3d printing

Kurt Konrath said:
Your 3D printer is a filament printer, which prints up in layers of solid material, and one of two major types commonly in use, I have the other style, a resin printer, which prints with light in a bath of resin.

Yes as you have said, learning the tricks, tip and in's-out's of 3D printing takes a while, and the software is something that takes a while to get used to how it all works.

I think your right about the need to have a separate section set up and maybe a files sharing area to go with if if at all possible.
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I agree, there are a lot of 3d information and file sharing sites but very little information related to ships.

I 3d printing group would be nice where you can get advice and one on one help as well as file sharing. Maybe even some modeling help.

Here are some of the parts I have printed for my 1 Meter RC boat.20240811_110903.jpg
 
JerryTodd said:
You'll never get "fine" detail with a filament printer because the layers are significantly thicker than a resin printer lays down. Most folks here are working is smaller scales than I am, and for carvings, guns, wheels, figures, anchors, and all the details 3D printing can provide, filament can't come close to resin in that regard.
It's good for printing hulls and bigger stuff where detail isn't an issue, and even then it requires some level of "finishing" like sanding and filling you don't usually need to do to resin part.

A 10 inch Dahlgren pivot gun...

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3D model
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Resin printed 1:36 scale model partially painted
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If this is a sample of resin printing for sure filament printing cant hold a candle to this. I could never get this quality with my printer.
 
resin printing is the way to go for precise and detailed prints. I am currently working on a 1/64 bluenose from plans from m.s. and am finding the savings from printing over purchasing over priced fittings (often in an incorrect scale) to be huge. anything from turnbuckles to air vent funnels can be printed for pennies. i know that some of the "old school" builders here look at 3d printing the way i look at rap music, but its the old saying "don't knock it till you've tried it".
 
Wagonmaker said:
May I ask how big the resin printer is? How many segments in the hull?
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A Mighty 4K. Fourteen hull sections in all.

Using the base 637 class 3D design I generated, (all from USN documents and photos) allows printing of any version of Sturgeon-class submarine using different sails and a "plug" for the long-hull version. I have an extensive 1/72 library of common masts and antennas since there were different types installed in each class during a submarine's life, and each sail cap reflects the different configurations applicable to the time period.

1/72 is a great scale to showcase a model, but the extra detailing included at this size requires extensive research before the design process begins to ensure the highest degree of accuracy, since the larger the scale, the easier it is to notice inaccuracies.

I need to swap out the screw from a seven to an eighteen-blader before the decals arrive, and the next painting phase begins.

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X Bubble Head said:
A Mighty 4K. Fourteen hull sections in all.

Using the base 637 class 3D design I generated, (all from USN documents and photos) allows printing of any version of Sturgeon-class submarine using different sails and a "plug" for the long-hull version. I have an extensive 1/72 library of common masts and antennas since there were different types installed in each class during a submarine's life, and each sail cap reflects the different configurations applicable to the time period.

1/72 is a great scale to showcase a model, but the extra detailing included at this size requires extensive research before the design process begins to ensure the highest degree of accuracy, since the larger the scale, the easier it is to notice inaccuracies.

I need to swap out the screw from a seven to an eighteen-blader before the decals arrive, and the next painting phase begins.

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Very nice detail indeed. Thanks
 
Thank you! I'll post more when it's further along. The Type 8 Observation scope shown above has since been replaced by the newer version which includes PeriViz, the first standardized observation periscope video system, it includes its ESM suite in a dome, whereas the Type 8 above uses a stub antenna. I've included a render I made of the 3D model, which is another benefit of CAD - visualization during the build process. Useful when pattern-matching against reference photos in the background to ensure proportional accuracy when measurements aren't available.

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shipahoy said:
the savings from printing over purchasing over priced fittings (often in an incorrect scale) to be huge
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A cautionary note from me - in principle the savings should be huge but there is a relationship between your skill level at both designing and printing, and the cost. If I'm honest with myself (and as a realist, I usually am), the volume of resin and filament in my scrap bin far, far outweighs the volume that has made it on to a model or project and I could have bought all the aftermarket bits many times over, and then some, with the amount of money I've spent on 3D stuff. But would I change this? Not really. I enjoy the problem solving too much, and the (probably futile) quest for perfection.
 
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