PhuketAussie
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I've recently been given a beautiful Siamese fighting fish, so I bought a nice small tank, big enough for him, but small enough that it can sit on my desk. Since my desk is built in the TOS style (Star Trek themed workstation under construction!) I thought it might be fun to build a small diorama using the aquarium as the centre-piece, and around it building up a scene reminiscent of Eminiar VII from the episode A Taste Of Armageddon. The back wall of the tank I've decided should look like the garden wall from the beam-down scene (specifically the remastered version of the episode).
This is the artwork I've used to get the general idea:
Here's the 3D models I've created in TinkerCad. I've made it into two pieces so that it can be printed on my Ender 3:
The oversize backplate on the bottom is to allow for depth of gravel in the bottom of the aquarium.
For the larger picture, perhaps concealing the filter unit as part of a building or some other structure, and having a relief background like used on model railways to give a sense of depth without having full buildings, and including fake turf on at least one side to give the impression of a larger park.
This is the aquarium:
Any thoughts? ideas? - all suggestions appreciated
This is the artwork I've used to get the general idea:
Here's the 3D models I've created in TinkerCad. I've made it into two pieces so that it can be printed on my Ender 3:
The oversize backplate on the bottom is to allow for depth of gravel in the bottom of the aquarium.
For the larger picture, perhaps concealing the filter unit as part of a building or some other structure, and having a relief background like used on model railways to give a sense of depth without having full buildings, and including fake turf on at least one side to give the impression of a larger park.
This is the aquarium:
Any thoughts? ideas? - all suggestions appreciated
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