The Time Machine Project-Sun Dial 3D Print

ROJO Sculpture Studio

Roan Farley is located in the UK. He created the stl file for the Sundial and the column from photos I supplied him.I had purchased the stl fils for the plinth and memorial plaque from Lou Dalmaso a year or so ago, I asked Roan to make a few changes to the plaque as the font was different and the four bolt covers were only half spheres and the ones in the film were more floral. Roan made the requested changes and he then sent the files to Dan Gardon in North Carolina for printing.

Dan Gardon printed the all the parts, cleaned them up and then sent them on to me for final finish..


I first saw Roan's work on a Dark Shadows Facebook group. He made 1/12th scale models of the foyer tall clock and the bronze statue which seemed to always be on the table in the foyer. I was amazed by the level of detail and how clean the prints were. I got the idea of inquiring if he could create the Sun Dial from the Time Machine in 1/6th scale. I had purchased the stl file for the plinth and memorial plaque and hadn't found any one to print it for me so thought this might be the opportunity to get that done as well.

Sun Dial and column in the film	Original Sun Dial on a contemporary column I purchased from a pottery shop in Culver City. Unfortunately the shop is no longer there and apparently no one makes this column anymore either. Photographed in my back yard in 2000
I sent the above two photos to Roan to see if it was something he would be interested in doing. He said Yes!

Modern column identical to the 1959 one from the film. This is the photo I messaged to Roan to work from. I also had measurements from one i once had.	The platen from the original Sun Dial

I had purchased the stl file for the plinth and memorial plaque from . Lou Dalmaso of SprueVerse..I asked Roan to change the font, as the one in the film was a sans serif and the one in the file was a serif font. I also asked him to change the bolt covers in the corners, The ones in the file were simple half round where as the actual ones were more of a floral design.	The The actual Sun Dial used in the film. I had rented it from House of Props back in 2000 and took several photos so I had plenty of reference to share with Roan to work from.
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The raw print of the sundial and memorial plaque in 1/6th scale	Some years ago I made a replica of the Sundial made of casting resin. It came out just fine, but by the time I got it home it had completely warped from our Burbank summer heat. One day I'll try it again.

Cleaned prints of the Sun Dial, plinth, column and plaque.	33D image of the Sundial
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The plinth for the memorial plaque,painted in white acrylic.

Plinth painted with speckles to imitate granite stone. The speckles were done by dipping a 1" chip brush in black paint and flicking the bristles to spatter the paint.	Cleaned Sun Dial, no assembly was required.

Finished plinth and memorial plaque.	Finished Sun Dial and column.
Both the column and plinth were painted with white acrylic paint. The gold I used was Rust O Leum Metallic Gold.

If you wish to contact Roan for your own project, he can be reached on Facebook at ROJO Sculpture Studio