Ryan Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 OK guys I bought a 3D printer, finally took the plunge! I have always liked the look of the Scimitar and thought it would be ok for a scratch build. Not too complicated. The software I'm using is Fusion360, but even though I have a CAD background I am learning the program. As far as the model, I'm scaling up the AFV Club model, taking dimensions off of it and 3D modeling the ones that are appropriate for this medium. Here are some shots of the lower hull in progress. GMK, patricksparks, Panzerwomble and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Got the end cap drawn in, tonight I'll work on the front of the hull then its onto final drives and idler mounts....the interesting stuff. GMK and Rockie Yarwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) Heya Ryan There's is bunch of stuff here* discussing AFV clubs Scorpion /Scimitars vs the various upgrades they went through in service ( and with Scimitar ....continuing for a while longer) Anyone who wants to make Alvis vehicles in any scale is welcome for dinner at my house ! & if it weren't for AFV club and Bronco you'd have thought the UK produced no armour at all . Good luck with this build there will be cross pond requests I'm sure. CVRT for the win ! *here Edited July 19, 2022 by Panzerwomble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Nice work, Ryan. May I recommend the Scorpion Models corrected turret for the AFV kit as a reference? Looking forward to watching your progress. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 OK we now have a closed up lower hull, how exciting....now for the running gear! Rockie Yarwood and patricksparks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 hours ago, GMK said: Nice work, Ryan. May I recommend the Scorpion Models corrected turret for the AFV kit as a reference? Looking forward to watching your progress. Thanks GMK, just trying to follow your excellent lead! I'll check out the turret you suggest. GMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 15 hours ago, Panzerwomble said: Heya Ryan There's is bunch of stuff here* discussing AFV clubs Scorpion /Scimitars vs the various upgrades they went through in service ( and with Scimitar ....continuing for a while longer) Anyone who wants to make Alvis vehicles in any scale is welcome for dinner at my house ! & if it weren't for AFV club and Bronco you'd have thought the UK produced no armour at all . Good luck with this build there will be cross pond requests I'm sure. CVRT for the win ! *here Wow that is a great resource, many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Final drive 99% done, I have a little too much belly on the nose of the hull near the bottom I have to correct. My printer is arriving today so I can populate this post with some physical tank large scale model parts on a large scale airplane model website. patricksparks, Panzerwomble, Rockie Yarwood and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Awesome work, Ryan. Which printer did you wind up settling on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, GMK said: Awesome work, Ryan. Which printer did you wind up settling on? Hey GMK, I got the Creality CR10s-Pro. I want to print that final drive in max resolution to see what I can get away with in FDM. A resin printer is in the works for detail parts. Edited July 22, 2022 by Ryan GMK, patricksparks and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 Ok had a productive weekend, I printed off a couple of test final drives and the largest of the lower hull components. The final drive is a little undersized and I tried (2) sizes of bolts heads to try and get better reveals around them. The small bolt head is 80% in size. I wanted to post pics right outa primer so those could see what you are dealing with as far as clean up. The larger bolt pattern cleaned up very well, but I think for a future print I should leave the bolts off and just punch them out. But that aside you can see from the finished drive, last pic, it came out better than I thought it would. patricksparks and Rockie Yarwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 As mentioned above I did also print the largest part on the model, the lower hull. Print was 11 hours and was trouble free except for these weird "hot spots" during the first layers. I also lost bed adhesion on the rear corner but I can fix this. The hot spots show as shallow depressions on the bottom of the model, very strange. Checking the model during printing was like popping in on the Thanks Giving Turkey every now and then! Despite the minor flaws I'm happy. GMK, Rockie Yarwood and Panzerwomble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Hi Ryan, Don't know which software your using but here are a couple link to fix the stringing, not sure if that's the issue you are having by looking at the picture, but the print looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 @SCRATCH BUILDERI'm using Fusion 360, the only issue was slight warping, I posted arrow and red circle to show the bridge the printer made to span the notch, just amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Work continues on the FV, printed out the nose and made a start on the swing arms....roughing in the basic shapes. Iain, GMK and Rockie Yarwood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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