3D printed Fallout 4 Mini nuke Cross Section Model

[Valcrow]

Hey Guys,

Check out my 3d printed FO4 mini-nuke with stuff inside. Perfect for educating your vault dweller munition factory workers.

Printed on the Ultimaker 2

Painted with acrylics & Laquers

Breakdown:

This is what it looks like unpainted.

More info here! http://www.redicubricks.com/3d-printed-fallout-4-mini-nuke-cross-section/

Enjoy!

 

[OBI WAN KEN0B1]

Holy mini nukes that is just plain awesome. How big does it print ? I never thought of what it would look like inside but now that I hace sean this it is exactly what I would think the inside would look . Great job. A nd I am shore I speak for everyone when I say I want one.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

It looks cool, but if you sand down the print lines it would be dead on.

 

[Valcrow]

Thanks! Though I actually printed the shell at a lower resolution than the other stuff specifically because I wanted the print lines to be a part of the design. I wanted to have it look like it was roughly made. That's why the tip has less lines than the shell even though the much greater angle of the tip should naturally cause more print lines. Also sanding is not that fun. But I hear ya, lots of people dislike the print lines.

 

[Dao2]

that looks awesome!

 

[nathanial91]

This is amazing, very nicely executed!

 

[zapwizard]

I saw this on twitter. I love the attention to detail you put in.

 

[Talisen]

Great idea and it looks great too.

 

[The5thElement]

Awesome! What a cool idea and execution.

 

[B Wo]

This makes such a cool display piece. Even if you have no idea what Fallout is (like, if you lived in an ice cave on Mars), this would still look rad.

 

[TheShinyOne]

This makes such a cool display piece. Even if you have no idea what Fallout is (like, if you lived in an ice cave on Mars), this would still look rad.

I see what you did there... ("rad")

 

[Strode]

This is just fantastic! I want a 3D printer so bad. The weathering and paint is so on point! Great build!

 

[jay062]

In my mind (I might be wrong) the casing would be mass produced and turned out on a lathe, considering what its purpose is (destruction) I don't see why manufacturers would bother to do a fine finishing cut rather than just roughing out the finished product. Big ups by the way really nice, am considering making one as if it just came out of the factory, all nice and shiny.

 

[Pascal Kurosawa]

indeed just plain awesome - I love the rough surface.

 

[Valcrow]

Hey Guys,

My blog post is up on Ultimaker's now if you're hankering for more 3D printing info.

The shell only model is also up now on youmagine for free.

https://ultimaker.com/en/blog/19397-designing-3d-printing-and-painting-the-fallout-4-mini-nuke

 

[Foe Hammer]

That is awesome, well done.

 

[zapwizard]

The blog post was expertly written, the Nuke model of course speaks for itself.
I will have to try out that liquid mask, I had already bookmarked your rock salt technique to try out.

I am currently trying to get my office to purchase a Ultimaker 2 for making jigs and prototyping...;-)

 

[Womble]

Superb work. The blog writeup was great, too.

At first, I was miffed by lack of screen accuracy -- this is clearly a different beast from the Fallout 4 mini nuke -- but then after reading your blog post, I realised you had made the right decision. i.e. you had foregone screen accuracy to any particular Fallout version, and gone with a custom design that incorporates the best of each mini nuke version without being overly fussy.

In this case, I think that was the right move. None of the Fallout mini nuke versions are great; IMO the idea is better than the implementation. In particular, the shape and detail of the Fallout 4 version is pretty ordinary.

Whereas your version encapsulates the idea, without dressing it up too much in geometry.

 

[Valcrow]

Thanks!
zapwizard We may do a tutorial on the liquid masks stuff later as welll, but gotta re-arrange some space before that happens.

@wormble Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted people to get out of the blog. While I usually go with as much accuracy as possible given the FDM limitations, this one was a little bit different because none of the nukes are really the perfect one as you mentioned.

 

[Bulldog]

That's really nice work. The paint looks great too, something i'd love to have on display.