Scale

Scale is moving

2010-02-14T21:10:00.000Z

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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Magnificent Mustang

2009-12-21T21:25:00.000Z

Jalopnik has pictures of the magnificent 1:16th scale model planes created by Young C Park.

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Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009

2009-12-17T09:26:00.002Z

Wigan Model Railway Exhibition 2009- Whitley South Dock, originally uploaded by spinneyhead.

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.

Lunar models

2009-10-12T20:27:00.000+01:00

LIFE has a gallery of concept models built whilst NASA was designing the lunar landing module.

via BoingBoing

Some inspiration for French customs

2009-09-30T13:17:00.001+01:00

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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Gimme Shelter. New 3d printable products

2009-09-30T11:34:00.000+01:00

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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OO modern street furniture through Shapeways

2009-09-07T17:00:00.004+01:00

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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Soviet Fords, and Chevrolets

2009-09-07T10:19:00.002+01:00

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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Modern image model railway street furniture by 3d printing

2009-08-26T23:20:00.002+01:00

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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Billetproof

2009-08-09T15:34:00.000+01:00

Jalopnik has pictures from Billetproof.

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Some useful links for model car builders

2009-08-09T11:37:00.001+01:00

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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Get your own tiny Obama

2009-07-21T19:51:00.001+01:00

Top German modelmakers Preiser now do a 1:87th scale Barack and Michelle Obama for your railway layout.

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The 1:72nd and 1:76th scale model armoured fighting vehicle museum

2009-07-21T19:10:00.002+01:00

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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The Japanese Model Museum

2009-07-21T17:41:00.002+01:00

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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Building a little UAZ

2009-07-06T19:55:00.001+01:00

Check out these pictures of one dedicated modelmaker's project to copy a UAZ jeep.

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The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society

2009-07-02T14:17:00.002+01:00

Wired takes a look at a large and complex- controlled by old telephone switching equipment- model railway layout.

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A casting tutorial for you

2009-06-16T00:01:00.001+01:00

The Brooklyn Plastic Modellers Society photo blog has the images from a tutorial on making moulds and casting in resin which should be useful.

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The world's biggest model railway layout

2009-06-08T10:58:00.003+01:00

The Telegraph patronisingly calls it a train set, but they do have pictures and a video tour to make up for it.

It's the Miniatur-Wunderland in Hamburg. One day I will visit it.

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The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation

2009-06-03T11:19:00.001+01:00

BoingBoing video visits the largest private collection of military vehicles in the world.

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Hot Rods and Custom Stuff

2009-05-29T10:51:00.001+01:00

This professional customising shop has build photos of many of its projects online. If you know how it's done in real life you can better replicate it in scale.

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The Jalopy Journal

2009-05-27T14:49:00.001+01:00

The Jalopy Journal is an online car magazine specialising in more traditional rods and customs. It also has a busy forum for you to dive into, so you shouldn't be lacking inspiration.

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The Ferrari 2CV

2009-05-27T12:37:00.002+01:00

A Ferrari F355 chassis with 2CV body. Mad, but the sort of thing you could model.

via Jalopnik

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Toy car chase

2009-05-22T10:24:00.000+01:00

Dekalo
by firat

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Stalingrad 1942 diorama

2009-05-19T08:22:00.001+01:00

Stalingrad 1942, originally uploaded by sspz101.

Check out the pictures from an incredibly detailed diorama depicting combat during the siege of Stalingrad.

Saturn V at 1/10th scale, the world's biggest model rocket

2009-04-29T13:59:00.002+01:00

via Wired

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