Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: deathjester on November 04, 2012, 05:50:22 AM

Title: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: deathjester on November 04, 2012, 05:50:22 AM
My son came home from school for half term with an interesting little project - learn about and display your knowledge of the Solar System, on computer, or in 3-D...
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So we're  building one!

Been painting planets all day long - so tempting to put little starships in there too...!
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 04, 2012, 06:24:42 AM
So how many planets you aiming for?
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: Cliffy B on November 04, 2012, 06:25:31 AM
What scale?  You can add little space probes too.

Idea; add a little vignette that goes along with it chronicling the history of our space probes.  Showing Voyager, Mariner, etc... up to the one of the current Mars landers.  Just an idea, no clue as to your time table.
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: deathjester on November 04, 2012, 06:44:43 AM
Alas, it has to be in by Monday!  But I think I shall find time to slip in an eeny-teeny Death Star, hiding under the rings of Saturn... scale is too small for anything, er, smaller!!

Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: deathjester on November 04, 2012, 06:48:55 AM
So how many planets you aiming for?
All eight 'official' planets, so some geek doesn't remind me that 'oh, pluto is only a minor planet these days...'   :-\  Oh, and the Sun!
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: deathjester on November 05, 2012, 01:49:39 AM
Here's a couple of pics to show the finished model:

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-11-04-840.jpg)

(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/Randleclan/2012-11-04-845.jpg)
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: GTX_Admin on November 05, 2012, 02:18:50 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: Frank3k on November 05, 2012, 10:16:45 AM
That's quite a ring around Saturn! I'm glad that you depicted the Milky way properly, as a barred spiral.
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: arkon on November 05, 2012, 01:33:38 PM
is that the moon by earth or has the Empire arrived to make an example of us?
great job!
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: deathjester on November 06, 2012, 05:31:38 AM
is that the moon by earth or has the Empire arrived to make an example of us?
great job!
;D ;D ;D  It was tempting, but no, that is the Moon!
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: Brian da Basher on November 06, 2012, 05:57:48 AM
Now that's some excellent work!

I can see your son is a chip off the ol' block!

Brian da Basher
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: taiidantomcat on November 06, 2012, 06:05:55 AM
Cool!!
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: Tophe on November 06, 2012, 08:34:03 AM
In all my life, till one minute ago, I never realized Saturn planet looks like a Donut... This is the very proof og God's existence! Thanks! ;)
Title: Re: Playing God...kind of...
Post by: RussC on November 10, 2012, 07:28:09 AM
Some realistic painting, especially the ones beyond Saturn. Some aquarium gravel for the asteroid belt maybe... nah!