Ok, here we go. Been working on this for a few weeks and put in the finishing touches over the last few days. (I've got an ache in my shoulder from all the frenzied mouse clicking.)
One Lassetter flashlight conversion kit, ready to 3D print!
16 parts, perfectly symmetrical with super-crisp details, virtually no cleanup before paint, hollow to allow electronics... still doing final checks but due to some careful modeling I managed to keep the printing cost reasonable. Will end up costing 180-200 on Shapeways. Yaay! :lol
I haven't done a print myself yet... ordering that today. I'm 99% sure this will print perfectly (I was careful with all the tolerances and have printed enough to know what works) but I'll wait until I can confirm it before putting up a JY thread (though if anyone wants the link now, send me PM). The images with white backgrounds are from Shapeways testing software.
The only parts I didn't model are the three rectangular plates that go between the flashlight and the "nose greeblies". I CAN do them of course but it seemed kind of a waste to print such simple parts. I'm also thinking of maybe modeling a part to get the correct back-end details if you don't have the correct model flashlight.