Texas cobble stone form. Tesselated Texas image for some cement cobble stones. 3d printed a form for some cement. Need to print a few more forms. 7" x 7" x 2" form.
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Texas cobble stone form. Tesselated Texas image for some cement cobble stones. 3d printed a form for some cement. Need to print a few more forms. 7" x 7" x 2" form.
Printed in PLA. About 1.5" long.
Also made a 3d print model 6" long as well as a cnc pattern for a flute totem.
In the design and modeling stage. Rough idea in my head and just throwing things down and see what I like. This is not the way you should model but I like the creative freedom.
Next step is to add additional detail and then finally have to make the model 3d printable.
That will be with boolean adds and subtractions and potentially some retopo of some geometry. We'll have to see how bad my geometry is in the end
Bottle opener draft experiment. Test print. Next is to do my favorite models. Vampires skulls coming up next. bwahahaha.
Ran out of green filament so a tiny pause. Just ordered a few more rolls.
This will be my largest model printed so far when completed.
Me being me, ordered the wrong color filament. Instead of reordering more filament I decided to just paint the model. Finished printing all the parts.
It will be a little over 20 inches long so definitely my biggest model so far.
Next step is to start gluing up the parts and then start painting.
and done. On to the next project.
My main hobby is woodworking followed closely by cnc carving. So an idea to help my woodworking with 3d printing. Threw together a quick design for a corner glue brace. So not completely useless but still fun with a potential of usefulness.
Printed 5" x 5" x 1" with 50% infill.
Tensegrity model. Still need to sand, seal and paint. I think a metal paint would look cool.
New tensegrity sculpture. Started modeling a hand but looked like poo so used a purchased asset. Way better. Still needs sanding sealing and painting before setting it up. Hands are 5 1/2" long in PLA.
Tensegrity sculpture completed. Really happy with it but a bit tipsy. Learning is happening. It needs more symmetrical tension on all four sides for rock solid support.
Print in place fidget spinner. Design and print.
My recent spinner tests. The logarithmic gear was made with Gearotic CAD software and other gear spinner gears made with Blender built in add on gear generator. Learned a ton but will probably move on to other designs. So these are my last few spinner designs. Printed in multiple parts in PLA.
Halloween! Woot!!
Models made for cnc patterns and ported to 3d models for fun for the greatest holiday of the year.
Did a quick 3d model of a teddy bear barbarian for 3d print. Still needs a little bit of work and then I can start posing it to something I like. I'll be using a different axe. Didn't like this one for this model.
Hopefully not too boring. I have the base mesh done and pose finalized. Now more fun with final digital sculpting. I remeshed the mech a few times so lost some detail that I want to add back now that it is manifold and print ready.
I haven't used Zbrush in what feels forever so going to do the sculpting with that software. Base mesh done with Blender3d.
In the printer now. I wish I was a better digital sculptor but I only spent a few hours working on this overall. A very good model takes days to weeks to complete so that is the trade off unless you are a very, very good 3d modeler. Printing at around 8" tall.
Print done.
Halloween skull candy bowl. Skull is 6" long and about 4" tall. Printed in PLA.
Small Halloween 2023 Pumpkin box. In the printer now. Around 4 inches across. Just some 3d doodling.
Really happy with this print. Printing a second one now for a gift.
Love having a 3d printer and being okay at 3d modeling. Had an idea and 30 minutes later had a model for printing.
Print in place with no supports Halloween spinner. A quick little fun project.
105mm Howitzer round box. Instead of making my own thread I used Blender3d's bolt add on and used the thread from one of the bolts. Way easier than modeling your own and it worked pretty good. The print is about 12 inches tall in two pieces.
Was thinking of making a Halloween lamp shade and complete failure due to the filament I had available. Too opaque and doesn't allow any light through. Oh well, on to the next project.
Model made for my wife's social media channel.
Test print of my next big project. This is still just the base mesh. It helped to print it to see where all the issues were lurking. Need to thicken the wings and the fingers so they don't snap with the supports. It will be printed in multiple parts.
I need to take it into a digital sculpting software to add the detail.
A quick 3d sculpting project for practice and fun.
Now one of my top 3 favorite models. Still need to sand, fill in cracks and prime before paint. Printed in 7 parts. 16 inches tall and about 19 inches wide.
Christmas 2023. Snowflake fidget spinners. Printed 5 so far for stocking stuffers.
A quick little model I made for a cnc pattern. Probably won't print but it was a fun model to make.
Another trinket to remind me of what is outside. We have rattlesnakes, water moccasins, and other vipers living in the grass outside. Printed 7 inches tall.
Scifi tank. It's my biggest model so far. Printed at about 20 inches long.
50 cal cartridge box. I'll be printing at about 12 inches tall.
P.S. I did print it at 12 inches tall. May tweak the model a tad. The upper walls were a little thin but overall happy with the model.
The candy jars I have printed so far and the last two additions to the collection. Little boy and Fat man candy jars. Little boy is not proportionally correct. I made it a little thicker so it would hold more candy. ;D
My current batch of candy jars. These prints have turned out to be great gifts. The first and second batch of prints have gone to friends and family. These are my third batch of prints. They are addicting to model and print.
There are so many options for future models; cruise missiles, gravity bombs, Navy shells.
I'm still in the development stage. I want to create something like this (the work is not mine, I got it here), but I'm thinking of adding some additional smaller details to make this miniature mechanical.
Nice. What software are you using?
Should be a simple and fairly straightforward model. I think I would do it in two pieces so I could spin the top.
Just finished the model yesterday and started printing today. I am printing at 18" long in PLA. Heavily inspired by Macross but not any one version.