3.5 hours...You have skills! Well done.
New patterns for my library II
Wanted to do some hard surface modeling practice so decided to model one of my favorite USAF aircraft. I think it just looks mean and tough and its history validates that.
F-4 Phantom fighter jet.
I was lucky enough in one of my assignments that my office was near the flight line and aircraft parking area. I had a beautiful F-4 sitting there as part of my scenery. A wonderful view of military might and slick deadly beauty.
Did the model in about 3.5 hours. Which means ugly modeling and a ton of eyeballing shortcuts. That includes slapping some procedural materials (color) to the model. So not accurate to a real aircraft in any way but good enough for a simple cnc pattern. I did have a tough time getting a decent pattern from it due to the length and thin areas of the plane. No plans to carve this but a fun exercise.
Bonus image render for your PhotoShopping fun.
F-4 Phantom fighter jet.
I was lucky enough in one of my assignments that my office was near the flight line and aircraft parking area. I had a beautiful F-4 sitting there as part of my scenery. A wonderful view of military might and slick deadly beauty.
Did the model in about 3.5 hours. Which means ugly modeling and a ton of eyeballing shortcuts. That includes slapping some procedural materials (color) to the model. So not accurate to a real aircraft in any way but good enough for a simple cnc pattern. I did have a tough time getting a decent pattern from it due to the length and thin areas of the plane. No plans to carve this but a fun exercise.
Bonus image render for your PhotoShopping fun.
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Wrought iron cross with wings
Another new pattern. I will be carving this soon for my wife. I am going to laminate some maple on to walnut and then carve it so the maple is cut away leaving only the pattern.
Only modeled one wing and then mirrored. It was a ton of fun to model but pushing my poor cnc software to the limit. It can only import STL files of about 100 megs. A single wing was 120 megs. It only crashed twice before finally importing correctly as it cried a little.
Another new pattern. I will be carving this soon for my wife. I am going to laminate some maple on to walnut and then carve it so the maple is cut away leaving only the pattern.
Only modeled one wing and then mirrored. It was a ton of fun to model but pushing my poor cnc software to the limit. It can only import STL files of about 100 megs. A single wing was 120 megs. It only crashed twice before finally importing correctly as it cried a little.
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Holler if you want a larger one cut, Oscar. Looks very good, btw!Another new pattern. I will be carving this soon for my wife. I am going to laminate some maple on to walnut and then carve it so the maple is cut away leaving only the pattern.
Only modeled one wing and then mirrored. It was a ton of fun to model but pushing my poor cnc software to the limit. It can only import STL files of about 100 megs. A single wing was 120 megs. It only crashed twice before finally importing correctly as it cried a little.
David
lol. You are busy.
I bought a cheap Chinese ~40W engraving laser at the same time as my hobby cnc. I just didn't find the laser as challenging. Vector graphics or half tone for pictures didn't seem as much fun as modeling in 3d. My laser is sitting in the corner and hasn't been turned on for almost 3 years now. Not even sure of the status of the tube.
I know you can do some really cools things with it, but you are right about more fun stuff and not enough time to do them all.
You have to fit in drinking "little water" in there at some point of the day as well.
I bought a cheap Chinese ~40W engraving laser at the same time as my hobby cnc. I just didn't find the laser as challenging. Vector graphics or half tone for pictures didn't seem as much fun as modeling in 3d. My laser is sitting in the corner and hasn't been turned on for almost 3 years now. Not even sure of the status of the tube.
I know you can do some really cools things with it, but you are right about more fun stuff and not enough time to do them all.
You have to fit in drinking "little water" in there at some point of the day as well.
Vodka translated from Russion is "little water". Now if you are talking a little Kahlua or whiskey in your coffee you are talking. Makes the day go so much faster.
All great points! I am experimenting with retirement so only answer to the wife.
But really curious on how you do your laser graphics so please post when completed. I never really got into advanced designs. I can set the different power settings for the different layers but I mostly did photograph image burning on wood. Haven't played with any of that in years.
But really curious on how you do your laser graphics so please post when completed. I never really got into advanced designs. I can set the different power settings for the different layers but I mostly did photograph image burning on wood. Haven't played with any of that in years.
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