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CD City. A scale sci-fi city built inside an old portable CD player.
Built entirely from scratch using small junk pieces, such as pen tips, a fuse, plastic switches, etc.
More photos of my CD city.
Here you can see the "outside" of the cd player with clouds painted on the clear part.
Different angles of the city,
and a close-up of the sea, with tiny boats/ships and the water tumbling out of the opened player.
Another look at the CD City.
Finding a use for parts of the CD player that couldn't be removed:
At the rear of the city was a piece of plastic that housed the player's controls. I painted a landscape of rolling hills to serve as a backdrop.
And the ports for charging and headphones became two ends of the subway, complete with train.
Across the river, to the left of the city, is the industrial complex of CD City.
For these buildings I chose smoother, rounder or flatter shapes, and painted them in mainly greys to contrast with the colourful city full of interesting shapes.
The CD City, as a sci-fi city, took some inspiration from Blade Runner; Large billboard screen showing a giant face, and the blimp carrying more advertising.
Again, that face was a challenge in itself; it's small enough to fit on your smallest fingernail.
More CD city.
To complete the story of finding a magical miniature city in a disused trinket, I painted the outside of this CD player grubby and rusty.
The Doctor
Josh@DrH What a great idea!
@krnlg Thanks. It stemmed from trying to find something to do with a few similar junk items (broken CD player, etc.). Why not build a model on/in one...
Michael Gemar@DrH @futurebird That’s delightful!
@michaelgemar Thanks.
Medea Vanamonde🏳️⚧️ ♀@DrH I’ve heard of these before maybe even seen one I the wild but it was a long time ago
@MishaVanMollusq Yeah, it is likely that I had also seen something similar at some point that led to the inspiration, but I can't remember anything specific. Thanks.
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Usagineko, Catgirl of Battle@mikailborg I can see that, would make a nice model project. Thanks.
Ember@mikailborg Polly Pocket 2019!
Doctor Spork OLD ACCOUNT :(@DrH amazing, your creativity amazes me.
@Doctor_Spork Thank you. It's another "inspiration meets junk collection" project.
I had plans for modifying household appliances with model dioramas, a bit like the Emperor-class titans of 40k (with the castle on top).
And then I had this broken personal CD player laying about...
@DrH well you are certainly inspiring me. Your inventiveness with your modelling work is so freeing and I'm finding at little bit infectious.
@Doctor_Spork That's great to hear. I get a lot of inspiration and tips from the internet, and that's why I started posting my work; to give something back. Thanks.
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