New: makerwannabeAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-166405hive-180932photographyhive-144064uncommonlabhive-185836bitcoinhive-183397hive-150122lifehive-188619krsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-139150hive-184714hive-103599hive-103393hive-145157TrendingNewHotLikersshaunmza (62)in steemmakers • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275S Rally - Update 4This update starts on a more positive note, as I managed to patch the paint where I had sanded through before. I am leaving it as it is in the photo's for now, simply because I don't have the…shaunmza (62)in steemmakers • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275S Rally - Update 3I started gluing on other bits like the lights and also started on the decals. Right from the start it was doomed, I broke the decals for the windshield before I even managed to get it off the…shaunmza (62)in steemmakers • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275S Rally - Update 2The dash and other miscellaneous items were done and glued in. Engine and suspension glued in, with the wheels on. Test fitting the body. At this point I was very excited, it…shaunmza (62)in steemmakers • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275S Rally - Update 1I started this thread with the intention of posting updates often. Unfortunately work and after hours freelancing has eaten up my time, so I plug away at the mini in what spare time I can muster.…shaunmza (62)in steemmakers • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tamiya Mini Cooper 1275S Rally - Model kit buildHere is another model I started a while back. This is a build of the Mini that won the Monte Carlo rally in 1967. The weather here was so cold and wet I did not have a chance to go outside and…shaunmza (62)in printing3d • 7 years ago1950 Alfa Romeo Alfetta plastic model kitHere is a kit I started on not too long ago. It's not really something I would normally get excited about, but it was cheap (for Portugal) and I had seen a video on doing up wire wheels that I…shaunmza (62)in printing3d • 7 years ago3d Printed 1967 Chevrolet Camaro InterpretationI say 'interpretation' of a Camaro, because I sanded away so much detail that its not really true to form anymore. I started with a 3d model that I downloaded from Thingiverse, scaled it to be…pastbastard (53)in life • 7 years agoHand crafted things are not as well made as they used to be in most cases.At least things are still being made by hand. I wonder if the artisans of yore are the "makers" of today. I can make almost anything with an Arduino or a Pi. Don't give me wood though, I'm likely to…shaunmza (62)in model-building • 7 years agoFinally finished a model car - after more than a yearWhat you are looking at is the outcome of over a year's work. Not really a years worth of work, as it was packed away for a few months, but I have finished it, FINALLY! Over a year ago, I bought…alihandro (44)in tr • 7 years agoSteemit'e Dahil Herşeyler #2 💪sitesiyle postlarınızı kim upvote yapmış veya yorum yapmış gibi bilgileri öğrenebilirsiniz. Güzel bi site, hesabınızı analiz etmeye yarıyor. Yani sizi kimler upvote yapıyor, kimler sürekli yada…burgzergarcade (25)in create • 7 years agoTime For Some Tinkeringinstahater (48)in makerwannabe • 7 years agoCatfish followers? They follow you until you follow back and they unfollow you? Things people do for a follow...Find out who they are below and unfollow them clowns!shaunmza (62)in printing3d • 7 years agoGetting some 3d printing doneA while back my 3d printer dug it's nozzle into the heated bed. Since that it has not printed the same, so I ordered new nozzles in the hope that I could get it back to printing like it did when I…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Making a table, on a balcony! Part 5 - All done!Well this has been an experience as well as an education! On one hand I proved to myself that I could get a table made, with minimal tools, on our balcony, on the other hand I learnt that not…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Making a table, on a balcony! Part 4 - almost there!It stands, on it's own. Look ma, no clamps! 😄 Seeing as I got carried away, again and neglected to take photo's as I progressed, here are some photo's of the nearly completed table. At this…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Making a table, on a balcony! Part 3 - cutting to sizeProgress is being made! Here you see the results of an afternoons work, the table top has been fixed to the base I made, then planed with a hand plane, and cut down to the size I wanted, plus, I cut…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Making a table, on a balcony! Part 2 - makeshift clamps and glueOne of the ways I justified making a table to my wife was that I could make it cheaper! Or is that how I convinced myself... meh, whatever. Now I can count, knowing full well that I would have to…shaunmza (62)in creativity • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Making a table, on a balcony! Part 1I enjoy making stuff. I think it is the creative process of having something in your mind, then taking action and bit by bit, seeing it come to life. As a teenager I shied away from wood, as it…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Oh dear, what could this be?A new project? Why is my poor Nissan Micra being abused with these looong lengths of wood? Who on earth would transport anything this long in such a small car? What could I have planned for…shaunmza (62)in makerwannabe • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.You can recycle when building a model! Spark plug wires from trashLittle details like spark plug wires add a great deal of visual impact to a model. Here I show you an unlikely source of wires that you can use for spark plug wires on your model car build.…
