Creating a 3D 1:48 scale Model of Edward Hopper's "Early Sunday Morning" Painting

[mmarcovitch]

I may have alluded to this project in my other threads, but it deserves its own thread. I have two other Edward Hopper-themed buildings on my O’scale model train layout. The first was installing his “Nighthawks” painting into a corner bar.

This model was created mostly old school with embossed brick paper, and al lot of hand crafting. it was my first laser cut project with the delicate bar stools cut by an outside vendor.

The second, Edward Hopper’s “House by the Railroad”, was well into my “3D Printing Adventure” with all the architectural details designed and 3D printed by me and the walls laser cut by an outside vendor.

Both of these building are uploaded into the 3D Warehouse.

My current project is a modified verison of Hopper’s “Early Sunday Morning”, purported to be a block of stores in lower Manhattan. This building is going to be 90% 3D printed. I’ve designed and re-designed how the brickwork is going to be done and narrowed the width somewhat to fit into the spot in my railroad village. Like the others, I’ve uploaded this building a few times as I keep making changes to it.

Now i come to the dilemma… When I upgraded to MAC OS Version Tahoe 26, I no longer can convert complex drawings to STLs. No STLs = No print files. My MacBook Pro 2019 no longer has the horsepower to do what I’m asking it to do, but I don’t have the resources to upgrade to a +$3,000.00 MacBook Pro 2026 at this time.

Here’s my request. Is there anyone out there who would be willing to take the SKP files and convert them to STLs for me? This is a stopgap approach. The real answer is getting a new computer.

I thought it might be the newly upgraded SU from version 2025 to 2026, but I reloaded the older version and the problem persisted. It’s not that it converts nothing, it just converts little bits of the entire file. When I say, little bits, I mean things such as window frames and five bricks leaving the rest behind.

This problem is a mess for me. I have another naval project I’m starting and not being able to convert files is a show stopper.

[bmike]

Why do you need to get a new computer? Do you use TimeMachine? Can you roll back your OS? If you were to buy a new Mac today it would come pre-installed with Tahoe - so if that is causing the issue you would still be out of luck

If you send me a direct message with a DropBox location for your file I can give a it try. I am still on Sequoia running 26.

[mmarcovitch]

Backdating to Sequoia requires erasing the hard drive and starting from scratch. It can’t be overlaid over the newer OS. I’m not going to do that. It may not just be Tahoe, but a combination of the weaker PC and Tahoe. Other SU users have Tahoe and don’t have this problem.

Let me send you one file as a test. Send me a DM with you eMail address and I’ll send it via Drop Box.

I’ve reached the point where a new computer is not debateable.

[bmike]

If you have TimeMachine, yes it is a PITA but you have your work backed up, but I understand not wanting to deal with it.

Will send a message.

[RTCool]

You can also get a good external SSD, restore your system to that and boot from that when you want the old system, and then reboot from the new one when you need that one.

[franciscofiallosb]

I love Edward Hopper’s job. Definitely my favorite new American realism movement painter.