Chinese Spy Balloon
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All parts printed
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I got the design from here: cults3d.com/en/3d-mo..py-balloon-soupcan13
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Got enough sun today to harden the resin.
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The puttying begins
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It’s going to take a lot of sanding…
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Becoming more balloonish
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Opmerkingen
40 14 February 2023, 16:25
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If you fill it with helium, it will seem to hover in mid air. 🙂 Somebody did that on my school once, with this miniture baloon. That is how I remembered it.
14 February 2023, 16:34
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Better not fill with helium, otherwise the balloon will be shot down 😉
The scale is a bit unusual (too big in 1:350?) but great project idea 👍
14 February 2023, 16:43
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All parts printed. I need to separate them from the supports and then harden them in sunlight. It'll be a while as we are in a snowstorm right now.
15 February 2023, 14:32
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Red Zeppelin. This makes me so happy on so many levels.
theatlantic.com/inte..-west-divide/673011/
17 February 2023, 21:08
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I am from Arizona - what is that white stuff on the ground ?? Kidding - pretty cool idea. From what you posted I did not know it was that huge.
18 February 2023, 00:16
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Road sign (From Twitter):
"Free balloon rides cancelled until further notice"
18 February 2023, 15:28
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Possible next subject: Chinese spy crane
wsj.com/articles/pen..pying-tools-887c4ade
6 March 2023, 01:20
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The crane story sounds a bit like a return of the red scare, doesn't it? 😉
6 March 2023, 08:30
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I got in a bad fight with my airbrush but I managed to get the payload sprayed aluminum finally
8 March 2023, 20:51
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I wonder - how are you planning to display it? Hanging under the ceiling? 😉
8 March 2023, 21:01
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It looks great, but John is right too - looks like a lamp w/fan 😄
Now wondering when we'll start seeing such lamps in shops 😄
9 March 2023, 08:54
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Ben, watch out for jetfighters in the vicinity! There might be some collateral damage to you stylish living room!
9 March 2023, 11:24
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Oh… I would love a lamp with fan that looked like this! Thank you, everyone. I was a bit obsessed with the spy balloon and I was sad when they shot it down.
9 March 2023, 13:20
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Bughunter now the Chinese government can be informed of everything I do, and I don't even need to install TikTok.
10 March 2023, 01:17
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The spy balloon still makes headlines: wsj.com/articles/chi..n-americans-2e3f5039
29 June 2023, 11:24