3D Printed parts

[TeeELL]

Some of you will be aware that I am just about keeping my head above water in the world of 3D design and printing. Some of the things I have designed and printed (or had printed before I bought my own) can be seen in my ‘Workbench’ and ‘Hucks’ Starter’ threads.
Anyhow, as I have alluded to in those threads, I would be happy to create and print parts for Forum members but please remember - I am no expert but if I undertake ‘your’ request it will be done to the very best of my ability. Also, please don’t be offended if I ‘just say no’, it means that your request is either outside my skill set or outside the printer’s capabilities.
PM me for any specific information.

Oh, anything I have printed for myself is available.

[Stuart]

I think 3D printing might be the birth of a new modelling 'cottage industry' - that's a very generous offer Tony and well done for learning a new skill!

[TeeELL]

I think 3D printing might be the birth of a new modelling 'cottage industry' - that's a very generous offer Tony and well done for learning a new skill!

Don’t get too excited! It is no use asking me to make a cockpit for a ‘Hobby-fix Spiteful Mk 19b’ - well not unless you send the .stl file! It is creating the 3D drawing that is the difficult bit so, at the very least, I would need detailed info on dimensions etc drawings, plans and so forth would be beneficial.

[Stuart]

I think 3D printing might be the birth of a new modelling 'cottage industry' - that's a very generous offer Tony and well done for learning a new skill!

Don’t get too excited! It is no use asking me to make a cockpit for a ‘Hobby-fix Spiteful Mk 19b’ - well not unless you send the .stl file! It is creating the 3D drawing that is the difficult bit so, at the very least, I would need detailed info on dimensions etc drawings, plans and so forth would be beneficial.

lol! No worries abut that!

I was thinking more of detail parts etc.

[TeeELL]

Well for sure, anything I have produced already can be made available - I just wonder how many people are interested in upgrading their Matchbox/Revell M7 Howitzer??

[TeeELL]

I figure that anyone looking at this thread is likely to have visited my various threads elsewhere but, just in case here are some examples of my 3D ‘scratch building’:

A multitude of parts for the Airfix 1/72 Javelin



Current projects for the Airfix Scammell Tank Transporter





Some enlarged copies of parts to show the detail (these literally are the 1/72 components scaled up by the slicing software 250% making them approx 1/29th scale).

[TeeELL]

The current printing process is creating more components for the Airfix Scammell. Replacement front axle, revised mudguards etc



The printed and assembled item looks like this

[TeeELL]

Iggie is going to ‘test me’ with an interesting challenge to do with ‘War of the Worlds’!

[iggie]

Iggie is going to ‘test me’ with an interesting challenge to do with ‘War of the Worlds’!

He's got to find the drawings yet! (Or make his own up...)

[Muttzley]

Was looking at ShaunW's post on the Sdkfz 7/1, and got me thinking, how hard would it be to 3D print 1/72 tracks for older kits that used vinyl ones?

[TeeELL]

Was looking at ShaunW's post on the Sdkfz 7/1, and got me thinking, how hard would it be to 3D print 1/72 tracks for older kits that used vinyl ones?

Well,
if you take a look back at my M7 build you will see that I created replacement tracks for that. Two reasons firstly the original vinyl tracks were unusable and secondly they were the wrong pattern for 1942 desert use.
I am going to have a go at decent representations of the tracks for the Airfix and Masterbox Mk1 tanks.
The challenge I had with the M7 was to ensure the tracks fitted correctly into the drive sprocket and have the correct curvature.

[Muttzley]

Think you'd probably have the same issues with quite a few kits, where the vinyl tracks have a bit of stretch, they're able to take the vagueness of the mouldings into account.
Might be able get around it by replacing the kits drive sprocket with a new one with the tracks already moulded in position, might be a bit easier then trying to glue individual links into position at any rate!
At least the Mk.1 tracks should be relatively easy.

[TeeELL]

Think you'd probably have the same issues with quite a few kits, where the vinyl tracks have a bit of stretch, they're able to take the vagueness of the mouldings into account.
Might be able get around it by replacing the kits drive sprocket with a new one with the tracks already moulded in position, might be a bit easier then trying to glue individual links into position at any rate!
At least the Mk.1 tracks should be relatively easy.

When I created the tracks for the M7 I actually 3D designed them to go around the drive sprocket and sit absolutely correctly, also around the idler and the leading and trailing road wheels, after that it was a case of creating appropriate lengths of the straight sections.
The Mk1 tracks should be OK, I need to ensure I know where/how they articulate to the look right as they pass around the sharper corners of the horns.

[TeeELL]

Airfix are releasing a New Tool Javelin! That’s pulled the carpet from under me! ;)

[DavidWomby]

Airfix are releasing a New Tool Javelin! That’s pulled the carpet from under me! ;)

Maybe but you know how it goes, if you hadn't done all that work, they never would have released theirs. So we should all thank you.

David