Spelunky. I love Spelunky. My kids enjoy Spelunky. My 4 year old son asks for it by name. Well, he calls it “Speedmonkey” but it’s basically the same thing. It’s a game of exploration, adventure, mastery, risk and reward, and just plain fun. There’s an item in the game called the “Kapala“. It’s… well it a little bit morbid but …
What a day for a knight
Lots going on in this little model which you can download for free on CGTrader, in case you want to skip my rambling and get something cool to print. First of all, why am I modeling a knight? Well, besides getting to practice posing a model with the skills I learned from the barbarian, I’m working on a trophy for …
Printin’ Cymon part 2
Just a quick update on Cymon, Before I resized the pieces I wanted to come up with a new joint that would be easier to use, hold strong, connect easy, disconnect easy, and print well. 3D Printing for Architects had some information on tolerances and fittings that I had never seen before and helped guide my design until I found a …
Have 3D printer, will travel
…may not travel far, but you’ll see cool stuff. Skycraft Airplanes contacted me through MakeXYZ because they wanted some 3D printed models of their airplane and I’m local. Under that trophy above is a 3D printed plastic plane in 2 parts that they glued, polished and prettied up. So I got to print a box of some very pretty airplanes. …
Modeling a barbarian
My latest commission from Just Game (thanks to Nat for letting me show off the work I do) is a Barbarian figure, 1 1/2″ tall. This one really gave me the chance to flex some modeling muscles in new ways (pun intended), beyond the skills taught in 3D Printing Blueprints. First of all I had never before had reason to model …
Quick modeling a shelf peg
Did some modeling this morning and thought I’d show off how quick and easy it is to do a quick model when you need one. Do the pegs work? You bet they do. [Insert related plug for http://learn3Dprintingblueprints.com here] The model at the beginning is another one for Just Games and I’ll probably have a post about that experience after …
Laywoo Magic
My eldest son’s class is doing a Harry Potter theme this year. So he had the bright idea of 3D printing his own wand (which he designed in TinkerCad). Of course I saw this as a perfect opportunity pick up and try out a roll of Laywoo from Materhackers. The final result feels a little more like paper than wood. …
Printin’ Cymon part 1
This is an exciting project that has been a long time coming for me. I have a previous semi-inactive project called “Cymon’s Games” that I named after this mascot character I created. Sort of a robot built from old computer parts. I’ve wanted to tackle the challenge of bringing Cymon into the real world in some way. This first draft …
Guy Fawkes on the Rear View Mirror
Here’s a picture from satisfied Etsy customer George L of South Carolina. I make these things but I don’t know what people will do with them. I’m pretty happy with this though. Glad I use ABS so it won’t warp on a hot day. I’ve got a few new charms that are coming soon if you’re a fan of Spelunky you …
Together again
And if you’re not humming the Muppets after reading that title could you please get older. Thanks again to JetGuy, my Motherboard arrived, all in one piece last night. I put everything back together, took it apart to fix the thermocouples I got backwards, and put it back together again and ran my first print. Soap stamps. What did you …