by
Whystler
The nocturnal (or nocturlabe) is a very old instrument for telling time at night by measuring the stars. While concept is ancient, this design is all original. It is fully functional (all dials move properly) and meant to be worn as a pendant. This is now available for sale, as it has been tested and works nicely.
How to Use the Nocturnal:
The top of the nocturnal is where you see a bit of a ring around a spike. This ring can be strung with a chain and makes it possible to wear the nocturnal as a pendant. When reading the nocturnal, this end of the piece should always be up.
Your first step is to set the outermost dial on the date. The months are shown as letters, with January and December at the top, and the progression of the months running *counterclockwise*. Note that the exact position of the letter actually marks the middle of that month. Look closer at the piece and you will see the line that separates the months between the letters.
Now, hold your nocturnal up to the starry night sky, making sure that the date is still properly set. Locate the North Star centred in the hole in the middle of the Nocturnal. Then use the central dial (the one that looks like a pointer) to point to the two stars at the end of the bowl of the *big* dipper.
Once you have this all set. Look closer at the pointer and you will see that within the pointer is an eliptical ring and within this is a smaller pointer. This smaller pointer points to a roman numeral, which shows you the time.
Note again, that the roman numeral is centred on the middle of the hour. So, if the little pointer points in the centre of the numeral, it is in fact half past.
So now you can tell time at night without a powered time piece. This is great for night owls, vampires, and those who appreciate a gothic or steampunk look.
How to Use the Nocturnal:
The top of the nocturnal is where you see a bit of a ring around a spike. This ring can be strung with a chain and makes it possible to wear the nocturnal as a pendant. When reading the nocturnal, this end of the piece should always be up.
Your first step is to set the outermost dial on the date. The months are shown as letters, with January and December at the top, and the progression of the months running *counterclockwise*. Note that the exact position of the letter actually marks the middle of that month. Look closer at the piece and you will see the line that separates the months between the letters.
Now, hold your nocturnal up to the starry night sky, making sure that the date is still properly set. Locate the North Star centred in the hole in the middle of the Nocturnal. Then use the central dial (the one that looks like a pointer) to point to the two stars at the end of the bowl of the *big* dipper.
Once you have this all set. Look closer at the pointer and you will see that within the pointer is an eliptical ring and within this is a smaller pointer. This smaller pointer points to a roman numeral, which shows you the time.
Note again, that the roman numeral is centred on the middle of the hour. So, if the little pointer points in the centre of the numeral, it is in fact half past.
So now you can tell time at night without a powered time piece. This is great for night owls, vampires, and those who appreciate a gothic or steampunk look.
by
Whystler
The "tertiant" is a simple astrolabe similar to the quadrant or sextant. It is useful for measuring unreachable altitudes, discovering local latitude, and finding the average of inclines.
This is the only Tertiant known to exist. The quadrant and sextant measure angles less the 90 degress. This astrolabe measures a full 120 degrees allowing the intrepid airship explorer to aim not only above, but also below.
Instructions: Look through the eyepiece, and line up your target with the sites (ie. north star for latitude, the top of a building or tree for altitude). When you do this, the dial will adjust itself by gravity to point out a degree on the guage. Zero is indicated by the vertical bar. Each second degree is marked by a small bar at the bottom of the guage, and these are grouped in ten degrees.
note: Before I release this for sale, I will be adding numbers on the guage, a ring at the top for hanging, and a ring on the end of the dial to hang a weight for more accurate readings.
This is the only Tertiant known to exist. The quadrant and sextant measure angles less the 90 degress. This astrolabe measures a full 120 degrees allowing the intrepid airship explorer to aim not only above, but also below.
Instructions: Look through the eyepiece, and line up your target with the sites (ie. north star for latitude, the top of a building or tree for altitude). When you do this, the dial will adjust itself by gravity to point out a degree on the guage. Zero is indicated by the vertical bar. Each second degree is marked by a small bar at the bottom of the guage, and these are grouped in ten degrees.
note: Before I release this for sale, I will be adding numbers on the guage, a ring at the top for hanging, and a ring on the end of the dial to hang a weight for more accurate readings.
by
bondp99
1/7000 scale heavy cruiser. Reliable cruiser to fight the Bork and the Domino.
by
GrimDarkBits
An ancient and powerful vessel of lost design, this strike cruiser is equally at home as a relic in a loyalist fleet, or the mainstay of a traitor force. Carrying a deadly cargo of marines, ready to board enemy ships or conduct a surgical strike at the heart of an enemy army, this millenia-old Pre-Heresy Strike Cruiser still punches well above its weight.
One ship, comes unpainted and without flight stand. Frosted Detail or Frosted Ultra Detail are recommended for best quality. Model has a 3/16" hole for a standard Games Workshop flight stand; not affiliated with Games Workshop in any way.
For more grim, dark models in 15mm scale, check out Anachron Games on Shapeways!
One ship, comes unpainted and without flight stand. Frosted Detail or Frosted Ultra Detail are recommended for best quality. Model has a 3/16" hole for a standard Games Workshop flight stand; not affiliated with Games Workshop in any way.
For more grim, dark models in 15mm scale, check out Anachron Games on Shapeways!
by
henryseg
A self-referential tessellation of the sphere.
This is a little delicate as the lines are 1.5mm thick, but it seems sturdy enough.
This is a little delicate as the lines are 1.5mm thick, but it seems sturdy enough.
by
coines23
Carrying mass quantities of consumable goods from world to world.
by
admiralducksauce
Squad of vicious Frogan warriors in 28mm scale.
by
admiralducksauce
Alien starship for space miniatures gaming. I offer this in 2 sizes; this one is roughly 2" long.
by
coines23
The Xuvaxi Adjudicator class heavy cruiser utilizes wildly advanced alien technology to enforce Xuvaxi dominance in the Aratouk Expanses.
by
Goji62
A medium range cruiser of moderate capability updated 5/9/11
by
jayfisher
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.
(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.
by
Whystler
Here is an attractive and educationally useful pendant for the scholar, astronomer, steampunk enthusiast, or the lover of the unique and celestial.
The tellurion is a model of how the earth and the moon move in space. You will see that the eath rotates freely on its axis, orbited by the moon. Orbit the whole thing around a candle or lightbulb, and you have a full feldged model of the earth, the moon and the sun.
There is some talk that if you spin the little moon on this pendant around the earth with the right conditions, that you can travel forward and back in time! ;)
ASSEMBLY REQUIRED:
If you want a challenge, order this piece inexpensively here on Shapeways, and assemble it yourself at home. Assembly is not complex, but it does require some careful dexterity and a little strength. Disclaimer: If you order this model here and assemble it yourself, Whystler is not responsible for any damage you may cause to it. If you assemble this piece with care and patience, then you will have a nice piece of jewelry.
Watch for the assembly video. In the meantime, check out the showcase video below!
The tellurion is a model of how the earth and the moon move in space. You will see that the eath rotates freely on its axis, orbited by the moon. Orbit the whole thing around a candle or lightbulb, and you have a full feldged model of the earth, the moon and the sun.
There is some talk that if you spin the little moon on this pendant around the earth with the right conditions, that you can travel forward and back in time! ;)
ASSEMBLY REQUIRED:
If you want a challenge, order this piece inexpensively here on Shapeways, and assemble it yourself at home. Assembly is not complex, but it does require some careful dexterity and a little strength. Disclaimer: If you order this model here and assemble it yourself, Whystler is not responsible for any damage you may cause to it. If you assemble this piece with care and patience, then you will have a nice piece of jewelry.
Watch for the assembly video. In the meantime, check out the showcase video below!
by
Ghostrunner
Early Earth Cruiser
1/4000 scale
1/8" (3.2 mm) stand hole
Recommend Trans Detail
Works in WS&F
1/4000 scale
1/8" (3.2 mm) stand hole
Recommend Trans Detail
Works in WS&F
by
jayfisher
The Earth, Moon, and Mars, to scale, with 3D surface terrain and full color from the latest NASA space imaging.
[See also the solar system set (but note that set is a logrithmic scale, not linear like this one)]
Dimensions:
Earth: 50mm (2 inches) diameter
Mars: 27mm (1 inches) diameter
Moon: 13mm (0.54 inches) diameter
Scale: 1 : 251102362
The Earth and Mars globes are hollow, with a 12mm (1/2 inch) hole at the south pole, giving them a flat bottom on which to sit without rolling, but each also comes with a matching cap/plug to seal that hole, to form a full sphere. (The moon is solid)
[See also the solar system set (but note that set is a logrithmic scale, not linear like this one)]
Dimensions:
Earth: 50mm (2 inches) diameter
Mars: 27mm (1 inches) diameter
Moon: 13mm (0.54 inches) diameter
Scale: 1 : 251102362
The Earth and Mars globes are hollow, with a 12mm (1/2 inch) hole at the south pole, giving them a flat bottom on which to sit without rolling, but each also comes with a matching cap/plug to seal that hole, to form a full sphere. (The moon is solid)
Special thanks to NASA / JPL-Caltech, for allowing the use of their planet surface terrain and mapping.
by
Ghostrunner
1/4000th
1/8th Inch Stand Hole
Recommend Trans Detail
Will work in WS&F
1/8th Inch Stand Hole
Recommend Trans Detail
Will work in WS&F
by
Ghostrunner
1/4000 scale
1/8" stand hole
Best in trans. detail
1/8" stand hole
Best in trans. detail
by
Ghostrunner
1/4000th scale
1/8th inch stand hole
Recommend Trans. Detail
Will work in WS&F
1/8th inch stand hole
Recommend Trans. Detail
Will work in WS&F
by
Mechanoid
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.
by
henryseg
A ruled parametric surface based on the Archimedean spiral.
by
admiralducksauce
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.
by
coines23
A deep space station dedicated to scientific research.
by
admiralducksauce
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.
by
Whystler
This orrery is a fully functional model of the 4 terrestrial planets: mercury, venus, earth, and mars. Ideal for planning your next interplantary voyage on your star-galleon. The planets can be moved to show their orbital placement around the sun. Each planet is sized relative to each other. The size of the sun and diameter of the orbits are not accurate, for display purposes. Working planetary models have existed in various forms since 90 BC. The orrery was given it's name in the 17th century after an Earl who ordered a clockwork copy. Now you can have your own! This piece is nearly 6 inches tall, the working sphere being 4 inches in diameter.
by
gibell
Five intersecting tetrahedra with an icosahedron inside them. There is just enough space between all the pieces that it will print as 6 separate objects. The edge length of the tetrahedron is 7.5cm, it stands 8.6 cm high, about the size of a tennis ball.
by
coines23
A necessary part of any expedition, the fuel tanker transports reaction mass for the fleet.
by
Kitty
simpliefied version of the runabout for small scale purposes.
white detailed is preferred.
Other materials might not be detailed enough.
white detailed is preferred.
Other materials might not be detailed enough.
by
coines23
A small bulk freight hauler for the low-traffic space lanes.
