Christmas Cards Schristmas Schmards
24Inspired by the old Revell models and some thangs I found on thingiverse (links below), I decided to make a HOLIDAY MODEL KIT to give out to friends an whatnot.
Naturally, I posted it to reddit…
…and then it made it to Boing Boing
But the place I didn’t share it? Here. With y’all.
I’ve been really stoked by the reaction from the interwebs, so I spent the day trying to actually read and interact with all the comments in various places.
And I saw someone… familiar… @RiotDemon
So here it 'tis, I’m really super proud of how well they turned out and I can only hope the reaction from my frands is as great as the internet.
If y’all want to make your own, here are the files (I only made the one)
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Super cute!!
@tinamarie1974 thanks!
I want to be on your Christmas card list
I was racking my brain trying to figure out who you were on meh. Now I can stop trying to think.
@RiotDemon ha- yeah meh got my old woot name, but I’ve been trying to get away from that, even though it’s way more unique (and available) on most sites.
@hanzov69 you can always change your name on meh!
Edit: I checked. It’s not taken.
@RiotDemon I had no idea!!! Holy Schnikes, that’s great!
@mrchristian haha, there you go.
@mrchristian @RiotDemon - Being late to the party, now I need to know; is @mrchristian your original meh name or is it new here?
@kdemo @mrchristian you can always look back and see who I responded to and figure it out from there.
@RiotDemon - Right, thanks! I forgot that the name doesn’t change everywhere.
I have white and neon red. Too bad I never bought any green.
I’m working on printing some lithophanes as small gifts. I’m hoping I can figure out the ornament one. I’ve got a couple of days, lol.
www.lithophanemaker.com
@RiotDemon Those look really cool!
@RiotDemon Wow, that site is awesome!
POPSOCKETS! SPROCKETS! DAVY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@hanzov69 it is a great site! Here’s two that I made for my late kitties:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/3d-printer-request#5d71e2adfec9fb0ef4ad70a4
https://meh.com/forum/topics/3d-printer-request#5d75022b51b4540508d6cd35
@RiotDemon I’m guessing that lighter filaments work better. Have you experimented with white vs. say natural?
@mrchristian not yet. I don’t have that much filament yet. I just started a few months ago.
Now I want to buy a 3D printer. These are really nice!
@sammydog01 I can’t take credit for the models, but I’m over the moon with how well the “kit” turned out.
@mrchristian @sammydog01
Did you make these or buy them?
@star2236 the 3D Models? Or the kits?
2/3 3D Models I found on thingiverse (it’s like a community site for 3d printing models). One of them I made myself.
The printed plastic cards I printed myself on my 3D Printers. The label on the box I made with The Gimp and printed on blank shipping labels.
@mrchristian
Their really cool.
@mrchristian Your right, @star2236!
@therealjrn
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Gatdamn, thanks for outdoing us all. I can barely get measly cards in the mail.
That’s amazing. Props.
Since all the individual pieces seem to be flat, I wonder if I could trace them in GIMP, print them on thick card stock , and cut them out by hand.
@fibrs86 I don’t see why not.
@fibrs86 You’d probably have to glue multiple layers together to get the proper thickness. Or change the slot sizes. Otherwise the pieces won’t hold together.
@fibrs86 I’m late to this, but if you play with cardstock, check out the Creativity Abounds! thread.
There are a few crafters around.
Have you ever checked out the Creativity Abounds! thread here on Meh?
I feel like there should be goats instead of reindeer? But I’m weird so…