This is a model of a technical education block intended for use in Southern Africa. The brief for this project was developed in partnership with the charity SpiritAid and revolved around the use of shipping containers.
The model itself is made primarily of modelling foam and kappa board.
This model was produced early in the project. It shows the basic layout that was later used in the final architectural model.
These CAD model drawings, produced as part of the Malawi project, outline how the model was assembled.
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When I was developing my Enterprise model, I came up with a number of base designs, with both sketches and simple sketch models produced to help me select the best one.
The scale model produced using the FDM machine was used in the modelling process.
A modified version of this base - on which the model is fixed instead of suspended - was chosen as the final design.
This model drill was produced as an ergonomic tester. It is weighted to accurately represent a real power drill.
The handle is made of modelling foam, cut using a hot wire and shaped using files, rasps and glass paper.
The chuck of the drill is made of jelutong, turned on the wood lathe.
The chuck was weighted using steel bar. It was important to accurately model the weight distribution of the drill.
The battery is also made of jelutong and has been weighted with pewter poured into bore holes.
The parts were dry fitted together before being glued in place.
The stake attached to the battery increased the strength of the handle and made the join between the parts more secure.
This quick proof of concept model was used to finalise the design for the trigger on the model (which allows the same movement as the real thing).
I machined a representation of the jaws of the drill chuck on the metal lathe.
Once assembled, filler was used to cover seams and reinforce the model.
The finished model is painted white, with the trigger painted orange to highlight it as an important feature.
I produced packaging for my models to protect and present them. More details about the Enterprise and Scissors models are available in other projects on my portfolio page.
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Personal Work - Other Modelling
These hand-made models were produced as part of my degree course and cover a variety of different modelling techniques and purposes.
