HMS Lion by Ian_Grant - 1/150 - RADIO - RESTORATION - WW1 Battlecruiser

[Ian_Grant]

@Kevin-the-lubber, here is an update.

 

Bambu Studio does indeed have a simplify function, but it appears to default to "Very High" detail level which is what the screen shot above depicts, believe it or not. When I lower the detail level not only does the hull exterior get even worse, but the interior details (floor gratings etc) start to disintegrate too.

 

Here's a screen capture of "Low" detail level. Now that's an ugly hull!!

[Kevin-the-lubber]

Ian, in that case I’d guess that whoever uploaded the model had to simplify because of file size limits. Is there any way of tracing back to the designer and getting the original?

[Ian_Grant]

6 hours ago, Kevin-the-lubber said:

Ian, in that case I’d guess that whoever uploaded the model had to simplify because of file size limits. Is there any way of tracing back to the designer and getting the original?

You can contact designers via Yeggi/Thingiverse.  I noticed that the steam pinnace design, which prints with a perfect hull, was by one designer whereas the other boats were by a second designer. I had not noticed in my excited downloading.

 

The second designer's intro notes that he is a "beginner" and warns not to expect perfect designs. Indeed, the images on Thingiverse show the same hull scalloping as I see in Bambu Studio. Far be it from me to chide him about this; he has done a great job on the interior and has far more 3D skill than I. So it's back to sprucing them up by myself, somehow.

 

Thank you for the suggestion, Kevin!  And indeed for this trip down 3D-file-world!