# .blend URL Viewer

> Source: <https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/9/blender-viewer/>
> Published: 2026-09-09 23:58:32+00:00

**Tool:** [.blend URL Viewer](https://tools.simonwillison.net/blender-viewer)

I'm continuing to have a lot of fun with GPT-6 Astra and Blender (see [my TIL](https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/blender-coding-agents-macos)).

As a big fan of the [Imperial Fabergé Easter eggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faberg%C3%A9_egg) I've always thought it would be fun to make some new ones that celebrate popular culture.

Yesterday I decided to try out the new [ChatGPT Images 2.5](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/introducing-chatgpt-images-25/) by [running this prompt](https://chatgpt.com/share/6aa1f6d2-a7d8-83ea-92ec-0daeb8422617):

`Generate a photo of a faberge egg that's themed after the TV show Pluribus - research first`

It gave me this - honestly not bad for a first attempt!

Then, just to see what would happen, I pasted that image into Codex running GPT-6 Astra (high) and prompted:

`Use your blender local skill to create a blender model of this faverge egg`

(Here's [the skill file](https://github.com/simonw/gpt-6-astra-blender-pelican-bicycle/blob/main/outputs/blender-local/SKILL.md), which I created [like this](https://til.simonwillison.net/llms/blender-coding-agents-macos#creating-a-skill).)

It churned away for 17m51s and built me [several `.blend` files](https://github.com/simonw/vibe-coded-blender-projects/tree/main/pluribus-faberge-egg/deliverables). I already had this vibe-coded Blender viewing experiment lying around, so I added that to my [tools collection](https://tools.simonwillison.net/) and now you can use it to [see my Pluribus blender model in your browser](https://tools.simonwillison.net/blender-viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsimonw%2Fvibe-coded-blender-projects%2Fblob%2Fmain%2Fpluribus-faberge-egg%2Fdeliverables%2FPluribus_Jeweled_Egg_v1.blend):

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