So, I thought I’d mock up a fake view of the prototype model on grass, with fingers for scale. It reminds me that, of course, Stonehenge was built by giants. Some say under the instruction of Merlin, others just to play skittles.
Not Spinal Tap
Prototype pix – rusted
The rusted patina of these models brings out the details of the working lines carved with stone mauls as well as the rotting holes caused by millennia of rain.
Prototype pix – iron
Cold cast in raw and unblemished iron at 76th scale, these prototype models display the extraordinary details of the carving made by the builders. See the very large and small working lines and the polished faces.
Some recent prints
Posted to the Facebook user group for my 3d printer Wanhao Duplicator 7. For them to “oh” and “ah” over. Most print games figures at around 50µ with faster curing resin.
Printer down
Currently, I’m adding a newer Nano Zero Stepper to my second printer. I’ve had problems with a new chip on the board, needed newer software, which was buggy and now fixed. But it seems I have a shorting problem. The NZS is shorting and crashing the printer’s RAMPS board. I’ve got to rewire, re set the NZS on the Nema motor…
Possible reasons for placement of Stonehenge
We already know that The Avenue is truly ancient, stripes in the underlying rock which align in places on the solstice axis. How they were made is disputed. But it doesn’t matter, they were there long before man walked the then tree-covered area.
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Getting close to going live
Nearly looking perfect, next is to revisit the css responsive break-points so it looks good on mobiles.
And some more writing, but at least I’ve grappled the widgets into the right pages.
And the rubber man arrived today. More silicone and I’ll have the casts lining up for the vinegar dips, get that rust looking good.
