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3 hours ago, Marklo said:

Sorry to hear that. Worse things happen at sea….

 

Best to come back at it with a cool head and reappraise the situation, it’s probably not as bad as it seems. And hopefully addressable before Sunday 

It's ok, I was clearly just having an off day. None of the problems were really that bad, but the accumulation just got me to the point that it was clearly better to draw a line under it and come back fresh. There's no way in hell I'm going to get this finished by the deadline without rushing it, which I don't want to do after all the work I've put into it. I'll keep plugging away until it is done though.

 

1 hour ago, Jasper dog said:

Looking really good James. The texturing to the armour really looks the buisness under paint. Nice tight demarcation to the green camo too. 👍

If it's still of use. When I painted the intake trunking on my RFM Tiger I sprayed them base colour of the tank, in your case that would be dunklegelb, followed by a really heavy, possibly black, wash to give it some depth. Just leaving the base colour on the raised ribs, for want of a better term.

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Great modelling 

Darryl 

Thanks Darryl :) I'm glad I took the time to add the texture now, something I'll be doing more on my armour models now. Thanks for the tip on the intakes as well, I think the RFM pipes are a far more realistic shape than the Airfix/Academy ones. Lovely looking Tiger too

 

James

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This is looking very, very good..... and almost finished!  :clap2:

 

Keith  😁

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Well, this one's definitely not going to make the deadline now. I'd already resigned myself to that anyway, and decided to reprint the tracks at the correct scale (after a couple of test ones confirmed it was correct this time!). All was fine until I slipped with the scraper trying to remove them from the build plate, putting a pretty deep cut on the back of my left index finger and prompting a trip to A&E. I'll spare you the picture from before they dressed it, but my finger now looks like this:

 

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I can't bend it and I'm under strict orders to keep it dry due to the water-soluable strips now holding me together, so that means no bench time until it's healed up enough to have the dressing off. I'm going to go and alter the supports on the print file to make them easier to get off the build plate while I work out how the hell I get the ones currently welded to it off there. I think I'm also going to invest in a chainmail glove to prevent further occurances. Ironically I was trying to be careful as I sliced the side of a finger last year doing exactly the same thing, just nowhere near as badly as this time.

 

I'll update the thread when I'm able to be back at the bench, I'm determined to get this one finished ASAP.

 

James

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Oh dear James .... here's hoping your finger heals OK and quickly. 

No need for an image of the damage, I already have one in my head .... 🤢

 

At least you have a conundrum with the printer to keep you distracted! 

 

Keith 😁 

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Thanks Keith. I'm still not sure how I managed it. Yes, I was using a lot of force to try and convince the parts to come unstuck from the build plate, but I had the hand behind the plate. No idea how the scraper managed to rebound over the plate and slice my finger. Plenty of time to think about how to achieve the look I want for the Tiger now though

 

James

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You're the third person to be injured during the GB 🤕 and the incidents seem to be getting progressively worse, hopefully no one loses a finger by the time we are done!

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35 minutes ago, 81-er said:

Thanks Keith. I'm still not sure how I managed it. Yes, I was using a lot of force to try and convince the parts to come unstuck from the build plate, but I had the hand behind the plate. No idea how the scraper managed to rebound over the plate and slice my finger. Plenty of time to think about how to achieve the look I want for the Tiger now though

Sharp things attacking fingers isn't very nice at all, have you considered using some p/e cutting scissors?  I bought a Xuron pair to remove the p/e parts from the fret instead of a knife, and it was so much better, then with 3D printing becoming a thing, I found it was perfect for removing the attachment strands from the printed items, with long, sharp blades they are a versatile tool to have. :idea:

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Now I would say better get your finger out but on the occasion...

At least the theme of neatness continues, if I'd have done that it would have been bundles of tissue wrapped in masking tape.

 

Hope your on the mend and back at the bench soon.

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11 hours ago, Mig Eater said:

You're the third person to be injured during the GB 🤕 and the incidents seem to be getting progressively worse, hopefully no one loses a finger by the time we are done!

I certainly agree with that one!

 

10 hours ago, Retired Bob said:

Sharp things attacking fingers isn't very nice at all, have you considered using some p/e cutting scissors?  I bought a Xuron pair to remove the p/e parts from the fret instead of a knife, and it was so much better, then with 3D printing becoming a thing, I found it was perfect for removing the attachment strands from the printed items, with long, sharp blades they are a versatile tool to have. :idea:

I do have clippers for removing the parts from the supports, the problem here was removing the parts from the build plate of the printer. I've recently upgraded to a Mars Saturn 3 which has a build plate with a laser etched pattern for firmer attachment during printing, and it came with a license for the Voxeldance Tango slicer. The default supports that that adds are thicker and harder to remove from the build plate than those from the Citubox slicer I was using up to now. The combination of the two has meant that thist batch of tracks are absolutely welded to the plate, hence my accident. The printer is also out of action until I can get the remaining tracks off, which will be fun as it took 10 minutes to get the two runs I have off, there's another 5 stuck to it. I'm definitely going to review the settings for the supports to try and avoid this problem in the future.

 

2 hours ago, Jasper dog said:

Now I would say better get your finger out but on the occasion...

At least the theme of neatness continues, if I'd have done that it would have been bundles of tissue wrapped in masking tape.

 

Hope your on the mend and back at the bench soon.

Thanks Darryl. I can't take credit for the dressing, that's down a nurse from A&E

 

James

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That sounds like a quite a strong adhesion, on my AnyCubic printer I just need to lift the corner of the part off the build plate and then the whole thing normally pops off without much effort.

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Oh yeah, it's ridiculous. Lesson learnt, this is the last time I go with the Tango recommended raft. I'm going to reduce the thickness significantly to give me more flex for removal (and save a bit of resin as a bonus) and also increase the undercut at the edge

 

James

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21 hours ago, 81-er said:

so that means no bench time until it's healed up enough to have the dressing off.

Or you could just get some latex (or nitrile if you’re allergic) gloves from the local chemist.

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I've got plenty of gloves, the real issue is not being able to bend the finger ;) 

 

James

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7 hours ago, 81-er said:

I've got plenty of gloves, the real issue is not being able to bend the finger ;) 

You’ll figure it out. Consider the therapeutic value of building those tigers especially given the obvious trauma you’ve been through…

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I've reached the requisit number of days to remove all of the dressing (as the nurse in A&E instructed). It's closed up, but still got a way to go before it's fully healed and is likely to leave a decent scar. I've had a rough measure up (as it's a bit hard to get an exact measurement of a curved wound with a straight edge) and it's approximately 19mm long. Proper job 😬 But, it does mean I can restart work on the Tiger :D Now to work out how to get the rest of the tracks off the build plate without further injury so I can use the printer again...

 

James

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That's good news! 

My advice for removing the tracks is get someone else to do it for you! 

 

Keith 😁 

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Good advice, Keith. If only I didn't live on my own :cwl:

 

James

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