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Latest 3D model made for my own diorama, but it will be another entry in my Cults3D shop as well. It's a Hein-Werner 8-ton bottle jack modeled from a drawing in a 1941 Hein-Werner catalog. Did the US Army use them in WWII? Maybe? But the truck in my diorama has a repaired flat tire and it stands to reason they used a jack. These were around during the war so I figure there's a chance a few made it to Europe, right?
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Here's my first complete figure available on Cults3D. It's a 3D scan of my son in some clothes that were close to what I wanted, and then I sculpted in the parts to make it historically accurate, in this case of an Afrika Korp self-propelled artillery crewman in 1940-41. The head and boots were sculpted from scratch in Nomad Sculpt and Blender. My first figure in what I hope will be a series called the 200 Series. I chose this subject out of necessity for a 1/35 scale diorama I'm planning, but wanting to make casualty figures was a long-term goal of my digital sculpting.
I've always felt it was odd after years in the 1/35 scale armor modeling community that so few dioramas featured casualties. One reason is that there are simply very few casualty sculpts available. There's this conceit that somehow showing casualties in your modeling is distasteful which I consider ridiculous. After all we are often modeling subjects from WWII, the most destructive conflict in human history where tens of millions were killed. To me some dioramas looked like "camping, but with tanks." To me, figures are the most expressive part of armor modeling and are there to tell the story. And sometimes that story can be grim and sad. I'll never understand the need to depict ultra-accuracy with a vehicle while ignoring the reasons it existed. It feels disingenuous somehow (in my opinion of course).
My creations for this series will be drawn from real historical photos but will not be models of specific people, but instead amalgams of various sources, real life model poses, and my imagination. I don't feel they need to be overly gruesome to be effective, but sometimes maybe that will happen. We'll have to see. Maybe I can fill a niche with these, but no matter what they will help me tell the stories I want to with my hobby.
Were you an artist for TSR's "Spellfire: Master the Magic" CCG, in the "Draconomicon" expansion of 1996? No credits were ever put out, I'm checking with 1993-2002 artists in the CCG scene.
No, I'm afraid not. I started working at WotC in late 96 but as a graphic designer for their convention department. I've never done any work for TSR. I worked mostly on tabletop RPGs: Battlelords primarily since I helped start it. :) Did some work for Eden Studios and Pinnacle as well.
My first 3D printed droid is finally finished. Assembly and painting was a lot of fun and my xp with scale armor modeling came in handy for the tools and techniques to weather the droid up nicely. The color scheme will serve quite a few uses. The dark blue and yellow will work for a social media pic for my full-time University of Rochester job. The light blue and yellow is a nod to Ukraine, and maybe if the Sabres are ever any good again I can dress him up for a playoff run. The Droid Division files I printed from were fantastic. I have no idea how much I spent on it, other than too much. If I make anything larger than this I need to invest in a better printer to get smoother prints; filling and sanding is not fun.
Male head sculpt with a neutral shocked stare. Sculpted using a combination of Blender, HumGen, Daz3D, and Nomad (mostly Nomad). Sized for 1
My latest addition to the Cults3D store. I think that makes 35 designs available?
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Construction of the new hearth is finally complete. Now the trim work can commence and then as soon as the new window is installed we can paint and be done. This is my first project trying a rustic look. So far so good.
My first droid is underway (1:1 Pit Droid)! I'm shooting for having it done for May the 4th and the plan is to paint it in the colors of the University where I work in communications so we can use it on social media (that and the colors happen to be the same as Ukraine's and the Buffalo Sabres) ;) I'm printing at a .1 layer height to cut down on sanding and it seems to be working well. The files are really great so far. I think the most challenging part will be the three part head which I will tackle next.
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Here's my current 3D project: modeling a modern ballistic helmet. Specifically one of the ones with lots of customizability that I can use for some upcoming Ukrainian Army figures I want to build. The main addition to the base helmet will be the folding ear muffs that I've seen very often. Later I'll make version of these with velcro patches, or fabric covers, or goggles, or whatever. I'm broadly modeling this based on the helmets of an armor manufacturer in the US; but I think at 1/35 it could be from just about any maker. Because everything is very standardized, the differences seem to be very small. Needless to say I've got a GoPro and mount already made, though at 1/35, it's basically two tiny cubes mushed together. ;) I've got a long list of random modern gear for these soldiers to really give them the loaded down bulky look of the real heroes. Слава Україні!
PE fail
I'm getting near the end of one of the Miniart G7107 trucks but I couldn't build the PE front grille. Miniart was kind enough to even provide two on the fret and I ruined them both. 3D printing to the rescue! It took me three designs and three prints but I finally made one that held up. I watched Nightshift's build of the same truck and he was able to solder it together but this part beat me.
Another fun one from work! Construction of a new molecule for one of our Chemistry professors, Ellen Matson. Cover of Inorganic Chemistry even! Made in Procreate on iPad Pro.
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The Malyuk; in 3D!
Yikes did this thing take a long time to make and to finally get a good print. But it came out really cool, and is the first real weapon I've tried to model accurately for my 1/35 scale figures.
Here's a printed sample:
Yeah, its tiny. I know some of the details are too small to print but I'm still getting used to knowing what to simplify without making it too far out of scale. The model is available on my Cults3D page. Now to add it to some cool Master Box figs!
Слава Україні!
Here's my latest 3D modeling effort for printing: 1/35 scale US canteen and mess tin without the carrier cover, and opened in use. I'm attempting the first print of the set now. If it works I'll get them up on Cults3D. I'm not sure the chain will come out ok on my Photon S, but I think on a 4K mono or equivalent it should look ok. My early test prints showed it off after a dark wash.
A mural I designed at work was finally installed. It's dedicated to Paul Burgett, dean, scholar, jazz man, and inspiration to many. Referred to by some as the heart of the University of Rochester. I hope he would have liked it. Commissioned by the intercultural center that bears his name in Douglass Hall. His speech to incoming students is legendary. Time lapse of it being installed courtesy of AJ Pow, fellow dweller of the underworld in the "garden level" of Wallis Hall.
I also think this will be the last of the geometric style work for the university. It's been used several times in high profile locations, so I think it's time to retire it.
As Paul said "Passion and ability drive ambition."
3D Bacteria
This is an illustration I made at work for research into creating hydrogen gas using plain old water, particular bacteria, and a commonly found reactant. Seems like a BIG DEAL™ to me. As always, it was really interesting working with faculty like Kara Bren and Todd Kraus and helping them make their discoveries accessible to a broader audience.
Created primarily in Blender with a little zazzle added in via Affinity Photo.
Finally Finished!
I finally finished it! Here's my North Africa diorama of a Honey crew trading with one of the locals for some fresh food and a chicken! They traded him a Kar98K for the goodies. Academy Honey kit with Master Box figures. AND I finally got to use the Tamiya animal set I bought in the late 80s! There's a chicken in the box; the chicken wire is made from an old Braun foil shaver. The guy holding the egg has a 3D printed head that I sculpted in Blender. The Benghazi Burner was a late addition after reading about them in a book.
This was fun but I got a bit sick of it after 14 months. I like how it came out though.
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Several years ago I was part of a group of residents in Charlotte, NY trying to help the City of Rochester do something with the raw jewel of the city, the Port of Rochester. Since the early 20th century it had been an industrial mess, with some new amenities only recently added; most significantly the new Marina, a way to make use of buildings and facilities built for the ill-advised and ill-managed Fast Ferry project. This is a speculative drawing I made of one of the ideas to create play, retail, and hotel space along what is essentially a bare hill which marks the end of natural land and the beginning of old fill, where the marina sits today. Alas, nothing happened, apart from one idea, a year round skating rink (cool!). I don't understand how waterfront property along the only deep draft port on the southern shore of Lake Ontario can still be so worthless.
I had to make one too. The image and the act were so powerful that it demanded to be made. Many others felt the same way, so yeah, it's derivative but so what. Each of us that memorializes this hero spreads the awareness of brutal and inhumane the Russians can be. For those not familiar with this image or story read this. I added the traditional saintly halo to try and reinforce the fact that this guy is dead; maybe even a martyr to his cause. And the words finish his statement, because he cannot.
