Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 02:15 PM Administrators Posted Friday at 02:15 PM To be able to continue modelling, even when I don't have any bench time, I like to plug away at 3D models, hoping to one day print them. Downloaded a 3d model from Render Hub of the P13a and started to cut it up. Clean it up and add detail. The idea is to build it flying and whistling past the nose of a HK Lancaster nose art kit. All mounted to my wall. We'll see... Started adding and modifying a pilot. When working on the model I discovered this is by no means a small plane! Almost 21cm long! Never knew that... 6.7meters long in reality. 8
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 02:38 PM Author Administrators Posted Friday at 02:38 PM Splitted the upper deck. We'll see how far I'll get with this one. The trickiest part is to use the right resin that allows you to make proper panel lines. 5
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 07:45 PM Author Administrators Posted Friday at 07:45 PM Here's the pilot. 7
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Friday at 07:47 PM Author Administrators Posted Friday at 07:47 PM First test print 8
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Saturday at 07:28 PM Author Administrators Posted Saturday at 07:28 PM There are a lot of 3d polygons or facets on the print. I couldnt get it more detailed. So i hit the sides with mr surfacer and see if i can sand the thing smooth. Otherwise i need to try and smooth the 3d modeL 4
HubertB Posted Sunday at 08:46 AM Posted Sunday at 08:46 AM It looks like a low-res .obj file … I’d be curious to see how you can improve this, as the fight between resolution and weight of the files (especially .stl ones) is always there Hubert 2
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Sunday at 11:56 AM Author Administrators Posted Sunday at 11:56 AM This beige resin luckily sands well. Almost a smooth serface now. I hope it scribes well for panellines too 3
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Monday at 02:56 PM Author Administrators Posted Monday at 02:56 PM Next big parts... I have a pretty large print bed, but this one only barely fits. 3
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Monday at 07:30 PM Author Administrators Posted Monday at 07:30 PM Glued the two halves together since there’s enough access from the bottom for pit detailing. This Lippisch will be in flight, cutting off a lanc nose section with crew. 4
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted Tuesday at 07:41 PM Author Administrators Posted Tuesday at 07:41 PM Fresh of the printer! Now you realize how big this thing is. The internal structure is hollow with a honeycomb and has drain holes. I managed to add polygons in order to ger a smooth surface. Now: priming and scribing, the nose, skid and new printed pilot are curing now. 6
crazypoet Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago I can see now that learning CAD and shelling out for a resin printer is somewhere in my future 😂 I used to have access to a very nice resin printer at work, but I wasn’t able to get *too* creative with it. But the resolution was amazing, and I can see through your work here what is possible with good models and good CAD skills this is truly *nice* work, and you’re a master of both the modeling and creative sides of this 4
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted 20 hours ago Author Administrators Posted 20 hours ago This is the idea: 4
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