Jake Lenzen - Serial Slices

For this project, I wanted to create an object from a video game. One shape that seemed particularly interesting was the Fierce Deity Sword from the Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The curving blade seemed like it would be easy to make with 2 strips of cardboard, while still retaining the shape that makes it iconic.

Modeling this project was fairly simple. The hilt has a straight forward cylindrical shape, though I got the scale slightly wrong. The blade I made by tracing a curve over an image of the sword. I created planes from those curves and extruded them to 0.25 thickness, then positioned them along the hilt. I used the boolean difference command to create slots for the blade to rest in, to make the attachment more secure. I then unrolled the project and fit it onto a cardboard sheet. The model turned out well, though I think I should have provided even more room for the blade to slide in, as it still wiggles a bit.

Kristine Dickson: Week 9 Slots

For my slots, I was inspired by the television show, Avatar: The Last Airbender. I decided to base my modular slot design off of one of the cultures in the show, the Earth Kingdom.

The style is very clean and simple. Squares and circles are primarily used. Often you'll see a circle set inside a rectangle or vice versa. The design is very orderly, organized, and symmetric.

The material I'll be using is 0.16" plywood underlayment.