{"id":35539,"date":"2017-10-23T17:19:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T21:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=35539"},"modified":"2022-08-15T17:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T21:13:23","slug":"ron-olsen-man-1000-models-counting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/ron-olsen-man-1000-models-counting","title":{"rendered":"Ron Olsen, The Man of 1000 Models (and counting)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For Ron Olsen, scale models have been a way of life for over five decades. And while 3D printing is something new to Ron, he&#8217;s certainly made it his own. His shop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/3d-model-specialties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Model Specialties<\/a>, currently has over 1,000 different parts, and he keeps adding dozens every week! Amazed, we caught up with Ron and tried to see what&#8217;s driving him to do what he does. The answer was simple: passion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How long have you been working with models?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifty-one years. I started when I was eight, and continued building until I was in my late teens. At that point, I had built over 200 models up to 1\/4 scale in size. But then I just kind of quit until about two years ago. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I found myself working on a 1\/6 scale &#8217;34 Ford Coupe that nobody seemed to have parts for. Through a moment of serendipity, I heard about 3D printing. Since I&#8217;ve been working with computers for over 30 years, I figured I&#8217;d try my hand at it. What started as me making parts for myself blossomed to a full-blown business when others wanted my designs too, so I started 3D Model Specialties to meet demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tell us about a project you&#8217;re particularly proud of.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35552 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-840x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-840x473.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-1120x630.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20160721_115325-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My biggest, and most exciting project is still the &#8217;34 Ford coupe. I&#8217;ve actually been working on it for 20 years, but was trying to scratch build everything, which was not working out well in that large scale. I&#8217;m very proud of my collection of engines that has grown immensely in the past two years that I&#8217;ve been creating parts for the Shapeways store.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Through a moment of serendipity, I heard about 3D printing. Since I&#8217;ve been working with computers for over 30 years, I figured I&#8217;d try my hand at it. What started as me making parts for myself blossomed to a full-blown business when others wanted my designs too&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>How did you learn to make 3D models? What software do you use?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was quite challenging at first, but I picked it up quickly. I started in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/709-script-based-modeling-with-openscad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenSCAD<\/a>, a free command-line CAD software. I&#8217;ve typed hundreds of thousands of lines of code to create parts, but I&#8217;ve started to work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/tutorials\/how-to-design-pendant-rhino-zbrush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhinoceros<\/a>\u00a0to make better models for my customers. That, and my fingers are sore.<\/p>\n<p>My first parts were for the twin turbo engine for the &#8217;34 Ford. I can now add about 20-30 new parts a week to my store, which can be hard to keep up with!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How does it feel to do what you do? How does it feel, after the hours you put in modeling, tweaking, and getting things just right, to finally hold that finished piece in your hand? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modeling is a great way to express oneself, by customizing, painting and assembling unique cars, trucks, etc. Creating new, fresh and unique parts is a passion for me. It&#8217;s exciting to offer parts to the thousands of modelers out there that are tired of just buying a kit and gluing it together. They want individualism, uniqueness. Something that knocks their project out of the park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35557 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-580x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-580x630.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-387x420.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-768x834.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-773x840.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-800x869.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-249x270.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170419_144135-1-2-737x800.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I try to offer parts that have never been offered, as most kits today are the same ones I remember from 30 years ago in new boxes \u2014 sometimes not even that! There are very few, if any, updated engines, intakes, chassis, and wheels available, so I try hard to offer as many as I can. And I&#8217;d say I&#8217;ve succeeded. 3D Model Specialties now has over 1,050 parts in the store across 10 scales.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s exciting to offer parts to the thousands of modelers out there that are tired of just buying a kit and gluing it together. They want individualism, uniqueness.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>What has 3D printing added to your appreciation of model cars?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/business\/additive-manufacturing\">3D printing<\/a> is a scale modeling paradigm shift. Nowadays, as long as it fits in your printer, you can make it. I use full-scale car parts catalogs as guides to create new parts. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 3D printing, if it looks cool, I can make it. And there&#8217;s a ton of cool parts out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35562 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-840x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-840x477.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-420x239.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-1120x637.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-800x455.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20171016_153953-3-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With 3D printing, if it looks cool, I can make it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>How did you buy or make model cars before you discovered Shapeways?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like everyone else: kits, aftermarket, scratch building, and resin parts.\u00a0 In my teens, I ended up basically building everything from scratch, as normal kits weren&#8217;t cutting it for me even then. It took 40 years and the advent of 3D printing to get me back into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How has Shapeways changed the way you do business?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I started out, I only offered 1\/8 scale and up, which was the limit for my home printers. It&#8217;s also more fun for me because I can get into much more detail over smaller scale builds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35563 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-840x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-840x565.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-420x283.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-1120x753.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-800x538.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170827_160431-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But with Shapeways, I can offer\u00a0<em>all<\/em> of my parts down\u00a0to 1\/25\u00a0 scale and some I can do as tiny as 1\/32, which most home printers can&#8217;t even touch right now.\u00a0<\/span>I love starting from scratch and making super-detailed parts, knowing that thanks to the power of Shapeways, they&#8217;re available to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Give us some of your favorite memories interacting with the Shapeways community. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of my customers have connected with me on social media. We talk almost every day on and off the site. Many of them have become very good friends, and it\u2019s always great when I get a message from a customer telling me how much they loved one of my parts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a more personal note, I\u2019ve worked with a lot of clients to produce custom parts for cars that have special significance to them \u2014 the car they drove to high school, or in one case, the car this particular customer\u2019s father owned before they died. Making custom parts to get it just right means a lot to them, and I\u2019m proud to help them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I love starting from scratch and making super-detailed parts, knowing that thanks to the power of Shapeways, they&#8217;re available to everyone.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>What do you have coming up, and what plans do you have moving forward for your model-making?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For me, it&#8217;s just business as usual. I want to continue to offer different model bodies that most other stores don&#8217;t have. Another space I want to get into soon is motorcycles and top fuel boats. But of course, I&#8217;m always looking for insane engines and chassis parts to design and print.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-840x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-840x561.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-1120x748.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Capture-1.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(We usually don&#8217;t post this, but Ron&#8217;s answer was too good to not share. We can only imagine he typed this with a very self-satisfied (but well-deserved!) smirk.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Can you tell us about another modeler with a storefront that should be featured?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t know of any of the current modelers that have a storefront. They&#8217;re all coming to me for their parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/3d-model-specialties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron&#8217;s store right here<\/a>, where he offers over 1,000 model parts ranging from 1\/6 scale all the way down to 1\/32 scale.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Ron Olsen, scale models have been a way of life for over five decades. 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