Super Mario Mobius Strip

Design by joabaldwin
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This is a mobius strip of Level 1 or Super Mario Bros. The whole level is wrapped around itself in a single surface, and poor Mario begins and ends at the same spot every time :(

All the elements from the level are there: every mushroom, turtle, cloud and star. They are all carved out of the surface at different heights, which looks fantastic when you have a light coming from the side, and each block casts a shadow.

It's a great piece to have on your desk, or to hang from a string to let it spin around.
cm: 10.696 w x 10.018 d x 3.378 h
in: 4.211 w x 3.944 d x 1.33 h
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Davidou
Davidou says:
Nice piece of work!
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June 14, 2013, 6:46 pm
ArtBagel
ArtBagel says:
Doing Super Mario with a Mobius strip was brilliant. Very nice layout. This would look nice hanging from a cord, like I do with my Mobius Strip Dummies at my ArtBagel Shop.
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May 28, 2013, 3:59 pm
KiroTV5421
KiroTV5421 says:
make s super metroid or castlevania one and i will buy one of those also...
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May 2, 2013, 2:07 am
paulelderdesign
paulelderdesign says:
Did you have to get any kind of licensing for this? It's really great but I would worry about that side of it, especially as it's so popular :/
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March 18, 2013, 2:00 am
gofly
gofly says:
great work, very interesting.
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February 15, 2013, 7:47 pm
duann
duann says:
Nice work, your design is in the top ten most viewed 3D printed designs of 2012!!! http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1854-10-Most-Viewed-3D-Printed-Products-of-2012-on-Shapeways.html
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December 28, 2012, 4:35 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
Thanks @duann! That's awesome, that's an amazing top 10 list and I'm proud that this model made it to it.
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December 28, 2012, 3:58 pm
duann
duann says:
Congrats, your design is in the top 10 most favorited designs of 2012. http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1853-The-10-Most-Favorited-3D-Printed-Products-of-2012-on-Shapeways.html
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December 28, 2012, 3:32 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
@hakczar I had two versions, the original color map I textured over a UV map, and it's the only color information (as a jpg) that I sent to Shapeways. The modified grayscale I did I used during the modeling process to displace the model (a true displacement, not just a rendering displacement). So after doing the displacement, I didn't need the grayscale map anymore.
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December 20, 2012, 5:51 am
hakczar
hakczar says:
@joabaldwin how did you give shapeways the color information so they could print it with the original colors? You said you modified the colors to be essentially a greyscale displacement map...
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December 20, 2012, 5:46 am
hakczar
hakczar says:
My head has exploded with the awesomeness of this
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December 20, 2012, 5:40 am
EPICBASS158
EPICBASS158 says:
Looks really neat, maybe for a Xmas ornament (like what acertain said) but thats awsome!
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December 20, 2012, 1:14 am
Gunnahan
Gunnahan says:
What a great idea... *envious*
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December 15, 2012, 5:10 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
@acertain it is very light, under 2 ounces from what I can estimate. It wouldn't topple your tree over, it has just the weight of any Christmas ornament.
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December 6, 2012, 5:06 pm
acertain
acertain says:
How much does it weigh? I'm wondering if it would work as a Xmas tree ornament.
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December 6, 2012, 4:57 pm
bdickason
bdickason says:
@ChristianA I've been thinking about it... but I'm still holding out for the Sonic the Hedgehog strip!!!!
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December 5, 2012, 6:32 pm
ChristianA
ChristianA says:
@bdickason I think you'd really like this since you're a huge gamer. Let me know if you purchase it. Would love to see some pictures!
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December 5, 2012, 4:13 pm
pirsquared
pirsquared says:
This is the most delightful 3D print I've ever received!
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November 14, 2012, 11:19 pm
Yaell7
Yaell7 says:
what is this for? what can you do with it?
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November 8, 2012, 6:21 pm
ChristianA
ChristianA says:
A great idea for another mobius strip would be Toy Story with a focus on Buzz 'To Infinity & Beyond!'. That would be PERFECT!
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October 26, 2012, 3:05 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
Shipping to UK or anywhere else is available. You can see the rates here: http://www.shapeways.com/support/shipping
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October 16, 2012, 12:01 am
jonny8ball
jonny8ball says:
Do you ship to the uk?
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October 15, 2012, 11:56 pm
MitchellJetten
MitchellJetten says:
Hi Joabaldwin, got this message in our Customer Service Inbox: == Hi there, I have just received my Super Mario Möbius Strip and it is absolutely fantastic! Amazing detail and very cool. Thank you very much for the quickness of the posting. I will be getting more stuff from your store :) Thanks again, == Good job :-)
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October 2, 2012, 9:27 am
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
Hmmm, rearview mirror, I really don't know. Cold shouldn't be a problem, but long-term UV exposure, I have no clue about. I'll try to find out.
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October 1, 2012, 11:35 pm
gutner
gutner says:
Well done! I love mine. I blows my mind every time I look at it. Question: How well would it hold up hanging from the rear view mirror of my car? Winter in coming here in Indiana. Would the cold have ill effects? What about sun light? Would it fade?
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October 1, 2012, 11:24 pm
nudemolerat
nudemolerat says:
This is wonderful! How did you make this??
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September 30, 2012, 6:28 pm
jacobsaki
jacobsaki says:
PS: I was skeptical about the material however no powder is rubbing off, it feels solid and porus at the same time, a drop onto tile would break it but as far as a desk piece to be handles it is nice. I'll tell you how it fairs in the long run for future buyers.
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September 28, 2012, 6:49 pm
jacobsaki
jacobsaki says:
I bought this late at night on 9/26/12. I don't know how but its already here, less than 2 days but it did. This is a present for my friends birthday on the 14th of October and i wasn't sure if it would be here. Thank you so much, the pictures do it no justice. This thing is marvelous.
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September 28, 2012, 6:48 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
To be honest, I don't know about the longevity of the material, but I've had stuff in the same material printed for the first time about 3 years ago, and there are no issues with them so far (and they've been sitting out in the open, and handled by lots of people). If you give it to a child I'm sure it'll get scratched though. The material is porous so the idea of a glaze sounds neat, I might try it myself to see how that looks.
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September 27, 2012, 12:40 am
shandy706
shandy706 says:
Just received mine in the mail. Absolutely awesome! I too am curious about longevity. Will it be fine in a simple, plastic, display case? Oh, and I'd love to see other games done this way....or even on a flat strip. Too bad Sonic didn't work..I'd buy that too.
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September 27, 2012, 12:12 am
slushpup5
slushpup5 says:
I just bought this for my daughter. This is my first sandstone purchase. Would it be necessary to coat it with some type of clear glaze to prevent the surface from crumbling due to over-handling?
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September 21, 2012, 8:58 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
I might make some other games/levels, it depends on how good they look on a simple strip like this (for example, Sonic didn't look good on a strip, though it seemed like it would).
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September 21, 2012, 2:20 pm
Hedgetrimmer
Hedgetrimmer says:
This is real nice, think I'm gonna have to get me one. Sweet work. Are there any plans to do more levels or other games?
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September 21, 2012, 9:07 am
natalia
natalia says:
This is SO COOL!
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September 20, 2012, 7:18 pm
joabaldwin
joabaldwin says:
It's very strong because it's a single piece with no moving/thin parts, one single plane/volume. It'll chip if you drop it on a hard floor, and might crack too, but it won't break easily.
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September 19, 2012, 3:02 am
jacobsaki
jacobsaki says:
How strong is the sandstone, my friend an i have the same birthday and im planning on buying 2. I just want to know if it needs to be displayed safely or if it can be dropped.
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September 18, 2012, 10:21 pm
 
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