blackbetty Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Browsing the net for pics of Argentinian wartime Mirages, i stumbled upon pics of a 3D printed Pucará, the groundattack plane used in the Falkland/Malvinas conflict in 1982. It was 1/64 scale.....wait a minute, maybe i could get it double the size? I mailed the attached email and a guy named Luis answered. he is from Venezuela. We sent a few mails and he said he would be willing to modify the 3D files for me and have it printed by a friend (that luckily lives in Europe, better yet in Austria!) for the moderate sum of 110€ including shipping. i jumped at the opportunity, since i like building planes that are not likely being kitted anytime soon. i had him make the canopy a seperate part, 2% smaller so i can vacform a clear part, as well as hollowing out the fuselage to be able to have a scratchbuilt pit and gearwells. that was in the end of July - and yesterday i recieved it. didnt know what to expect, because resolutions can be very different. when i saw the main parts, i was really impressed. i will have to sand, but most parts are pretty good from the beginning. this is what i got: Edited December 23, 2021 by blackbetty Starfighter, Derek B, thierry laurent and 23 others 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) thats the idea how it should look: Edited September 23, 2020 by blackbetty Scotsman, Out2gtcha, Rockie Yarwood and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 What? Now I know why that mirage needed to get off the bench. That's a very valid reason I'm jaleous. A 1/32 Pucara, well done sorting this Uncarina, blackbetty and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 if you really want one, he will make you one.... Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Cool project! I will follow! Alain blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) examinig the parts, the surface texture will require sanding, but anticipated that Edited September 23, 2020 by blackbetty daveculp, Starfighter, Out2gtcha and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) the fuselage front, wings and nacelles have been split to make them fit the printer landinggearwells are hollow Edited September 23, 2020 by blackbetty Starfighter, KiwiZac, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 as the cockpit cutout Rockie Yarwood, Starfighter, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) all parts have holes printed into them with pins to align them, a very good idea that will help get everything square Edited September 23, 2020 by blackbetty KiwiZac, MikeMaben, Tnarg and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 here you can see the join between the rear fuselage/tail. its also split across in the middle to help with printing a fine line has to be sanded off here. you can also see the resolution of the printed parts. as i said, some sanding required.. Alex, Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Wow cool ! Nice score Karl Edited September 23, 2020 by MikeMaben blackbetty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin_Matejko Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Interesting project, great job blackbetty and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 the canopy, printed 2% smaller to get a master for vacforming after sanding Martinnfb, Greg W, Anthony in NZ and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 speaking of sanding: the material is pretty hard, i have to get some coarser sandpaper. this is the outer wing sanded/primed/sanded/primed, it came out pretty smooth LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Kais and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Oooh, crikey... I'd love one of these! <must be sensible> <must be sensible> <must be sensible> <must be sensible> <must be sensible> <must be sensible> Look forward to seeing this come together - great subject! What's the material - ABS? Iain Jack, blackbetty, KiwiZac and 4 others 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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