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Legendary Blackbird - Part 0: Genesis... (3D Printing)


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7 hours ago, Robert said:

You must be well pleased with those results after all the work you have done.

Thanks Robert. Yes, I am. The journey was not easy but it worth all these efforts. Now I am working on nose wheel bay...

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7 minutes ago, Neffan said:

Superb these 3D parts ! 😉 Serkan, how long to create a 3d file  ? Possible to create 3 D fIle with 2D file ( 3 Views of Airplanes ) ?   

Thanks Neffan. Creating a 3D file is within seconds. Creating a 3D model takes hours to weeks depending on the part. Printing a part depends on height of the piece, roughly 6-8seconds per layer of 0.01-0.05mm height. You can create a rough model from 3 view or use them as reference but the real surface curvature might be significantly different than the generated model.

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1 hour ago, Serkan Sen said:

I have started to build NLG bay using A-12 side view drawing:

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Here are the top and rear views of generated bay walls:

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Next step is to detail bay area...

 

Serkan

 

Excellent work !  ;-) 

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Some NLG bay details were added:

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There are some other details to be added and it will be very challenging to print the part as a single piece. Most probably I will divide the bay into couple of manageable parts...

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On 17/03/2021 at 18:38, Serkan Sen said:

There are some other details to be added and it will be very challenging to print the part as a single piece.

The Revell’s engineers are got nothing on your work here. 🚬 I can imagine how fascinating to create all these 3D drawings...

 

Looking forward for the next steps, Serkan! 👏

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3 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said:

I can imagine how fascinating to create all these 3D drawings...

Yes indeed. It is really challenging to build model only using reference pictures without seeing the real bird...

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20 minutes ago, Serkan Sen said:

I may add the Qbay details in future... Who knows? 😁

It must be a part of the hyper-detailing set, not a stock one... 😹
 

And maybe a few crewmen:

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Some pictures of the Blackbirds look otherworldly, isn’t it?! 🛸

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You are doing a great job with the Blackbird.

I find it difficult to model planes because you don't have the construction lines like on ships.

 

I am planning to model and print a seaplane, the Martin Mars M-170, which I like very much.

I already have a lot of documentation and two examples still exist.

 

What 3D software do you use?

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On 8/22/2021 at 2:04 PM, Iceman 29 said:

You are doing a great job with the Blackbird.

I find it difficult to model planes because you don't have the construction lines like on ships.

 

I am planning to model and print a seaplane, the Martin Mars M-170, which I like very much.

I already have a lot of documentation and two examples still exist.

 

What 3D software do you use?

Thanks Pascal and my apologies for the late reply. I haven't seen your reply till today. Somehow the forum is not showing me as this topic owner... 🤔

You are right, the aircrafts have much curved surfaces with changing slope and shape which makes them difficult to model. But using 3 view drawings and sectional cuts it is still possible to get reasonable models.

I am using mostly Freecad which has an interface looks like Catiav5 (which I am using at work). I will give try for Fusion 360 but I need to install it first.

Regards

Serkan

 

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I have recently completed the nose landing gear assembly modelling:

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I have modeled the tyre with a best guesstimated cross-section profile. The wheel is still missing. I will add it when I get detailed material about the wheel shape. But in overall the 3D strut model looks much better than the Italeri one:

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Serkan

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I have started to model J-58 but the model won't be fully detailed (i.e. the pipes and tubes won't be modeled). The model will have only the details which are visible from exhaust and intake (e.g. afterburner can, engine exhaust, inlet guide vanes and the first compressor stage which were already modelled).

After a quite long search I have found this side view of J-58 which gives the best contour:

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The rest was very simple: draw the outline contour and rotate it around centre line...

 

Here are the first shots of complete engine assembly including dummy engine:

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Next step is to add some details at exhaust area...

 

Serkan

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4 hours ago, billn53 said:

You make this 3-D design look so easy…

If the correct shape and dimensions are available the rest is not so difficult. The difficult part is to find reliable reference material.

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The exhaust  external details were added. What is seen from the back view inside the nozzle is the first compressor stage as the engine tube is still empty:

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Here is the real versus the model:

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Looks not so bad!..

Next is to add some afterburner details...

Serkan

 

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