Hi all,
I've been digitally modelling kit bashed parts of the original Devastator Star Destroyer over the past year or so with the intent of 3D printing the sub-assemblies at half-scale for application to the major hull parts. Here are some of my older, (incomplete) renders:
A full size 4 foot long model is a bit big for me to manage at this point and I thought that a 2 foot "screen accurate" model would be an interesting project. I'm getting to the point where I'd like to start to run some of the parts, starting with the bridge. At half scale, the bridge comes out to about 4 inches wide - does anyone here have any experience with fine detail 3D printing for parts that would require that amount of detail? I've been looking at Shapeways and their "Frosted Ultra Detail" (FUD) option as a possibility - thoughts? I'm able to make the individual sub assemblies watertight and hollow so no problem there, but finer details, thickness tolerances, and printed layer stepping are my biggest concerns.
I've been digitally modelling kit bashed parts of the original Devastator Star Destroyer over the past year or so with the intent of 3D printing the sub-assemblies at half-scale for application to the major hull parts. Here are some of my older, (incomplete) renders:
A full size 4 foot long model is a bit big for me to manage at this point and I thought that a 2 foot "screen accurate" model would be an interesting project. I'm getting to the point where I'd like to start to run some of the parts, starting with the bridge. At half scale, the bridge comes out to about 4 inches wide - does anyone here have any experience with fine detail 3D printing for parts that would require that amount of detail? I've been looking at Shapeways and their "Frosted Ultra Detail" (FUD) option as a possibility - thoughts? I'm able to make the individual sub assemblies watertight and hollow so no problem there, but finer details, thickness tolerances, and printed layer stepping are my biggest concerns.