Out2gtcha Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Very nice, looking forward to the results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 X 2!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 So, I printed the parts while I was doing other chores this morning. The crankcase pieces didn't come out. I imagine I need more supports or heavier supports. I lost one cylinder and a couple of the pushrod assemblies. The cylinders are probably acceptable because there won't be much to see inside the cowling, but I'm going to see if I can improve on them. BradG, Troy Molitor, Gazzas and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Great job! For the guys who cannot solve this themselves I can confirm the Infinity engine of the Val can be used! The front row of cylinders fits the cowling without problem. However, adding the second row requires grinding some resin. You will probably have to do the same to add your scratchprinted parts. denders, Gazzas and Troy Molitor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Thanks, Thierry. I'm guessing I may have to do that. I'll see once I've got a good set of parts. It's been an experimentation. I had gotten the printer a year ago??? and started working on items, then I let it drop, feeling like I just wanted to build stuff. I've created a piece that, in theory, should sit on the exhaust pieces, once in place to position the engine the right depth in the cowling. I haven't worked out how I'm going to position it yet. But, I'm also learning the support size and positioning as well as making the pieces so they create less stress on the supports, etc. while printing. I've ended up with the beginnings of some parts stuck to the FEP. Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Another set of parts. The cylinders look better, but I'm not sure how they'll look with paint on them. All the parts did print successfully, though. I'll work on assembling them tomorrow and see how it goes, what it looks like. I already think the governor is too small. There are extra cylinders and pushrods there. This is the first time with the crankcase and gearbox all in one piece with extra to theoretically touch the back of the open space in the fuselage. Who knows, in the end I may just adapt these pieces to replicate a piece like the AlleyCat part (with 7 cylinders ) to make life simpler. But it's good experience. Landrotten Highlander, thierry laurent, Troy Molitor and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Nice work on the printing so far. Will be interested to see what the pieces look like with some paint on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Love it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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denders Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Well, first assembly, some changes needed. It's raining here, so I don't want to put the paint booth exhaust in the window to put some paint on it. Please ignore the hole for the prop shaft, I didn't leave a sufficient starting point for drilling. The rear part for how I was thinking I was going to mount it inside the fuselage is too small, it passes through the opening. It may be too short too. I've also noticed in the photos that when I combined the crank case and gear housing into one piece, I forgot to copy over some details too. Testing fit, as Thierry mentioned above, I may have to grind out a little inside the fuselage to get the second row of cylinders to fit and be able to close the fuselage. Onward! Volksjager, Dpgsbody55, Landrotten Highlander and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 It looks pretty nice built up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Very nice printed engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 That turned out spectacular. Wow. Well done Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Thanks guys. I printed another version last evening with some corrections and spent some time this afternoon working out what to change to get a positive location for it in the fuselage. I have another change that I'm pondering before I print another test. Edit: P.S. I'm not wild about transparent green, it's just what came when I ordered resin with the printer. Edited November 2, 2023 by denders Troy Molitor, Volksjager and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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