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Google SketchUp 3D Challenge #105 – Cars

My entry for this challenge (F1 Inspired 3-Wheeled Roadster) is a 3-wheeled lightweight roadster designed for high performance yet economical. It would be powered by an Inline 4 cylinder gasoline engine (likely a large motorcycle engine with a lot of … Continue reading

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Google SketchUp 3D Challenge #102 – Public Transportation

After taking a long break from competing in the Google SketchUp 3D Challenge I decided to give it a go with Challenge #102 – Public Transportation. I just looked to see how much time has gone by since the last … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 15

In my last update I said that I was going to work on 4 things this time. Well, that didn’t happen but for good reason. I didn’t create Hyperdrive motivators because I found out that a Hyperdrive motivator is the … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 14

Once again I have broken my record (like a broken record) of snapshots for these starship updates with 40 pictures. This time I worked on the rest of door controls, the elevator controls, but most importantly I created the new … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 13

Drum roll… This time I have taken 38 snapshots for this update beating the last update’s record of 33. There would have been a lot more pictures to show except I kept neglecting to capture every change. Since the last … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 11

The project is moving forward quite well. But not the ship so much because it still doesn’t have maneuvering thrusters.  This time around I worked on finishing the Bridge and also completely modeled the interior of the detachable Helm. For … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 10

This is just a small update. I somehow missed a few changes to the cargo doors and never created pictures of the changes. To give the doors a little more depth I added a little detail to their faces. Also, … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 9

Note: From here on out the Control Module will now be known as the Bridge and the Bridge/Landing Craft will be known as the Helm. Yet another big update on the Starship Project. This time most of the work has … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 8

Oh, boy, I have really done a lot since the last update. First off I had been working on the loading ramp for the command module, but after getting so far into it I decided it was way to long … Continue reading

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Starship Project Update 7

It’s been a while since I wrote an update on my starship project mainly because I have been working on it at a much slower pace. However, since the last update I have added quite a bit. I modeled the … Continue reading

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