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More printed parts. 17 inches long, 18 more to go. Ejection seats need to be reprinted, not a good print. Dan

Thanks for your insight and suggestions. Perhaps a little more trial and error is what I needed. Or some professional instruction or how to get the best performance out of the machine. There is a repair business in the area that gives free classes. Perhaps I will check them out. Dan

Serkan, my resin printer, when printing large parts, has flaws, distortions, and warpage. I don't know why. I have a Elegoo Saturn 3. It is a capable machine but either I can't figure it out or it has an undiagnosed tech issue. So I use the filament printer for large parts and the resin printer for smaller detailed parts. It isn't a perfect solution but it does work. If I had unlimited funds I would probably upgrade to a newer nicer machine. Dan

Currently printing next fuselage section with intakes on my filament printer. 25 hour print. Nose cone and ejection seats are printing in resin. 12 hour print. Won't see anything new until tomorrow. Dan

First print in 1:32 scale. 8.5 inches so far. Dan

Here are some screen shots of the STL files. This is going to be amazing. This will be a slow process for me as I am not a computer whiz. I need to separate the components and get them ready to print. Dan

Chad has sent me some of the first F-108 files. Currently printing fuselage cockpit sections. Photos when it is done. Dan

I have the same conversion set, and am planning on using the same decals. Hope mine hold up better than yours. Fingers crossed. Dan

Working on major components. Mostly dry fit at this time. Dan

After much sanding and filling I now have a primer coat on.... Dan

Zola, thanks for the pic. Where did you find it? Do you know which squadron this is from? Dan

Thanks Peter. This is a Micheal Grove photo. Water based camo of a Blue Diamond jet. Great photo but still looking for any additional info. Dan

I am looking at building my A-7. I have found this one photo of an aircraft I am interested in but can not find any others. Any help would be appreciated. I don't know who the photographer is. Dan

My first printer was a Phrozen Sonic mini. I use Fusion 360 for cad. Very powerful, and yes there is a learning curve. Dan

Small detailed parts will need a resin printer. Small flat parts is exactly where you should start. Go Lee, go. Dan

Tried printing out the control surfaces. Didn't print out well, wavy surfaces and a little warped. So I made them out of sheet plastic. Vertical tails installed in last pic. Dan

More fuselage parts printed, joined and puttied. Got to get rid of those pesky panel lines. Dan

After a few weeks off due to printer issues it is time to get this back into the work area again. Should have some more progress pics soon. Dan

Finished! Dan

Inner wings on both sides printed and glued to the fuselage. I have made changes to the original STL files and have allowed for dropped slats and flaps. The wing fold area will get a separate insert. Yet to be designed. Dan

A-1, Skyraider, Spad A-3, Skywarrior, Whale

Here are the inboard wing sections. I added alignment/support pegs to each section. Dan

Or......... Maybe....... Just crazy.

Matt, I don't know if you have a desire to 3d print, but it opens the hobby to so many new and unusual subjects. Give it a shot. Dan

I have decided to work on a 1:32nd scale Skywarrior. This will be a challenge as the STL file that I have downloaded is in 1/100th scale and is solid. I have to enlarge the files by 320% to get it to 1:32nd. The wings are part of the fuselage, as is the entire tail assembly. First step is to download the STL files into Fusion 360 as meshes. Then I have hollowed them out and have cut the wings and fuselage into approximately 4" chunks that will be easier to print. The forward fuselage sections were printed on my resin machine, and although nice and smooth they were rather brittle. So I decided to print the rear sections and the wings on my filament machine. The cockpit section was separated from the fuselage and all openings for gear wells and bomb bay were cut out. Anyway, here are the major pieces of the fuselage printed and assembled. I will be building an aircraft with folded wings for ease of display. Dan