{"id":696,"date":"2013-09-23T03:52:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T03:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=696"},"modified":"2013-10-18T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:43:45","slug":"tonights-work-a-cone-and-a-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/?p=696","title":{"rendered":"Tonight&#8217;s Work &#8211; A Cone and a Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One thing I&#8217;ve wanted to make with my 3D printer is props for GI Joe. 1:6 scale props. Something we Joe collectors have often wanted is a set of traffic cones. They are infinitely useful in creating realistic street sets for photo shoots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698\" alt=\"traffic-cone-01\" src=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-01.jpg\" width=\"574\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-01.jpg 574w, http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-01-363x300.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today I downloaded one from Thingiverse, but it wasn&#8217;t well modeled. I remodeled it entirely, scaling it to a standard 28&#8243; traffic cone, so at 1:6 scale it prints at just under 5 inches.<\/p>\n<p>I printed mine in black, orange and white and glued the pieces together. Here it is standing next to two 12&#8243; Doctor Who figures, in front of a 16&#8243; TARDIS (which I made from foam-core.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-printed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-700\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-printed-550x600.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-printed-550x600.jpg 550w, http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-printed-275x300.jpg 275w, http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/traffic-cone-printed.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also this weekend, besides printing and assembling a first prototype of a Space 1999 Stun Gun, I spent some time posing and remodeling (for print) a model for a co-worker. She created an animated fish and wanted it printed, so I volunteered to print it for her.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t show a picture of the fish until I get her permission to post pics, but I think I can safely show the eyes and teeth. (It <em>is <\/em>a cartoon fish after all.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fish-eyes-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fish-eyes-01.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fish-eyes-01.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.huxter.org\/words\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/fish-eyes-01-441x300.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing I&#8217;ve wanted to make with my 3D printer is props for GI Joe. 1:6 scale props. Something we Joe collectors have often wanted is a set of traffic cones. 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