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@Chuck I printed out your file of the figure and it is a perfect fit; looks great too. Now to get all of the stern carvings made into stl files and printed out. Once I have everything in stl files, I will print them out in beige resin.
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The carvings and figurehead for Winnie are 3d printed. As for Confederacy, I am slowly working on designing and producing a set of carvings in resin using Chuck's tutorial. I really hate the white metal ones supplied with the kit. I already have the cannons printed.
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Chuck, thanks for providing the file; I know that you are a busy man. I will print it later this week. I still need to teach myself how to do all of this.
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I can send you a scan of the plan. I just need to take it somewhere to have it scanned. I plan to try to size it as well and create a stem slot. Lots to learn since I mainly just buy and download stl files. I have never attempted to make my own or modify files until now.
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I will print yours as well Chuck and compare the 2. But I'm willing to bet that yours will come out nicer.
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I have been playing around with meshy as well and think that I have come up with a better figurehead than the white metal one suppled by Model Shipways for the Confederacy kit. I did a test print and am happy with the results so far. although I need to make him a little taller. The final print will be done in a beige/tan color. I may also try to model in the indention for the stem before doing the final print. As you can see, the meshy product is 10 times better than the kit supplied one.
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Filament Dryers for 3D Printing
KennyH78 replied to Kevin-the-lubber's topic in 3D-Printing and Laser-Cutting.
Thanks for sharing this tip. I know that FDM printing is not widely used in our hobby, but I have been trying to find ways to use them along with my resin printer. I will definitely look into picking up a filament dryer for my FDM printers. -
She is starting to look like a miniature ship. I got the decks, bulwarks and stern piece attached. The keel is also on the model, but isn’t glued in yet. I will get it permanently attached before the bottom edge of the keel is removed so that she can sit on water in the bottle. Next up is the task of painting the hull.
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Vaddoc, glad to see you got it all sorted out. Her lines are coming along nicely. Im sure you will end up with a very fine model.
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Glen, as others have said; hitting the “wow” button doesn’t convey the amount of awe factor for your build. This is truly exceptional! How are you going to top this build?
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Glen, the stand you made for the model is gorgeous. Can't wait to see the completed SIB on the stand.
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I have your rope walk, Chuck, and was waiting to try my hand at rope making until I actually needed some. But I may just go ahead and give it shot this week/weekend to see if I can get a feel for it.
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Thanks for the tip, Rich. I will look into when I get ready to smooth out the hull planking; but that won't happen until I get the hull planked on the Medway longboat (which is about half way done).
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I agree, this first print looks good, but he is too short. I will be printing out 2 more test prints today that are slightly taller. Gray will not be the final color. I have some beige resin on order. I think that the beige base will make it easier to match the 3d printed parts with stained wood.
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To help break up the repetition of hull planking on my Medway Longboat kit, I decided to slowly start building the Hannah SIB kit from Amati. I picked up the kit on eBay for $50 used, but complete. First thing I did was to inspect the kit to make sure everything was there. After that, I started by building the hull by laminating most of the pieces for the hull. I decided to leave the last 3 layers on the bottom off since I plan to set her in water in the bottle. And here is how she sits with a rough sanding to get smoothed out.
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I really do not like the white metal fittings supplied with the kit and have decided to try my hand at 3d printing them following @Chuck’s tutorial on using meshy6. Below is my first attempt and test print of the figurehead. I think it is a little too small as can be seen in the pictures below and will print it again slightly bigger. Here is the newly printed figurehead next to the one supplied in the kit. And a close up of the printed figurehead The 3d printed one looks way better IMO.
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Chuck, I for one cannot blame you for raising your prices and I will continue to buy your products even if you raised your prices by 25%. You have the best looking ropes and blocks on the market.
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Kevin, I have agree with 100%. I own 2 FDM printers (both from Elegoo) and 1 resin printer (Anycubic Photon Mono 4 the I received for X-mas last year). There is a learning curve on these machines as well as the periodic recalibration of the print beds and other settings. But on the flip side, 3d printing can become an addictive hobby on its own, and they can be invaluable tools for model ship making.
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Switched gears and decided to try to tackle the figurehead for Confederacy. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and will be attempting to print it soon. First I need to find some resin that is tan/wood colored. All I have at the moment is gray and black. I ended up using the picture of the figurehead from Chuck's tutorial on how to sculpt one using polymer clay (first pic). The second pic is what meshy 6 had generated and the third pic is of the model in LycheeSlicer.
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Tally Ho by AntonyUK
KennyH78 replied to AntonyUK's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Anthony, she is coming along very nicely; a miniature Tally Ho.- 31 replies
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Glen, the picture of the Endurance in the bottle is absolutely a work of art. I don't think that I would want to attempt it either because I would not be able to come anywhere near that level of craftsmanship. The artist/modeler did a fantastic job. Now, your model of the Queens Ann Revenge is equally a masterful work of art. I cannot wait to see what you come up with for the display base. On a side note, as per your recommendation, I did pick up the Amati Hannah kit to attempt a SIB build.
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That makes a lot of sense now, guess I will have to try something different for those. I might try using sculpty clay to remake them. I will keep playing with meshy though for the rest of the stern carvings; maybe even the figure head.
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Here is my first attempt at using meshy. I decided to start with the sash pieces that will go under the QGs. I took a picture of them from the plans and cleaned it up. Then inputted it into meshy and hit generate and this is what it came up with Not bad, but also not quite like the drawing. I need to figure out how to refine that. I will play with it some more for sure.
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As Johnny has mentioned above, the movie "In the Heart of the Sea" is a must watch. The book by the same title, which also tells the story of the whaler Essex and the plight of the shipwrecked crew is a great read with more information than the movie. Another subject that may be of interest could be Shackelton's Endurance stuck in the Antarctic ice flows with the crew camped on the ice next to the ship, or maybe the longboat James Caird that Shackelton and 4 others sailed from Elephant Island to South Georgia Island, a journey of 1,300 km across stormy open ocean.
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Congrats on finishing the model! As I said before, she looks great and I can only hope to build one that looks half as good as yours.
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