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03-24-2013, 08:06 AM | #71 |
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Astonishing. Do the wheels roll freely, or are they static?
It's a stroke of brilliance to take a classic toy and recreate it in a new scale. This could work the other way, too. Imagine a MASK Boulder Hill playset scaled up for modern Joes? How long will it be until someone prints a Headquarters? Or (gulp) a USS Flagg? Im wandering how long the print cycle was for each piece though. I stated in another post that I went with my brother in law and we had a large upper 6 figure 3d printer demoed to us and I was impressed until I heard the price for the machine. I never looked at the smaller machines as for most of my applications I need bigger then 8x8x8, but at 500 bucks I can almost justify that. also how much sanding/clean up did you have to do to the vehicle once it was finished printing? I only ask because I might be interested in buying one of these printers for other work I do, as my customs are just a hobby for now, though I have thought about offering a line of items on top of what I do for work. (edit) I just realized that the $499 model only has a 6x6x6 platen area the 3rd gen is the 8x8x8. After writing this I went over and checked it out again. I recited the dimensions from memory and was incorrect as to the size for the solidoodle 2. Last edited by hellian75; 03-24-2013 at 08:14 AM.. |
03-24-2013, 12:37 PM | #72 |
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Destro's Son, Thanks!, the "finished" thread was front paged last week. Custom G.I. Joe Adventure Team Mobile Support Vehicle - GI Joe News Quote:
I dont think youll be making a flagg with a solidoodle 2 as it only has a platen dimension of 8x8x8 unless its a whole bunch of small parts and you have hours to burn to make the program of each individual piece. However I would say that if it truly can go 0.1 mm thickness then its a good 3d printer for say figures, accessories and the like. And obviously this vehicle was printed on it.
Im wandering how long the print cycle was for each piece though. I stated in another post that I went with my brother in law and we had a large upper 6 figure 3d printer demoed to us and I was impressed until I heard the price for the machine. I never looked at the smaller machines as for most of my applications I need bigger then 8x8x8, but at 500 bucks I can almost justify that. also how much sanding/clean up did you have to do to the vehicle once it was finished printing? I only ask because I might be interested in buying one of these printers for other work I do, as my customs are just a hobby for now, though I have thought about offering a line of items on top of what I do for work. (edit) I just realized that the $499 model only has a 6x6x6 platen area the 3rd gen is the 8x8x8. After writing this I went over and checked it out again. I recited the dimensions from memory and was incorrect as to the size for the solidoodle 2. I currently don't have a 3D printer, this project was built by an outside source. All the parts were printed at one time and the print build took 17 hours. 17 cubic inches of ABS spooled extrusion material was used at a cost of around $70 with addition scaffolding material required at a total of $100 in material cost. The models have layers so the curved and angled surfaces are stepped, but these can sanded and primed. On the build I just primed and painted as printed you can look closely to see the layers. I am a engineer by trade and once had a project larger than the USS Flag, the SLA machine used at the time only produced 12"x12" part sizes. I prototyped a full scale all plastic Target shopping cart. We glued all the pieces together to make the frame, basket, handle, etc. We then built large plexiglass boxes and hung the parts inside with wire then filled the boxes with clear silicone. Once the silicone set up we took the box sides off and cut it into two pieces. We removed the SLA and put the two silicone mold halves back together and casted solid cast urethane parts. You can build about anything you want if you can afford the materials I am also looking at buying the soliddoole2 as well for home use. Thanks again for all the great replies! Last edited by ltfalcon; 03-24-2013 at 12:48 PM.. |
03-24-2013, 01:14 PM | #73 |
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I've been wanting someone to make vehicles accessories like that roof rack for a long time now. I'd made one out of the plastic remnants from a model kit that looked similar to what you made here. I went to school for computer drafting for 2 years and worked with AutoCAD on the job for another 2, but it's been a while since I've worked with it. I recently found a program named TurboCAD (version 19) that seems pretty good, but I haven't gotten around to figuring it out yet. The commands are way different than AutoCAD. I wish I could afford AutoCAD or ProE so I could start building some stuff to send off to Shapeways.
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03-24-2013, 07:13 PM | #74 |
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I am a engineer by trade and once had a project larger than the USS Flag, the SLA machine used at the time only produced 12"x12" part sizes. I prototyped a full scale all plastic Target shopping cart. We glued all the pieces together to make the frame, basket, handle, etc. We then built large plexiglass boxes and hung the parts inside with wire then filled the boxes with clear silicone. Once the silicone set up we took the box sides off and cut it into two pieces. We removed the SLA and put the two silicone mold halves back together and casted solid cast urethane parts.
You can build about anything you want if you can afford the materials I am also looking at buying the soliddoole2 as well for home use. Thanks again for all the great replies! I know the question was asked if I was going to make molds of the F-15 joe scale plane and ill admit that I had thought of it, but Id have over $500 bucks in rubber and thats if I get a good mold the first time around. I can only imagine what the rubber must have cost for the shopping cart basket, however that was out of a work budget not a hobbist pocket. Ill admit Im kinda tempted to try and make the mold at least of one side just to see if I can get a good pull but Im hesitant because of the cost constraint. Thanks for the info on the print time, I know the one we went and saw ran almost 20 hours before we arrived to see the demo and the finished product. Though the one we went and saw was pretty huge. I fully support the whole 3d printer thing, its just not on a scale I would feel comfortable investing in yet with the exception of the solidoodle. But id either have to find someone such as yourself that can model in 3d, a 3d scanner, or id have to learn to dram in cad myself which with everything else I would take me forever. |
03-24-2013, 07:38 PM | #75 |
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All it needs is the little propeller satellite, a radar, a Chair, and a light and it'll be officially the coolest custom VEHICLE EVER!!!!
Seriously it already is!!!!
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03-24-2013, 09:23 PM | #76 |
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3d printing still is not affordable for Joe scale vehicles. i buy stuff from shapeways and i have friends that create products for sale on shapeways website and they are not cheap. i do not doubt that the future of toys will in some way be defined by 3d printing in the future, it just isn't now. i can't wait for that day to happen, army builders will have free reign to do as they wish!
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03-24-2013, 10:19 PM | #77 |
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the wip of this are really...neat? yes, extra great totally neat.
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03-31-2013, 07:22 AM | #78 |
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Thank you all for the interest and the great replies!
I have also started on modeling the 6x6 ATV with the help from the guys over on the Trenches board. Quote:
I understand that this can be done, I worked in a mold shop for years. I didnt do a lot of 3d modeling, and we never printed in 3d we just built tooling mothers to be sent to a foundry or layer them up in tooling resin or we made test molds out of silicone which is how I know how to make passable molds. And even i still narf a mold from time to time. But what I was getting at is Joe Tuesday more then likely wont be printing a flag at home. And I certainly dont think someone would make silicone molds of the flagg.
I know the question was asked if I was going to make molds of the F-15 joe scale plane and ill admit that I had thought of it, but Id have over $500 bucks in rubber and thats if I get a good mold the first time around. I can only imagine what the rubber must have cost for the shopping cart basket, however that was out of a work budget not a hobbist pocket. Ill admit Im kinda tempted to try and make the mold at least of one side just to see if I can get a good pull but Im hesitant because of the cost constraint. Thanks for the info on the print time, I know the one we went and saw ran almost 20 hours before we arrived to see the demo and the finished product. Though the one we went and saw was pretty huge. I fully support the whole 3d printer thing, its just not on a scale I would feel comfortable investing in yet with the exception of the solidoodle. But id either have to find someone such as yourself that can model in 3d, a 3d scanner, or id have to learn to dram in cad myself which with everything else I would take me forever. Again I am as well looking for the lowest cost of reproducing parts on a hobby level and so far this seems to be the most economical way. The software he's using will also allow you to print sections of a piece that is to large for the 6x6x6 print area. Since the print material is ABS a good styrene model glue would work well gluing the sections together. I am also interested to see what what kind of investment you end up with if you pursue the rubber mold route. Good luck man!! Quote:
3d printing still is not affordable for Joe scale vehicles. i buy stuff from shapeways and i have friends that create products for sale on shapeways website and they are not cheap. i do not doubt that the future of toys will in some way be defined by 3d printing in the future, it just isn't now. i can't wait for that day to happen, army builders will have free reign to do as they wish!
I agree Shapeways is way to expensive for my blood, that is why I'm looking at investing in a solid doodle 2 printer. Last edited by ltfalcon; 03-31-2013 at 07:30 AM.. |
02-11-2016, 02:06 AM | #79 |
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Insanely good! Great work sir!
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02-11-2016, 07:14 PM | #80 |
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Awesome work man, May have to get that file and play with it. Also need to get my printer out again, Was working on this last year, but haven't had the time to finish it.
20160102_202938 by LodeCreative, on Flickr I was going the opposite scale and making this one in 1/6th. I've got some printed in 1/18th as well. Was looking into casting and selling, but funding the final high res prints through shapeways was getting expensive and had to hold off. |
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