sage against the machine

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.

AIQ: Asgarnia Intermediate quests (Mudskipper point) AIR: Ardougne Intermediary Region (Small island near ardougne) AIS: Auburnvale In Sight (Auburnvale) AJP: A jungley place (Avium Savannah) AJQ: A Jaunty Quest (Dorgesh-Khaan tunnels) AJR: At Jellies Rocklugs (Fremennik slayer dungeon) AJS: Avian Jumbling Spot (Small Island: penguin) AKP: A Kharidian Pyramid (ToA) AKQ: At Kraken Queen (Piscatoris) AKR: Around Kourend Region (Vinery) AKS: Avian Killing Spot (Rantz' cave) ALP: At Lighthouse Place (Lighthouse) ALQ: Around Lost Quests (Haunted Woods) ALR: Abyssal Leech Region (Abyssal plane) ALS: Around Lost Secrets (Temple of Ikov/McGrubor's woods)

BIP: Bog Island Place (Myre swamp) BIQ: Big Insect Queen (Kalphite Lair) BIS: Blocked In Steel (Unicorn Zoo Cage) BJP: Big Janky Place (Isle of souls) BJR: Boring Jolly Realm (Fisher King's Realm) BJS: Big Juicy Snake (Zulrah) BKP: Bird Killing Place (South of castle wars, chompies) BKQ: ??? (Enchanted Valley) BKR: Bog, Kharyll Region (Myre swamp) BKS: Beautiful Kosmic Spot (Zanaris) BLP: Big Lava Place/Beautiful Lithic People (Tzhaar city) BLQ: Bandosian Long Quest (Yu'Biusk) BLR: Big Legend Returning (Legend's Guild) BLS: Bog Lizard Swamp (Kebos swamp)

CIP: Castle Interest Payments (Miscellenia) CIQ: Casting Infinite Quarry (Yanille sandpit) CIR: Crops in Rotation (Farming Guild) CIS: Crafting Inumerable Souls (Dark Altar/Arceuus) CJQ: Collecting Junk Quest (The Great Conch) CJR: Collecting Junk Randomly (Falo the bard) CKP: Cosmic Krop Picking (Cosmic plane) CKQ: Crushing Kwuarms Quickly (Mixology) CKR: Central Karamja Region/ Catch Karambwanji Rapidly (Karamja) CKS: Canifis, Kharyll, Salve (Myre swamp entrance) CLP: Clue Losing Place (Small island, draynor) CLR: Chimpanzee Lap Running (Ape Atoll Agility) CLS: Crushingly Long Speech (Hazelmere's House)

DIP: Dropping Infernal Pieces (Sire) DIQ: Domicile In Question (House) DIR: Dropping Infinite Rares (Gorak Plane) DIS: Dropping in (on) Sedridor (Wizard Tower) DJP: Debutante Janky Place (Tower of Life) DJR: Demon Jamboree Ravine (Chasm of Fire) DKP: Da Karambwan Place (Karamja shore) DKR: Direct Keldagrim Rail (Edgeville/Grand Exchange) DKS: Da Kyatt Spot (Rellekka Hunter Area) DLP: Dragon Loot Profits (Frost Dragons) DLQ: Desert Long Quest (Nardah/DT2) DLR: Dude Looking (at) Reptile (Zulrah Telescope) DLS: Ducking (under) Long Swamp (Myreque Tunnels)