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The "super" chrome painting is impressive. You should do something about the tires, they look too new. Yves -
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I decided to install some hoses, pipes and bags as well as the hydraulic pistons to control the "Hangar": It has that ominous look of a war machine.... Pistons, below: Above, you can see the coarse appearance and texture of the PLA printing with support. Fortunately, this is the back of the sculpture. Back of the AI creature in place (above). Overall view of the "Hangar" (below): Yves
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Beautiful colors, very Christmassy. You did a great job with this old kit. It looks very convincing. Yves -
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Most of the parts for the AI creature have been printed: The neck and head were printed with PLA (Filament) whereas all the other parts are made of resin. I tried three iterations of the head: To the right, is a missed 90% resin printing. Supports were inadequate and half of her face went wrong. In the middle is a 85% scaled head printed with PLA. To the left is an 88% head printed with PLA. This one is perfect, it is filled at 100% PLA and the face shield fits perfectly on it. I may still try another resin print of her face at 90%, changing the supports. All the armor/shield parts are holding with mini magnets, so that they can be removed to show the guts of the machine. Yves
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I finished the building of the handrails, along the hull. This was done with styrene strips as described in the previous post. The model almost looks like the real thing.... 🙂 I increased the area of the bow, by filling up about 2 additional centimeters: The railing is not too bad and should give the illusion, once painted like the hull: At the stern, the railing goes all the way to the boarding deck. The flat pieces are the covers for the winches used most of the times, on the Mediterranean sea (Med mooring). There are still some minor details and a lot of sanding to add to the hull, but it will be ready for a first coat of primer soon. Now, we need some better weather....not 29-32 degrees F. Yves
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Jay Leno had a recent show about a similar Bentley: Yves
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Fabulous !!! I have that kit and will be watching what you are doing with it. I'll never get to your level, but may be able to grab some ideas. There are a few aftermarkets parts for that kit, one of them being the spoke wheels. Very pricy but really nice. Yves
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I finally finished working on the last section of the hull, the stern. The water jet system will come later, as I am studying the real vessel and how to replicate them. Here is a crude shot of the full hull: Another point that needs some modifications is the tip of the bow. On the printed model, this section is too small and needs to be extended. You may recall Luca Bassani taking a nap and sitting on the bow: I will fill up that area, so it looks more extended. Another very disturbing lack on this printed model, is the absence of the beautiful and integrated railings all along the hull (see below): Using strips of styrene, I have decided to try to replicate them in some ways. I use a small 4 x 0.75 mm spacer strip glued to a 1 x 8 mm strip. The opening is about 45 mm (in scale 1/1) which should correspond to that groove for your fingers on the real yacht. These are little details that will hopefully, enhance that very crude 3D printed model. Stay tuned.... Yves
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And here is part of the AI creature in situ, within its "Hangar". Please forgive the mess in the room. I have too many projects going on.... I am currently waiting for some resin before being able to print other parts. Yves
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The connection with the third module is done: Besides the slot for the deck window, the third module does not require much in term of modifications. Below, you can see some dim light peeking through the green windows of the deck: Elegance of the hull: I am curious to see how the planking will look on the deck. Thus, using basswood strips of 3.0 x 1.5 mm and polystyrene strips of 025 x 1.5 mm , I am starting the delicate planking. The caulking is made in white on the original yacht. Again, using TinkerCad, I am creating two wedges to compensate for the incorrectly angled seat backrests around the dining area. These two wedges will be covered by planks. It is a constant struggle to make this hull work with the real prototype. I am also printing some cushions that will be used around the dining area: And that is where we are today: I hope you enjoy this model. Yves
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This is terrific. For the last picture, I thought it was a real boat on the dry, being refurbished. You have done a fantastic job at recreating these ship chandlers yards, where boats are being restored (for most of them...). Yves
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Fantastic work on the glazing. I do not see any traces of glue on them... 🙂 Yves
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Moving along with this crazy project. The Hydraulic pistons providing some kind of motion to the AI creature: They actually stiffen very well the structure. I will paint them and glue them, later on. We have seen the back of the AI creature in a previous post. I printed three versions and will retain the 90% resin printed. The back is inserted into the main crane protruding from the hangar, but is also held by a long and massive set of hoses, wires and other cylindrical pipes. That enormous set creates a "robe", re-enforcing the feminine aspect of the creature. That part is massive and I cut it into two pieces using Meshmixer, as it does not fit into my resin printer in one part. It took 11 hours of printing and represents some 17,000 layers. After removing all the supports under scalding hot water, I place the part into the curing station for a few minutes: The result is quite impressive and very tall: You can see at the bottom, the second part that was glued using CA gel glue. On the last two pictures, the back has been set on top of the robe: You can almost guess the feminine appearance of that creature: Many more tubes, hoses and pipes will be added to the "robe". Yves
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I am now working on the second module and after cutting a large opening in the middle, I have glued it to the bow: The very sharp and aggressive shape of the hull, can already be felt. To move at 60 knots on the water, you really need that. The third module is also prepared as the opening will protrude into it, as well (See below): Using Tinkercad (I am no expert in designing my printing parts), I created a long window that would fit and provide some transparency, as the prototype is equipped: For the first time, I am using PETG filament (versus the PLA used to make the hull parts) in green translucent color. On the ENDER 3v2, the bed should be heated at 85 C and the nozzle at 220 C for a decent result. Printing speed is reduced to 50% to allow for a good adhesion with the build plate. PLA uses 60 C and 200 C respectively. Yves
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You are correct Javelin, and I have corrected my original post to $4,000 per hour in kerosene. I feel better and can now envision longer trips...:-) Yves
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