This detailed model of the moon is hollow and therefore very price efficient. It will balance on a small gap on the bottom. You can also hang it on a wire using a bent paperclip. See video and images. Made for full color sandstone.

I suggest the gold-plated glossy material. The pitting and smoothing of the model that occurs when the plating is applied makes the key look old and worn. It's fantastic.
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Billina showed her the place where she had "stubbed her bill," as she expressed it, and Dorothy dug away the sand until she felt something hard. Then, thrusting in her hand, she pulled the thing out, and discovered it to be a large sized golden key--rather old, but still bright and of perfect shape.

"What did I tell you?" cried the hen, with a cackle of triumph. "Can I tell metal when I bump into it, or is the thing a rock?"

"It's metal, sure enough," answered the child, gazing thoughtfully at the curious thing she had found. "I think it is pure gold, and it must have lain hidden in the sand for a long time. How do you suppose it came there, Billina? And what do you suppose this mysterious key unlocks?"

From Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Full text available at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/486

[Emerald not included.]

A detailed full color model of each of the first six planets (out to Saturn) and major moons of the Solar system, to (logrithmic) scale.
(Note: the full Solar System set of planets and moons is available as a set here)

All surfaces are reproduced from NASA imaging.
For size reference, Jupiter is 22mm (0.9 inch) diameter, and Earth is 11mm (0.45 inch) diameter.

This set is designed for use in orrery or other models of the solar system, and so to best present all planets while preserving scale, the scale has been compressed - a logrithmic scale instead of a linear scale. This means that if the model of a moon of Jupiter is larger than the model of Mercury but smaller than Mars, then you know that the real moon really is larger than Mercury and smaller than Mars, But the size diference is compressed - Jupiter, which is really more than ten times Earth's diameter, becomes only twice Earth's diameter, etc. This logrithmic scale allows all planets to be clearly visible together, while at the same time still indicating their sizes relative to each other.

The set contains six planets, and nine moons:
[In order of appearance in the photo above, right to left]
Mercury
Venus
Earth
 - Moon / Luna
Mars
Jupiter
 - Ganymede
 - Callisto
 - Io
 - Europa (attempt no landing there)
Saturn
 - rings of Saturn
 - Titan
 - Rhea
 - Iapetus
 - Dione

All objects have a 1.3mm (0.05 inch) hole at the south pole, about 3mm deep, for a brass axle (or a toothpick).

What color is a planet - is it color of its surface materials, or the colour of its atmosphere from space, or the color of the surface being colored by the atmosphere filtering light from the sun? The appearance in this set attempts to be that of the surface with moderate atmospheric influence, (with the gas giants depicted as the atmosphere and surface being the same thing). For example, this means that Venus depicts the features of its surface, but they are tinted somewhat by its atmosphere. Similarly, Earth and Titan show ground features, but some areas are tinted and obscured by atmosphere.

In areas where the model surface is more detailed than the most detailed NASA photography, the overall surface appearance conforms to what is known, but finer textural details are speculative. (Or, if there is an atmosphere, it is shown as particularly thick and opaque over the unmapped area.)

Due to hard limitations of the Shapeways 3D printer, the moon Dione is using the surface map of Rhea. I chose Dione because the surface is very similar to Rhea, and it is the most minor moon in the set. The alternative was simply to remove an object, but I preferred the set to include four of Saturn moons, like it does for Jupiter.

Here are some very famous sci fi shuttle eagle transports from 1970s television. These are the 4 variations in 1/1000 scale, perfect for table top gaming, fleet style gaming. These were designed for WSF material, but I realize some prefer max detail with FUD, so I am keeping that material open for these. But do try to remember FUD is extremely weak and breaks easy. Remember ShapeWays tends to rotate designs in their printing containers, this sometimes changes the details in the appearance of the designs. ***Try some of our other ships to go with these & let us know what you think.*** Down in the comments area, we have a picture shared with us, from modeler Scouls502, Just click the little pic, and it will load the full size picture. Plus one he did for us to post in as the default picture. Scouls502 truely did these designs justice. The level of detail he was able to show in the designs, well we didn't honestly think it would show that well. Scouls502 good on you Sir. Have some cookies. PLEASE RATE THIS MODEL.

This warship draws on its glorious heritage and herculean crew to prevail against the enemies of the Pact. This model is available in 60mm and 90mm long versions; this one is the 90mm variant.

This warship draws on its glorious heritage and herculean crew to prevail against the enemies of the Pact. This model is available in 60mm and 90mm long versions; this one is the 60mm variant.

A low-tech starship, cheap and reliable.

This is the ultimate sci fi spaceship ever created, This is the famed Discovery One, science exploration sleeper vessel. As it was seen in the 1968 film 2001 A Space Odyssey. This would make a perfect deep space exploration vessel for any solid scifi RPG. However due too no real size agreement that we can find, We scaled this to the drawings, and the actual model they used for filming and just set the scale to the entry hatch on the port side of the primary hull. Which we guessed to be roughly 2 meters tall. We hope this now explains the scale of this ship to everyone's satisfaction. We have opened this for more materials to be selected by those that insisted on it, but this was designed for WSF, because it's stronger & can be handled, making it perfect for gaming. ------- ***Be sure to check for other items in our shop that go with this.*** ------- I.E. the Moonbus, and we are working on the Aries 1B.

Alien jellyfish in a battlesuit, v.3. Recommend WSF material, as the tentacles can be fragile.

This is a highly detailed model of the Goa'uld Ha'Tak Mothership from Stargate SG1. This model has been produced due to popular demand and has been broken into two parts to allow ease of painting.

These are new detail parts for the Venator kit

Have your very own Black Hole / Worm Hole! Travel thru space and time without breaking the bank. 1 X 1mm grid lines. Almost 4 inches long.  For a smaller version of this  visit http://shpws.me/1YzD

Tested in the following materials:
white strong & flexible

Here is my rendition of the Hatak from Stargate SG-1. I did not create the design, merely made a copy of it thanks to several pictures from the model created by the original crew. Copyright MGM for the design

Tron Light cycle Artistic Model By Ken James

5cm globe of the moon with color. Wall thickness and exaggerated surface features to specifically accommodate colored sand.

Simple 1" globe of the earth, no painting required. Printed in color, hollow with a 1/8" hole in the bottom to put on figure base. Perfect for use in any tabletop space game.

This is the first in an upcoming set of game-ready planets for startship combat games.

Image is courtesy NASA: Reto Stöckli, NASA Earth Observatory, BLUE MARBLE NEXT GENERATION W/ TOPOGRAPHY AND BATHYMETRY

One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is not the deepest, steepest, longest, or most voluminous canyon on Earth, but it is no less dramatic nor breathtaking than the record holders. Only 17 million years were needed for the Colorado River to cut through 2 billion years of rock. Few places on earth offer such a lengthy geologic record.

The canyon is so large that we were unable to put it all in a single print. The section featured in this model contains the most popular portion of the South Rim, from the tip of West Rim Drive to Yaki Pt Road, and across the Colorado River to Shiva Temple, nearly one vertical mile above the river's shore. Having this piece on your desk will either bring back memories of the first time you gazed into the chasm, or inspire you to finally go see it for yourself.

Model scale is 1:128400
Model covers an area approximately 8 by 8 miles
Altitudes covered: 2337' to 7615'
There is never any vertical exaggeration in TinyMtn models.

Click here for more sizes.
Click here for other 4" models.

TinyMtn models look best in the default "White Strong and Flexible" material, which is also the least expensive material. When you receive the model, there may still be Nylon dust on it from the printing process. Use either an airbrush, canned dust blower, or a soft old toothbrush to remove this dust. Do not get the "White Strong and Flexible" material wet, and don't prime it or use any oil-based paints on it. You can safely seal it with Polycrylic or a similar water-based clear spray sealant. Read more about this popular material here.

The "Frosted Detail" material will show more detail, but is semi-transparent and has an uneven surface texture when unpainted (due to the orientation of the model when Shapeways prints it). It may show up feeling a little greasy and with small crystals in crevasses. Clean those off by soaking the model in warm (but not hot) soapy water and brushing with an old toothbrush. To get the surface to an even matte finish, spray with a few light coats of sandable primer (white automotive primer works), and then do a baking soda grit-blast.

These models have been optimized for the above materials, and are not offered in other materials for strength or cost reasons. If you need one in another material, please contact us and we'll try to accommodate your request.

(C) 2013 TinyMtn (TM)
Model created using GDAL, NetPBM, Gmsh, Carve, MeshLab, and other custom software
Source of digital elevation data: U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS home page is http://www.usgs.gov/

Retro-rocket for miniature gaming.
Aprox. 1/500

Starships shown, not included

MIB, DELIVER THE GALAXY OR EARTH WILL BE DESTROYED! Well here it is in 1/1 scale. Wear this as a pendant or if you have a cat called Orion put it on their collar. Unlike other versions available on the net I am providing a fully mapped galaxy to put in your pendant. More on this very soon XD
Men in Black and the MIB logo are copyright of Amblin Entertainment and Columbia Tristar. This product is a fan made replica.

this seventh stellated Icosidodecahedron as featured as the No bit in the film Tron

Color this with a red marker for accuracy.  it absorbs the marker well and will be red, like the film

Revisit Darth Vader's funeral right in the comfort of your own home.

Color globe of Mars. Surface features slightly exaggerated.

Variations
5cm Color Hollow 1" Color