I had helped a member in lighting up his Titanic model but because he comes from the North and needs to go home on Sunday, my golden opportunity to meet him was gone. But nevertheless, it was a very good eye-opening day.
The first thing I saw, apart fromother human beings there, was this
rapid prototyping machine.
It was printing a scale model of the Starship Enterprise
And the amount of detail produced was amazing.Unfortunately, the member responsible was not
around as he was manning a booth at ITEX.
There were a few models which caught my eye. Oneof them is this garage diorama. Its just so realistic.
There are lights for this and they are located on thewooden beam. Unfortunately, when it was switched
on, the batteries got very warm which indicated there
was a short somewhere. But because the owner was
not around, we decided not to touch his diorama. I
also wished the fan in the beam could turn too...
Then there was this tank which sunk intothe bog. Its very nicely done too.
And it looks very real. However, at this stage, Ineed to remind you that you really had to be
there to appreciate the models since the pictures
even from my n8 does not justify the end result.
Another model which I liked was this Harrier. Notbecause of its size but the amount of details put in.
Just looking at the engine, ou'd never believe itwas a scale model.
When it comes to planes, the only part that I lovedwas the cockpit. And just because of this view, I
was very very tempted to get the same kit and do
up the seat.
But then again, I would never be able to accomplishsuch feat since knowing me, I would just read the
instruction sheet and then complicated thoughts
such as "what if" would come in and then I would
mess everything up.
Another model of interest here is this modelwhere it is in 'disrepair'.
I really love this shot because he even detailed theinterior compartment and it looks so realistic.
No,your eyes are not deceiving you
It actually is a bird's nest
Then, the Pizzas arrived and well, no need toask anymore. Just dig in!
And this is also another reason why Domino'sare much better than Pizza Hut. Just look at
the quality of the pizza's base.
And a certain Mr. enghui also brought his cake.Which, was not only delicious, but well, you just
had to be there, la.
The weathering on the Land Rover was amazing.
And this, folks is how a Falke looks like and lookingat it, mine is just well, going to be an uphill struggle.
The entries this time was very very good and so, theJudges had a very tough time awarding the points. By
now, HHQ is getting very stuffy. Someone became a fan...
Vince won a lucky draw prize
Judges announcing winners of the Lucky Draw.
The winner of SMM '11!
For me, the real highlight of the day was actuallythis rapid prototyping machine. The member
came back from the fair was there was enough
time for him to demonstrate the whole setup.
What you see here, is the machine on the left
and a Notebook controlling it.
The results that came out from the printer isvery precise. Here is a small pill box sample
where the cover fits into it snugly and the
material used is ABS.
After a few minutes, the chosen model to be'printed' is almost finished.
Never ever touch this part as it is very hot. Thewhite substance protruding is actually ABS.
There is a reason why it needs to be scraped offthe platform but I cannot tell you here.
Because this is the product from a certain model,the end result is very rough and therefore, you
need to clean it up a bit. The orientation of the
model is very important and needs to be set
prior to printing or you will end up like this.
The Green Lantern ring was finished seconds beforeHHQ had to close up for the day. Unfortunately, it
was big enough to fit into my... pinky. Still, this is
a very interesting route that I might venture into.
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