The World's End Pub at Tilbury went on fire last week. @PrivateEyeNews #NooksAndCorners Gaussian Splat scan of the remains: superspl.at/scene/8ee91366
David Fletcher
@artfletch.bsky.social
London based video games artist and stay at home dad mostly posting about my photogrammetry heritage hobby.
Announcing Guildhall 3D, a multidisciplinary project by Cradle of English creating the most complete digital 3D record of City of London's historic Great Hall! 🏛️ Read more in my latest article for The Spatial Heritage Review: nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/announcing...
New #photogrammetry capture of Grain Dummy Battery, a 19th Century artillery fort. 3D: skfb.ly/pLt7z
New #photogrammetry capture of Grain Tower, a 19th Century artillery fort off the coast of Grain, Kent. 3D: skfb.ly/pLrYq
"If the lions drink, London will sink" For the first time two of the bronze lions of the Thames embankment are no longer above the river. They are now incorporated in the new Bazalgette Embankment at Blackfriars. This makes them touchable and scannable. 3D: skfb.ly/pLpLn
Lion Head Mooring Feature - Download Free 3D model by artfletch
A large metal lion head used as a mooring point on the north embankment of the River Thames at Blackfriars. This is one of many along here (high above the foreshore) but now two are on display above t...
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New #photogrammetry capture of the 1980s tide gauge by Westminster Bridge and Big Ben. I had to go on a suprisingly long walk to photograph this with a zoom lens from the other side of the river in order to get a full loop. 3D: skfb.ly/pLpI7
New #photogrammetry capture of St Benedict's Paddlesworth in Kent. A small church, used for many years as a farm building! 3D: skfb.ly/pLpG6
New #photogrammetry capture of Kit's Coty House Long Barrow in Kent. 3D: skfb.ly/pLpwU
New #photogrammetry capture of Glengall Stairs and causeway on the Isle of Dogs. 3D: skfb.ly/pKSBS Gaussian Splat: superspl.at/scene/600e1166
Getting poor results with this so far. Below screenshot from RealityScan shows meshed and textured import of lidar from the Raven. The lidar is quite low quality/resolution and the imported cameras are baked from the lidar showing "ghosting" errors like this April Tag.
Have bought a new 3DMAKERPRO Raven handheld lidar scanner. Insta360 attachment for improving gaussian splatting. Will attempt to combine with usual photogrammetry photos to see if it helps with plainer interior locations.
The first day of dev production on my new game. Adapted from my illustrated industrial folk horror novel “Coal Face - The devil in the smoke.” The art style is in keeping with the book and the era of the setting. Lots of original gameplay surprises to come! The journey begins. More news to come!
Have bought a new 3DMAKERPRO Raven handheld lidar scanner. Insta360 attachment for improving gaussian splatting. Will attempt to combine with usual photogrammetry photos to see if it helps with plainer interior locations.
The first gaussian splat of the interior of the Pantheon? superspl.at/scene/dac6e508
New #photogrammetry capture of the Second World War anti aircraft site at Marks Grave. 3D: skfb.ly/pJYHA
My whole Rome collection of 51 scans is now on Sketchfab. See the models and download them all for free here: skfb.ly/pJYC7
This was a great archeological scanning trip that I joined in Rome earlier in the year. Mind you, at one point I got very distracted by a fabulous Italian film poster shop - we have a 3D model scan of that too! 😄
Starting a new Rome thread. The Arch Of Gallienus. 3D: skfb.ly/pJn9Y
Starting a new Rome thread. The Arch Of Gallienus. 3D: skfb.ly/pJn9Y
It's not much, but I'm proud of my first step into exploring photogrammetry & heritage as a part of my @artscouncilengland.bsky.social project. Here's the tallest stone of Barbrook I stone circle. Thanks to @artfletch.bsky.social for the GIF help! skfb.ly/pHUAW #StandingStoneSunday #Derbyshire
Recently I travelled to Rome and scanned over 50 items and locations. I'll be adding them to this mega thread as I process and clean them up. Roman Dog Statue in the Capitoline Museums. 3D: skfb.ly/pGZtP
Listened to HistoryHit this week with @thehistoryguy.bsky.social the story of the Dambusters raid in WWII. This led me to scan this 1:50 scale concrete model of the Möhne Dam hidden in the woods in Bricket Wood, North London. 3D: skfb.ly/pFTHD
During November 2025, we shared some of our recent work at Chartwell. This included the creation of two 3D models by @artfletch.bsky.social & some very distinctive artefacts found by the Garden team - three metal disks, labelled 'Pol Roger &Co' found in a disused drain 🍾🥂 skfb.ly/pDXVw #archaeology
New #photogrammetry capture of St Mary's Church, Mundon, Essex. Now cared for by the Friends of Friendless Churches. 3D: skfb.ly/pFDZ9
📝 Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🗣️ Joining a 1-1 Expert Interview: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0... 🎙️ 'Ask Me Anything' session, Tue January 13 2026, 10am UK: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-heritag...
📢Calling all *UK* heritage folks working with 3D data: I'd like to hear from you! "UK 3D Heritage at Risk" project seeks to gather info from *at least* 50 organisations... Links in thread. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZILD... . #GLAM3D #UK #Heritage #3D #Data #Galleries #Libraries #Archives #Museums
UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project - Introduction
YouTube video by The Spatial Heritage Review
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There's a small new history of spying museum in the basement of Spygames Covent Garden.
We also have @sketchfab.bsky.social model by @artfletch.bsky.social of #Churchill’s Study which is located on the 1st floor of the mansion with views out over the Lakes. You can explore this space & some of the important collection items, from the comfort of your own armchair – enjoy! skfb.ly/pDXVw
Chartwell, Winston Churchill's Study - 3D model by National Trust Archaeology (@nationaltrustarchaeology)
Winston and Clementine Churchill bought Chartwell, near Westerham in Kent in 1922; it would be their family home for the next forty years. Parts of the mansion, including the Study, date to the early-...
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