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3 D Printing

jknaus

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Went to check on what my friend Bo had at Shapeways. Decided I would check for 1/32 then 1/35 in the home page. Holy Smokes there are 800 odd pages including 1/32 ground crew for WWI aviation. A bit expensive but WOW. So a heads up guys. Meanwhile check these conversions and details.
http://www.3dinscale.com/Containers.html

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These are just a few of what I found at Shapeways. Check the 1/35 search http://www.shapeways.com/search?q=1%2F35&s=144#more-products

1/32 German ground crew http://www.shapeways.com/shops/panzervstanks

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James
 
Instructions for M-5 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13266062/M5-buildplan3.pdf
James
 
If I'm not mistaken, the M5 would be the basis of the half track from Kelly's Heros.

Thanks James, something to look over for the Eindecker. (y)
 
Those are just renderings, I have yet to have seen any printed piece that lived up to what they are supposed to look like.

Don't get me wrong, I have high hopes for 3D printing, but honestly, I saw some amazing workable printed tank tracks about 10 years ago at AMPS, and nothing that cool since.

Flat surfaces work, but faces and cloth are a different story. Even 1/16 needs some work to be presentable, I can't see 1/32 being palatable and acetone baths, etc will wipe out any small detail with the printing lines.
 
I saw some amazing workable printed tank tracks about 10 years ago at AMPS, and nothing that cool since.

Flat surfaces work, but faces and cloth are a different story. Even 1/16 needs some work to be presentable, I can't see 1/32 being palatable and acetone baths, etc will wipe out any small detail with the printing lines.

Dave Harper's LVT tracks were what you saw. Came partly assembled (two articulating runs per side).

This is a 3D printed 1/32nd scale pilot by Reedoak. Painted by a customer:
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It is the one on the right in this unpainted trio:
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One can order the products ready to prime and paint or, save 20% by removing the sprues oneself (click image to visit the Reedoak site):


Regards,
 
I'm sure I have posted pics of my friend Bo's engines etc. They are darned good. Will try and post tomorrow. I have seen no issues with detail loss on any I have bought. Also there are pics of the actual pieces in the catalog.
James
 
I think the technology behind 3d printing has advanced each year, or months where the old issue of scan lines are gone. Resolution is getting crazy fine now adays.
 
Holy Smokes Saul, those are incredible.

I stand corrected and amazed.

I knew resolution was getting better but sheesh, there's no evidence of lines anywhere.
 
Okay, I got more info.

These are not sculpted, they are scanned from actual people. It takes less than a minute to scan and he prints down to 1/144!

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These are not sculpted, they are scanned from actual people. It takes less than a minute to scan and he prints down to 1/144!

That's the thing about 3D Printing, it needs a computer file which is best from a scan. No point in scanning/printing a sculpted figure if one can simply make a mold for said figure!

Regards,
 
These are not sculpted, they are scanned from actual people. It takes less than a minute to scan and he prints down to 1/144!

That's the thing about 3D Printing, it needs a computer file which is best from a scan. No point in scanning/printing a sculpted figure if one can simply make a mold for said figure!

Regards,

I agree, but there are a host of 3D sculpting programs that can be used but there's a huge learning curve to pull off results close to human in expression, etc. I assumed at first that these were amazing computer generated sculpts, but that step has been skipped.

This guy just has servicemen or reenactors stand still in front of his scanner and viola. It's amazing. He has the printer on site and apparently even Shapeways doesn't print in the resolution he does.

I've seen 3D scanning used recently, but the results are clunky at best, things like Walking Dead Darryl figures in vinyl.

This is a whole nutter level. :notworthy

MP, you ain't kidding. How soon until it's "Computer, print me 15 1/72 SBDs...Thank you, now I need an Iwata HP-BC...Thanks, a larger color cup please...Ya know what, print the front 1/3 of the USS Hornet deck in 1/72, circa June 1942..."
 
My friend Bo also has some tools that might be of use tpo some here. 3D printed louvre tools such as this.

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Bo's store http://www.shapeways.com/shops/flugzeugwerke
 
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