NavyShooter
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OK, I'm going to call that done.
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Of note - I am not just using 3D parts. I spun up my lathe to work on the rudder post this afternoon.
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I will do my level best to keep upper deck weight low! I've picked up a small battery pack to keep that weight down, and I'm using 9g servos as well. Overall printed weight is quite low. We'll see how things turn out! My plan for the mast will be 3D printing as well - I'm hopeful that will keep the weight down there as well!
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Here's how she looks late on Saturday evening....
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All the printing is now complete. I've got 'intentions' to get the ship in the pond next weekend for testing. Now, that said, I have only just ordered the prop shaft from the UK on Thursday...so...I decided to see if I could spin something up that might suit the role.
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They are port holes. 🙂
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A bit of sanding...and we have a layer of gray primer applied now. I am thinking with this model that I may be able to eschew the fiberglass resin coating...we'll see.
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Hull has been glued together, sanded, and a layer of bondo putty has been applied to dry overnight. I'll do another sanding in the morning to tidy her up, and put on a layer of Fiberglass Resin to seal the hull up. This is going fairly quickly! The re-printed superstructure looks good. I also dropped by the LHS and picked up a new 4 channel receiver - added it to a couple of 9g servos and an old ESC, and I've got a functional RC system put together now. - Rudder - Throttle - Gun rotation I am pondering the 4th channel to see what I do with it. Do I get a sound kit? Or. Do I rig it up with a switch for lights and a spinning Radar dish? Hrm. We'll see!
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With that problem rectified, I was able to go back to printing, and I got an 8 hour print done last night with a bunch of the 'detail bits'. Life rafts, anchor, gun barrels, ASW Mortars, torpedo tubes, etc. With that done, I was able to re-start the superstructure print (using the new files) and we're off to the races again. That file will be done when I get home from work today, and then I think I have 2 prints left - I should be done by Saturday evening and able to start assembly and painting properly. Note - I expect I'll have a few bits extra to print (more life rafts, another anchor that I somehow forgot to print 2 of, etc) but substantially this print will be complete this weekend and I'll get to assembly and painting. My goal is to have this model finished prior to our next Guild sailing day in August.
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It's honestly not that bad a problem - it took me about 10 minutes to clear out and clean up. I turned the print head back on, that melted it 'loose' and I got the big chunk off, then I had to take off the fans (6 bolts) and one assembly panel (2 bolts) to scrape off a bit of melted plastic, then re-assemble (put the 8 bolts back in) and she was good to go. Here's the 'goop' pile.
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No pictures of progress today....the superstructure didn't print well yesterday and requires a re-do. As I was considering that, I got an email that the designer has released updated files for this design, so I pulled those last night to have a look at it - additional detail bits, splitting the superstructure apart to make it easier to print (yah!) and some other bits. So, I started another print last evening and awoke this morning to find that the print failed and I've got a puddle of filament wrapped around my print-head. Instead of dealing with that, I went to work. That's a tonight problem. *shrug* Life.
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Yes! It's actually fairly straight-forward. I will suggest buying a good quality printer though - I have had several "poor to OK" printers, but have replaced those with a GOOD one (Prusa MK3S+) and it's got almost 400 days (9600 hours) of printing time on it, and still produces a good finish. Understanding the relationship between design - slicing - printer capability is a key thing to remember or learn. Trying to print a gun-shield that's too thin will result in poor results. Design is a compromise between printer capability and resolution.
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I had printed the booms last year, but never attached them. I spent a few minutes last weekend and mounted them, and did some basic rigging so that they're still removable in case I need to. It makes the ship look much more complete. NS
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Hull is printed! I glued together some of the modules last evening, did a bit of filling and sanding - and this morning I pulled the last two modules off the printer and set them alongside to see how things look. Overall, the model is right on about 32 inches, which is a handy size for transport. The superstructure is on the printer now, should be done tonight. I'm pondering making this a 4 channel RC - - Throttle - Rudder - Gun rotation - Radar Rotation/Lighting I think this one's too small to add a speaker system/audio channel. NS
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OK! 2 more modules printed and complete - here we see the size of things - overall it's at 21 inches right now, 2 modules left to print so she'll be just over 30" complete. A decent size!
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I referenced the builder's short build video that he has linked on both Cults and Youtube, and managed to order the same prop shaft, rudder, and some other bits online. They'll probably take a month to get here (UK source, not Amazon) so we'll see what that looks like. I'll probably have the hull/etc done by the weekend as this is only a small model. The 'fiddly bits' cost about 50 Pds Brit - 85-ish or so. NS
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First modules complete - here's how they look! Next set of modules will be done tomorrow after work!
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Marine Museum of the Great Lakes (Kingston Ontario)
NavyShooter replied to Diver's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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STL file HMS Blackpool 🛥️ ・3D printer model to download・Cults (cults3d.com) Ahoy gents, I came across the above 3D print file over the weekend as I was puttering away and decided that it was worth the 5 Euros to download and print it. Appears to be 1/144 scale - ish. I'm thinking of using this as a 3D model for the 3D printing 'course' that I'm going to try and run. This uses about 650g of filament, and takes about 5 days of printing. The Liberty Ship from Thingiverse, printed at original scale (1/160 or N Scale) takes longer, and about double the amount of filament. So. I'm going to end up doing one of each to see how they work out. Starting with this one. The first modules of the hull are on the printer right now. Pictures will follow this evening! NS
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That is...a LOT of rivets!!
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Got home from vacation, stopped by yesterday to have a look at the models in the pond. Looking good!
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Test flight - took off in the garage, 'landed' in the garage....it wasn't pretty. But. It flew. I've also just returned from 2 weeks of vacation - did you know that most cruise ship's have a builders model onboard?
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Comes out about 50% oversize...but...I think it'll do. I have to re-print the fuselage to make it about 5% taller - give a bit more space for the battery pack. The battery is 'normally' removed for charging, but I think I'm going to set this up to have the battery fixed in place, and I'll charge through a port I make in the side by the cockpit.
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New hobby shop opened up in town - I got an invite to the pre-launch opening and tax free sale...so I bought a little bitty helicopter. Concept - strip the orange fuselage off, and fit a 3D printed Sea King fuselage...then I can launch it from the ship while at sea and fly it home!!!
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