| Author |
Topic: 3D Printed Elco 77 |
|
 |
Wayne Traxel |
MASTER
|
  
 Posted on: Aug 23, 2014 - 11:32am
|
Hi Pat,
Wow, Excellent! These parts would be perfect for my 1/24th scale rebuilds of PT's 34 and 157. How do I sign up to purchase these excellent pieces.
Wayne Traxel |
Total Posts: 248 | Joined:
Oct 11, 2006 - 5:40am | IP
Logged
|
|
Patrick Matthews
New Member
|
Posted on: Aug 23, 2014 - 11:44am
|
Thanks Wayne... I hesitate to offer them in 1:24, as parts for 2 tubes and 8 DCs cost me as much as an Italeri PT kit...and I haven't even machined the tubes themselves yet...
Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/ |
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
Wayne Traxel
MASTER
|
Posted on: Aug 23, 2014 - 7:36pm
|
You're welcome Pat.
Suspected there would be a price for these parts, all new developments cost. But for someone like myself that builds in 1/24th scale, quality parts like yours at this scale is rare find. Am still interested in 8 sets of the parts you have posted for my two boats and I'd make my own tubes. Click on the envelope icon if you care not to discuss this further on the board.
Respectfully,
Wayne Traxel |
Total Posts: 248 | Joined:
Oct 11, 2006 - 5:40am | IP
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patrick Matthews
New Member
|
Posted on: Aug 27, 2014 - 8:48am
|
And here we have the 3D printed cabin... just like an injection molded kit part, it has all the mounting details included. It's about 18 long in 1:24 scale, and also costs like an Italeri PT kit all by itself... but it's worth it to me, to avoid building all that detail by hand, and not so accurately!
Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/ |
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
 |
SteveS156 |
New Member
|
Posted on: Aug 27, 2014 - 9:14am
|
Beautiful, just beautiful! Please indulge an old fossil and tell me more about 3D printing, or lead me to a source. What material is that day cabin and bridge made of?
SteveS156 |
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
Patrick Matthews
New Member
|
Posted on: Aug 27, 2014 - 9:33am
|
Thanks!
This material is an acrylic... more brittle than the styrene used in model kits, but quite workable.
In a nut shell:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3d_printing
In a smaller nut shell: A laser plays across the surface of liquid UV-curable photopolymer, solidifying a part from liquid, layer by layer.
To make parts, you must first design them in 3D CAD… that’s just a prerequisite, unless you can afford to pay a CAD designer!
Or in some cases, you can just buy parts that someone has made available through this process. Can be pricey, but sometimes it’s the only way without investing in injection molding tools.
You can see more of the boat parts we’ve playing with at RC Groups (the thread is only 32 pages long):
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1088812&page=32
Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/ |
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
 |
TED WALTHER |
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: Aug 27, 2014 - 12:04pm
|
PAT;
That cabin is beautiful!!! I can't wait for your next installment!
Take care,
TED
|
Total Posts: 3059 | Joined:
Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am | IP
Logged
|
|
Patrick Matthews
New Member
|
Posted on: Aug 27, 2014 - 12:06pm
|
A couple more images to put it in perspective. And don't you know, the work is just beginning!
Since the deck shape and cabin were designed together, the cabin is a tight match to the deck's sheer and camber.
Patrick Matthews
Matthews Model Marine
http://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/ |
Total Posts: | Joined:
Unregistered | IP
Logged
|
|
