{"id":3010,"date":"2013-09-05T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2013-09-05T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T08:43:41","slug":"radio-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/09\/radio-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/09\/radio-waves\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>A recent addition to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/brigade3d\">Shapeways Shop<\/a> is this transmitter tower model. The design is very loosely based on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crystal_Palace_transmitting_station\">Crystal Palace TV mast<\/a> in south London, although much scaled down (at 1\/300th scale the real thing would be 72cm tall !). Our model stands almost 6.5&#8243; tall on the tabletop, so would make an ideal communications antenna for a small sci-fi community, or even a small modern day TV mast. It would also be ideal as a full-scale TV mast with 2mm models, where it scales out at 500ft tall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shpws.me\/oJdQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/09\/radio-waves\/pylonblog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PylonBlog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"258,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PylonBlog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PylonBlog.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PylonBlog.jpg\" alt=\"PylonBlog\" width=\"258\" height=\"501\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PylonBlog.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PylonBlog-154x300.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The model sells for just under <a href=\"http:\/\/shpws.me\/oJdQ\">7\u20ac in white nylon, or 8\u20ac in black<\/a> &#8211; a pretty reasonable price for such a model, we think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent addition to our Shapeways Shop is this transmitter tower model. The design is very loosely based on the Crystal Palace TV mast in south London, although much scaled down (at 1\/300th scale the real thing would be 72cm &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/09\/radio-waves\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,5,17,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-print","category-6mm-sf","category-new-releases","category-shapeways"],"views":3672,"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p26BWy-My","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2827,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2013\/07\/new-in-the-shapeways-shop\/","url_meta":{"origin":3010,"position":0},"title":"New in the Shapeways Shop","author":"Tony","date":"July 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"It was mail call time this week at Brigade Towers, which is always exciting. Yet another package landed containing a plethora of models, some of which were test prints for items in the Shapeways Shop. Clicking on any of the model pictures below will take you straight to the relevant\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;3D Print&quot;","block_context":{"text":"3D Print","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/3d-print\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chain Home","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chain-Home.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chain-Home.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Chain-Home.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1130,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2012\/09\/painted-mobile-phone-mast\/","url_meta":{"origin":3010,"position":1},"title":"Painted Mobile Phone Mast","author":"Tony","date":"September 6, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple of weeks ago we mentioned our new 15mm Mobile Phone Masts which were available through our Shapeways Store. I've finally had a chance to paint the first of these, the tower mast with three antennae. I first stuck the model onto a 40mm round figure base, with a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;15mm SF&quot;","block_context":{"text":"15mm SF","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/15mm-sf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/MastBase.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1051,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2012\/08\/phone-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":3010,"position":2},"title":"Phone Home &#8230;","author":"Tony","date":"August 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"We have a new item in our Shapeways store today. As I commute back and forth to London in my day job (that's the one that pays the bills, not this one !) one thing I notice through the train window (when I'm not asleep) is the proliferation of mobile\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;15mm SF&quot;","block_context":{"text":"15mm SF","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/15mm-sf\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mobile-Phone-Masts.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mobile-Phone-Masts.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mobile-Phone-Masts.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12998,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2022\/06\/great-war-vehicles-in-28mm-and-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":3010,"position":3},"title":"Great War Vehicles in 28mm (and more)","author":"Tony","date":"June 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"News today of a new venture for us. We've had a store on Shapeways selling a few 3D printed bits and pieces for quite a few years; initially it did quite well, but changes in their pricing structure have made some items unaffordable and sales have dropped off markedly in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;3D Print&quot;","block_context":{"text":"3D Print","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/3d-print\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/M10-morser.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/M10-morser.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/M10-morser.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/M10-morser.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":873,"url":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2012\/06\/new-shapeways-items\/","url_meta":{"origin":3010,"position":4},"title":"New Shapeways Items","author":"Tony","date":"June 19, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"We've updated our Shapeways Store with a number of new items recently - not all of these are on our website yet, so you'll need to straight to Shapeways website to see them. 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Well, what about these even more miniature versions? They're the latest addition to the 2mm scenery range on our Shapeways store. Ideal for 2mm\/3mm scale ground battles or as targets\/scenery for larger scale aircraft games - we use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;3D Print&quot;","block_context":{"text":"3D Print","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/category\/3d-print\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"2mmPPBlog","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2mmPPBlog.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2mmPPBlog.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2mmPPBlog.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2mmPPBlog.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3010"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3019,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3010\/revisions\/3019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}