by
avandius
Dice set with percentile modeled in a Steampunk theme. The dice range from 16mm to 24mm.
by
dynath
Check out my blog: http://dynath40k.blogspot.com/
Ok so I can't edit my original description. great. I'm redoing this model to print in FUD exclusively. Expect higher detail and lower FUD cost. All things in good time.
by
Oskar_van_Deventer
Hollow Cube is a Rubik's Cube that has been made as hollow as possible. The pieces are held together by dovetail connections. Because the puzzle consists mainly of air, it is very affordable.
Watch the YouTube video
Read on the Shapeways Forum
Read more at the Twisty Puzzle Forum
Please contact Oskar directly if you are interested in obtaining a fully colored, stickered and assembled sample of this puzzle.
Watch the YouTube video
Read on the Shapeways Forum
Read more at the Twisty Puzzle Forum
Please contact Oskar directly if you are interested in obtaining a fully colored, stickered and assembled sample of this puzzle.
by
TomZ
This fully working 12mm 3x3x3 Cube is nearly five times smaller than the original Rubik's Cube - it is far smaller than just a single cubelet of its big brother. It is printed in one piece, without the need for assembly. A thin layer of wax keeps the parts separated during printing, which is then melted away to yield this fully functional Rubik's Cube.
IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE BUYING
Since Shapeways' can not remove all of the wax themselves, you will probably have to do some work to get your print to turn. You should boil some water and put it in a cup along with your cube. Leave it in there for a few moments, and stir to help speed up the wax removal. Then remove from the cup with a teaspoon, and (being careful not to get burns from the water) gently move one or more sides. You may need to put the cube back in to the water to melt more wax and continue this process untill all of the pieces are freed up. You may also need to use a small knife to help separate some pieces. Note that if the wax cools down, the puzzle may become more difficult to move.
Since the heat also softens the puzzle plastic, it is very delicate when warm. You should take extreme caution while removing the excess wax. Neither Shapeways or me can take responsibility if your puzzle breaks during this process. It might therefore be recommendable to order more than one copy of this puzzle.
It might make things a lot easier if you put soap in the water, that might help dissolve the wax. I haven't tested it myself but it sounds promising.
IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE BUYING
Since Shapeways' can not remove all of the wax themselves, you will probably have to do some work to get your print to turn. You should boil some water and put it in a cup along with your cube. Leave it in there for a few moments, and stir to help speed up the wax removal. Then remove from the cup with a teaspoon, and (being careful not to get burns from the water) gently move one or more sides. You may need to put the cube back in to the water to melt more wax and continue this process untill all of the pieces are freed up. You may also need to use a small knife to help separate some pieces. Note that if the wax cools down, the puzzle may become more difficult to move.
Since the heat also softens the puzzle plastic, it is very delicate when warm. You should take extreme caution while removing the excess wax. Neither Shapeways or me can take responsibility if your puzzle breaks during this process. It might therefore be recommendable to order more than one copy of this puzzle.
It might make things a lot easier if you put soap in the water, that might help dissolve the wax. I haven't tested it myself but it sounds promising.
by
aegidian
A set of eight 1:200 scale miniatures intended for use with the old Descartes board game Formula De.
They represent four Grand Prix winning cars from 1962: the Lotus 25 driven by Jim Clark, the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" driven by Phil Hill, the Porsche 804 driven by Dan Gurney, and the BRM P57 driven by Graham Hill.
They represent four Grand Prix winning cars from 1962: the Lotus 25 driven by Jim Clark, the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" driven by Phil Hill, the Porsche 804 driven by Dan Gurney, and the BRM P57 driven by Graham Hill.
by
jayfisher
A detailed full color model of each of the planets, gas giants, and major moons of the Solar system, to (logrithmic) scale.
This set includes the 20 largest objects in the solar system (bar the sun).
All surfaces are reproduced from NASA imaging.
For size reference, Jupiter is 25mm (1 inch) diameter, and Earth is 12.76mm (1/2 inch) diameter.
(A photograph of some of the planet models can be seen on th page for this subset of planets. Photos of this full set coming soon.)
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 all planets, a dwarf planet, and eleven 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*
Neptune
- Tritan**
Uranus
- Titania*
Pluto**
All objects have a 1.6mm (1/16th inch) hole at the south pole, 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 (such as Pluto), 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 production, these minor moons are sharing the same surface map. They were chosen because they have a similar surface, and/or their surface is largely unknown.
**For the same reason, Pluto and Triton, which have a similar icy surface and not much photographic detail known, also share their surface map.
(The alternative was to not include those moons)
This set includes the 20 largest objects in the solar system (bar the sun).
All surfaces are reproduced from NASA imaging.
For size reference, Jupiter is 25mm (1 inch) diameter, and Earth is 12.76mm (1/2 inch) diameter.
(A photograph of some of the planet models can be seen on th page for this subset of planets. Photos of this full set coming soon.)
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 all planets, a dwarf planet, and eleven 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*
Neptune
- Tritan**
Uranus
- Titania*
Pluto**
All objects have a 1.6mm (1/16th inch) hole at the south pole, 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 (such as Pluto), 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 production, these minor moons are sharing the same surface map. They were chosen because they have a similar surface, and/or their surface is largely unknown.
**For the same reason, Pluto and Triton, which have a similar icy surface and not much photographic detail known, also share their surface map.
(The alternative was to not include those moons)
by
philnolan3d
Sculpture of a woman made of "vines". Sculpted in 3D-Coat.
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Altered from the original version to add more stability and structure.
If you have purchased this sculpture please comment on how you like it. :)
by
Oskar_van_Deventer
Magic Gears is a paradoxical set of three identical gears that can both mesh in the regular way and all in the
same direction. It was inspired by this YouTube video by Jacques Maurel. Maurel writes: "The paradoxical 2 teeth
gear set is used in the 'Mercier differential' (using the torque transfer technology) Patented in 1988 by
Renault". Oskar's addition to the work is making Chevron Gears as
invented by Andre Citroen. This way the three gears become identical and they can both mesh classically and
paradoxically.
I have performed this Magic Gears "trick" to several friends, family and colleagues. I get two types of reactions: "wow" and "so what". Apparently, there exist people who are not aware how gears are supposed to mesh :-).
Watch the YouTube video.
Read at the Shapeways Forum.
Read more at the Non-Twisty Puzzles Forum.
The set is delivered as a DIY kit. You will have to add five M3x60 bolts yourself.
I have performed this Magic Gears "trick" to several friends, family and colleagues. I get two types of reactions: "wow" and "so what". Apparently, there exist people who are not aware how gears are supposed to mesh :-).
Watch the YouTube video.
Read at the Shapeways Forum.
Read more at the Non-Twisty Puzzles Forum.
The set is delivered as a DIY kit. You will have to add five M3x60 bolts yourself.
by
replicaprops
MIB Galaxy on Orion's Belt. requires a marble no larger than 14.75mm.
Shapeways has changed the printing rules once again and this model is no longer printable in silver. If you want it in silver, please click on the following 2 links.
This link is for the upper section in silver.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/837058/mib-galaxy-on-orion-s-belt-upper-v2-for-silver.html?li=my-models&key=bf3a66aab1272f3b60f51ba22e52119f
This link is for the lower section in silver
http://www.shapeways.com/model/837055/mib-galaxy-on-orion-s-belt-lower-v2-for-silver.html?li=my-models&key=31eb0415b5c2a513a2fc679096e04f9a
by
Oskar_van_Deventer
Cooksey Maze is a maze concept invented by an Englishman named "Mr. Richard Cooksey" in the 1970's. An evolved metal+plastic version with springs and pins was prototyped by Pentangle, but it was never taken in production. Oskar has been trying to locate Cooksey for quite some time, as the original "Cooksey Cilinder" has been an inspiration for many of Oskar's puzzle designs. This is a modified version of the original Cooksey Cylinder with a much simplified mechanism.
Earn a free Cooksey Maze if you can bring Oskar in contact with the original inventor of this maze concept. We know nothing more than his name, the fact that he is an Englishman, and that he already was an adult in the 1970's. Also the people who operated Pentangle in the 1970's do not have more identifying information.
Watch the YouTube video
Read at the Shapeways Forum
Read more at the Twisty Puzzles Forum
Also posted at the Renegade Puzzlers Forum (subscription required).
Please contact Oskar directly if you wat to buy a dyed sample of this puzzle.
Earn a free Cooksey Maze if you can bring Oskar in contact with the original inventor of this maze concept. We know nothing more than his name, the fact that he is an Englishman, and that he already was an adult in the 1970's. Also the people who operated Pentangle in the 1970's do not have more identifying information.
Watch the YouTube video
Read at the Shapeways Forum
Read more at the Twisty Puzzles Forum
Also posted at the Renegade Puzzlers Forum (subscription required).
Please contact Oskar directly if you wat to buy a dyed sample of this puzzle.
by
bdeaver
This is a Pug head that can hang from your Christmas tree, your window, or your neck. A portion of the proceeds go to animal related charities. This model can be "3D printed" to become a physical ornament in any of the materials listed. For information on coloring your model, visit http://www.deaverdesign.com/Shapeways_color.html. The painted prints shown here are the Frosted Ultra Detail material that was scrubbed down with soap and water, lightly sanded to remove rings left by the printer, and dyed or coated with Krylon metallic gold, copper, or silver paint. The dyed models have been given the same prep treatment but have been soaked in RIT "Tan" dye. The white model is the White Strong and Flexible Polished material without any paint or dye. To purchase models that are painted or dyed already, visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeaverDesign.
