Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano 1:6 scale

1st Model

Props & Sets Products & Objects Exhibition & Display

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano with keys that move, as well as a fully strung interior.

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano interior

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano interior back

This piano is 1:6 scale made with moving keys. The main body is built from laser cut parts and wrapped in vinyl. The interior is made from fishing wire of varying thicknesses, which have been strung around 3d printed holders which form part of the interior frame. Silver beads stacked on top of eachother make up the tuning pins.
The keys are also 3d printed with weights sat on the back of each key, set at differing distances in order to stop the keys from sticking to eachother. The logos are cut from vinyl, and the wheels are turned from brass and sat in components cut from a section of brass channel.

2nd Model

Architecture & Structure Exhibition & Display

Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand, before the 2011 earthquake, with stained glass windows that light up from the inside.

Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral full building

Christchurch Cathedral side view right

This is a 1:100 model of Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand, which collapsed in the 2011 earthquake. My model shows the front half of the building, which sustained the most damage. The walls are made from laser cut MDF, which was then sealed, painted, and the gaps filled with Polyfilla. I then applied a series of washes and dry brushed layers to add more depth to the bricks.
The window frames and doorways were 3d printed to fit in the laser cut walls, and I chose to use the different bricks to make the seam lines to these components cleaner. The stained glass windows are printed on acetate sheets, and lit up with interior LEDs.

3rd Model

Vehicles & Transport Exhibition & Display

1959 Morris Mini Minor, interior and exterior.

1959 Morris Mini Minor

1959 Morris Mini Minor front view

1959 Morris Mini Minor side view

The body of this 1:6 scale 1959 Morris Mini Minor is vac formed and the interior made from sections of carved chemiwood, which have been wrapped in fabric. The top roof section is a 3d print, a decision I made in order to fit the windows in an easier way. The windows are made from acetate and fit to the roof section from the inside. Most of the other elements, such as the steering wheel, lights, and wheels, are 3d printed and sprayed chrome.

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Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano

1959 Morris Mini Minor front view

Christchurch Cathedral tower, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral rose window, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano 1:6 scale

Elias King

University of Hertfordshire

BA Model Design (Model Effects)

Stand: 4
Graduation: 2026

I enjoy making a range of models, mainly using a combination of laser-cut and 3d printed components. I am not set on any specific area of work at the moment, but I did work at Leavesden studios on two different film projects last summer.

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Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano 1:6 scale

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano interior

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano interior back

Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral full building

Christchurch Cathedral side view right

1959 Morris Mini Minor

1959 Morris Mini Minor front view

1959 Morris Mini Minor side view

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano

1959 Morris Mini Minor front view

Christchurch Cathedral tower, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral rose window, New Zealand

Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand

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