Sunday, February 14, 2010
Scale is moving
Because of changes at Blogger I shall soon not be able to update via FTP. I have changed the main Spinneyhead blog to run on Wordpress and shall be posting model related stuff there in the future. All model related posts on Spinneyhead can be found here.
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Because of changes at Blogger I shall soon not be able to update via FTP. I have changed the main Spinneyhead blog to run on Wordpress and shall be posting model related stuff there in the future. All model related posts on Spinneyhead can be found here.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Magnificent Mustang
Jalopnik has pictures of the magnificent 1:16th scale model planes created by Young C Park.
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Jalopnik has pictures of the magnificent 1:16th scale model planes created by Young C Park.
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Labels: aircraft, Large Scale
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009
The Wigan show was much larger than the last time I attended in 2007. It was in the same building, but ccupied two halls rather than one. Copious photos were taken, and can be seen in the Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009 set on Flickr.
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The Wigan show was much larger than the last time I attended in 2007. It was in the same building, but ccupied two halls rather than one. Copious photos were taken, and can be seen in the Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009 set on Flickr.
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Lunar models
LIFE has a gallery of concept models built whilst NASA was designing the lunar landing module.
via BoingBoing
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LIFE has a gallery of concept models built whilst NASA was designing the lunar landing module.
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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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