patricksparks Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Well I think that I've gotten this about as far as I want to until I can get my printer back on-line, which unfortunately won't be for quite some time...(moving soon). Pat HerculesPA_2, wunwinglow, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Pat that is incredible. If only my design skills were half as good as yours. Can't wait to see the finished print. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Dandiego said: Pat that is incredible. If only my design skills were half as good as yours. Can't wait to see the finished print. Dan Thank you Dan, always looking forward to your project updates !!! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Awesome! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Thank you for everyone's comments !!! I'm glad I haven't been able to print yey, I just realized that I made a qiute large error on the launch tower as far as the length of it, the attached photo of the real BOMARC compared to my 3D rendering you can see the difference of the length of the tower in relation to the leading edge of the wing, the end of the tower is much higher than where I have rendered it .... That's what happens when working with no dimensions of the tower, but it should be an easy fix !!! Pat HerculesPA_2, Dandiego, Starfighter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Hey Pat, Curious to know if you might offer the BOMARC 3D copy to the masses some day? I would be interested for sure. Love all your efforts to date. Kind regards, Troy patricksparks, firefly7 and Dandiego 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Hey Pat, Curious to know if you might offer the BOMARC 3D copy to the masses some day? I would be interested for sure. Love all your efforts to date. Kind regards, Troy Hi Troy, unfortunately I don't have plans on producing mass copys as it takes alot of work and time to print the parts, clean them, etc, it can also get very messy at times as well... Sorry, Pat Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Just got done with a few hours of screen time and corrected the length of the launch tower rail, I have to move the box with pipes up near the end a little more and I'm going to to split the rail into 2 pieces as it has become too long to fit in my printer, no big deal though... fingers crossed !!! Pat Edited July 7, 2023 by patricksparks Memphis, Out2gtcha, Azgaron and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Looks great Patrick! Looks like the nose might be a bit sharper on the real missile, but that could just be an optical illusion Matt patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Looks great Patrick! Looks like the nose might be a bit sharper on the real missile, but that could just be an optical illusion Matt Yeah it probably is, mine is just a little blunt from the diameter that I used on the tip to draw the arc on to create the overall profile. I figured I would just block sand it sharper once printed. Thanks, Pat scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Cool project. I spent some time at the abandoned BOMARC launch site at Otis ANGB on Cape Cod. Most of the missile "coffins" were still there along with a few maintenance hangars. Love those old Cold War facilities patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxdart Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 This is very cool! patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 3:36 AM, patricksparks said: Hi Troy, unfortunately I don't have plans on producing mass copys as it takes alot of work and time to print the parts, clean them, etc, it can also get very messy at times as well... Sorry, Pat Hi Patrick. Is there a way to offer your files to the masses so people can print their own should they so desire? waxdart, patricksparks and firefly7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Patrick generously offered to send me his files so I could print them out and test them for him, so I thought I'd pop in and show the results! Patrick has broken the design up into multiple STL files, so I started with the forward nose section: I could tell already that this thing was going to be massive! Now, I'm no 3D printing wizard, so the centre wing section turned out to be the most complex single part I've printed so far, and sadly, it has some issues: There's some major distortion and warping along the trailing edge, up to the point where the slung pylons start: This is going to require a reprint, sadly - which is a bummer for a 9.5 hour print! Still, it's going to be mega-impressive when finished: The nose piece has a slightly thicker cross-section than the centre wing piece, though they fit together nicely. This could be down to the nose having cured for longer, which can sometimes cause the resin to swell or 'grow' by a tiny bit. As soon as I can figure out how to get a distortion-free print out of the wing section, I'll re-print it and report back. Kev Azgaron, Landrotten Highlander, Woody V and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Very cool project. I'd love to get one of these. Although I never worked on it I have a couple of friends who did and there is one down in Edmonton AB at the museum. Do you think you might sell stl files by any chance? James patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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