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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, the keshi scans should import to your 3D printer's slicer program in their true scale.

Many keshi, like the MUSCLE/Kinnikuman keshi are between 1" to 1 1/4" tall. The figures in the Namcot Characters series that the Druaga keshi were in are all a little bigger. Gil is ~43mm or 1 11/16" tall.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 18h

Your 3D scanned Mega Man figure this week is Wind Man from Mega Man 6!

Download the 3D scan from the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/kesh...

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The Emotion Engine (The Emotion is Fear) @emotion-engine.bsky.social · 1d

Ishtar is good all the time and all the time Ishtar is good

A 3D printed Gilgamesh from Tower of Druaga in my hand.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 1d

He's beautiful! 🤩 So much detail came through in your print!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 1d

The diorama and props here are all real physical objects that I built by hand then 3D scanned in order to compose the scene in 3D!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 1d

Your Pokemon keshi this week is a bird holding a leek. I know, it's hard to believe. You might even say it's a little Farfetch'd!

Download the 3D scanned keshi here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 2d

archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 2d

Today's 3D scanned keshi gomu figure is the half-dragon Draco Centauros from Puyo Puyo!

This figure comes from Kabaya's Puyo Puyo Ramune series of figures.

Download the 3D model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 3d

There's something seriously wrong with this Goomba!!

This rare figure is from the bizarre and unofficial "Mysterious Mario Bros." (怪奇マリオブラザーズ), a set of ghoulish parodies of Bandai & Amada's Super Mario Bros. keshi, made by Konno Sangyo.

Download the 3D scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 4d

We've been busy recently working on recovering a lost 1989 EA game - not for PC Engine, but for the #Amiga. Path of the Little Dragon is an early proto beat-’em-up done PC Engine style, and today we’re sharing several builds with you. Learn more here:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/path...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 5d

"Donkey Wrong" was right there.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 6d

Autodesk's Recap was my photogrammetry tool of choice until Autodesk's licensing policies became unreasonable. More recently, I used RealityCapture and was very pleased with the results.

That's what I used in scanning the set pieces for my Super Mario Land video. bsky.app/profile/mrta...

MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · Jun 21

In addition to the 3D scanned figures themselves, almost all of the props and scenery in this video are real objects as well!

For this video a real diorama and other set pieces were built by hand and then scanned into the animated scenes.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 6d

Nice technique! The resulting gif looks quite good.
Shiny black plastic is very hard to scan with many scanners, but you might have some luck with some of the photogrammetry solutions out there these days which somehow can occasionally overcome this limitation.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 6d

I use a dental scanner which is designed to scan very small, uniformly-colored subjects--perfect for 3D scanning keshi figures!

The first couple dozen videos on my Keshi Corner youtube channel (like the one I've linked below) go over the process in more detail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7jr...

3D Scanning Retro Zelda Toys - Link Board Game Pawn

YouTube video by MrTalida's Keshi Corner

www.youtube.com

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 6d

Today's 3D scanned keshi figure is Gilgamesh, the brave hero from Namco's classic arcade game, Tower of Druaga!

Download the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 7d

Check out this amazing remastered (at 4k!) version of "The Making of Myst" mini-doc! Originally included on the Myst CD-ROM in 1993, this version has been carefully recreated by Ted Sase using footage preserved by the VGHF!
https://youtu.be/xBtLZDPnYlM

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 7d

Your 3D scanned keshi today is Auto from Mega Man 7!

Find the 3D model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 8d

I'm going to do my best!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 8d

Your 3D scanned Pokemon keshi this week is the majestic Ninetales!

That proud snoot! Those flowing locks! Tails for days! Truly, this is the Pokemon of kings!

Download the 3D scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 8d

I believe so. I'll see what I can do!

MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 9d

Giant SMRPG keshi! Jonathan Jones is looking great. Well done, Nathan!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 9d

Awww yis. Gonna see me some Zelda art.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 9d

Introducing the William Volk papers, a new digital collection in the VGHF Library!

Explore thousands of documents, developments schedules, and memos from the early history of Activision.

Read more: gamehistory.org/william-volk...

Discovering Activision's early history | VGHF Library Highlights

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 9d

Today's keshi scan packs a wallop! It's the Uchide no Kozuchi, a magical hammer from Japanese folklore that appeared as an item in Ganbare Goemon Karakuri Dōchū on Famicom.

This is from the Ganbare Goemon keshi released by Kabaya in 1986.

Download: archive.org/details/kesh...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 10d

These are so great. I'm really happy you still have them! :)

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