I admit it: I'm a total geek. I love electronics, programming, 3D printing, 3D art, and vintage Apple hardware. I'm always juggling half a dozen projects. I also enjoy documenting it all: my successes, my failures, my experiences... and everything geeky along the way.

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Kevin Rye

Geek Extraordinaire. Yeh, I said it.

Scale Mail Bust - Part VI

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That's it! It's finally complete. I am so happy with how it came out. I think this is my most elaborate project yet! I can't wait to see what's next! Read More...

Mortal Kombat Scorpion Cosplay


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I took a step away from the Scale Mail Bust to work on a weekend project for my sister-in-law. She needs a Scorpion outfit for Comic-Con stat! Read More...

Scale Mail Bust - Part V

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I have had so much fun working on this project. It's been keeping me pretty busy for months. I am so happy with the way that it is turning out. All I need to do is complete the headdress and make a base for it. Read More...

Scale Mail Bust - Part IV


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I found a really sweet headdress model that I wanted to print for the Scale Mail Bust. It's huge and will have to be broken into several smaller parts. 12 to be exact. It was a lot of work making it, but it was a lot of fun! Read More...

Scale Mail Bust - Part III


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I did not realize how much work would be involved in making scale mail armor. It does go together surprisingly fast once you get the hang of it. The hard and time consuming part is painting them! Read More...

Scale Mail Bust - Part II


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Time for some sanding and painting on the Scale Mail Bust. This was so much work! Read More...

Scale Mail Bust - Part I


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The last two figurines that I made came out amazing. I've been dying to make another one. I was particularly happy with how the chainmail loincloth came out on the latest one. Ever since then I have wanted to make one with scale mail. I decided to make a bust that I can use to showcase some scale mail armor. Read More...

Mini Figurine and Couch


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It's been six months since I finished my last big project. I wanted to put together something that won't take a month to complete, but something that I could sink my teeth into over a week or two. Read More...

20" 3D-Printed Victoria 6 Figurine - Part VI


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I almost finished the 20" Victoria 6 figurine a little over 2 years ago. I was never really happy with the paint job. I've been wanting to go back and repaint the figurine for a long time. I broke the hand off the other day by accident so I figured glueing it back on and redoing the paint job would be a nice weekend project. Read More...