Animals at the Tower
Back in the history of the tower of London there used to be exotic animals such as lions, baboons and a polar bear. If you visit this year you can see these in sculpture form. Artist Kendra Haste has created
Posted in: Sculpture
Puppet Master
Over the weekend I attended a short introduction course with puppet master Bernd Ogrodnik. Along with 300 other enthusiasts from around the globe, I learnt a little about carving, wood types, performance and the design of puppets. Bernd shared many
Posted in: Inspiration
Details
What really sets apart a good model is the detail, borrowing some ideas from YouTubers I set about adding detail to my street scene.
Posted in: Projects
Triwizard Wand Rack
On a family visit to London, we stumbled across an alleyway full of interesting shops including one selling wands and other wizarding equipment…
Posted in: Projects, Triwizard Wand Rack
Tags: burning, carving
Master, Master
This last week, I renamed the branch on my Github repos from Master to Main. As I don’t use any kind of gitflow for my repositories and I don’t have to worry about team members, this was a pretty painless
Posted in: Inspiration
Arduino Portenta
For a recent project, I’ve been using a new Arduino Portenta Pro board. It has proved to be a powerful board but also challenging to use.
Posted in: Electronics
Fairy Door
The local community group asked if we could make a fairy door, my daughter is a “bit big for fairies” but she did fancy practising some maker skills.
Posted in: Beginners
Tags: fairy door
Creating an N-Gauge Pub
To go with the N-Gauge Pub sign, I needed an N-Gauge Pub, so I ordered a cardboard kit and some glue and assembled it one evening.
Posted in: My Projects Work In Progress
Materials: Cardboard
Tags: kit
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Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
