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Good morning! I am not here today and a sub will be covering for me. Please be respectful and follow any directions you are given even if they are a little different that how I would ask. Being a sub is hard work and we need to appreciate their help. Today, you are going to work respond to these questions based on the Eric Strebel video in the Part 3 section of Project 10 . Respond to these questions in a Word file and upload that file to teams when you are done. 1. In what shapes can you purchase styrene? 2. Where can you purchase styrene? 3. What is interesting and useful about most styrene tubing? 4. What is one suppler of styrene stock? 5. What are hobby models made from? 6. What glues work well for styrene? 7. How can you bond PVC to styrene? 8. What technique for glue application does Strebel use? 9. What type of cutting tools does Strebel use? 10. How does styrene solvent weld work? 11. What is the trade-off of using a kicker for CA (super) glue?

For Project 10, we will be scratch-building a spaceship. This is an exciting process with a lot of steps. To make this easier, I will be splitting this into a number of steps. We'll finish each step before moving on to the next one. Step 1: Spacecraft Model Making The model makers who make spacecraft for film and television are responsible for creating details that bring to life these futuristic vessels. It's a challenge and there are some examples in the history of film and TV that stand out. These videos are all about the special effects and techniques of making model space ships. Step 2: Scratch-Building How To We are going to mostly follow Adam Savage's techniques for making model spaceships. He did two builds exploring the techniques in a lot of detail. Watch both of these videos to gather a more complete understanding of the process we will be using. Step 3: Working with Styrene Working with styrene is different than working with any other material we've enc...

David Neat, a talented teacher of model making, has an interesting article about what it takes to be a model maker. For this assignment, create a mind map of the skills that David says model makers need.  https://davidneat.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/so-you-think-youd-like-to-be-a-model-maker-part-1/ Make your mind map on a separate piece of paper an take a picture of it an upload it into Teams. If you are fuzzy on mind maps, take a look at this link:  https://www.ayoa.com/ourblog/6-mind-mapping-examples-for-students-and-teachers/

Today, find an interesting piece of media (picture, podcast, video) about book nooks or tabletop gaming models that you would like to share with everyone in the class. The only requirements is that it be interesting to you and school appropriate. Post the picture, link, or resource in the chat today.

 I don't know if you have ever heard of these, but I think that book nooks are really cool and an excellent way to do dioramas without devoting a ton of space to them.

We are going to follow Black Magic Craft's tutorial and make some interesting walls. I will be providing you with the foam and paint that you need to make these walls. To get familiar, watch the video to see the steps: Instead of using chipboard for the supports, we are going to use scrap cardboard. So, that's your first challenge for today. Look around and see if you can find some scrap cardboard that you can use for this project. Make sure that it's relatively clean (no pizza boxes or things that might be greasy) and not a box that someone is using for something.  Carefully cut this scrap into rectangle sizes. 8 inches by 10 inches would be good. Be carful if you are cutting this material. It's easy to loose control of the scissors or knife. Post in the chat your pile of cardboard scrap to prove that you are ready to make some walls!

Tabletop gaming is an interesting area of model making. Many of the techniques from model railroading have taken root in this genre. What is tabletop gaming modeling? It's the creation of miniature models for games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, . The inclusion of models enhances game play and makes the fantasy world of these games more immersive. You can see from the enthusiasm of the community that this style of model making is very much alive and well. I particularly like that it's a model genre that yields impressive results with a minimum number of tools and supplies. Much of the raw stock for these kinds of models is junk or cast-off pieces. We will see some interesting examples later on. To start out with, I would like to share a few articles that I think would explore this type of model making in more detail. Introduction https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/13/18131042/tabletop-wargaming-miniatures-warhammer-40k-brushes-terrain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature...

I know it's hard to remember, but since the pandemic has pushed us into block scheduling, our semesters look a little different. Our quarters are semesters and that's what is happening this week. If you have any questions about how this all works, you can definitely send me an email message. Regardless, we are going to have our semester exam today. I am going to ask you to complete a reflection and upload that into Teams. There is an assignment called SMM 1 Exam. That's where you will upload your response to these questions. You can type them or upload a picture of handwritten responses. The choice is yours. You will have all period to complete the reflection. If you finish early, you can finish up any remaining projects you have to complete. Reflection In one paragraph, reflect on the one project this semester that you thought was the most challenging. Why was it challenging? What about the requirements, process, or outcome made it difficult? Then, looking at the model you...

Today we are going to continue working on all the projects listed on Teams and on this website. If you are going to pick up Kit #2 in the bookstore, please make sure that you filled out the permission slip before you go. You can find that form in the Files sections of Teams. Have a great weekend!

What do you want to make? That is such a loaded question, but one you will need to explore in this project. I am asking you to explore your own creative ideas and start working on a paper or cardboard model of something that is interesting to you. Annoyingly, I am not giving you a lot of direction for this project. You will need to make sure that it is (1) school appropriate and (2) made of paper or a paper-like material. Oak tag, cardboard, and card stock is all appropriate. The only adhesive I would like you to use is white glue.  Having Kit #2 would be very helpful. Make sure you turn in your permission slip before you go to pick it up. Where to get materials? I think the best material for this project is old cereal boxes. They are made of tag board (oak tag is another name) and thicker than card stock, but thinner than cardboard. It's a great material. Remember, that glue will stick to the brown side better than the glossy printed side. When you are done, you can paint the whol...

In out exploration of model making we are looking for ways to improve our cutting skills. These resources will help us. Go ahead and watch the video and post the most important piece of information that you learned from the video.

 Today, please take some time to take this survey: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YRiAyqiKVU6gPHPtFl268lm37N01939Nka46duiucTFUNkpPWTNSUUtaMDFQQU8yWUE5V1lZWDMxRS4u

 Model trains play a large role in the model making hobby. Take a look at these live steam model trains. 

For Project 8, we are going to build a fairy tale castle! We will be using the sheet from your kit that has various walls and parapets.  Background For some information about Neuschwanstein, check out the Wikipedia entry and video below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle The Build Like the model of Florence Cathedral, this model has some interesting challenges. Pay attention to the new colors indicated on the instruction sheet.

Rising 376 feet above the streets of Florence, the amazing red brick dome designed by Flilipo Brunelleschi is as much an architectural marvel when it was finished in 1436 as it is today. The ribbed octagonal dome and strong graphical use of marble makes this building stand out in the Florence skyline. Our paper model is not nearly as large, but still as beautiful. For this activity, build this paper model of Florence's cathedral. You will find the sheet and all the necessary supplies in your SMM kit. Also, enjoy these videos about the cathedral the importance of working with easy and inexpensive materials for model making. Paper Modeling Skills About the Dome

We're going to continue our exploration of different model making techniques by looking at paper models.  You might think of paper as a bad model making materials, but paper is easy to cut, easy to glue, and with the right skill-set you can make pretty much anything. Before we begin our exploration of paper model making, here are a few videos I found: We are going to start our paper modeling with a set of buildings from your Scaled Model Making (SMM) kit. That you picked up in the bookstore. Look for the set of sheets called "Miniature Desktop Towns (Shibam). Shibam is called the "Manhattan of Yemen" because of the amazingly tall mud brick (adobe) buildings. UNESCO (United Nations) declared them a World Heritage site because of their unique construction. Here's a video: We are going to make Shibam out of paper! You will need the instruction sheet for The Shibam models. That is available on Teams.

Today is an asynchronous day. That means we will be working independently on projects that are currently due and any other projects or activities that you still need to finish. If you finished with everything, there will be an excellent video for you to watch. Attendance Complete the form below for attendance. If you cannot see the form, use this link . Extension Video If you are done with your work, you can view this extension video from Luke Towan and Australian model train enthusiast. He work in a fairly small scale common to model railroading called HO. HO scale is 1:87 and a very common scale for a wide variety of models.

For this project we are going to use TinkerCad to design and 3D print a building. Find examples of a building that inspires you. Keep in mind the YHT rules we learned about. After you finish your building, export it and I will begin 3-D printing them.