Water boatman (Corixidae) version 7…now with a full set of articulated wings 😎 - ThreadSky

fredmakes.bsky.social•413 days ago

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friscodolphin.bsky.social•413 days ago

Hello D. Allan, do you share your 3D models somewhere? I'd really like to print my own water boatman…

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

All this is a step along the way to metal, for my next show, and shows let me keep doing this work. Won’t be giving these away, hope you understand!

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friscodolphin.bsky.social•413 days ago

I do understand, it's very fine work! Thanks for the honest answer.

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sockynoob.bsky.social•413 days ago

Woahhhhh

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leathery-wings.bsky.social•414 days ago

TOE BITER!!!!!

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dadrummond.bsky.social•414 days ago

Yep! 😈

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barrygoldman1.bsky.social•414 days ago

hey make one with parts from every insect order that snap together and you can do things like make mantisfly or worse

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dadrummond.bsky.social•414 days ago

🤔 I like it! 🛠️

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barrygoldman1.bsky.social•414 days ago

i think i did something like that for my 6th grade insect collection out of broken off parts!

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franzanth.bsky.social•413 days ago

why are the eyes separated then attached with magnets? were they made of a different material?

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

They will be when they’re metal 😎 This is all prototyping, eyes will have separate patina and polish (and likely different metal) than the rest of his head

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franzanth.bsky.social•413 days ago

that's really cool!

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dadrummond.bsky.social•414 days ago

Yes, his eyes are mounted on neodymium magnets 😎

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dadrummond.bsky.social•414 days ago

Two steps closer…full internal upper abdomen complete, and wings with venation on the printer now 🛠️

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

Proper wing veins now!

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gemofthesun.bsky.social•413 days ago

Oddly cute!

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

A lot of odd folks around here ❤️☺️

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barrygoldman1.bsky.social•413 days ago

ouch that bites. too big!

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/dadrummond.bsky.social/post/3kj2ukviri42u

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

Just act casual, they rarely—OW

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barrygoldman1.bsky.social•413 days ago

they were my bane when i was a kid and we had a swimming pool! fun to watch tho. which were worse the horse flys or them? can't remember now.

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dadrummond.bsky.social•413 days ago

Now face tattoo because, well, that’s what these guys actually look like 🔬😳

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sockynoob.bsky.social•413 days ago

Can't wait for a giant water bug/toebiter

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dadrummond.bsky.social•408 days ago

Version 11 🤞🏻

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