Adventures in 3D Printing. Panzers and Fantasy

[jknaus]

Vietnamese Sampan. Fresh of the printer. Now printing a mule for a Navy flight line or flight deck.

 

[Mo_]

Where did you get the R2800 files?

 

[jknaus]

Cults3D https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/pratt-whitney-r2800-c-late-1-32-scale
The fellow also has a bunch of other cool files
James

 

[moon puppy]

so could you just change the scale of the drawing and create a 1:48 or 1:16 version? I know there's limits here in what the printer can print, it's not going to do a 1:72 scale magneto solenoid but just wondering.

 

[Mo_]

How small you can print depends on how capable the printer is. And yes you can scale up and down in the slicer software. But I have found the smaller the object the less detail that is seen.

 

[moon puppy]

Scaling up could create issue with details being to pronounced?

 

[Mo_]

From what I have seen yes and no. If you're scaling up an object that's true to scale then it should relatively stay the same. Now let's say you take my exhaust that I made for the mustang....now I over did a lot of the design just to capture what you would see on the real deal, just to see the detail at 1/48. Now blow that up and it's way over the top.

 

[moon puppy]

From what I have seen yes and no. If you're scaling up an object that's true to scale then it should relatively stay the same. Now let's say you take my exhaust that I made for the mustang....now I over did a lot of the design just to capture what you would see on the real deal, just to see the detail at 1/48. Now blow that up and it's way over the top.

That's what I thought. You can't really take a CAD drawing of the real thing and scale it down expecting it to look right nor can you scale up.

 

[jknaus]

That's what I thought. You can't really take a CAD drawing of the real thing and scale it down expecting it to look right nor can you scale up.

I think it depends on the drawing. I have not resized a lot of stuff, but if its basic it shouldnt be too bad

 

[Duke Maddog]

Losing detail in 1/72 scale isn't so bad an issue; most of the time it can't be seen except through a magnifying glass or macro setting on a camera. Still, any detail preserved would be icing on the cake for me if I could ever get anything like this in my scale.

I gotta say on the previous page when I first saw that first engine pic, it looked like an alien cityscape! LOL! Then I saw what it was and was even more amazed.

 

[jknaus]

I need to take some pictures of the 3D work I have been doing lately. A hydroponic herb garden, a vignette in 1/6 of Naru and the Predaer from the movie Prey, wheels for a Horsh, a German Bunker Stove, a Wyvern, 1/16 wheels and parts for a Pz.Kp.Fw I and parts for a few more armoured projects. Here are some Pz I parts for now and hopefully I will get more photos soon.

By the way, one of the road wheels is sans rubber which should be an interesting look. I also have a bunch of track to make. Pz I, II, III, IV, KT, Tiger etc. Oh and I found a file for the position lights on Russian armour and thats what that little plate is behind the springs. I will use it for what it is meant for and also for cameras in some sci fi and what if things I gave ideas for.
James

 

[Heavens Eagle]

You are leading the way James. Really appreciate the info.