Norman41

hehe.....to excite you more my friend.. here's the idea of the diorama and here's a brief explanation of the mechanism at the shoulder cannons

update 20160316 Last night im trying to fit the stepper motor for the shoulder cannon mechanism.

printed this part for 16 hours wew

hehe..thanks mate.

thanks mate!!! thanks dude...add me. thanks dude!!!

Update - 20160308 Puzzle, puzzle, puzzle

from that testing. i dont think ill push through the use of epoxy paste as its time consuming to flatten the surface precisely. instead im think to 3d prnt again cladding thinner than the usual main frames just to close the open. in this way i can reduce the the use of filaments. from there ill be talking to may partner on how will proceed with the finishes. for now ill just think of finishing the prints and framings. its been way long over due for this project.

hehe.....thanks man thanks dude it shoud be 1:700 but i cant edit the title....MOD please edit my title hehe...thanks mate ow thank you.... yes. right now im guessing on my prints, i have used .25kg of filament plus rubbish prints or roughly .30kg. 1kg of filament cost here in singapore and the kind im using is only 38sgd so still cheap. ill purchase some other time a weighing scale so i can put into weight the printed parts and precisely calculate the filament used.

UPDATE - with epoxy paste for filling, still long way to go.

yup abs it is. not at the moment. i dont have set up for acetone vapor though im thinking cladding the wall so no need to smoothen. really ill check styrene for testing before i proceed for the rest. just. dont have time to drop by at the hobby shop yet. thanks man good point.

here's an update. total length is 29cm. i have added small portion of cladding and painted with copic markers and colored pen for rusted edges for testing

a little update on printing right now im farely satisfied with the print. next ill be trying to clad this with simple paper and try to paint it to see what will look like.

Thanks man, ill check styrene. im thinking of printing the inner frame then use bristol board for cladding. and would give me option to add more details. only risk is painting the bristol board. i havent change the extruder, still im using the original one. which is .4nozzle.

o yeah!!!!! im loving the mod!!!! good job man!!!

heres a sample print and trying some paint markers for test finish, its not looking good. as the strands of prints looks horrible, right now, thinking of using the 3d prints only for structural framing but for the surfaces im looking for another alternatives. need your expert advice. what kind of thin material i can use for plain surface that is easy to cut but still have enough strength like a board?

yup thanks man....i totally agreed with you. right now im convrting the size of my 3d from 750 to 1:700. which gives me around 1700mm long model.

ow. yeah understood. yup titan 1 bought it last august. im trying to get also a SLS printer that would be the beast.

yup will do as large prints are more like to catch warping. BTW nice Daedalus

o good point. 1:700 scale would give me around 1700mm long. i probably shift to that scale as you've mentioned. and upon checking the net i found this website. http://www.scale-models.nl/scalc.html thanks man. when i finished this project and displayed it to the shop hope you could drop by. i have recently bought the flash forge dreamer. i do have a kudo3d but havent fully utilized it used. by the way great stuff there!!! will check you works for reference.

just as i want it to be big, i would like to showcase this to my future shop soon. would be a good center piece, and will definitely catch fans to visit my store. thanks man for dropping by.

if my math is correct. around 1600mm long for 750 scale. good thing is still in 3d software so i can easly manipulate the scale of the print. my big concern right now is the quality of the 3d print that im hoping it can get the best details. thank you sir for the warmed welcome!!!

Hello guys, Im totally new here. right now im enjoying watching reading threads to get inspirations from other macross fans. last year i bought 2 3d printers and 1 acrylic cutter machine. which ill be using in my personal project. i have decided to make a sdf 1:750 scale diorama, Not transformable into full robot but a fortress situated in the island with gimmicks of lighting and moving parts. of course showcase of VF. If im missing something or forgot something please do let me know, your constructive criticism is very much welcome. workflows will be: 3d to 3d printing to assembly. it will be a long process but hopefully push this project as fast i could. it has been a long over due already and should be started last year. here are the screen shot of 3ds i made. design wise im picking up mixed design from old and recent sdf design so no absolute version im referring. ince in awhile ill put updates here.hopefully soon. thank you very much, Norman