Archive for August, 2011

Honorable Mention for 3D Printed Stephen Colbert Head

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

I received a honorable mention for his Large Life-size Stephen Colbert Head for the Pattwac Makerstrong Mashup Design Challenge

“Despite the difficulty of working with and not ruining such a flawless bust, there were some great entries to the Makerstrong design challenge.  Entries ranging from the beautification of my favorite childhood claymation show (Gumbert by JamieClay), to a tool for the next Colbert wannabe/stalker (Large Stephen Colbert Head by ALxD) made the judging process entertaining.

In the end emmett was able to claim the prize with a “decidedly creepier derivative” of his Heart Gears, which he called the ‘Colbert Head Gears.’ ”

http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2011/08/03/pattwac-makerstrong-mashup-design-challenge-winner/

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Attending AUVSI Expo August 16-19

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Visit us at our booth at AUVSI Expo in Washington, D.C. August 16-19, 2011. Booth # 1121.

On Display:

  • Cybertech’s Cyberquad - World’s first printed aircraft more than 2 years ago built in PA12
  •  Insitu’s Inceptor – Parts printed in PALS weight only 331 g (previously 467g), less than ¾ lb (previously more than 1 lb)
  • Many printed parts on many of the current vehicles including Scan Eagle, Integrator, and Inceptor
  •  EOS P100 – Smallest of EOS machines
  • Arcturus T-20 Wing tank – Laser sintered nylon (PA12) constructed in several pieces and joined to extend flight time with 1mm wall
  •  Wright flyer – Symbol of  flight born again in the unmanned industry
  • Cyberquad designed by Cybertech and printed by Northwest Rapid  in PA12 with standard bead blast finish
  • Inceptor designed by Adaptive Flight and printed by Northwest Rapid in PALS with bead blast and dyed black

Giveaways include

  •  Ricardo’s Wolverine and Rotron fitted with NWUAV VPPs
  • Ricardo’s NBOE in PA12 with natural finish and dyed black

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