I love ornithopters. Flapping flight has always been a fascination and after having read Dune several times in the 1990s I was hooked on the concept, even construction some from balsa and tissue based on plans I found online. Once of my first solo kit productions before Industria Mechanika was…
For some reason, the small space launch/shuttle at the end of the original Gundam series always resonated with me. I had hoped that back when Bandai was producing the Gundam UC Hardgraph (UCHG) line of 1/35 scale “ground-level” kits, that this would find it’s way into their line-up, but alas…
Before learning 3D design, I had created several “ball joint dolls” aka BJDs aka Elastic Tension Figures. These figures utilize elastic cord which holds all of the parts together while providing tension and friction to keep the figures posed as intended. At the time I hadn’t used Fusion 360 for…
Before I started Industria Mechanika creating, producing and collaborating on resin model kits, I had sold a few model kit masters I had sculpted to a company called Mig Productions who turned them into resin kits. The first was a walking tank body using a turret from a KV-2 tank…
This quick digital kit design was done mostly for fun as it would be a somewhat unreasonable 5 feet long (150cm) when completed. My dad worked on these most of his life so I have a bit of a soft spot for them. And who knows? Maybe someone would do…
While designing the Jellyfish-Shaped Submersible digital kit, I realized that it would be great to have a set of random objects and equipment that you would normally associate with nautical adventures to go with it. While not all of these would fit inside of the Jellyfish Diving Bell such as…
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