{"id":2667,"date":"2016-04-02T18:29:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T18:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2016-04-02T18:30:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T18:30:45","slug":"etsy-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=2667","title":{"rendered":"ETSY Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Cotswold Commission (30 Heli-packs and 25 ATV Racks<\/a>) my next project I promised myself was to open up an ETSY store and see what sells, and how I can manage the sales, given only two printers and only 24 hours in a day, a lot of which I spend working and sleeping.<\/p>\n

Well, I’m going to try it. For now, here are some items I will be putting up. The costs I put down here are likely going to be larger than these, but I thought I’d see what they look like anyway, just for my eyes. (I will edit this later.)<\/p>\n

Rockets<\/h1>\n

(Measurements are approximate)<\/h3>\n

Apollo 42<\/h2>\n

$65<\/p>\n

This rocket is about 8.25 inches with engines deployed, and 6.5 with engines stowed. This one has four articulated engines that swing out. Glow-in-the-dark canopy.<\/p>\n

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Tridart<\/h2>\n

$50<\/p>\n

This was the first of my odd concept rockets. I was playing with shapes and tried to come up with something elegant and royal, and would fly, but no one had seen before. 8″. Glow in the dark windows.<\/p>\n

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Luxury Liner<\/h2>\n

$40<\/p>\n

An odd concept that came to me one day, and I just wanted to see how it played out. 7.75″. Glow in the dark windows.<\/p>\n

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Ring Rocket<\/h2>\n

$55<\/p>\n

Another odd concept I wanted to try. This one has an engine intake inside the body, and a ring rear. Unique in design. 7.75″<\/p>\n

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Silver Bullet<\/h2>\n

$40<\/p>\n

My favorite. Elegant, simple, truly captures the retro design aesthetic that I love. Could be right out of a 1950s Sci Fi movie, but entirely my own. 8.25″<\/p>\n

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Father’s Day<\/h2>\n

$25<\/p>\n

My first rocket. Modeled after a sketch on a Father’s Day card my daughter gave me one year. I loved it so much I kept it, and when I got my 3D printers, this was the first rocket I modeled for it. 5.75″<\/p>\n

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Rocketeer<\/h2>\n

$30<\/p>\n

Funny story. A friend with a Corgi wanted me to model and print a Corgi with a jetpack. I did. Later, I took the rocket elements from that jetpack and modeled this rocket. 6″<\/p>\n

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G0G0<\/h2>\n

$25<\/p>\n

Modeled after a T-shirt I have, this rocket was one of my first forays into rocket modeling for 3D printing. 5.25″<\/p>\n

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Oddity<\/h2>\n

$50<\/p>\n

Based on a photo sent to me by a fellow modeler, this is a new rendition of what I call my Oddity rocket. Nice contrasting red with a turquoise blue and silver fins and struts. I use a sewing pin for the tip antenna. 8″ (8.5″ including antenna)<\/p>\n

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Hogarth<\/h2>\n

$40<\/p>\n

A very simple child’s toy rocket from the Sputnik era. 7.5″<\/p>\n

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Rocket Jockey<\/h2>\n

$55<\/p>\n

Another design that harkens back to a simpler time of 1950s Sci Fi movies. This one has a cockpit and a sewing pin for an antenna. 8″<\/p>\n

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Tangerine Nightmare<\/h2>\n

$45<\/p>\n

A rocket taken from a simple sketch I saw, this one is meant to be a racer. Glow-in-the-dark blue canopy, bright bright orange with white stripes. 9.5″<\/p>\n

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UFOs<\/h1>\n

These are a few of my UFOs, some of which are meant to be modular in design so you can match different tops to different bottoms.<\/p>\n

These will be going for something around $25 – $35 each depending on features.<\/p>\n

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