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wunwinglow last won the day on August 19 2016

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About wunwinglow

  • Birthday 09/08/1958

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    Modelmaking, Motorcycling, CAD, Rapid Prototyping, Archery, Military History,

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  1. If silver with a glorious blue flash all along the top of the fuselage is acceptable, that might be a good thing to get me finishing something. At last....
  2. Good man! Ref the trailing edges, what I do is add a cylindrical rod along the trailing edge, just like adding foam insulation to a water pipe. It need to be a fraction larger in diameter than twice your nozzle size. This will allow the nozzle to fully deposit enough material to include the actual trailing edge, and you simply sand off the surplus above and below the trailing edge. Easy Peasy. Have fun! T
  3. Just fablus project! Been busy with real life recently, but my, this gets my scalpel itchy!!
  4. HIPS! HIPS HIPS HIPS!!!! Thank me later. PLA is awful tat for this purpose! FAB project, such an impressive aircraft.
  5. I certainly am! And you used the word 'Trend'. All the more reason to ignore it, then!! I don't follow trends, in fact the word triggers me to walk in the opposite direction all the more.
  6. I am from the Antediluvian era when a common scale for a range of kits was a new, exciting and sensible thing for those of us wanting to build a coherent collection of models, and a massive step up from the 'fit the box' kits that had been the norm until then. So, having settled on 1:32 decades ago, confirmed by the arrival of the WingNut range of kits, I am not going to change, or have inconsistent members in my collection. I have realized railing against these 1:35 kits is pointless, I now simply ignore them, in the same way I ignore, as far as thinking of buying them goes, 1:43 racing cars, or z gauge railways, or 1:6th action figures. I can still admire the technical and artistic skills of anyone building such things, but for me, nope, just not interested. That demand for coherence in my collection is hardwired! And now of course, with 3D printing and CAD, I can just make EXACTLY what I want, to EXACTLY the scale that I want! I am not beholden to any manufacturer, I am free! I still think 1:35 is a bonkers scale though, and always has been..... But that is another story.
  7. 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!
  8. We have CAD. We have 3d printers. Are we not modelmakers?! Cry FREEDOM !!!!!!
  9. 1. If ICM did a Swordfish, it wouldn't compliment the Trumpeter Swordfish, it would torpedo it right in the rudder... 2. If ICM did a Swordfish, I would take up Morris Dancing so my Happy Dance would be soooooo impressive! 3. If ICM did a Swordfish, they'd have to do an additional set of crew figures, as a Swordfish had 3 crew. Usually... 4. If ICM did a Swordfish, I might get my Mk III conversion finally done, although I'd have to bin quite a few hours of work already done on the Trump one......
  10. I get mine from www.123-3d.co.uk , excellent service, no commercial links, just a happy customer. Their HIPS is my standard, works really well on my little Ender 3. Currently working up a Hawker P 1121, slowly.......
  11. Well, I have been 3d printing for more than 2 decades but it looks like you are getting the advice you need already!!
  12. Really an image hosting test, but, well, some might be interested! Scratchprint project.. Just for me this time!
  13. Thank you Steve, , I'll hopefully be posting a few more posts on my own projects!
  14. Thanks Peter, will certainly be at Telford, all being well, see you there!
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