No, I didn’t buy a 3D printer. Although that’s still on the list of things to get. Our local library has a Makerbot that they let people print to. I downloaded this from an online 3D model repository and printed it out. The library also has a 3D scanner, which I’m going to use to scan something a week from today. Anyway, here’s the first thing I created from a digital file:
So this is just a prototype, I think the gaps between the boards longitudinally are too big, and there should be more gaps between the boards horizontally, but the basic idea is sound. When I get back from my writers seminar I’m totally going to make one of these for real, and then make a silicon mold and cast as many floors as I need.
Was too heavy handed on the paintbrush last time…
Yeah, I just couldn’t keep it that way…
Needed this for our Swamp campaign. It will be hauled by the riverboat I made a few months ago.
So, I have been lazing around too long since my surgery. I got off my butt tonight and worked on the ship some more. Here’s a couple photos of it, one with the decks stacked, and one with them laid out so you can see the interior.
On a tip from the DM’s Craft forums, I went to the Dollar Tree store and bought these for $18.
OK, I’ve finally gotten started on the “real thing” for the armored steamship.
Still very much in the formative stages, but this is what I’ve got:
For comparison, here’s the prototype in top of it.
Next I think I’ll work on the battlements…
Yeah, this is not going well…
Here is the original material:
Here is the initial prototype with the three decks put together:
Here are the materials for the paddle wheel
Here’s the result:
There’s some decent stuff in here to work from. But it’s not gonna win any awards.
Another angle:
I’m not really happy with these canoes. But I’m just gonna go with them anyway. The rafts don’t look terrible. Seriously, I gotta learn to paint.
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