andymoore Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I've had my current 3d printer for around 6 months & have now got it tuned to the point that I feel confident to tackle a large project. I'm going to try to build a model of Discovery - the deeps space ship that appears in 2001 A Space Odyssey. I found the 3d model on thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:950664 The scale is approximately 160:1 & when built is should measure just over a metre long. The printer is a Geeetech A10 & I'm using Eryone PLA filament. The first parts I've printed are the engines & a handful of the pods that make up the long section of the body. I guess that it's going to take me to the end of next month to print all the parts & I hope to have the whole thing complete before the end of the year. Here's a picture of the first few bits: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 That's an interesting proposition. What sort of cost (ignoring the capital cost of the printer) will that run to in the end? Filament, electricity and anything else that I have no idea you need to run a 3D printer. I picked up a little gizmo that you plug in between a device and the socket to monitor the power usage, and I could imagine that keeping that print head above melting point will use up a few bob's worth of power. I wonder how it compares with the Moebius kit, which is about a metre long when it's done. Those stringy bits that link some of the detail greeblies on the panels - will those rub or cut off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 WeIl expect.to use about 1kg of filament - I pay £19 per kg. Power consumption is around 50watts - and it's going to (roughly) be 90 hrs of printing. The stringy bits are removeable, most of them can be pulled off with a pair of tweezers. I'll try to record here how long the printing takes. Biggest cost will be the 1m steel rod that I'll use to strengthen it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 I had to put this on hold for a while as I had some issues with the printer & it took me a month to fathom out what I was doing wrong. Anyway, printing has resumed now, the rear section is complete & I'm slowly working my way along the centre sections... the rear is made up of four main sections - then covered with two square plates on the top & two on the underside.. each of the centre sections is made up of three modules joined together with three 3-sided 'nuts & then each of these sections is joined to the next one with a small separating collar. I'm hoping to get these pieces tidied up over the weekend & get an initial coat of Vallejo primer sprayed over it all. Looking at the movie, the original appears to be all the same colour except for a few panels on the front sphere - I'll probably shade a few more sections just to highlight the detail. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 That's looking impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Quite Impressive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32buds Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 It's been nearly a month, how's she coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 7:29 PM, 32buds said: It's been nearly a month, how's she coming along? All parts now printed - I need to do a lot of work on the sphere, it looks dreadful at the moment, everything has a coat of primer now - so lots of painting & the tidy up of the sphere left to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbog Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Excellent work. I did one from the same printing files a while ago. About 1.7m long. I don't seem to able to link in any images at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/11/2020 at 5:24 PM, mabbog said: Excellent work. I did one from the same printing files a while ago. About 1.7m long. I don't seem to able to link in any images at present. i'd be interested to see your pics when you can link them. The sphere is nowhere near as good as I want it at the moment, but I will assemble & complete the model with the current sphere & maybe reprint it in a few months time when I'm convinced I have the printer tuned better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbog Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Finally got the images working. The sphere was pretty hard, I used XTC-3D and lots of filler and re-craved lots of detail. If was doing it again I would be tempted to adjust the model to take off the raised panels, print and smooth that and then add the panels back with plasticard. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Very nice indeed. It's still a great film. I like the ceiling display method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Looks great! I think the radar dish may be about to fail though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbog Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 13/01/2020 at 19:28, Pete in Lincs said: Very nice indeed. It's still a great film. I like the ceiling display method. Most kind, thank you. 5 hours ago, Kirk said: Looks great! I think the radar dish may be about to fail though. Thank you. Honestly, those AE-35 units are useless. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 54 minutes ago, mabbog said: Honestly, those AE-35 units are useless. Yes, I have a bad feeling about this Mabbog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 stripped down the whole thing for a final coat of paint. then i put it all back together & hung it up.... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Mind is thoroughly blown on this. 🤯 ... If i ever had the chance to do one of these, i think I’d have to give a try at opening a hanger door. Possibly putting a probe ship or two inside. Maybe even one prepping for launch on the extended platform ? But thats waaaay in the future. And only if i win a lottery and find a long lost mega rich ancestor. Edited January 18, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbog Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 12 hours ago, andymoore said: stripped down the whole thing for a final coat of paint. then i put it all back together & hung it up.... That's looking great, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 The results are impressive, I think 3d printing will open up new avenues for us modellers that want the less common subjects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 18 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Mind is thoroughly blown on this. 🤯 ... If i ever had the chance to do one of these, i think I’d have to give a try at opening a hanger door. Possibly putting a probe ship or two inside. Maybe even onprepping for launch on the extended platform ? But thats waaaay in the future. And only if i win a lottery and find a long lost mega rich ancestor. There is a guy on thingiverse working on a remodelled front end, with a pod bay door open & all the interior. My model is all on a single steel rod & the main parts are not glued together, so there is a good possibility that I will remodel the front end with a pod bay door open (no matter what HAL says). I will be adding an EVA pod at some point too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 10:47 PM, Kirk said: Yes, I have a bad feeling about this Mabbog. I reckon the AE35 units have an unfairly bad reputation - I've never known one to fail.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, andymoore said: I've never known one to fail.... I can only attribute it to human error. May I suggest that you print another one to replace it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmodeler Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wow. Most impressed,!! Twice the size of the Mobeius kit. I have that to make. currently doing the Space Pod with working internals and a working HAL900 - on other Forum. again : WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Lost track of this but delighted to find it again and WOW! they are both very impressive models. Well done to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabbog Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Thank you SleeperService Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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