Infinity War Snowglobe! w/ Peter Parker Particles!

I don't exactly know why anyone would think of making an Avengers Infinity War Snow Globe, but here we are! Something about the macabre nature of this idea was very appealing!
This was a fun challenge using many materials that I have never had the opportunity to mess with, including running fiber optics in models. I had always been intimidated by them, but I am happy to report that it was shockingly easy! Just don't get the plastic kinds too close to the hot glue gun nozzle... :( Don't ask how I know :P
Any project that I can use 3d modeling, 3d printing, LEDs, electronics, sculpting and painting together is a triumph! While there are certainly things I can improve on, it is important to know when to set something aside and move on. Perhaps with enough interest, i can elaborate on any of the specifics in a later video!
Here are some of the Tools/materials I used to create this project:
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Glowforge Laser Cutter/Engraver: (Save some $$$ with my link)
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Target/ Wondershop Snow Globe ( No longer in stock but this is the item):
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Fiber Optics (End Glow):
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Colored LEDs:
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Drill, Bits & Clamp:
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Soldering Vise:
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Soldering Vise Base:
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Fine Paint Brushes:
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Acrylics Paints:
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Software I use:
Adobe Creative Cloud (Includes everything listed below):
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Adobe Photoshop (Raster Graphics):
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Adobe Illustrator (Vector Graphics):
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Adobe Premiere (Video Editing):
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Adobe After Effects (Video Effects):
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[@arj446_]

Maybe not the snow globe in itself, but the "being trapped in a glass bubble" actually fits the superhero universe quite well. You could be The Collector from Guardians of the Galaxy...

[@Geeksmithing]

I absolutely love that idea! We seriously DID just name our new dog Cosmo..... I think you may be on to something!!!

[@arj446_]

Well, I think YOU are onto something ! :))

[@foxcarspa5671]

Ñs

[@brickdaddiy]

Yasss!!!! In it's final form! The greatness! The awesomeness! The "it's-finally-done"-ness!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks bud! Can't wait to bring it to WBC!

[@WesleyTreat]

Great paint job!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks Wes!!

[@ManCrafting]

Geez Wes. What the heck? Where does an idea like this come from. Amazing job. Well executed on every level.

[@Geeksmithing]

Haha a twisted mind! 😆😆😆 Thanks man! I'll bring it to WBC this week so you can see it in person!:)

[@ManCrafting]

@@Geeksmithing awesome. See you soon.

[@BronkBuilt]

As awesome as this looks on the video, it is 10 times more awesome in person. Great meeting you at WBC and thanks for bringing it for us to see. Let's stay in touch.

[@Geeksmithing]

Hey thanks man! I appreciate that! Till next time!! 🤓👍

[@tinkeringrocks]

Whoa! Your fiber optic glove is amazing! Fantastic Stan Lee interview tie-in ❤

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks!! I just HAD to have a Stan Lee cameo!! :D

[@GeekBuildersNet]

This is your best custom build!!! Amazing work my friend

[@Geeksmithing]

Aww hey thanks man! That means a lot!🤜💥🤛

[@Technicallywoodworking]

Whoa great project! I would love to see a follow up video on the process for creating a circuit board on the glowforge!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thx!! Sounds good to me! 👍🤓

[@PracticalRenaissance]

SO GOOD! love it, great job with all the detail painting and the fiber optics came out really cool!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks man! They were certainly a struggle near the end. But all in all, I am happy with it! :)

[@STICKYArt]

So coo!! love how the pieces look moving around!!

[@Geeksmithing]

Hey thanks pal! Hope all has been well!

[@ADadAndHisKids]

Turned out awesome! Seeing the fiber optic to LED gives me a new technique, thanks

[@MakeForLifeWorkshop]

Very nicely done! I still can't believe how well you pulled off the fiber optics! Amazing project for sure

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks dude! I am definitely going to be using them again! Deceivingly simple!

[@volt.x842]

That's it?? Just some black confetti flying around with some blinking lights? This is with like a 1.99$. globe. This isn't something that *SPARKS* .. it's _rather_ -bland- .. 😒😒

[@Geeksmithing]

I don't recall sparks being an effect used when Thanos snapped, but now I have to go rewatch them to be sure. Gee thanks. Also, there are no blinking lights. Are you sure that you even watched the video? 🤷‍♂️

[@G33v3s]

I somehow seem to have missed this video until now. Been excitedly following the progress of this on Instagram but the finished project is spectacular!! Awesome job!!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thx pal. Don't let it happen again. 🤓

[@TimothyDark]

This was really dope, man. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I didn’t know what to expect at first, but I ended up watching the whole video like 👀

[@Geeksmithing]

Hey thanks! I appreciate that!

[@homegamerengineer3747]

Awesome!!! I am so glad to see it rather than just imagine it as I drive to work and listen to the podcast.

[@Geeksmithing]

Haha I bet!! It's been a project! 😂. Thanks for sticking around for it!!

[@shellv4094]

I miss Stan Lee 🥺

[@Geeksmithing]

Yup. 😔

[@JoshMakesStuff]

Dude, this is amazing. Fantastic job!

[@Geeksmithing]

Cheers Josh! I could have easily spent another month tweaking that thing! 😆

[@SuperVoodude]

Super well done! A great use of so many different materials.

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks!!! That is one of my favorite aspects as well!!

[@phimseto]

Just let me know where I can buy one for my collection. :-)

[@Geeksmithing]

If only they sold these figurines at a decent price again! (And slow globes are hard to find this time of year!) But I'll add ya to the list!! 😁

[@C3DPropShop]

Lets gooooooooo!!! That fiber optic work was impressive. You could tell this whole project had a lot of love put in it.

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks bud! It was definitely a lot of fun and scratched all the creative project itches! Even reached the "I am gonna toss this damn thing in the woods" stage a couple of times! 😆

[@C3DPropShop]

@@Geeksmithing thats how you know its a good project 😆 how close can you get to the YEET button without actually touching it

[@gregmead007]

Completely. Bad. Ass!!! 🙌👊🏻🔥

[@Geeksmithing]

🤓👍 Cheers Greg!!

[@AndyCPugh]

That is awesome. I love the use of fibre optics.

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks! They were shockingly easy to use! Just make sure to keep hot glue away from them! (Don't ask.....)🤓😆

[@DavidKenny64]

Sorry man, that circuit board can't work as shown. I had stopped the video to comment, so I had to add that the results were very nice. How did you fix that board?

[@Geeksmithing]

It actually did, but as you surmise there are additional steps not shown such as the acid bath etc, and soldering components on... I didn't want to get too in the weeds in some areas and chose to cut those details. I did have a couple traces breaking as the project progressed. I plan on revisiting the electronics on this project soon and address my struggles and things I learned along the way. It was my first board created in this method, and I look forward to giving it another go!

[@Geeksmithing]

Good eye though!!

[@DavidKenny64]

@@Geeksmithing I looked at the video again and saw I was wrong about what you were doing. I saw the black paint, or covering on my second look. I had originally thought you ablated the copper itself. Below R3, I thought I could see a tattered trace, and other places I could see no trace (or so I thought). I think it was my mistake about how the laser was being used and then thinking I could see faint traces of remaining copper in the black areas. Those, apparent, traces are probably due to light reflecting off the black, giving it kind of a copper color. Again, look in the middle of the black "traces" (that I now know to be your etch resist) in the trace between R3 and Battery I've made some boards like that (where the actual traces got etched too narrow) and it looked so similar. I also should have know that laser ablating the copper wouldn't really work.

[@Geeksmithing]

@@DavidKenny64 there are some isolated areas on the board where different things are plugged in, so not all of them are connected. That may be what you saw. 🤷‍♂️🤪 Aren't DIY projects fun?! 🤓👍

[@JimmiePorterAtStuartArts]

Super cool Wes!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks Jimmie!

[@Pickswitch]

This is ammaazzinngg!

[@Geeksmithing]

Thanks doood! 🤓🥳👍