"Leroy" <whe### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Clarence1898" <dle### [at] comcastnet> wrote:
>
> > I didn't have povray when my kids were little,  but enjoyed doing the toys my
> > grandkids had.  Now that they are grown I don't have any toys to model anymore.
>
> In a toy store: "Mommy! Why is that old man going though that pile of toys?"
> Mommy says quietly  "Don't stare Billy."
>
> Sorry had to :)

I guess that explains all the odd looks I get when I go to yard sales.

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"Chris R" <car### [at] comcastnet> wrote:
> "Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> > "Chris R" <car### [at] comcastnet> wrote:
> >
> > > Very cool!  I, too, like creating models of toys and have several scenes with
> > > older ones.
> >
> > I had modeled those Brain Flakes at one point, intending to come up with some
> > sort of system to guide building things with the interlocking slots.
> >
> > Certainly other building systems like Zoob or Zometool are just begging to be
> > modeled and assembled!
> >
> > Tinker Toys, Erector Sets, Capsela, and plenty of other classics. would be cool.
> >
> > - BE
> This was my attempt with the magnetic-transparent-plastic tiles my grandchildren
> play with:
>
>
https://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/thread/%3Cweb.670e67e359d42c9e3a6dfc485cc1b6e%40news.povray.org%3E/?tt
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> =446012&toff=50
>
> I didn't go so far as to try and automate the placement based on where the
> magnets end up in each tile.
>
> -- Chris R


Very nice.  I have never seen magnetic tiles, my grandkids never had them.  They
look like a lot of fun.  Especially for an old man (see previous post from
Leroy)

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