AlexM

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Not quite, just missed
 
 
You're on the right track
 
 
 
Exactly
 

 

 

Nice, thanks for the update Alex! 
Cheers
Alan

Br-20!

Italian?   

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Thanks, Mark!
 
I know what you mean. I printed the parts with a resin that is advertised to be very strong. After all parts were glued together, I put some more liquid resin at the seams and put it under UV light to cure. Now, It's more or less one single resin part with steel-rods within. I'll watch it for some time and hope that is stays stable, especially at the weak point you mentioned.
 
One nice thing is that the balance can now be checked to prevent tail sitting. Until now, the necessary counterweight at the area forward of the main landing gear has only been roughly calculated. Now, with most weight-relevant parts provisionally attached, it already stands like it should. And the resin engines and the forward landing gear isn't attached yet, so I think at least regarding that aspect I'm safe. The weight on the nose landing gear will be minimal, so a fully printed nose gear without metal-rod-enforcement should be fully sufficient.
 

 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

Hello there, it's been a little while
 
I'm afraid there isn't much new to report about the Marauder project. Now, since HPH seem to work on a kit, maybe I should resume work.
In the meantime, I again got easily distracted. Rigth now, I'm working on another printed project, which in fact was the very first aircraft I tried to draw in 3d several years ago. Too bad that I don't have the very first 3d model anymore, because this edgy low-polygon something would look pretty funny today. I'm not starting yet another WIP thread that will eventually become unfinished again. But here ist a picture of my recent project:
 

 
Can you guess what it is?
 
Due to my fulltime job, I don't find much time for modelling. But in August, I will have three weeks of vacation. Hopfefully, I'll make some progress then.
 
Cheers
Alex

In my eyes, surface detail of the Hobby Boss kit is pretty nice. The large parts also fit together pretty well. But shapewise, it's flawed. The biggest problem for me is the fuselage cross-section, especially at the canopy area, where it's very obvious. Therefore I started to think about a solution, using 3d printing, which ended up in a littel act of surgery. Here is the current status:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
Cheers
Alex
 

Great tests! Can I suggest using a PEI bed, without anything other than the occasional wash with slightly soapy water, solved all my adhesion issues at a stroke. Bed temp 90 C. Also, printing in an enclosure solved all my structural issues, as it keeps the air around the print at a much more stable, and elevated temperature, so shrinkage is reduced, internal stress is less and the model is less likely to delaminate. I found running the extruder on the hotter end of the range for HIPS made the adhesion between layers much better. Turn off the nozzle cooling fan as well, not needed for HIPS.
 
Have fun!

Quite an understatement. Looks great so far. Your patience with this kit obviously pays off

Makes me jealous