uglydog:modelworks — an independent workshop in Wigan
rough:real — bring us the rough version and we help make it real
Bring us the rough version. A sketch, a broken part, a photo, half an idea you cannot buy anywhere. We scan it, model it, print it, cut it and engrave it until it is a real object you can hold.
Drag the dots
Parts on a bench:a thing that works.
A birdhouse, designed and printed here. The left is exactly what came off the plate; the right is the same pieces assembled. Nothing is staged and nothing has been touched up.
Four things we do. Most jobs use two or three.
Almost nobody arrives wanting "a 3D print". They want a part that fits, a prototype they can hold, or forty engraved awards by the end of the month.
- 01 3D scanning object : file
Some shapes cannot be measured with a ruler — a worn handle, a curved cover, a sculptural piece with no drawing anywhere. We capture the real object and turn it into something you can measure, change and make again.
from £30 - 02 3D modelling and design sketch : model
You do not need CAD skills, measurements or the right words. Bring a photo, a scribble or a description of what the thing has to do, and we work out the rest.
from £35 - 03 3D printing file : object
Not just pressing print. We check the file against what the part actually has to do, choose a material that suits it, and inspect and finish the result before it leaves.
from £15 - 04 Laser cutting and engraving blank : engraved
Engraving lasts in a way that vinyl and print do not. We check the artwork against the material first, so fine lines stay readable and the finish is the one you expected.
from £15
You do not need a finished design. Or any design.
Most people turn up with less than they think they need. Any one of these is a perfectly good place to start.
- 01
A photo on your phone
Of the thing that broke, or something close to what you want. Usually enough for us to work out what is needed.
- 02
The broken part itself
Post it or drop it in. We scan it, rebuild the shape and make a replacement, even when the original stopped being sold years ago.
- 03
A sketch on paper
Rough is fine. Measurements help but are not required — we will ask about the parts that actually matter.
- 04
A 3D file you already have
STL, STEP, OBJ or 3MF. We check it properly before anything is printed, and tell you if we spot a problem.
Selected work
Recent jobs out of the workshop.
Straight answers
What it costs, and what we turn down.
Our rates are published in full — material, machine time, design time — so you can work out roughly where a job lands before you ask anyone. Small jobs start at £15 and UK postage is in the price.
We are equally clear about the other side. No structural or load-bearing parts, nothing with a vehicle-safety role, no medical devices. If a job needs engineering sign-off we will say so rather than take your money.
Where we work
A Wigan workshop that posts UK-wide.
Drop a broken part in, or send a photo and let the post do the rest. Scanning is the one job that usually wants the real object in our hands.
- Wigan
- Leigh
- St Helens
- Bolton
- Warrington
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside
got something
in mind?
Send a photo, a file, or two sentences. We will tell you how we would make it, what it will cost, and when you would get it.