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Garden Update 20231015
Winding down.
Panasonic Lumix DSC-GF2
Panasonic Lumix G.Vario f/3.5-5.6 14mm-42 Asph Mega OIS
Collectors corner update 91-18-20.
Looking to trade for other San Jose Sharks jerseys.
Florida Panthers. Highmore.
Team issued. Fanatics set.
Asking $300 plus shipping.
Summer Update 20260718
Sony Alpha NEX 5N
Simpson Optical 50mm f1.6
Simpson Optical Mfg. & Co.
Chicago, U.S.A.
Victor Animatograph 16mm Projector
Adapted Sony E
Petzval Triplet 940s
It was originally manufactured for standard 16mm film projectors or microfilm readers. Because of its uncoated or single-coated design, it provides a very classic, slightly soft, and swirly bokeh aesthetic
Swing set update by Martin in Colorado - AFTER!
Martin used our popular Molded Flat Swing with 8'6" Chain as well as our Trapeze Bar with Soft Grip Chain to give his swing set a nice upgrade!
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What's new on the Excel Blender model front then? Well, I've updated... the front. Yes, I have quite literally made updates on the Excel front.
Working from the top down, if you look (very) closely you can see the glass part for the destination blind area is marked out; it is in fact inset from the 'metal' part by a very tiny amount because I don't think the glass and metal would be exactly flush in real life. Above are the two upper marker lights which have also been added in 3 dimensions! The whole destination blind box area is ever so slightly over-scaled and comes a few inches further down the windscreen than it does in real life, but like I've said before this is not going to be millimetre perfect because I'm not that skilled at Blender, but so long as it looks like an Excel and doesn't have any big problems then I'm pleased.
Moving down to the windscreen itself, I've added the rubber gasket that runs around its edge so now you can see its exact position, as up until now I had its shape cut with the knife tool but now I've added and extruded the rubber part it's visible in the 3d render.
For now the dash panel and headlights have remained as they were before, but the angle between the flat dash panel/lights part and the front bumper has been tweaked, so that it slopes more and the upper edge of the bumper has a smoother join to its front edge.
The final addition for now is the extra protruding lip stuck on the front of the bumper, which features on some Excels and not others. I previously said this was going to be separate object so that when the time comes I can make it a setvar in OMSI (assuming that's how it works), and that's exactly what I've done, so it's not part of the same model as the main body.
In fact neither is the registration plate area for that matter - I made it its own box so it stuck out lower down and then cut the bumper around its top edge with one of the modifiers (boolean difference I think..?)
The reg plate panel I can group in with the main body when I need to but the bumper lip should be kept as a different object. At least that's how I think it should work anyway!
So, what next? I'm actually running out of things to do on the body that require the mirroring on both sides, so I'm thinking of applying the modifier to allow me to edit each side separately and add things like the door aperture, emergency exit, fuel filler and engine grille. Of course I might run into other difficulties before I can do that since I'm sort of learning by doing, plus I think I might have made a mistake with the area I've left for the side windows, so it's all busy and fun in the world of Optare Excel modelling.
(Also, work on this is going wayyyy better than how work on the Omnidekka ever went)
Summer Update 20260718
Sony Alpha NEX 5N
Simpson Optical 50mm f1.6
Simpson Optical Mfg. & Co.
Chicago, U.S.A.
Victor Animatograph 16mm Projector
Adapted Sony E
Petzval Triplet 940s
It was originally manufactured for standard 16mm film projectors or microfilm readers. Because of its uncoated or single-coated design, it provides a very classic, slightly soft, and swirly bokeh aesthetic
Here's how to wear bold embroidery designs on a real leather jacket -- stitch 'em on separate fabric, then patch 'em on!
Stage at the 2023 Update from Capitol Hill hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Summer Update 20260718
Sony Alpha NEX 5N
Simpson Optical 50mm f1.6
Simpson Optical Mfg. & Co.
Chicago, U.S.A.
Victor Animatograph 16mm Projector
Adapted Sony E
Petzval Triplet 940s
It was originally manufactured for standard 16mm film projectors or microfilm readers. Because of its uncoated or single-coated design, it provides a very classic, slightly soft, and swirly bokeh aesthetic
Chicago, IL, 2013
Development details on FilmDev
Seeing things through a new viewfinder again. I found a "couldn't say no" 1963 Leica M2. I had always wanted one and this was in user condition. I wish it could tell me the things it has seen and photographed. Now it is my turn to add to its history.
Leica M2
Leica Summitar 50mm f2
Kentmere 100, diafine, 3+3