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Remembering Formula One Great Ayrton Senna with 3D Printed 1993 McLaren MP4/8
When Brazilian race car driver Ayrton Senna died in 1994 as a result of a crash at that year’s 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, it was acknowledged as a very…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Super Mario Bros. Things
For me, there are two types of people in this world. There are the people who can hum the Super Mario Bros. theme song, even if they haven’t actually played…
Good News: It Looks Like Pinshape Isn’t as Shut Down as We Thought
Earlier in the week the online 3D printing community got some bad news in the form of 3D model marketplace PInshape announcing that they would be shutting down operations at…
Treatstock Says That it’s Time to Stop Giving Your 3D Models Away for Free, But is That Really the Answer?
Quite a few 3D designers found themselves out of a home this week as 3D model marketplace Pinshape unceremoniously announced that they were going to be shutting down at the…
3D Model Marketplace Pinshape Will Be Shutting Down on March 31st
Just as 3D printer manufacturer Solidoodle announces that they are closing shop another promising 3D printing company has made the decision to cease operations. Downloadable 3D model marketplace Pinshape announced…
Pinshape Announces Batman v Superman 3D Design Contest (Who Will Win??)
So far, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has gotten mixed reviews, but when superheroes are involved, do the critics really matter? The kids and the nerds are going to go anyway,…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Geeky Lamps
When I was a kid I had an alarm clock and table lamp combination that was shaped like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo, and at the time it was…
Pinshape 3D Printing Design Guide: Learn How to Sell Your Models
Sometimes the world of 3D printing still feels a bit like the wild, wild west. The rules are being made up as we go, and it’s still a fairly lawless…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – The Best 3D Printing IKEA Hacks
I have a confession to make. I have a bit of an obsession with inexpensive, flatpacked, self-assembly furnishings manufacturer IKEA. And only part of it is the nonsensical Scandinavian names…
The OpenRC Project, Pinshape and MagicFirm Europe Announce First-Ever OpenRC Design Competition
The OpenRC Project started in 2012, when engineer and designer Daniel Norée started tinkering with 3D printing as a way to design and build RC cars. Since then, the project has…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Cool and Unique Planters & Flower Pots
As the delayed winter weather finally starts to kick in all over the country, it is going to be pretty easy to get the seasonal blues this year. Especially after…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week–December 19
This week’s news covers a range of topics, from a shoe midsole 3D printed with material from ocean trash, to Onshape’s new app store that includes apps from both Pinshape and Materialise’s…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Nerdy Christmas Tree Ornaments
This is truly a great time to be a nerd–what with comic book movies, TV shows and new Star Wars adventures all around us we’ve officially gone mainstream. While most…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – 3D Printable Star Wars Gifts
After nearly 40 years you would think that Star Wars stuff would get a bit stale. But as theaters ready themselves for the seventh film in the iconic science fiction series…
3D Model Marketplace Pinshape Launches New Feed Feature
Pinshape is one of the newer 3D model marketplaces and online communities that have popped up in the last few years, but they have been working hard set themselves apart…
OpenRC Project Debuts new 2015 OpenRC F1 Car on Pinshape
When industrial designer and engineer Daniel Norée launched the OpenRC project back in 2012 the intent was to show how useful 3D printing technology could be to RC hobbyists. His…
3D Crash Course: Free, Entertaining Videos Take 3D Printing Novices from A to Z
Most of the world is very excited about learning how to 3D print. With the enormous and far-reaching benefits being offered through this technology, there are an infinite number of…
This 3D Printed Destiny SUROS Regime Exotic Rifle is Uncannily Similar to the In-Game Rifle
When those early groups of tinkerers, makers and engineers got together all those years ago, building 3D printers was just a hobby that let them make objects that they would…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Cool Fallout 4 Models That Anyone Can Print
The highly anticipated game Fallout 4 was released yesterday, so the internet should be relatively quiet for a few days while nerds all over the world sink into a self-induced…
Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Spooky Halloween Decorations
Halloween, aka All Hallows’ Eve, aka Goth Christmas. It’s the one day of the year that we inexplicably encourage our children to take candy from strangers, dress our babies up…
Enter the Pinshape/Madesolid October 3D Printing Contest, Share on Social Media–Win!
Pinshape and Madesolid have teamed up to make this Halloween month even more fun than usual with a 3D printing contest that offers a lot of fun competition for creating…
Women Makers Still a Minority, but Still Making 3D Printed Robotics Like this Beetle Bot
Back in January I wrote an article reporting on a survey taken by the online 3D printing service and web community Pinshape. The survey was attempting to find out who is…
MakerTron Design Contest: Pinshape & Mold3D Invite Designers to Build Open Source 3D Printable Robot
Pinshape likes to keep the energy in the 3D industry pumping, and the creative juices flowing, motivating the community with countless dynamic challenges, offering chances to win everything from 3D…
Designer 3D Prints a Class II Power Loader from the Movie ‘Aliens’ After 30 Year Search Turns up Empty
3D modeling and 3D printing have led to the creation of all sorts of unique movie props, scaled down movie replicas and various cosplay designs over the past couple of…
