themongoose Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 This is going to be a good read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Some more work...I've started the nacelles and made a partial cutout for the windscreen. Definitely not to scale - the nacelles are way too small, and the cockpit window is just a guess at the moment. Really need to find my small steel ruler! KiwiZac and LSP_Kevin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) So today I mucked about with the 3D printer and made the first nose pieces. As this was an experiment, I wasn't too fussed about the quality, because there is a bit of a learning curve to getting this right, and we (me and my son) still need to upgrade some parts of the printer. Anyhow, there is a bit of splitting between the layers, and they're warped (which is a by-product of using tape on the print bed...one of the upgrades we're doing..), but they've shown me areas where I need to improve the shape. So kind of a success.. Unfortunately, they're not good enough for me to glue together, sand and paint - the warping leaves a massive gap! Edited July 8, 2018 by Cap'n Wannabe TorbenD, Hubert Boillot, Anthony in NZ and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 All a learning curve mate.....nothing is wasted. Really appreciate your update! Keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 If you need some help Cap, you might want to check this post out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 very interesting progect. i am aslo very interested in 3d printing. by the way what printer do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 hours ago, SCRATCH BUILDER said: If you need some help Cap, you might want to check this post out... Following...lol 11 minutes ago, misha71 said: very interesting progect. i am aslo very interested in 3d printing. by the way what printer do you use? I've got an ANET-A8 with a few mods and more to come. Out of the box it doesn't print all that well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha71 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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