.
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The plan is to produce a few simple models every week and build up a wide range of street furniture for model railway builders. I'll be ordering copies of my own products, some of which will go to magazines for promotion and some I will build myself and record here. In fact the first batch should print and ship this week, so next week I'll be painting bins.
Today and yesterday I designed and uploaded some benches-
The cantilever bench comes as a set of five, the other two as sets of four. The price will depend upon which material you use, but includes taxes and shipping charges. There's a minimum order of $25. None of the models will exceed that individually, but the idea is for you to be able to pick and choose street furniture until you've got enough, with enough variety, for your layout.
The benches, and the bins I designed last week, are available from my Shapeways shop.
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Labels: 3d printing, Model Railway, products, Shapeways, street furniture
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Soviet Fords, and Chevrolets
English Russia is tracing the history of the Soviet motor industry. Part one covers the beginnings, which mostly consisted of copying others' designs.
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English Russia is tracing the history of the Soviet motor industry. Part one covers the beginnings, which mostly consisted of copying others' designs.
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Labels: inspiration, reference, Russia
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Modern image model railway street furniture by 3d printing
I have recently started uploading 3d models to a site called Shapeways, where you can order them and get solid copies. The 3d printing process allows for some fine detailing, so I'll be taking advantage of that. Currently available in my Shapeways shop are a few items of street furniture, and a casket for hearses or graveside scenes. I shall be adding more on a weekly basis (though that may become fortnightly as the models become more complex) with enough variety that it will be easy to uniquely decorate your town.
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I have recently started uploading 3d models to a site called Shapeways, where you can order them and get solid copies. The 3d printing process allows for some fine detailing, so I'll be taking advantage of that. Currently available in my Shapeways shop are a few items of street furniture, and a casket for hearses or graveside scenes. I shall be adding more on a weekly basis (though that may become fortnightly as the models become more complex) with enough variety that it will be easy to uniquely decorate your town.
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Labels: 3d printing, Model Railway, products, Shop
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
Billetproof
Jalopnik has pictures from Billetproof.
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Jalopnik has pictures from Billetproof.
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Labels: Hot Rod, inspiration, rat rod, reference
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Some useful links for model car builders
Provided by the Model car builder's blog. A list of the aftermarket vendors he used in his most recent builds.
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Provided by the Model car builder's blog. A list of the aftermarket vendors he used in his most recent builds.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Get your own tiny Obama
Top German modelmakers Preiser now do a 1:87th scale Barack and Michelle Obama for your railway layout.
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Top German modelmakers Preiser now do a 1:87th scale Barack and Michelle Obama for your railway layout.
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Labels: figures
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The 1:72nd and 1:76th scale model armoured fighting vehicle museum
I thought I'd already blogged this, but it appears not. The curator of this virtual museum is endeavouring to collect and build models of all the world's military vehicles in "braille scale".
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I thought I'd already blogged this, but it appears not. The curator of this virtual museum is endeavouring to collect and build models of all the world's military vehicles in "braille scale".
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Labels: Military, museum, Tank
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The Japanese Model Museum
Based in San Francisco. The Japanese Model Museum only displays models which can be bought. The site is too wide fvor the screen on my laptop. Larger monitors needed.
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Based in San Francisco. The Japanese Model Museum only displays models which can be bought. The site is too wide fvor the screen on my laptop. Larger monitors needed.
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Building a little UAZ
Check out these pictures of one dedicated modelmaker's project to copy a UAZ jeep.
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Check out these pictures of one dedicated modelmaker's project to copy a UAZ jeep.
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