[hackpgh-discuss] Re: universal construction kit
- From: Jeremy Herrman <grudgnor@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:20:11 -0400
Good finds. I figured there was probably some out there, but I was thinking
more of a complete set with a ridiculous attentiveness to get as close to
the originals as possible, including old versions that aren't sold anymore.
My Cupcake may not have micron resolution, but like the universal
construction kit it would be more for the awesome printers we'll have down
the line.
I guess I just really want my own printed version of Mouse Trap :-D
-Jeremy
On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Matt Stultz <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Games pieces are a tricky thing. Many have been okay but there have been
some issues with a couple. DMCA take down requests suck!
Thanks,
Matt
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Matthew Beckler <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I'm pretty sure all sorts of game pieces are already on thingiverse, with
> varying levels of accuracy and quality. Plus, is your makerbot accurate to
> the micron? :- )
>
> http://www.thingiverse.com/**thing:15576<http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15576>
> http://www.thingiverse.com/**thing:8842<http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8842>
> http://www.thingiverse.com/**thing:14769<http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:14769>
>
> What I really want to print once my Prusa is finished, are these SimCity
> buildings!
> http://www.thingiverse.com/**thing:12673<http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:12673>
>
> -Matthew
>
>
> On 03/21/2012 03:22 PM, Jeremy Herrman wrote:
>
>> Their discussion on the legal issues is pretty interesting. I've been
>> wanting to recreate 3D models of board game pieces for a while now,
>> and from their work it looks like it's legal so long as the patents
>> are expired (over 20 years). Given that Monopoly (along with the game
>> pieces) was patented back in 1935, it looks like that might be a good
>> first candidate.
>>
>> Now does anyone know where I can find an optical comparator to make
>> sure the models are faithful to the original down to a few microns?
>>
>> -Jeremy
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Derrick Brashear<shadow@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> for those of you with operational makerbots (alas, not me, yet) who want
>>> to use different building toys together,
>>> http://fffff.at/free-**universal-construction-kit/<http://fffff.at/free-universal-construction-kit/>
>>>
>>> a tinkertoy-lego-lincoln log mashup, which this makes possible, would
>>> be quite awesome.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Derrick
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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