It worked, but it took an entire day just to capture a single page. After many failed attempts to decipher the files or transfer them to my PC, I actually connected two Commodore computers together and programmed one to pretend it was a printer, capturing the data and saving it to disk. I kept thinking, wouldn't it be nice to capture the actual image data so I could print them on any computer in pristine inkjet or laser quality? I decided to figure out a way to capture the images. I thoroughly enjoyed the models, but I became disenchanted with the quality and hassle of my Commodore printer. The models were created by Jim Calhoun, Kyle Wickware, and Michelle McBride. It included twenty customizable mechanical models on disk, as well as the supplies necessary to complete each project. Through the internet I have found that there's a huge and growing network of people who share their modeling experiences, and I wanted to contribute a little something myself.įor several years I have been fascinated with a program I used on my Commodore 64 called 'The Toy Shop.' It was my introduction to the world of paper modeling, and was released in the eighties for Apple II, Commodore, IBM PC, and Apple Macintosh computers. It can be challenging, educational, relaxing, and highly rewarding.

Paper Modeling, Card Modeling, Paper Craft, Paper Automata: Creating three-dimensional objects from a flat piece of paper is a favorite hobby of mine. (Skip the chatter! Take me to the models!) I've enjoyed using this program on my Commodore 64 for many years, and now I am able to share these models with the paper modeling community so you can download and build your very own Toy Shop creations with any PC or Mac! For more paper modeling with computers of yore, see my Paper Models – The Christmas Kit page! The Toy Shop was a wonderful computer program from the '80s which allowed you to decorate and print twenty different paper models which actually move! It included all the dowels, wires, balloons, and so on which were required to create the models. The Toy Shop – 20 Marvelous Mechanical Models that Really Work! The program is TextEdit, and it call s the Applications folder home.

We are currently working.īefore running out to buy Microsoft Word (or another industrial-strength and expensive) word processing program for your Mac, remember that Apple includes a respectable word processor with OS X. Sandy September 24th, 2012 at 4:04 am Is there a tutorial for the Paint Brush tool too? Ausra September 24th, 2012 at 10:12 am not yet. Paint Bucket would of course obliterate any surface details of the wall texture in this example.Use the form above to choose a image file or URL Click on the area of the image you want to fill in! In the future, use the menu above Draw - Paint Bucket Tool. Use 's Paint Bucket Tool to fill in areas of an image with color or patterns.

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