I’m making a model rock wall to support a corner of the haunted house I built for my model railroad. This is a screen grab of the CAD model I made in Blender:
I had this 3D printed over on CraftCloud:
Now I’m working on a flat version for other random uses–just about done.
I may also make a curved version if I need it.
I recently purchased these but haven’t figured out what to do with them yet. They are called LED filament and the ones I got are 12" long. They run on 3V and are very flexible, almost rubbery.
Xmas tree topper? Mini faux-neon sign? Illuminated house numbers?
Make a Tronguy suit, only fill it with a better human being than Tronguy.
(This won’t be hard: Tronguy was a hardcore gun fondling MAGAt last I interacted with him.)
Forgot to mention: I found a picture of a real rock wall on the internet, then made a 3D file by using a program that converts shades of gray to heights. (For example, the program can be used for making a silhouette from a photo.) The 3D file is then imported into Blender to massage into something that can be 3D printed.
Commercial model rock walls are available for train layout scenery, but this was more fun, and more realistic IMO. And I could manipulate it to have a corner with two walls at 90° – something one would have to fudge with a commercial model.
On Halloween a neighbor used something like this as collars for her two dachshunds. In the dark it looked like bright rings floating over to me. Then I saw the dogs. A perfect spooky effect for Halloween.
I recently started doing some rotoscoping animation work on the side for a project that’s going to air on PBS soon. I am contractually obligated not to share any of my work-in-progress but my scenes are going to be part of this series of mini-docs with more or less the same visual style. I don’t know if it really counts as “creative” work on my side since I’m just one part of a team and working off other people’s character designs but it’s been rewarding developing a new skill set.
That is a great bit of modelling
@Docosc “Sir, you will find the tool that you are looking over on the Big Ass Tools Aisle.” 
That lettering is very impressive.
@Kii That a lovely, atmospheric plaque.
@Lucy_Gothro1 That’s a very happy coffin 
@kxkvi That’s a very unhappy pig.
@womanhood_deferred A grumpy uncle of mine decided to try his hand at home brewing. Towards the end of the process he cleaned out a beer bomb, reassembled the safety valve (foreshadowing), and pressurized it with CO2. He’d put the safety valve on back to front (I told you it was foreshadowing). The bomb denoted. Uncle and his bedroom were deluged with beer. Fortunately the uncle survived, and the family gained an anecdote.
Edit: because I always spot an error after posting.
Cool. Another interesting job carried out by a happy mutant.
Thanks!
Forgot to say “thanks!”
That paper towel holder is going nowhere.
There used to be a regular feature in Popular Science (IIRC) called “Wordless Workshop” (drawn by Roy Doty). Just add a photo of your old paper towel holder blowing over at a picnic, and one of you looking puzzled with an idea bulb over your head, and this post would fit the WW template perfectly.
EDIT: probably a lot of us remember the strip. Here’s one:
I find the requirement to send one’s social security number with the idea submission really troubling
You noticed that too? I remember when that was common practice. People used to hand out their SSNs for hardly any reason at all.
dude, I need to make that
I was wondering about that, starting with “why would you need more than a return address for the winner’s cheque?”
Maybe because the $50 prize for having your idea selected is “income”? The comic ran until 1990, and that dishwasher looks '80s vintage. According to some random inflation calculator I just looked up, $50 USD in 1980 is about $190 today, so maybe a repeat winner might make enough additional income to attract the attention of the tax authorities?
But yeah, it probably was normal practice. And it feels very weird today.
