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Re:Ask HN: Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sc... by WalterGR on Thursday November 04, 2021 @02:00PM (#29110477)
Where have you gotten the dimensions of the hardware you’ve previously sculpted?
Re:Ask HN: Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sc... by pkdpic on Thursday November 04, 2021 @02:09PM (#29110595)
Mostly random aficionado sites confirmed by separate sites and / or relative photo measurements. Surprisingly very few contradictions ended up occurring. But I intentionally started with extremely popular hardware with thousands of potential photo references.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sc... by WalterGR on Thursday November 04, 2021 @02:17PM (#29110689)
How concerned are you about accurately replicating curves?

I’m asking because I’ve been wanting to get into making replicas! :)

Re:Ask HN: Anyone want to buy me a TRS-80 so I can make a sc... by pkdpic on Thursday November 04, 2021 @04:24PM (#29112136)
Definitely concerned, especially since the first gen iMac is forsure on my todo list. But I generally find you can get curves without too much trouble by getting the endpoints and the climax of the curve measured in a triangle and then winging it for the inbetweens.

Also would love to see what youre working on when you get rolling!