Welcome to my “Future Projects Planning Page.” This is a new page that I added to my website in 2025, where I will provide you some insight to any future projects (Balsa RC model, Stained Glass, or 3D Modeling) that I might have in the planning stage. If anyone has some suggestions, recommendations, or questions about a project, please feel free to contact me @: Future Project Input.
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Castle Builder Puzzle
How about another puzzle to add to the 3D collection for Everly and August. I found the “Castle Builder Puzzle,” created by a modeler named “winzmuc,” which you can purchase from the cgtrader website.
As described in the “Castle Builders Rules,” the bottom image below, the objective of this puzzle is to rearrange the castle's 35 elements and find a path from the lowest staircase to the highest tower. Using the STL file as provided by the modeler, the overall size of this puzzle would be 164x164x135mm. I think I might scale the STL file parts by 150% (largest puzzle frame element I can fit on my printers build plate), which would then produce a puzzle with an overall size of 246x246x203mm.
Attention: for building the board you will need a square sheet (152x152mm) of 2-3mm plywood or strong cardboard. Leaving one frame element loose is recommended to be able to rearrange all pieces quickly when stacked completely, as shown in the renderings. I contacted the designer and he provided me a list of the number of parts needed to make up the 35 elements in the puzzle. They are: Slider Base - 35x; Simple Block height 1 - 6x; Simple Block height 2 - 4x; Tower height 3 - 3x; all other pieces - 1x.
Source of Images: Castle Builder Puzzle webpage.
Imperial Force Utility Aircraft
The second 3D model in planning for our Grandson Gus is the “Imperial Force Utility Aircraft,” created by a modeler named “redmakers,” which you can purchase from the cgtrader website.
This model is a Utility Aircraft scaled for 28 mm tabletop wargaming miniatures. The STL files include a couple cockpit, gunner, and weapons configurations, and a table stand if desired. The large lift fans can be tilted and rotated, and the hull has sliding side doorways and a large aft door that can be lowered. All the components are divided in such a way that they can be printed on a 3D printer with a build platform size of 115x65mm. More to follow!
Source of Images: cgtrader website.
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