Model building
Sassco Design is my personal blog showcasing the most recent items from over 30 years’ worth of experience in digital.
The model section is showing some of my constructions, something I did in my youth and have revived at a much later age. The last few years saw some scratch-built models using plastics, metals and MDF, before obtaining a 3D printer.
The latest work is non-3D printed and involves an Occre Titanic model (formed from wood) and some miniature diorama work.
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Lord of the Rings: The Balrog at the Bridge of Khazad-dum diorama
Great fun in creating this. The figures were 3D printed and purchased from eBay, while the Balrog was an Etsy purchase. The base was made of…
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Occre Titanic model
A fantastic model kit to work with. Not a traditional plastic kit, but a wood and metal kit, which required a huge amount of woodwork to…
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Star Wars Trench Run diorama
Explosion simulation and floating models in the famous Star Wars Trench Run. All complete. 5 x #Revell 1:112(ish) scale models, painted and weathered. #StarWars trench base…
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2001 Space Odyssey Discovery One 3D printed model
From the classic Stanley Kubrick motion picture. Entirely 3D printed from brilliant files provided by Metaform 3D via Thingsverse The spine was created using a single…
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Star Wars Sandcrawler model diorama
An entirely scratch built model using an MDF lower and a cardboard frame. The panels were added using foam paper and card paper. Wheelbase complete using…
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L11 Zeppelin (LZ41), 3D printed
L11 Zeppelin (LZ41), 3D printed and some detailed scratch-built parts. The reason for this one, an unusual camouflaged Zep, is that on 1 April 1916 it…
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Alien 3 EEV crash landing diorama
Completed it in record time from 10th December to a completion on the 24th December. This Diorama is the opening scene from David Fincher’s Director Cut…
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Star Trek Original Series USS Enterprise NCC 1701 scratch built model
My most ambitious scratch build effort to date was the Original Series USS Enterprise model from the Star Trek series. I’ve always been a huge fan…
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Star Trek Original Series Galileo Seven shuttlecraft diorama
The Star Trek Galileo Seven diorama, including Spock and McCoy figures was relatively easy in comparison to previous models. The shuttle was made entirely out of…
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Star Wars scratch built X-Wing fighter model
This article shows my Star Wars X-Wing fighter model, which was scratch built using a variety of simple materials. It isn’t physically exact to the genuine…