Here is the page for all my one off projects.
Some to sell, some to give as gifts, and even some to keep.
I have a driving need to create stuff, I'm just so bad at it.
Ah well, I keep plugging away.

Pencil Holder

As I finally got around to tearing about some hard drives I'd been stacking up I had a lot of circuit boards all the same size. I made something with them!

Dragonfly Box

I picked up this dragonfly jewlery box for $2.00 because the dragonfy only had one wing. I had a set 3D printed and they came out odd, so I did some more work on them and painted them. As with most, it's eh at best. But someone might like it, and hey, it's not in a landfill at this point so that's a plus.

Ladybug Box

Here's another 3D picture that came out fairly well. I see some things I can improve on, like making the paper double thick so the points I've glued dont' show up so much. But otherwise I'm fairly happy with it. It's Ladybug and Cat Noir!

It's him, Mario

I was trying to figure out what to make Sean for Christmas 2018 when he said he wished the trophies in Mario Kart were displayable objects. I made that wish come true. I didn't do all the modeling, I found them, but I did have to clean them up for 3D printing. I'm not sure about the "road" which is just a board painted yellow, but you can't have everything.

Potion Collection

Mizzy's gift for 2018. I originally wanted the potions to sit atop the case, but then realized they fit below it. This gives room to stack more stuff on top. My family is a big proponent of stacking stuff on top of other stuff. So that's how it ended up.

Fairy Orbs

I found some old LED solar lights, the ones you stake into the ground outside, and gave the metal parts to my father to scrap. The glass orbs I wanted to do something with, but what? When I found some thin, flexible leds on a wire I knew I had a winner. It's now hung on the wall illuminating my, er, upstairs cat box.

Wreath

I've wanted to make this for years. Finally decided I had the material, stop procrastinating and do it. Came out okay, I think. Now to start on a second one, I have RAM left over and I know how many it takes, now. Held up well so far, though it did need to be repaired once.

deBullets

This was Sean's birthday gift from 2018. I took the wooden bullets from the Bang collection and painted them to be used with Bang Dice. Found some nice arrows as well. We played this all the time, until I made these, and then we never played it again. Huh.

Sean Xmas 2017

The coins of Pyre. I've always liked bringing things into existence from stories. This is one such, from the Pyre setting of Paragon. They came out super well, I was really happy with them. They are the material they're supposed to be. Copper, Silver, and Gold... plated copper. I'm not that rich!

Zelda Shelf

Though I haven't played a Zelda game in quite some time, and in fact if I remember correctly I didn't actually finish the last Zelda game because I rage quit it after Link once again auto jumped off a cliff I was simply getting near to look around at. Still, the series has been a part of my growing up and so after I found this little shelf and fixed it up, I needed something to put on it.

Silver and Gold

My father, at one time, got me a silver coin every year. This was the 90s. But not the entire year, so I had this sort of incomplete collection. I decided to get the rest, but of course it's sort of boring to collect something you can't really look at. So I made this display for them.

Valentine's gift 2018

This was my mother's gift for this Valentine's day. I slightly screwed up the painting because I can't do anything right, but it came out okay.

Projector Screen

Made this in a surprisingly short time, out of wood I already had and material I got on sale. It all worked out beautifully, and it looks a lot better than when I was just projecting onto the wall.

Cat Playground

My neighbor threw this away, probably too lazy to finish it, which is a shame for him but good for me. I was not. I turned it from the top picture to the bottom. Finding the rope was surprisingly hard. The carpet my parents had, thanks!

Knife

This counts, I'm putting it here. I found this by the side of the road. The handle was all broken. I fixed it by wrapping it with black wire, which I glued down. I think it looks good. Used all the wire I had to do it.

Valentine's day gift

I gave this to my mother one year, it came out okay I guess. I actually took this picture at her house because I forgot to take one before I wrapped it. I'm so dumb.

Mizzy Gift 2016

This was Mizzy's gift Christmas of 2016. Various bits of jewelry that represent the four generals and Tuxedo Mask from sailor moon.

Mizzy Gift 2015

This was Mizzy's gift Christmas of 2015. A mug with various video game symbols on it I made via shapeways. It has the vault symbol on the inside

A confused SOLDIER

Inspired by a poster I saw, this then became more 3D. Somewhat more simple than the ones you'll see lower down, as it had way less pieces. Still, it came out pretty well I guess. Made to sell.

Under The Sea

Of the 3D paper projects you will see as you scroll down, this one was made second to last and even created a feeling of 78% satisfaction. The highest ever! Made to sell.

Sonic Rainboom

This one I didn't have a pattern for, I just sort of made it. It came out okay, but the site I got the inspiration to try this from does it far, far better. Made to sell.

Let it Go

I do try. Really I do. The original I, uh, "borrowed" the pattern from looked much better. Made to sell.

Hello Traveler

Everyone's? favorite robot, Claptrap. From the borderlands series, seen here as cardstock and made 3D to pop out of the frame. Made to sell.

Earrings

These came out way too huge. Whoops. It's trying, every time I submit something to shapeways it's "thin walls" or something. So I try to make everything extra thick. Plus trying to work with something in a virtual space meant for building cityscapes when I'm trying to model something that would fit on the ears of someone walking about that cityscape, is somewhat frustrating. (Frankly I'm shocked I got the Aerith staff, seen lower down, the right proportions) Made these for Mizzy's birthday.

It's Cold Outside

Made this for Sean. 3D printed by shapeways, painted and modeled by me. I've seen some miniatures painted so this looks like crap. Oh well.

Pendent

It was always annoying to me, when I bought my copy of Lunar 2 for the Playstation, I got everything but the pendent. So I made my own. Printed in sandstone by shapeways.

Weapon

Aerith, from Final Fantasy 7, gets her best weapon instead of her starting weapon. 3D modeled by me and printed in colored sandstone by shapeways.

An Inspirational Message

And the third made after the original sold. I think it sends a good message, but as Bob the Angry Flower has taught us, "You can't change people, and it's useless to try." Made to sell.

Flutershy painting

Talk about a painted pony. I can see where various techniques were used to make the original digital picture I used for making this would have made this better. If I paint another I might give it a try. The trouble with my experimenting is what happened with the yellow that I used to make the shadow. I added black to yellow, and I mean a drop of the stuff, and it turned green. But having nothing else for it I used it. I then went over and over it again with yellow as that stuff was basically transparent. That got it to where I was mostly happy with it. But if it hadn't worked out I would have ruined the whole thing. I guess I need to just take some paper, try a technique out, and then apply it if it works. So I kept this one simple, and it sort of works. The board I was using totally warped though, didn't expect that. Made to sell.

Yarn Rainbow Dash "Painting"

I made this in about a day, part of an evening and all of the next morning. The source was this same picture, only it was just something someone drew, rather than a physical object. I wanted to see if it would make the transition. I guess it worked out pretty well. Made to sell.

Portal Turret

This was assembled from pieces printed from Shapeways, and painted by me. You can tell by the crappy brushwork and low attention to detail. Made for Mizzy's birthday. A dog knocked it off a table and broke part of it. Hopefully it got glued back on.

Angel Mace

This was painstaking assembled from about 12 pieces after being printed on my Makerbot Replicator. It's an interpretation of the weapon, held by the Dominion angel in the Demongate High rulebook. Created for Neil's birthday, he was playing a character who had that type of angel as his guardian.

Harry Potter Wands

Ugh, these. There was a guide I saw for making wands, right? "Use Hot Glue, just roll it up, it's so easy!" They looked amazing! So there's me, sitting there thinking to myself Ah, but what if I used clay instead? Wouldn't I be able to do better because I could take more time to make them? Nope. They suck, and we all know it. Made to sell.

Demongate High Uniform Jacket

This was Sean's Christmas gift that year. Didn't turn out too badly, given I totally winged just about all of it. The collar I stole from my Sailor Moon costumes, and reshaped. The jacket I stole from my Techi jacket. With some modifications, here it is. Later reveled to me that I had mirrored it, proving once again that no matter how careful I am (and I agonized over the position, let me tell you) I can't do a darn thing right. That, and I can't tell left from right. I blame my mother.

Mass Effect Gun

This was Mizzy's Christmas gift that year. I detail every freaking step of the way elsewhere on the site. Messed this one up so badly, too. So, so badly. But a bunch of money later, it finally turned out okay in the end. Probably my best work?

Fenrir Statue

This was Neil's Christmas gift that year. It's probably cheating to include this, but what the heck. I modeled the sword, didn't I? And bought the ribbon! Actually I found the ribbon, probably left over from making Sailor Moon costumes. I searched for a wolf statue that didn't just look like a scaled down wolf. This one included a skull, giving him the sense that this was a statue of a massive wolf, not just a regular wolf. Ferir, of course, is the great wolf that has Tyrfing stuck in his mouth and is the strongest creature in existence. He and Ewan have an "It's complicated" relationship.

Sword of Omens

This was Sean's birthday gift that year. The creation process for this is also detailed on the site. I know it looks tiny here but it is full size. It's just so long.

Heat Engine

Another thing you can find floating around on this site. I even made a PDF of it. How I made it, not of this actual thing. It's to put heat into the house, via aluminum pipe painted black and a solar powered fan. Science!

Borderlands Set

Another gift for Neil, a Borderlands item pack. The bars of... what was that stuff you collect in that game? Huh. A medical device and a shield generator. Plus the vault symbol. Printed on my Makerbot and painted by me. I even made the box, as you could probably tell from the quality construction.

Skyrim Necklaces

Another gift for Mizzy, a set of four necklaces from the game Skyrim. Printed on my Makerbot and painted by me. I even made the backdrop, which came out fine because who can screw up painting a flat thing black? Oh, I could do it, I'm not saying I couldn't... Actually, now that I think about it, I didn't paint it, it was bought that way. I just cut it. Ah, knew there was a reason the edges were all messy.

Misc xmas for 2012

I had just bought the Makerbox that year, and I was having fun with it. Here's Sean's gift, the scale model of the campus on Demongate Island. Neil's stuff unpainted and some cat stuff for mom.

Twilight Wet Mane Picture

After finishing the pony wall I decided to try painting a picture and selling it. Took almost exactly two years to sell. That's how good an artist I am.

Apple Clock

Oddly, I really thought this would sell. It was a pretty simple project, but it looks good. Guess you just can't tell, huh? (Maybe it's just not its time?) Made from the side panel to a G4 Mac. A movement, hands and numbers, a little drilling, and you're done. BUY IT.

Pony Wall

Yes, I literally painted ponies on my living room wall. I threw the image up there with my projector, then traced it. Then applied paint. The cross-stitch is from Mizzy, the last gift I ever got from her, I believe.

Ingo's Soul

This was Mizzy's gift that year, a "soul container" with "Ingo's Soul" inside. You would have to be one of our group to understand it, so never mind that. Okay, it's pretty simple but I think it works. I believe I later glued it shut, so it looked a little better.

Perler Plant

This was a gift for Heather, actually. I painted the pot and everything.

Perler Peach

Not sure when I made this, I guess I never directly took a picture of it until now. It's princess peach, made with beads.

Fallout guy

A gift for Mizzy, when I thought she might become a lawyer. It's made of clay, and it comes from the game Fallout 3. You could find these little statue things and they would increase a stat. This one was for charisma or something. Speaking maybe? I don't recall.

Papercraft Phoenix

If there's one thing Sean loves, apart from Mizzy, it's phoenixes. Here's a gift I made for him of one made of paper.

Plush Xbox 360

Yeah, who knows what I was thinking at the time. This was a gift for Mizzy.

Cube

I remember this was for Mizzy as well. I think I gave her two things that year, because the pillow thing wasn't enough.

Incomplete Mugg

Ah, now here's a tragic tale. I forgot to take a picture of this little project when it was finished, so this is the most complete picture I had of this. It's a painted mugg, with some fabric and clay and everything for the details. Even made her a little moon wand. Sadly, this was smashed and lost in a cabinet accident some time later, and so no longer exists. *tear*

Sparkle Mars

Here's a Sailor Mars costume made with shiny material. Sold years ago. I still have some of this, I need to make another.

Tenchi Jacket

Here's Robert posing with his jacket. This was 12 years ago at the time of this writing folks.