I am proud that two of my Italian models are shown at the Science festival in Rome. I’ve built bigger models of Pasubio and Bettolina for this Exhibition. It took 180 hours printing time for twelve pieces. The level of details is amazing. You can even see the steering chain that goes from the bridge to the rudder in the back and to the rudder quadrant The 3D wreck prints are having a huge success especially from elementary and middle schoolers. Two 3D anaglyph prints are also very beautiful and make a very nice visual effect of depth to see. The Pasubio and Bettolina wrecks ..read more

I’ve developed and built a measurement station to measure the water temperatures of the lake Kreidesee Hemmoor. It measures in different depths up to 50m. You can find the measurement-page with live-data here: tms.dive3d.eu And my 3D-models of the UW-objects here: Hemmoor Temperature vs depth You can find some history data and graphs here: Link The electronic It is an own development. The sensors (Dallas 1-wire bus) are connected in a bus system and read out by the microcontroller. The data is sent by a GSM modem using SMS. At home my server receives the SMS by an other GSM modem whi ..read more

I am very honored that my Red Sea models will now be exhibited in the famous Great Library in Alexandria, Egypt. Yesterday Dr. Emad Kahli, Dr. Marwa Elmakil and I opened the exhibition with two lectures on underwater archeology and photogrammetry. You can find my Egypt models here: Link Dr. Emad Khalil: ” Today we had a unique event, and one of the most successful events ever organized by the ACHS and AlexMed in the Bibiotheca Alexandria. “Echoes of the Deep” is the first shipwreck 3D printed model exhibition to take place in Egypt. It presents our amazing maritime cultural herit ..read more

I am honored to be our radio station’s Person of the Week –> “Mensch der Woche” In two short interviews I was talking a bit about wreck identification, 3D-Models and my job in real life. It was fun and I am pleased that I was chosen for this unusual honor ..read more

We had a great few weeks in Greece and we scanned a lot of wrecks. But this wreck was our personal highlight: The Burdigala ex. fast steamer Kaiser Friedrich. It is 74m deep and 200m long. It’s a miracle that I managed to scan the wreck completely and without any failures. The model turned out fantastic and is the most beautiful model so far. Link Making of ..read more

The paddle steamer Patris in Greece was built before screw steam machines were invented. It had two paddle wheels and sails. On February 23, 1868, and with 400 guests on board, the ship hit the Koundoudos reef near Kea and sank. We scanned the wrack and the entire reef in September 2023. The scanned area reaches from 1m to 54m and it was quite a challenge to scan it, because of the currents in the shallow waters. Continue here: PSS Patris Making of video The video also shows Alex aka DerWrackzeichner while creating the pencil art of the wreck www.wrackzeichner.de ..read more

I was in the Maritime Museum Rostock to hold a presentation about wreck identification and 3D modeling. There I handed the model of PASUBIO over to the head of the museum: Kathrin Möller. The steamer PASUBIO was built in 1903 as MIMI HORN by the Neptun Werft in Rostock – so, the model found its perfect place in the exhibition ..read more

My big model of the BARON GAUTSCH found its perfect place: in the GALLERION exhibition in the Aquarium Pula / Croatia. They have an extensive exhibition of ship models from the First World War and before. The BARON GAUTSCH hit a mine off Pula in 1914 and is now a famous diving spot with 8,000 divers per year. Here a report from Istra24 I gave a presentation there about the BARON GAUTSCH and photogrammetry ..read more

Yay, I’m nominated for the BOOT – dive award ! … please vote for me –> very easily and quickly –> without registering: link Category: Innovation Dive3D Quote: “[…] While underwater photos are widely used today, the ability to create your own 3D model of a wreck sets new standards. This work not only serves as an attractive display, but also as an inspiration for divers who want their Want to combine exploration with a deeper purpose: “Dive with a purpose ..read more

19m (63ft) unter sea level – probably the deepest mailbox in the world. The diving center Kreidesee offers to send postcards, which can be sent from this mailbox. For this purpose, waterproof postcards can be purchased in the diving center. The mailbox is emptied weekly and the cards are stamped and sent. Build your own ‘Rüttler’ model Download the STL-Files for printing here: Ruettler – 19,95 EUR ..read more