Tuesday, 18 November 2014

The Spyglass

For my third object I decided to go for a spyglass (also known as hand-held telescope). For this object I collected images of the internet to make the net (all of which are not pictures of renders but real photographs). This first one was taken off eBay:

Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOLID-BRASS-NAUTICAL-COLLECTABLE-SHIP-TELESCOPE-14-INCH-WITH-WOOD-CASE-VE-1948-/390973794130?pt=AU_Maritime_Antiques&hash=item5b07daa752


This image was used for the top/side of the model:



Unfortunately this eBay listing did not contain front and back views of the spyglass so I had to look elsewhere. I picked pictures of spyglasses that looked almost identical to the eBay listing one:





These two spyglasses are probably more modern than the eBay one but they should follow a similar design for the back and front. Observing these pictures allowed me to design the front and back of the spyglass:




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