qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Mike said: Those look like fun I'm going to have to petition for a 1:48 Miles M.52 though That's where this tech really comes in useful - no need for a petition. could run one off for you just by setting the printer to print at 150% of the original scale if you want? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: That's where this tech really comes in useful - no need for a petition. could run one off for you just by setting the printer to print at 150% of the original scale if you want? awesome! Is it really that simple? Don't you have to do things like changing the thickness of parts, or am I over-thinking it, or imagining that it's a kit, rather than a single part? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Either you’re overthinking it or I’m underthinking it. Let’s hope it is the former and I’ll give it a go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I always CAD 1:1 (and at nominal ) and then scale the print. I’d imagine if your going bigger than 1/72 you wouldn’t have to do anything, but smaller might need some engineering (bodging?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 05/03/2020 at 06:21, Marklo said: I always CAD 1:1 (and at nominal ) and then scale the print. I’d imagine if your going bigger than 1/72 you wouldn’t have to do anything, but smaller might need some engineering (bodging?) True, trying to scale down the M.52 for the 30% sized unmanned test rocket really didn’t work well. The flying surfaces were just too thin and the print layers made the whole thing look messy In the meantime after a bit of sanding and filling it is time to start throwing some paint around. The metallic has highlighted some more sanded needing doing at the joints but I’m looking forward to seeing this with roundels etc. on already. Looks pleasingly menacing and retro futuristic 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Wow! Great result there. Maybe a coat of Halfords filler primer (my go-to) would smooth it out a bit? Whilst you're about it, the Fairey F155T looks pretty cool. Just sayin' Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, AdrianMF said: Wow! Great result there. Maybe a coat of Halfords filler primer (my go-to) would smooth it out a bit? Whilst you're about it, the Fairey F155T looks pretty cool. Just sayin' Regards, Adrian Believe it or not that just popped to the top of my list as well. If I remember rightly that was @Space Ranger's pick of the bunch as well. I was rereading the magazine that kicked this off to decide which one to do next and realised that I should probably do them in descending order of preference from the official decision making at the time so the Fairey Large it is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, LostCosmonauts said: Believe it or not that just popped to the top of my list as well. If I remember rightly that was @Space Ranger's pick of the bunch as well. I was rereading the magazine that kicked this off to decide which one to do next and realised that I should probably do them in descending order of preference from the official decision making at the time so the Fairey Large it is A lot of good reference material here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/fairey-f155t-or-329-interceptor-fairey-delta-3.3083/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Really useful, thanks @Space Ranger - same pictures as I was about to scan so you’ve saved me a chore there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) To paraphrase Aristotle (as we do all the time on BM); One DH108 Swallow part doth not a summer make *Edit - I realise I've missed out a bit of canopy framing. Will go back and fix that for v1.1* Edited March 8, 2020 by LostCosmonauts 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, LostCosmonauts said: Really useful, thanks @Space Ranger - same pictures as I was about to scan so you’ve saved me a chore there You're welcome, of course. I presume the model will be 1/72? It's a big 'un. Hope it doesn't overtax your printer. Edited March 8, 2020 by Space Ranger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Space Ranger said: You're welcome, of course. I presume the model will be 1/72? It's a big 'un. Hope it doesn't overtax your printer. Only 1 way to find out... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 That RAE Interceptor looks fast just sitting there. The first parts of your D.H 108 look promising too. All this work make me really think if I should get a 3D printer myself... Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Shorty84 said: All this work make me really think if I should get a 3D printer myself... That is a very slippery (but fun) slope to start down. The Ender 3 Pro I use is pretty cheap as a way to try dipping a toe to in the water but you can start designing your own parts and models on Fusion 360 for free even before getting a printer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 One printed part might not make a Swallow but 5 of them and you start to get something that is looking distinctly Swallow-like. This won’t be the finished version but I’ll tidy and fill the seams and paint this up while I think on how to revise further for V1.1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Looks great 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hmm looks like an me163 to me, paperclip conspiracy anyone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 V2.0 of the RAE design with engines in the fuselage glued together and started sanding. Thinking about reprinting the cockpit area as it hasn’t come out well. Currently in a two tone “I was running low on grey filament and it’ll all get painted anyway” colour scheme 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan_Farsight Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Looking cool! Have you considered splitting ailerons from the wings as separate parts? That engine looks like it would take up such a sizable chunk of the interior fuselage i cant imagine where the undercarriage would fold away to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Kushan_Farsight said: Looking cool! Have you considered splitting ailerons from the wings as separate parts? That engine looks like it would take up such a sizable chunk of the interior fuselage i cant imagine where the undercarriage would fold away to! I had a bit of a go at that separating the ailerons on the Vickers 583 but didn’t leave enough clearance so it largely got lost in the print process. Need to give that another go (or try scribing for the first time) I don’t think they gave much consideration at all to where the wheels, weapons, fuel, crew or anything went. This was very much the red haired step-child of the two designs proffered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 ... meanwhile added to looming list of projects (thanks to a response to my Wanted post by @murfv) a rewinging of a Supermarine Attacker or two looks likely 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 One thing about being home with nowt to do all day. It doesn’t half make models go quick. Some progress getting as far as starting to slap some paint around 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I admit to knowing nothing about 3D printing, it all looks like a miracle to me. Those prototypes are looking good anyway. How big can these printers make a model, could one in theory make a 3D printed 1/72 Andover, for example? Or even better, a 1/48 Victor!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 24 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: I admit to knowing nothing about 3D printing, it all looks like a miracle to me. Those prototypes are looking good anyway. How big can these printers make a model, could one in theory make a 3D printed 1/72 Andover, for example? Or even better, a 1/48 Victor!? Depends on the machine. Mine will do a max volume of a part at about 25cm cubed but they go all the way up to making 1:1 scale boats and submersibles at about 6m by 2.5m by 2.5m (a small shipping container size) Breaking it down into parts you could probably do the Andover or Victor even on my cheap Chinese machine. It’d just take patience 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 4 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Some progress getting as far as starting to slap some paint around Love that collection of shapes all seen beside each other Alastair - this is a super collection of airframes in progress! 👏 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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