NORSKE LOVE - Billing Boats 1:75 scale

I finally had a chance to go back through your build log for the month of April, and I can say your 3D printing is excellent Dean, it blends right in with the woodwork after painting, the canon carriages are spectactular, you have supreme control over the detail and now I am really wanting to buy 3D printer!
 
Hey Paul,
really great and very beautiful. May I ask how wide your planks for the decks are? 4 mm ?

Thanks for the answer and best regards
Günther Ship-1
 
Daniel20 said:
I finally had a chance to go back through your build log for the month of April, and I can say your 3D printing is excellent Dean, it blends right in with the woodwork after painting, the canon carriages are spectactular, you have supreme control over the detail and now I am really wanting to buy 3D printer!
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Thank you Daniel!
They way I see it, is that if the part is painted, or would not naturally be made of wood (metal part of anchor for example), then it is a good candidate for a printed part. ;)
And we all use multiple materials for model building.
So the exciting part for me, is the 3D printer brings another element to scratch building. I can design my own parts and print them with tiny details that may not even be possible otherwise. So I embrace the technology and advantages that come with it. I will definitely be printing the metal part of the anchors. But I want stained wood on the upper part, so that will be wood. I can print ships wheels, ships bell, stern light fixtures, etc. So instead of trying to find parts online and purchasing them, I can make them myself and print as many as I want!
So the printer will pay for itself in the long run.
One cool part of the slicer software is it tells you the volume of resin to make the part, the weight, the cost, and the time it will take to print. For example, I printed the two gallery side railings last night. It took two hours to print and my cost was 70 cents in resin! ;)
Cool stuff!
We will talk about printers soon, and I can definitely mentor you should you decide to get one! ;)
 
Last night I printed the ships upper gallery side railings. It took 2 hours to print and my cost was 70 cents in resin. So less than $1. ;)
I painted the starboard side and installed it. I was pleased with the fit, no adjustments were necessary. So I must have measured right when designing them! ROTF
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I have to say, with each additional part, the ships galleries are taking shape. And I am beginning to get excited about the possibility of a good outcome.
It was very important to me that this part of the ship looks good. It’s a make or break thing for me. This is one of the reasons I chose to build this ship, the elegant galleries with a lot of nice decorative elements. They have sweeping curves and angles, that if not done right, can take away from the graceful flow.
On to the port side…
 
Dean62 said:
Thank you Daniel!
They way I see it, is that if the part is painted, or would not naturally be made of wood (metal part of anchor for example), then it is a good candidate for a printed part. ;)
And we all use multiple materials for model building.
So the exciting part for me, is the 3D printer brings another element to scratch building. I can design my own parts and print them with tiny details that may not even be possible otherwise. So I embrace the technology and advantages that come with it. I will definitely be printing the metal part of the anchors. But I want stained wood on the upper part, so that will be wood. I can print ships wheels, ships bell, stern light fixtures, etc. So instead of trying to find parts online and purchasing them, I can make them myself and print as many as I want!
So the printer will pay for itself in the long run.
One cool part of the slicer software is it tells you the volume of resin to make the part, the weight, the cost, and the time it will take to print. For example, I printed the two gallery side railings last night. It took two hours to print and my cost was 70 cents in resin! ;)
Cool stuff!
We will talk about printers soon, and I can definitely mentor you should you decide to get one! ;)
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You have me convinced
This just arrived.

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EspenT said:
You have me convinced
This just arrived.

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Congratulations! You will enjoy the ability to make your own parts! It’s a form of scratch building… but instead of using a milling machine, lathe, drill press, soldering gun, etc., you can make almost anything using a computer and printer. It will also require some painting skills to make the parts look good, but hopefully you already have that skill.
 
Port side railing painted and put on ship…
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Top view of side railings…

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Upper angle…

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I feel like the area outside the railings should be painted. I could go with gold to tie in with the surroundings or I could paint it black to make it pop? Will see…
 
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