Administrators JeroenPeters Posted October 15 Administrators Share Posted October 15 I could not help myself. Had this Radu Brinzan conversion in the drawer for years. Suddenly whipped out a Me262 kit and sawed off the nose. The resin nose is a pretty good fit. Some boiling water to make it fit perfectly. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 YES!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted October 16 Author Administrators Share Posted October 16 The bulkhead has major shrinkage and can’t be used. See in the pic: the one on top is the MDC resin. The lower Trumpeter. I will make a 3D one and print it. The whole floor has shrinkage too. This was supposed to be a quick build. 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count0 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 1 hour ago, JeroenPeters said: This was supposed to be a quick build. Famous last words... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted Thursday at 04:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:32 PM I didn't know Radu did a conversion for this kit. Wow. And that is some shrinkage. Water must have been COLD!!! Cool that you can 3D print stuff like this. I wonder if it would be helpful if we had a library here on LSM where people could post the 3D printing files they would not mind sharing? Nice fit of the nose to the fuselage. Probably the best fit of the entire kit... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted Thursday at 06:28 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:28 PM 4 hours ago, CANicoll said: I didn't know Radu did a conversion for this kit. Wow. And that is some shrinkage. Water must have been COLD!!! Cool that you can 3D print stuff like this. I wonder if it would be helpful if we had a library here on LSM where people could post the 3D printing files they would not mind sharing? Nice fit of the nose to the fuselage. Probably the best fit of the entire kit... In principle, the idea of sharing 3D-files seems a good idea. However, designing a 3D part can be time consuming, even if this is a hobby and we do not see the time there in the same way as working time. Sharing a 3D-file for free means the designer looses control of the whereabouts of the said file. And who says that the file will not end up in the hands of someone who will then sell the file to others for a profit ? We already see a lot of this with music or video creations. This is basically piracy of intellectual property. There are already some websites that share - for free or for a fee - some 3D files. This was also the principle of Shapeways, who also did the printing, but finally priced themselves out of the market. I have already shared some printable 3D files, and asked the recipient that he did not re-share, or worse, resell, the file. But it’s a game of trust. Doable on one-to-one sharing basis, but making files available through a website or forum is opening Pandora’s box IMHO. Remember the rules that had to be established for the Xmas raffle ? Just another proof that people profiteering from others’ generosity do also exist in the modelling world. Hubert PS: nice progress Jeroen. Sorry abou the thread drift. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 02:36 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Friday at 02:36 PM Talking about 3D models. Just bought this file of the net. I will print the forward section in order to open up the top cowling of one of the engines. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 07:29 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Friday at 07:29 PM I used the Trumpeter bulkhead. Flipped it. Filled it. And used Evergreen to make the ribs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 08:24 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Friday at 08:24 PM So. The floorbed also shows shrinkage. Almost 2mm on both sides. Will need to fill this out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 08:25 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Friday at 08:25 PM Isolated the engine part that I need and modifying it so it is suitable for 3d printing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted Saturday at 12:22 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:22 AM Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted Saturday at 04:14 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:14 PM Definitely very nice work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Sunday at 06:09 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Sunday at 06:09 PM Measuring the kit section of the engine so i can fully replace it 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Monday at 07:15 PM Author Administrators Share Posted Monday at 07:15 PM Fighting the shrinkage. Adding shims to the sides of the floorbed. Bought the Eduard zoom set for the Revell kit and hoping it will fot the Aires resin pit. We’ll see 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted 10 hours ago Author Administrators Share Posted 10 hours ago Still trying to make the floor fit. Shrinkage all over the place. Removed all the floor detail on order to sand everything flush. Then i’ll have to scratch the detail back into place. A bit worried about the transparent parts. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted 9 hours ago Administrators Share Posted 9 hours ago This looks like a carbon copy of my work, with that styrene rod section too. I also had a lot of shrinkage in the outer shells and had to add card to it to make it all fit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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