We believe that this Thingiverse should commit itself to achieving the goal before the month is out of landing MakerBot People on the moon, and housing these daring adventurers there safely and productively in sight of the distant Earth, their home….
So stated President R.Maker in a recent address to the Congressional Assembly of Benevolent Moderators and the Citizens of Thingiverse… and we have breaking news to report. There has been touch down on the moon. I repeat, the MakerBot mission to the moon has now landed, and the MakerBot People are having a great time.
Yesterday, we introduced Michael “Skimbal” Curry’s MakerBot Fairytale Castle Playset. Now, we transport you thousands and thousands of miles away — to the MakerBot Moonbase Playset! Michael has clearly outdone himself with this lovely Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers / Tintin-inspired 1950s rocket playset centerpiece. Gizmodo declared this playset: “The Best Use of New MakerBot“!
And keep your eyes on the MakerBot Playset tag for the furniture, moon craters, Astronaut accessories and more, appearing even now. Special shout out to Thingiverse superstar PrettySmallThings for creating, and printing, such models as the Captain Kirk-style chair, Sleeping Pods, and other delights. Check out Thingiverse veteran Emmett’s OpenSCAD models for the Apollo Mission lander, the Radar Dish, and the translation of his stretchy bracelets into treads for a Moon Rover.
MakerBot Moonbase Rocket Playset and Astronauts
Forward Brave Astronauts!
Journey into the farthest reaches of the Cosmos and be among the first humans to see the wonders of our Thingiverse.
Your daring MakerBot crew risks all for science, adventure, and our distributed-manufacturing future!Created by Thingiverse user Skimbal, designer of the Turtle Shell Racers, MakerBot Botmobile and the Gothic Cathedral Playset.
Greetings Bold Adventurers!
I know you must be pretty excited right now, but please try to contain yourselves while we get thought this final pre-flight briefing....
Your rocket is just coming out of the Replicator now. And let me be the first to say, she’s a beauty. This new model you’ll be flying has that stunning red-and-white color scheme, and a much lower risk of sudden occupant liquefaction.
We’ll be sending you on a daring voyage of exploration and discovery. You're going out into the furthest reaches of the known Thingiverse, with only your wits and those little helmets for protection. We have no idea whats out there... or if it's friendly. But here at MakerBot Space Exploration our engineers have decided its best to just say positive.
Remember, it's the dream of every spool of filament to one day be printed into an astronaut, and you are the lucky few who get to live that dream. Go forth my brave astronauts and see all there is to be seen! Discover all that can be discovered! Meet new prints and learn their ways! Yours is the greatest adventure of our time!
And be sure to take lots of pictures, you know we love a good slide show. Created by Thingiverse user Skimbal, designer of the Turtle Shell Racers, MakerBot Botmobile and the Gothic Cathedral Playset.
Thingiverse Moonbase Playset Models!
This is a simple model of an oldschool tape-drive computer. - Mike
Just what everyone needs for their favorite Sci Fi adventure. 1:18 Scale.
The chair still needs some control panels applied to the arms. I also considered creating a working pivot. Any thingiverse users up for creating a derivative?
This moon rover is pretty simple; the real point is the treads. The idea of turning my Stretchy Bracelet into tank tracks is thanks to BenRockhold. Turns out it works really well: if you push this around on a slightly grippy surface like carpet, the tracks roll easily.
In fact, the track keys into the wheels so well, this could probably be used as a timing belt or chain.
A comfy place to rest your head after a hard day in space. 1:18 scale.
I have made some small design adjustments since printing the prototype shown on this page, reducing height by about 8mm and improving stack-ability.
Perfect for relaxing after a hard day in space. 1:18 scale. A bit oversized to fit that bulky space suit.
Update: I need to resize this piece slightly to fit the makerbot astronauts. The chair is useable without the seat attached. Look for an update soon!
A little sci fi, a little retro - this television brings a little entertainment to our extra-stellar journey. My only concern is that children might not actually recognize this vintage device as a TV :) 1:18 Scale
Here is a model optical telescope for all your miniatures to stargaze with.
A Flash Gordon-esque steering console to keep your mission on course. 1:18 scale.
This is a Cassegrain antenna dish, due to the convex secondary reflector. The optics have been calculated appropriately, such that if you somehow managed to smooth out the surfaces and make them shiny, this would focus a far away light into a small spot in the center of the dish (where the receiver would be).
UPDATE: The files have been updated to make this easier to print.
For displaying at your Moon landing and other suitably patriotic events.
Now you can play with the only manned vessels to have left Earth orbit. Reenact all your favorite docking maneuvers and Moon landings.
These models are as close to 1:67 scale as I can manage, working from various drawings and dimensions. The Lunar Ascent Module is courtesy of NASA: nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/models.html, which has a lot of free 3D models of spacecraft. I simplified it and made it manifold using Meshlab and Netfabb's cloud service.
