KiwiZac Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 This is brilliant. I don't have many more words because I'm so impressed and enraptured. I'm excited the RNZAF is getting P-8s and I'll build one...just not this big! Iain and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Another 8(ish) hours to run for the next section, which includes part of the Weapons Bay. I've removed the doors in the 3D model to make it easier to model this area later - just support material in the photo... Iain Landrotten Highlander, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 This is fascinating and I am glued to this thread. I always regarded the filament printers as too coarse for scale models, but you seem to have found some great solutions to that problem. Radu Derek B and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 It's funny, I'm in quite a few 3D print groups on Facebook now - and you often see people pop up and ask what type of printer they should get for scale models. Almost without fail the answer from the assembled experts is - get a resin/LCD printer. However, they are missing something... As I said at the beginning of the thread, I owe @wunwinglow a big thank you for the grounding he's given me in recent years - he's frequently brought test pieces down to our club meetings at Chippenham and demonstrated what can be done. All I've done is taken those building blocks of advice, experience and expertise from Tim - and applied them to my own equipment. But the really big lesson from Tim is that FDM printers have their place alongside resin printers in the modelling armoury - the two types actually complement each other. Properly dialed-in, an FDM printer gives really good results - but will never match the resin printers for finesse and definition. For large parts that require strength, with lightness, but don't need detailed surfaces - the FDM process is ideal, especially when using HIPS as the print material. And it's cheaper! For the smaller, more detailed components, resin/LCD is the modellers' friend - and the plan is to produce such parts for this model on my Sonic Mini 4K LCD Resin printer. But, like all 3d printing, I've learned it's part science/tech - and part dark art: lot's of testing with the particular printers and materials, as well as local environment, you are working with. This project is still a bit of a 'test-piece' - I just need to fully get to grips with the CAD modelling side of things now... Iain Radub, MikeMaben, Derek B and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Next part of "My First Boeing" rolls off the 'production line'. Tempest and scale for, er, well, scale I guess... Definitely a 'blue period' at present... Next section, between this and the main gear bay, is on the printer now - that should be 'cooked' by Friday afternoon. Iain Derek B, Starfighter, Renegade and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Incredible! Thank you for sharing! ... I'd say at this point you're definitely redefining the "L" in LSP ... Cheers! John. Derek B and Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Looking good! I started printing my one last night too. Had been waiting until. Got a new (read: not warped) build plate for my Cr-10 but I said stuff it and started doing parts on my Prusa Mini. if I end up making any parts in cad before you do, I’ll send you the print files Iain, Derek B, Anthony in NZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 That's brilliant Mike! I've been chopping out sections for the gear bays and weapons bay - and I've broken up the front fuselage into upper and lower halves that will join at floor level - that should make the interior easier to do. I'll only be detailing inside from just behind the observers side windows through to the cockpit. Will post some images of the breakdown drawings at the weekend. Iain Starfighter, Anthony in NZ, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 22 hours ago, Iain said: Another 8(ish) hours to run for the next section, which includes part of the Weapons Bay. I've removed the doors in the 3D model to make it easier to model this area later - just support material in the photo... Iain Beats watching television...:) Derek mattcour and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcour Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) Well... this stuff will probably go to 1:1 one day and we will all be happy Edited March 11, 2021 by mattcour IvanVasili, Derek B and JMcD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Great work. Is there any guess how heavy the finished model will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, IvanVasili said: Great work. Is there any guess how heavy the finished model will be? I am sure that Iain will provide a definitive answer, but my understanding is that it will be very light, as it has a hollow matrix core. Regards Derek JMcD and IvanVasili 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Well guys, seems we'll have to meet one day. Here is mine before the Poseidon bits were added... Doctorgaz, Derek B, patricksparks and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Magic! Reassuring to know I'm not the only madman in the house! So that's three of us now... Iain patricksparks, Troy Molitor, A-10LOADER and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Was going to post the pic of mine here but I guess imgur really has clamped down... what site are you linking your photos from guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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