1/32 3D Printed Cessna A-37B Dragonfly

[Pete Fleischmann]

I’d buy that-

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[Cajun Two One]

What he said.

Itch

Edited May 8, 2025 by Cajun Two One

[mynameismatt]

Does anyone have a facebook link for this project? Or pictures? The image at the beginning of the thread is broken. Doing a facebook search for "Model USA" is a little sketch and brings up nothing plastic model related 🤣

[LSP_Mike]

Perfect for HK...

[dtn05]

Just saw some more test shots of the 1/32 scale Cessna A-37B Dragonfly from a Vietnamese scale modeling group. The poster reported he received the photos from his friend and it will be produced in the near future. Not sure what the near future means, but the sooner the better for me.

 

[dtn05]

Here are the latest photos of A-37B Dragonfly 3D print progress.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/MU21534k2D

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/Ks588NMV1H

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/594d08j60g

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/hA053aD435

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/bJNHsM96DX

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/gEqb419PN8

Edited February 2 by dtn05
Trying to insert images

[CRAZY IVAN5]

5 hours ago, dtn05 said:

Here are the latest photos of A-37B Dragonfly 3D print progress.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/MU21534k2D

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/Ks588NMV1H

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/594d08j60g

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/hA053aD435

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/bJNHsM96DX

https://www.flickr.com/gp/dongtnguyen/gEqb419PN8

That is looking real good ,so far. I wonder how they're going to do the clear parts AND I want to see the rest of the kit.

[John1]

Surface detail looks quite nice.  I second the request for pics of the clear parts.  Not gonna lie, I’d much rather get a Tweet so I could build one in vintage NMF with Day-Glow Orange panels.  

[Out2gtcha]

Do we know if this is a 3D printed kit or just the .stls (I'm assuming kit)?

[dtn05]

I have added some additional photos of the 1/32 scale Cessna A-38B Dragonfly showing the ejection seats and how they fit inside the cockpit.

 

 

[Kagemusha]

On 2/2/2026 at 12:26 PM, dtn05 said:

Just saw some more test shots of the 1/32 scale Cessna A-37B Dragonfly from a Vietnamese scale modeling group. The poster reported he received the photos from his friend and it will be produced in the near future. Not sure what the near future means, but the sooner the better for me.

 

 

Do they have an email?

[Kagemusha]

On 2/2/2026 at 6:51 PM, CRAZY IVAN5 said:

That is looking real good ,so far. I wonder how they're going to do the clear parts AND I want to see the rest of the kit.

 

The clear parts are 3D printed. 

[Out2gtcha]

I am hoping the actual clarity of the 3D printed clear parts is markedly improved from the pics. 

[LSP_Ray]

I haven't tried printing nor bought any printed kits with clear parts yet, but I read tips on Aladdin Models page one trick for making printed clear parts clearer is to dip the parts into the raw clear resin kind of like Future on IM parts. I may have to try that sometime if Aladdin comes out with their F-101 kit.

[LSP_Kevin]

The problem with clear UV resins is that they always turn cloudy when you cure them - which is an essential step in the process. They always come off the printer looking magnificent, but when you cure them, it's usually game over. And it's very difficult to get that clarity back, and I'm not sure how dipping the part in uncured clear resin would help, as you still have to cure it again.

 

Kev