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 Post subject: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:30 pm 
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I designed up a Blockman style figure and printed him out. I had put the head on a ball-joint, but it didn't live up to being used as a peg, so I had to glue it in place. The pegs and holes are all 5mm and brick or TF weapon compatible. The hands can hold a 3mm peg. You can see him holding a Mega Construx gun in the pictures and in the last two pics, you see where I pegged a TF gun I had previously printed and a brick piece to him.

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:47 am 
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Looks like fun.

I love the look of these kinds of projects... did you design him in a 3d art program? I tried to use Maya years ago and could not get the hang of it. Is there something with a nice easy learning curve you could recommend?

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:02 am 
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Yeah, I designed him in SketchUp. It's fairly easy to use and so is Tinkercad. If you're wanting to do organic looking things, I like Sculpeo.


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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:11 pm 
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Oh, very cool! Now you can make some new armor, weapons, and vehicle parts for us.

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:26 pm 
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Thanks! I'm hoping to add more Blockman stuff to my line-up once I get this guy perfected. Cosmetic tweaks to make various bots will be easy enough once I have everything else working right, and I've gotten some good feedback other places on things to do to improve the print strength (some of it obvious, but I overlooked it). The nice thing about 3D models is they can be scaled easily enough, so I'm contemplating printing one of these guys out about 10" tall to be a bot for the Joes.

I never had the actual Blockman figures when I was a kid, but I had a bunch of knock-offs that were about half the size (maybe an inch tall) and came out of the capsule machines in the foyer of Wal-Mart. I loved those little guys and all their accessories - they were the humans (in power suits) for my Transformers. I wish I still had those little guys, so when I decided to try my hand at designing/printing a full figure, they were my go-to. I might try printing this guy at half scale and see how that works out, as well.


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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:11 pm 
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MarkM wrote:
Yeah, I designed him in SketchUp. It's fairly easy to use and so is Tinkercad. If you're wanting to do organic looking things, I like Sculpeo.
Are Sketchup / Sculpeo easy to learn and use, for newbies of the trade?

Would it require autocad knowledge or something like that?

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
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They're pretty easy to pick up, regardless of skill level. SketchUp is basically drawing shapes and sticking them together. Sculpeo is virtual sculpting, so you have a ball of class on screen that you're pinching, pulling, squeezing, etc.


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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
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MarkM wrote:
They're pretty easy to pick up, regardless of skill level. SketchUp is basically drawing shapes and sticking them together. Sculpeo is virtual sculpting, so you have a ball of class on screen that you're pinching, pulling, squeezing, etc.
Thanks. Always been meaning to try them.

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:53 am 
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FYI it sounds like you are talking about Sculptris... I have never heard of a modeling software called sculpeo. was it discontinued?

The project looks great! How tall is he?

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:26 pm 
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Gah, yes, Sculptris, not sure where I got the name Sculpeo from at all. Thanks for the comment on the figure! He's right at 2" tall. I made him to work with Mega Construx figures as a human-sized android, or with Dia-nauts as a bigger 'bot.


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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:52 pm 
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I'm slightly more impressed, now that I know how tiny it is!

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:37 pm 
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MarkM wrote:
Gah, yes, Sculptris, not sure where I got the name Sculpeo from at all. Thanks for the comment on the figure! He's right at 2" tall. I made him to work with Mega Construx figures as a human-sized android, or with Dia-nauts as a bigger 'bot.


Can we get comparison pics?

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MarkM wrote:
They're pretty easy to pick up, regardless of skill level. SketchUp is basically drawing shapes and sticking them together. Sculpeo is virtual sculpting, so you have a ball of class on screen that you're pinching, pulling, squeezing, etc.
Thanks. Always been meaning to try them.


I'd give TinkerCAD.com a try first just because it's browser-based and you don't have to download anything. It's exactly what the beginner needs, imho.

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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:48 am 
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I'll try to post some up tomorrow


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 Post subject: Re: 3D Printed Blockman
PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:09 pm 
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Here you go:
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Here you go:
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