This is a great example of model making. Wallace is the man and Gromit is his dog. They are the main characters in a British Claymation cartoon series I have long enjoyed. Here is a link: https://wallaceandgromit.com.Also a WikiPedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit. If you have never seen the movies, your life is probably not complete. Ha! I found the .stl files for these models. I don't remember exactly where, but an Internet search should locate them if you are interested. The parts were all printed on my Anycubic Delta printer. Resolution (layer height) is 100 microns for all parts. Slow printing but the surface finish is excellent. Eight colors of PLA filament are ...

Ramblin' Dan's 3-Dimensional Scale Model Parts​ Welcome!  This is a blog for a posting  ideas and examples of a practical application for three dimensional printing of plastic model items. No rules for blog content and direction. It's an Idea at this point. I have been struggling to find a real and satisfying product, made from plastic, where this new additive manufacturing (printing) process of can show it's value.  I built dozens if not tens of dozens of plastic model kits in my youth. Cars, ships, airplanes were all assembled from kits. As I got older and and fascinated by the model train hobby, I built a lot of plastic components for that hobby including str...

Here is the start of the first complex scale model. A NIH model (Not Invented Here) having been obtained on Thingiverse. (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1363887) created by a fellow who calls himself Raby. It's a small (bobber) caboose. The scale is 1:32 or 3/8 inch = 1 foot. That makes it a good size model. It's a commonly used scale for outdoor garden railroads. In the 3D printing hobbyist culture its part of the OpenRailway free design sharing movement. This is a good example of the kind of projects I have in mind. It's not extreme accurate scale or flawless. It does present the concept of printable components with a hobby grade FDM 3D printer. I...

Just finished the three dimensional printed 1:32 scale bobber caboose. It uses Gage 1 track which is 45MM between the rails. The track is also 3D printed. This is what can be done with 3D printing. Everything but the window glass was printed.

 Another out-sourced design from Thingiverse. Highly detailed model, but not actually a "scale" model. More a fantasy cottage for war-gamers and miniaturists. But it is interesting. Needs a paint job to finish it off. I am giving it to Steve as encouragment to design (at least draw) his own designs. There is about 26 hours total 3D printing time. It is a game piece scale of 32mm which is nothing to do with inches or meters, but rather a rather obscure reference of popular war-gaming character height. This model is on the large size.