Scratch-built SS life boat.....(Escape Pod)

moffeaton

Great minds thinking alike!

Apophis

Mike that is an awesome idea dood!!

3d-builder

IEDBOUNTYHUNTER

Looking good, patterns should last a life time. so hurry up with my Pulls.

qcfoundry

Very interested how the "sections" will be attached together and stay strong enough for lifting at the very "nose" of the pod.

In addtion, the boundary between each section has a very sharp edge, which vacuforming doesn't provide very well unless you execute the edge via sanding.
cCan you share with us how you're going to accomplish that aspect, or are you getting close to that step and will be showing us?

3d-builder

Well each section except the big one, can be formed top to bottom or bottom to top. So each section will have an entire top or bottom to glue to....well that's the plan. As far as the crispness well lets just see how it comes out
on the edges ......I don't know yet i cant tell you that until i see it. It's going to be in 6 separate parts right now. It might need some sanding before I sell any i will have pictures so you guys can decide. My goal was to try to help Jase out and come up with one for myself.....I don't plan on getting rich off them, if you guys like what you see then i can make the parts.

Regards,
Michael

Apophis

I just might be up for that Mike!!

3d-builder

The clay is in there for this stage but needs to be sanded,
it has to be much shearer.

IEDBOUNTYHUNTER

Nice. Love the size.

Scott Graham

Looking good. I like your approach to this. It might be nice to have pulls made to go with some kit parts cast to make our own. Good idea! Thanks for sharing.

3d-builder

Thanks guys moving along.....
couple of small pit holes to fill on the top section.

yuumi2891103

Wow, I haven't known you've been tackling another lady !


Go ahead, Michael !!

Apophis

Always liked your work and how you approach your work ! Great job Mike!

Ray22

Mike is BIG time, Go Mike! Lol.

omes72

I might speak with Mike Salzo & see if he'd be interested in producing a parts set from my parts. Theres only a couple of parts unidentified so if everyone got back on the id thread & nail them I'll put the parts up for casting.
Nice work Michael.
Its looking good mate. I better get back to my build soon...

Jedi Dade

Awesome! If its not too carzy expensive I'm in

joewhite

Damn, Mike stole my idea!

I just received my buckets. After I finish my Claptrap master, I was going to foam up my buckets and start on the laser cut skin. Since Mike will be potentially offering this (I think?), I can go back to my snail pace of building. Hehe!

BTW, looking good Mike!

Joe

3d-builder

I was able to combine these two sections......it's a pretty tall part
and just made it with the size plastic i have for this former. Actually
the plastic pulled away from the frame when i set it down! Al thanks for the
wax tip worked well later for me!


I cut the top out to help it release later after the sanding....


Sanding the very top stage to sharpen it up......the black plastic is nice
because as you sand it it tells you where you miss.......anything shinny
and black you missed or have a low spot.I didnt have many low spots.... Then i sanded the lower stage up into the top
until it was sharp.




Inside....


For the bottom of this section I cut a piece of 3mm and just taped it for now.....later i am thinking I can drill a hole and run the armature through sections like this.


This is another buck i made just wood laminated with 3mm styrene
to make the height. It will be the ring that separates this stage from the main stage once its vacuum formed.


Mock up......

qcfoundry

looking very slick.
remind me, what thickness plate are you pulling?

3d-builder

I cant form the main body until i make a larger former, I need at least 4inches of plastic from the edge of the frame to the pattern. currently i only have less than two, and that proved to be close on the part I pulled above!

3d-builder

Hey Quinc its 3mm high impact poly i am using.
i wish i would have saved the big former i made
for the A-wing! It was getting ratty but would
have got me through this!

qcfoundry

3mm is nice and thick...what was the final thickness after you pulled it?

what thickness will you pull over the taller/lower form? -- its going to get pretty thin considering the length of pull (maybe start out even thicker than 3mm?). sounds pretty tricky!

3d-builder

Dimension wise its going to be off here and there .......i forgot
to adjust for the forming and plastic thickness. I will hit the height
though as most parts are a bit tall and can be dialed in. Anyway
it will make a nice display once i get around the main body section,
it's done challenge wise for me after that!

3d-builder

It will be tricky thats for sure......

Yea that traveled a good distance for that part
i posted today, i ended up with around just over
1mm. With a bigger frame holding more plastic i
could have been around 1.5 i think. When i make
the new former i will form all the parts on that
one. 1mm still is ok because of the 3mm disk that
goes on the bottom, and the top stage was formed
to the lower making it very strong up there.

I may need thicker for the lower part not sure yet?

ralphee

Great work Micheal, looking very nice, sharpening that edge worked a treat!

lee