One of the many projects I started and would like to finish this year is Han Solo’s Blaster. A modified DL-44 that the character has carried with him in every movie. I find it to be as iconic as any lightsaber! Last year I finished printing it out. The sanding and painting process is a
After a convention a couple of years ago I decided I wanted to join the Mandalorian Mercs. It’s a costume club for fans of Star Wars, specifically Mandalorians (like Boba and Jango Fett). In addition they are a non-profit who raise money for great causes. Our local group is full of wonderful people I’ve met
One of the hard parts of 3D printing is getting a nice smooth surface. Typically an print has tiny lines where the layers and layers of plastic have been build on top of each other while printing. These are commonly called “Step Lines”. Until recently I’ve been printing with PLA while you have to sand
One of my more ambitious projects I’m starting this year is a full size R2-D2. After I got my 3D printer I started looking at all the Star Wars props I could make. It’s amazing the things people 3d model and share for free. At the top of that list were files for a full
Another of my hobbies is collecting Star Wars Lego. I find the engineering of them fascinating. I’ve been putting together many kits at early on think “what the heck is this for?”. Then a bag or two later find it causes some point of movement or something. The folks who design these kits really are
In January of 2016 I bought a 3D printer to start my journey into that maker space. I went with a Monoprice Maker Select V2. After doing some research it seemed like a solid machine at a good price with a large online community I could learn from. One of the things I thought was
Last year after seeing some 3D files to print an R2 unit I got curious about building my own droid. I know it is a huge project and the scope of it made me keep pushing it to the back burner so I never started. This year it is on the project list! For Christmas
On December 25th of 2017 I started using the Board Game Geek app on my phone to track what board games I played. I thought it would be an interesting to be able to look back after a year and see what I played and with who. So for those interested here are the numbers:
Welcome to my little slice of the internet. I first got this domain name in 2006. I don’t even recall what I used it for originally, but over the years the name has always found a fit for whatever I’ve been doing. Its last incarnation was for my photography. For a few years I was
