Eric Neustadter (e)

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(semi?) retired tech architect/tech exec. ex-Pokémon. ex-Xbox. labrador at heart. retro games & computers. go ducks, kraken, seahawks, sounders! he/him.
The 3D scanning to 3D printing pipeline is far more complex than I'd expected. It looks like I'm learning Blender whether I want to or not in order to make scans into usable .stl files.
I picked up a Revo MetroX blue laser scanner to help me reverse engineer parts for retro computers and consoles, and... yeah. This is going to be good.
The final addition to my computer collection before the death of de minimis - an NEC PC-6001 mkII.
Fully disassembling a Sega New Astro City Arcade cabinet is exhausting but worth it.

Giant deadly 3d printed blue ring octopus.

( @oceanbound for scale. she’s the one on the left.)

One of my favorite uses of 3d printing is cranking out cute but deadly animals for @oceanbound.

(design by Cinderwing3d, love her Patreon)

A fully-functional Sharp MZ-2000 with the expansion unit, floppy controller, floppy drive, & gotek.

The MZ-2000 is an obscure Z80 system and many of the add-ons are practically unobtanium. I’d given up on finding an original floppy controller but here we are! #RetroComputing #SharpMZ #SharpMZ2000

Our dogs bring out their loudest barks when the neighbor dogs drop by for a visit.
Z likes to watch hockey with me and an electric blanket. #dog #DogsOfMastodon
I love it when a grass doggo stops by and says hello.