A couple of antique/vintage building toys are digitalized. You will find a brief description of those toys and some re-creations.
See:
Toys collection
3D models on SketchFab.
Builds & remakes.
How to use in LeoCAD.
LeoCAD: Assemblies, reference models & parts...
The LDraw system uses a hierarchical structure where files reference one another to build complexity. So creating a single (large) object, like a big building, this system works well. Depending on complexity, 'sub models' could be used for different reasons: For the most objects this works well. But how to create an assembly, containing: Method […]
Showing 3D models online, created by LeoCAD...
Would be great to export 3D models from LeoCAD and show them on online platform(s). I did investigate already some different online platforms and SketchFab seems to be best for now. So let's test a relative big LeoCAD building: Mobaco construction toy library (v1.5), instruction Set 5-C: While exporting the model, the next features are […]
** Collection Overview **
Collection of all digitalized vintage toys, listed by set.Read more about how this all started… Click on the set name for detailed information. Set: Period: Manufacturer: Status: (ADO – Trucks) 1922-1962 Ko Verzuu, Bilthoven &ADO, The Netherlands Trucks: 2 (American building blocks) 1940s~1970s 1) Halsam Products Company, Chicago.2) Elgo Plastics Inc.3) Playskool n/a Anker Steinbaukästen ~1880-today […]
L'Edifice - Reproduction
Encouraged by fellow L'Edifice enthousiasts, it's time to re-create some wooden parts. Basically half of the 'A - Tenons de soubassement' are missing and/or broken, same issue with the 'J- Faîtières'... Also want those M4/M5 stairs and still missing some panels... It's time for replacement parts! The system The basic building system consists of horizontal […]
Mobaco - Doors & Gates
It's still funny to see what the boys are creating with Mobaco. The doors & gates are always used. Somehow they like this simple addition. So after a request for new wall pannels, it's also time updating the gates: The wooden parts from the left 2 buildings were already made. Main concern: "The double doors […]
Installation LeoCAD Library
Building with the released vintage toys could be done with LeoCAD. (LeoCAD works on Windows, Linux & macOS.) For using the vintage toys library, the 'standard' LeoCAD library basically needs to be replaced with this vintage toys library. That's what this article is about. 1. Download LeoCAD LeoCAD installation should be downloaded here: LeoCAD.org/downloads Choose […]
LeoCAD: using multiple libraries
If you only want to add one vintage toys library to LeoCAD, read this article. It's also possible to mix the Mobaco library with Lego like parts or other vintage toys libraries.Now 2 things will change: 1. Expected folder structure Since we cannot select multiple zip files inside LeoCAD, a folder structure needs to be […]
Mobaco Model 4-78
Time to create some virtual Mobaco models. Let's go for the bigger bit strange: Set 4, No. 78. For some reason, the mid section of the building is floating. The building plan: It's having some interesting column supporting structures. The center of the buildings doesn't have any supports to the ground. At floor leves VI, […]
Dom Tower & Church
Project: Swiss cheese. It's finaly time, recreating a Mobaco model on my own. After visiting the beautiful Dom Tower in Utrecht, we bought a puzzle version for our kids... That's a nice start, understanding the properties of the church, at least, that is what I was expecting.. Dom Tower - Top section Since the Dom […]
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
L'Edifice: Already in the prototype exhibited at the Concours Lépine in 1920, there was a cathedral, most likely symbolizing the Cathédrale Notre-Dame De Paris. Later, there were 2 versions sold. The left side could be found in 1922 manual and the right version around 1925. Also these models are remodelled into LeoCAD: Mobaco: What happens, […]